Voting in a Time of Change: Singapore’s 2020 General Election

by Kevin Y.L. Tan, Terence Lee

Paperback

Published March 1, 2021

About the author

Kevin YL Tan is an Adjunct Professor at both the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. A specialist in constitutional law, legal history and human rights, he has written and edited some 40 books on the law, history and politics of Singapore, including Voting in Change: Politics of Singapore’s 2011 General Election (with Terence Lee, Ethos Books, 2011).

Reviews

[Sairesh Pillai · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of essays by various scholars on Singapore's General Elections in 2020. I particularly appreciated the sound analyses and acute insights offered by Elvin Ong, Terence Lee and Alvin Tan in their respective chapters. Would highly recommend this book to all who wish to crystal-gaze into Singapore's political future.

[Yong Feng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this after the announcement of the 2025 General Election helped give a quick recap of the issues and dynamics in the previous election and how they have changed since then. I particularly appreciated Netina Tan’s chapter that tracks the progress made in minority and gender representation with much detail. This, coupled with Priscilla Chia’s chapter on GRCs and Kevin Tan’s chapter in electoral boundaries, would support a strong case to reform or abolish the GRC system as it does not seem best suited to achieve its stated goals in its current form. Lam Peng Er’s concluding chapter on a new normal predicts a 1.5 party system, which seems very likely looking at the WP’s struggles in expanding its number of parliamentarians.

[IVAN THAM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, clear and to the point. Balanced and insightful.

[Ryan Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have also read 2011 and 2015 and this one was the most interesting and least dry