Parliamentary Elections Act (Chapter 218) (Section 51) Statement of the Poll After Counting the Ballots

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Parliamentary Elections Act (Chapter 218) (Section 51) Statement of the Poll After Counting the Ballots

FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 1 First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 12th May 2011 at 2.00 pm. No. 1277 — PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT (CHAPTER 218) (SECTION 51) STATEMENT OF THE POLL AFTER COUNTING THE BALLOTS ELECTORAL DIVISION OF MARINE PARADE ‡Number of Ballot Papers Issued 179,160 Number of Ballot Papers cast for Name of Candidate Party ‡Number of Ballot Papers Abdul Salim Bin Harun NSP 59,926 Cheo Chai Chen Ng Chung Hon Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling Yeo Tiong Boon Fatimah Binte Abdul Lateef PAP 78,286 Goh Chok Tong Seah Kian Peng Tan Chuan-Jin Tin Pei Ling ‡Total Number of Ballot Papers cast for the above Candidates 138,212 Number of *Rejected Ballot Papers 3,082 Total Number of Ballot Papers found in the ballot boxes 141,294 Number of Unused Ballot Papers undetached from the books 37,830 Number of †Spoilt Ballot Papers 36 ‡TOTAL 179,160 *A Rejected Ballot Paper means a ballot paper which has been handed by the presiding officer to an elector to cast his vote but which, at the close of the poll, has been found in the ballot box unmarked or so improperly marked it cannot be counted. †A Spoilt Ballot Paper means a ballot paper which, on polling day, has not been deposited in the ballot box, but has been found by the presiding officer to be spoilt or improperly printed or which has been handed by the presiding officer to an elector to cast his vote, and (a) has been spoilt in marking by the elector, and (b) has been handed back to the presiding officer and exchanged for another. ‡The numbers in this statement account for the votes cast in all local and overseas polling stations for the electoral division. Total Number of Electors in the Register of Electors used at the Poll 154,451 I hereby certify that the above statement is correct. Dated this 12th day of May 2011. YAM AH MEE Returning Officer, Singapore. [ELD(E)/2-4 Vol. 4; AG/LLRD/SL/218/2010/1 Vol. 1].

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