section_path: Nomination
section_name: Nomination
paragraph_text: Nomination
  
  Nomination Day was held on 23 April, and nomination centres opened from 11:00 to 12:00 for candidates to file their nomination papers, a political donation certificate, and in the case of GRCs, at least one minority candidate and a certificate confirming their minority status. The election deposit for the election is S$ 13,500 per candidate (rounded down from MP's allowance of S$13,750; same amount as of the previous general election). As with previous elections, candidates or teams failing to secure 12.5% of the valid votes cast would result in their forfeiture of deposit.
  
  Ten nomination centres were set up for nomination day. A total of 211 candidates contested in the election, including 89 first-time candidates, 32 of whom were from the ruling PAP. Twenty incumbent MPs, all from PAP, did not seek election. The election also saw the highest number of female candidates at 53.