section_path: Results
section_name: Results
paragraph_text: Results
  
  Since the 2015 general elections, the ELD has released a sample count before the official results to curb speculation and reduce reliance on unofficial sources during the counting process. By 22:55 of polling day, all sample counts for all constituencies had been released, showing the PAP ahead in all but the three WP-held wards of Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC, and Hougang SMC.
  
  News outlets reported the full results by around 02:00 the following morning; all reported that the PAP secured 65.57% of the national vote, marking an improvement of over four percentage points from 2020. It won 87 out of 97 parliamentary seats, maintaining the two-thirds majority it has held since Singapore's independence. PAP won over 80% of the vote in three constituencies, with Queenstown SMC being won with the highest vote share of 81.12%. A record 31 female candidates were elected for the fifth consecutive election, constituting approximately 32% of Parliament.
  
  A total of 27 candidates forfeited their election deposits after failing to secure the minimum 12.5% of valid votes in their respective constituencies. In addition to winning ten seats, the WP was offered and accepted two NCMP seats, as its candidates in Jalan Kayu SMC and Tampines GRC recorded the highest vote shares among defeated opposition contenders.
  
  The final overseas votes were tabulated on 15 May. According to ELD, 5,966 out of 8,091 overseas votes cast their ballots, while 7,808 out of 9,146 postal votes have been downloaded of which 3,363 votes were accepted for counting out of the 6,097 votes that were received in Singapore by the deadline stipulated on 13 May. A majority of the vote shares were slightly changed, but the overall popularity vote were otherwise the same. In total, 9,329 votes were cast and 116 were rejected.
  
  Out of 2,627,026 registered electors, 2,438,610 votes were cast, which included 42,945 rejected ballots. At 92.47%, the election recorded Singapore's lowest voter turnout since 1968.