Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2024
Regulation 8
Maximum permissible number for traditional election advertising under section 61H(1)(d) of Act, etc.
Subregulation 1
In this regulation —
“small traditional election advertisement” means a traditional election advertisement that can fit into a space measuring 1.75 metres by 1.2 metres;
“large traditional election advertisement” means —
a traditional election advertisement that —
cannot fit into a space measuring 1.75 metres by 1.2 metres; but(B)can fit within a space measuring 9 metres by 1.2 metres; or
2 or more small traditional election advertisements that are displayed so closely to one another as to form a single traditional election advertisement that falls within sub‑paragraph (i); and
in relation to an election in a group representation constituency, a traditional election advertisement is publicly displayed by or on behalf of a group of candidates if it is publicly displayed by or on behalf of any, some or all of the candidates in the group.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 61H(1)(d) of the Act, the maximum permissible number of small traditional election advertisements allowed to be publicly displayed by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates (as the case may be) in an election in an electoral division is the greater of A and B, as determined by the following table:Type of electoral divisionAB1.Group representation constituency with groups of 6 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 1003,0002.Group representation constituency with groups of 5 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 1002,5003.Group representation constituency with groups of 4 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 1002,0004.Group representation constituency with groups of 3 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 1001,5005.Any other electoral divisionThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 100500
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of section 61H(1)(d) of the Act, the maximum permissible number of large traditional election advertisements allowed to be publicly displayed by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates (as the case may be) in an election in an electoral division is the greater of A and B, as determined by the following table:Type of electoral divisionAB1.Group representation constituency with groups of 6 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number382.Group representation constituency with groups of 5 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number313.Group representation constituency with groups of 4 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number254.Group representation constituency with groups of 3 candidatesThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number195.Any other electoral divisionThe number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number6
Subregulation 4
If a large traditional election advertisement within the meaning of paragraph (1)(b)(ii) is publicly displayed by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates, as the case may be —
each of the small traditional election advertisements that forms the large traditional election advertisement must be counted towards the maximum number in paragraph (2); and
the large traditional election advertisement must be counted towards the maximum number in paragraph (3).
Subregulation 5
A traditional election advertisement that is neither a small traditional election advertisement nor a large traditional election advertisement must not be publicly displayed in an electoral division by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates in an election in that electoral division.