History of Elections Department
ELD's history dates back to 1947 when it was established under the Chief Secretary's Office, at the time when Singapore was still a British Colony. Subsequently, the Department was placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs, followed by the Deputy Prime Minister's Office, and is currently under the Prime Minister's Office. In 2003, the Department was expanded to include the Registry of Political Donations.
Video
ELD's 70th Anniversary Video
Elections Department (ELD) marked its 70 years in 2017 as a professional administrator of free and fair elections. This video shows the key milestones of ELD and improvements to electoral processes over the years.
ELD 70th Anniversary Video
Speech by Guest-of-Honour DPM Teo
ELD's 70th anniversary event was graced by Guest-of-Honour Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security.
Speech by DPM Teo at ELD's 70th Anniversary Event (pdf file: 286 KB)
Milestones
ELD was first established as the Elections Office at Fullerton Building in 1947. This segment highlights the key milestones of ELD over the past 70 years.
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Milestones (pdf file: 1.9 MB)
Milestones (pdf file: 1.9 MB)
Process Improvements
This segment illustrates the improvements ELD has made to the electoral process over the years.
Find out more here.
Process Improvements (pdf file: 2.4 MB)
Process Improvements (pdf file: 2.4 MB)
