Ahead of the past four general elections being called, the committee had taken between two and seven months to do its work.
The committee is typically made up of civil servants from the Singapore Land Authority, Housing Board, Department of Statistics and ELD.
“In its review, the EBRC should consider significant changes in the number of electors in each electoral division as a result of population shifts and housing developments since the last boundary delineation exercise,” he added. Ahead of the past four general elections in 2006, 2011, 2015 and 2020 being called, the committee had taken between two and seven months to do its work. The committee was lastthat there will be sufficient time
Addressing this, Mr Chan said the committee independently considers relevant data before making its recommendations, so it will not be practicable for it to explain the technicalities and details of every change that it recommends.Mr Chan responded: “As a matter of practice, the committee should be allowed to carry out its work professionally, away from media attention or public pressures.
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