How ST calculates estimated demographic profiles for each constituency

With the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report on March 11, significant changes have been made to the battle lines. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

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UPDATED Mar 17, 2025, 05:26 AM

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SINGAPORE - Which issues are top of mind for voters in a given constituency going into the next general election? The answer likely depends on that constituency’s demographics.

With the release of significant changes have been made to the battle lines. There have also been population shifts and the emergence of new housing estates since the last general election in 2020, even within constituencies whose boundaries are largely unchanged.

The Straits Times has conducted an analysis of publicly available resident and housing data to calculate an estimate of each constituency’s demographic profile and to better inform our reporting.

ST understands that major political parties here consider similar data when making decisions such as which areas to contest and where to field certain candidates.

We plan to make use of this data in our in-depth constituency reports, starting with one on Punggol GRC, as well as our constituency hub pages, which will be launched closer to the election campaign period. Various follow-up stories on particular constituencies and key election themes may also cite this data.