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===Gerrymandering of constituencies === {{anchor | Gerrymandering }} {{see also | Constituencies_of_Singapore#Gerrymandering | l1= Gerrymandering of political constituencies in Singapore }} The boundaries of electoral constituencies in Singapore are decided by the [[Elections Department]], which is under the control of the [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Prime Minister's Office]].<ref name="Chong2010">{{cite book|author=Terence Chong|title=Management of Success: Singapore Revisited|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsD11_gqgusC|year=2010|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian|isbn=978-981-4279-85-7|page=106}}</ref> Electoral boundaries are redrawn just a few weeks before the general election, leaving little time for opposition parties to prepare.<ref name="Chong2010" /><ref name="MauzyMilne2002">{{cite book|author1=Diane K. Mauzy|author2=Robert Stephen Milne|title=Singapore Politics Under the People's Action Party|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zx13oYmtg_wC|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-24653-8|page=143}}</ref> There have been accusations of [[gerrymandering]] via the dissolving and redrawing of marginal constituencies with relatively stronger opposition support, such as [[Cheng San Group Representation Constituency|Cheng San GRC]] and [[Eunos Group Representation Constituency|Eunos GRC]].<ref name="Singh2012">{{cite book|author=Bilveer Singh|title=Politics and Governance in Singapore: An Introduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7cpNpwAACAAJ|year=2012|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=978-0-07-108110-8|page=172}}</ref> The [[Group Representation Constituency]] (GRC) system, which requires teams of candidates (including at least one from a minority group) to contest in larger electoral areas, has also been criticised for making it more difficult for smaller or newer opposition parties to compete effectively. While the government maintains that these changes are made to reflect population shifts and ensure minority representation, the lack of transparency fuels ongoing concerns about the integrity of the electoral process.
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