2006 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 6 May 2006. President S.R. Nathan dissolved parliament on 20 April 2006 on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong three weeks before the election. The People's Action Party (PAP) won 66.6% of the overall votes and gained 82 out of 84 seats. The PAP held the office of Prime Minister for a twelfth consecutive term. The general election was held under the first-past-the-post system. On Nomination Day, the PAP gained 37 seats in divisions which were uncontested by other parties. The main election issues included employment, cost of living, housing, transport, education, the need for an effective opposition voice in parliament, and the quality of the candidates.

The elections marked the first time since 1988 that the total eligible voter population in contested seats and voter turnout exceeded one million, as well as the first time where PAP did not return to power during the nomination day, as more than half of the seats were contested. It was also the first election since 1968 where every contests are head-to-head and it was also the only election where no losers had forfeited their $13,500 election deposits. It also marked the first election to introduce overseas voting.

As of 2025, the 2006 election marked the last election to date that three parties had at least one candidate being elected in constituencies, barring non-constituency Member of Parliament seats, and the last election where the ruling People's Action Party claimed every Group Representation Constituencies in the election.