Dr Tony Tan is the 7th President of Singapore

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Singapore Presidential Election 2011 : Dr Tony Tan wins

AsiaOne, AFP
Sunday, Aug 28, 2011

Congratulations to Dr Tony Tan, President-Elect of Singapore and the People of Singapore.

Dr Tony Tan was declared the winner of Singapore’s presidential election early Sunday morning after a recount gave him a razor-thin margin. Dr Tony won a total of 744,397 votes. This was 35.19 per cent of the total votes cast. He won by a margin of 7,269 votes, or 0.34 per cent of the valid votes.

His closest contender was Dr Tan Cheng Bock, who won 737,128 votes, or 34.85 per cent of the votes cast. Mr Tan Jee Say secured 529,732 votes, or 25.04 per cent of the valid votes.

Mr Tan Kin Lian obtained 103,931 votes, or 4.91 per cent of the valid votes. He will forfeit the $48,000 deposit.There were 37,826 rejected votes. A total of 2,153,014 votes were cast.

In a speech to his supporters, the President-elect thanked his wife Mary and his family, as well as his campaign team and supporters.