SINGAPORE — Newly sworn-in President Tharman Shanmugaratnam spent a total of S$738,717 on his election campaign, the highest among the three candidates in this year's Presidential Election.
This was according to the candidates' election expenses declarations, which were made available for inspection on the Election Department's website on Friday .
This is the first time that returns on election expenses and candidates' accompanying declarations have been available for public inspection online after an election.This was based on the maximum spending limit in the Presidential Elections Act — which is S$600,000 or 30 cents per registered voter, whichever is greater.
This must be done so within 31 days after the election result is published in the Government Gazette.