 In the 2006 general election , despite only achieving 66 @.@ 6 % of the total votes cast , the ruling People 's Action Party ( " PAP " ) was returned to power with 82 out of the 84 seats . While there were more opposition members elected to the Parliament in the 2011 general election , PAP held on to 81 of 87 seats in the Parliament despite securing only 60 @.@ 1 % of the votes . Also , during the 2011 presidential election , President Tony Tan Keng Yam won with only 35 @.@ 2 % of the total votes . 
