 Representative democracy began in the 1940s when the number of elected seats in the legislature gradually increased , until a fully elected Legislative Assembly of Singapore was established in 1958 . At present , Singapore legislation establishes various mechanisms that fulfil the doctrine of representative democracy . Parliamentary elections in Singapore are required to be held regularly to elect the Parliament through universal suffrage . Although the right to vote in Singapore law is not expressly mentioned in the Constitution , the Government has affirmed that the right may be implied into the constitutional text . 
