▁an ▁elect or ate ▁candidate ▁is ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁which ▁is ▁ref und ed ▁if ▁the ▁candidate ▁reaches ▁ 5 %. ▁ ▁Singapore ▁ ▁In ▁Singapore , ▁the ▁election ▁depos it ▁per ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Parliament ▁is ▁ 8 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁allow ances ▁paid ▁to ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁year , ▁rounded ▁to ▁the ▁nearest ▁$ 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁depos it ▁var ies ▁in ▁each ▁case : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁previous ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁recent ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁figures ▁were ▁S $ 1 4 , 5 0 0 ▁and ▁S $ 1 3 , 5 0 0 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁For ▁Group ▁Represent ative ▁Const itu encies , ▁the ▁depos it ▁amount ▁is ▁multip lied ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁MP s ▁in ▁that ▁G RC . ▁ ▁For ▁President ial ▁E lections , ▁the ▁depos it ▁amount ▁is ▁triple d . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁figure ▁was ▁S $ 4 8 , 0 0 0 ▁( which ▁is ▁a ▁triple ▁of ▁S $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁same ▁depos it ▁allocated ▁for ▁G E 2 0 1 1 ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁year ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁elections ▁( elect ed ▁by ▁un cont ested ▁walk over ), ▁the ▁figure ▁was ▁S $ 4 3 , 5 0 0 ▁(