This election was the 18th general election in Singapore and the 13th since independence.[10] The ruling People's Action Party secured its 15th consecutive term in government since 1959. 192 candidates (including 73 new candidates and one independent candidate) from 11 parties had contested, the most ever in the history of Singapore, surpassing the record set from the 2015 election. There were a record 40 female candidates.[11] Two constituencies, Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and Pioneer SMC, saw a three-cornered fight, with the former being the first multi-cornered contest inside a Group Representation Constituency since the 1992 Marine Parade by-election 28 years prior.