1976 Singaporean general election

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1976 Singaporean general election
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←  1972 23 December 1976 1980  →
All 69 seats in Parliament
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered857,297
Turnout95.08% (Increase2.svg 1.53pp)
 First party
  Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore Making a Toast at a State Dinner Held in His Honor, 1975.jpg
Leader Lee Kuan Yew
Party PAP
Last election70.43%, 65 seats
Seats won69
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4
Popular vote590,169
Percentage74.09%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.66pp
Singaporean election 1976 map.png
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Lee Kuan Yew
PAP

Prime Minister after election

Lee Kuan Yew
PAP

General elections were held in Singapore on 23 December 1976. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 69 seats, the third of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat. Voter turnout was 95%, out of 857,297 voters eligible (from the total electorate of 1,095,817) from the 53 contested constituencies. [1] [2]

Contents

Electoral system

The 69 members of Parliament were elected from 69 single-member constituencies, an increase from 65 used for the previous elections in 1972. The deposit was increased for the first time to $1,200, up from $500. [2]

Timeline

DateEvent
6 DecemberDissolution of 3rd Parliament
13 DecemberNomination Day
23 DecemberPolling Day
7 February 1977Opening of 4th Parliament

Constituencies

Similar to previous elections, constituencies were either dissolved or created due to population. Six constituencies were abolished and ten new ones created, which were reflected on the table:

ConstituencyChanges
New Constituencies
Ang Mo Kio Carved from parts of Nee Soon, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson
Bedok Carved from Siglap
Boon Lay Carved from Jurong
Buona Vista Carved from Ulu Pandan
Braddell Heights Carved from Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, Thomson and Upper Serangoon
Brickworks Carved from Leng Kee and Pasir Panjang
Khe Bong Carved from Kuo Chuan and Toa Payoh
Kolam Ayer Carved from Geylang West, Kallang and Potong Pasir
Marine Parade Carved from Joo Chiat
Radin Mas Carved from Henderson and Telok Blangah
Defunct Constituencies
Bras Basah Absorbed to Kampong Glam and Telok Ayer
Crawford Absorbed to Jalan Besar and Kampong Glam
Hong Lim Absorbed to Telok Ayer
Kampong Kapor Absorbed to Jalan Besar
Sepoy Lines Absorbed to Anson, Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru
Stamford Absorbed to River Valley and Telok Ayer

Campaign

A total of 124 candidates contested the election. The ruling PAP was the only party to contest every one of 69 constituencies, while the five other opposition parties (namely Barisan Sosialis, the Singapore Justice Party, PKMS, the United Front and the Workers' Party) formed a Joint Opposition Council to cooperate at the polls. The Workers' Party nominated 22 candidates and United Front 14; no other party put forward more than six candidates, while two candidates ran as independents.

The election marked their political debut of two prominent candidates, independent Chiam See Tong and PAP Goh Chok Tong, who would become the then-longest-serving opposition MP and the second Prime Minister, respectively. [3]

Results

Singapore Parliament 1975.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
People's Action Party 590,16974.09+3.6669+4
Workers' Party 91,96611.55–0.6500
United Front 53,3736.70New0New
Barisan Sosialis 25,4113.19–1.4400
United People's Front14,2331.79New0New
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura 9,2301.16–0.1900
Singapore Justice Party 5,1990.65New0New
People's Front 2,8180.35–2.6600
Independents4,1730.52–0.4800
Total796,572100.00–69+4
Valid votes796,57297.72
Invalid/blank votes18,5582.28
Total votes815,130100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,095,81795.08
Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections [a]

By constituency

ConstituencyElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%
Alexandra 17,367 People's Action Party Tan Soo Khoon 12,41375.90
Workers' Party Edward Chua Boon Eng3,94124.10
Aljunied 17,461 People's Action Party Chin Harn Tong 12,23074.88
Workers' Party Lim Kang Chew4,10325.12
Ang Mo Kio 14,264 People's Action Party Yeo Toon Chia Uncontested
Anson 12,755 People's Action Party Perumal Govindaswamy Uncontested
Bedok 11,310 People's Action Party Sha'ari bin Tadin7,92873.78
People's Front Sim Peng Kim2,81826.22
Boon Lay 15,496 People's Action Party Ngeow Pack Hua11,74979.82
Singapore Justice Party Varghese Joseph2,97020.18
Boon Teck 18,872 People's Action Party Phey Yew Kok 12,69871.92
Barisan Sosialis Ng Seng Chua4,95828.08
Braddell Heights 14,031 People's Action Party Lee Khoon Choy Uncontested
Brickworks 14,062 People's Action Party Ahmad Mattar 9,87173.99
United Front Shums Tung Tao-Chang3,47026.01
Bukit Batok 15,650 People's Action Party Chai Chong Yii 12,21684.57
Singapore Justice Party Sulaiman bin Jaffar2,22915.43
Bukit Ho Swee 13,686 People's Action Party Seah Mui Kok9,45173.50
United Front Hwang Ban Cheong3,40726.50
Bukit Merah 17,538 People's Action Party Lim Guan Hoo 12,77576.37
United Front Wong Kui Yu3,95223.63
Bukit Panjang 18,906 People's Action Party Lee Yiok Seng11,86767.43
Workers' Party Ho Juan Thai5,73132.57
Bukit Timah 13,132 People's Action Party Chor Yeok EngUncontested
Buona Vista 16,267 People's Action Party Ang Kok Peng 12,70482.75
United People's FrontHashim bin Mukayat2,64917.25
Cairnhill 13,419 People's Action Party Lim Kim San 7,97968.17
Independent Chiam See Tong 3,72631.83
Changi 17,827 People's Action Party Teo Chong Tee12,03872.63
Workers' Party Zainal Abiden bin Mohamed Ali4,53727.37
Chua Chu Kang 18,136 People's Action Party Tang See Chim11,74068.75
Workers' Party Chan Keng Sieng5,33631.25
Delta 14,821 People's Action Party Yeo Choo Kok10,63676.40
United Front Ng Ho3,28623.60
Farrer Park 11,949 People's Action Party Lee Chiaw Meng Uncontested
Geylang East 14,738 People's Action Party Ho Cheng Choon9,40568.49
Workers' Party Kum Teng Hock4,32631.51
Geylang Serai 14,178 People's Action Party Rahmat bin Kenap8,78066.34
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura Amnah binte Kuong Hussein3,12923.64
United People's FrontDarus bin Shariff1,32610.02
Geylang West 18,101 People's Action Party Yong Nyuk Lin 11,91271.18
United Front Lim Tiong Hock4,82228.82
Havelock 12,492 People's Action Party Hon Sui Sen 9,25079.29
Workers' Party Ngoei Soon On2,41620.71
Henderson 18,182 People's Action Party Lai Tha Chai12,85774.77
Workers' Party Hoe Boon Teck4,33825.23
Jalan Besar 14,933 People's Action Party Chan Chee Seng Uncontested
Jalan Kayu 15,447 People's Action Party Hwang Soo Jin 8,88361.57
Workers' Party Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair5,54438.43
Joo Chiat 14,241 People's Action Party Yeoh Ghim Seng 9,60174.73
Workers' Party Maideen bin Ameer Batcha3,24725.27
Jurong 18,310 People's Action Party Ho Kah Leong Uncontested
Kallang 17,282 People's Action Party S. Dhanabalan 11,82373.90
United Front Chan Yoke Kwong4,17526.10
Kampong Chai Chee 19,126 People's Action Party Fong Sip Chee 10,72959.92
Workers' Party J. B. Jeyaratnam 7,17740.08
Kampong Glam 18,439 People's Action Party S. Rajaratnam 13,11480.18
United People's FrontAng Bee Lian3,24119.82
Kampong Kembangan 13,720 People's Action Party Mohd Mansor bin Sukaimi8,02864.02
Workers' Party Rajaratnam Murugason4,51135.98
Kampong Ubi 20,811 People's Action Party Ya'acob bin Mohamed13,24168.46
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura Sahid bin Sahooman6,10131.54
Katong 15,861 People's Action Party Joseph Francis De Conceicao10,72176.18
United Front William James Cook3,35323.82
Khe Bong 15,677 People's Action Party Ho See Beng10,95074.33
Barisan Sosialis Sim Say Chuan3,78225.67
Kim Keat 19,700 People's Action Party Ong Teng Cheong 14,26276.62
Barisan Sosialis Chin Tian Choo4,35323.38
Kim Seng 14,860 People's Action Party Ong Leong Boon 10,97577.65
Workers' Party Chiang Seok Keong3,15922.35
Kolam Ayer 19,371 People's Action Party Sidek Saniff 13,17572.46
United Front Rajah Chetty5,00727.54
Kreta Ayer 12,199 People's Action Party Goh Keng Swee Uncontested
Kuo Chuan 16,990 People's Action Party Pathmanaban Selvadurai 11,93174.42
Barisan Sosialis Ng Ah Chue4,10025.58
Leng Kee 18,475 People's Action Party Ow Chin Hock 13,35676.76
United Front Ng Lep Chong4,04323.24
MacPherson 18,716 People's Action Party Chua Sian Chin Uncontested
Marine Parade 19,528 People's Action Party Goh Chok Tong 14,41878.62
United Front Mohamed Mansor bin Abdul Rahman3,92221.38
Moulmein 12,654 People's Action Party Lawrence Sia 8,57172.73
Workers' Party Balakrishnan Ananthan2,76623.47
IndependentLee Nai Choo4473.80
Mountbatten 15,440 People's Action Party Ng Yeow Chong9,41265.86
United Front Seow Khee Leng4,87834.14
Nee Soon 16,143 People's Action Party Ong Soo ChuanUncontested
Pasir Panjang 12,142 People's Action Party Othman Wok 8,13871.93
Workers' Party Zainal Abiddin bin Mohd Shah3,17628.07
Paya Lebar 15,648 People's Action Party Tan Cheng San9,76467.52
Workers' Party Wong Hong Toy4,69732.48
Potong Pasir 14,167 People's Action Party Ivan Cuthbert Baptist9,66774.83
Workers' Party Quek Doh Lam3,25225.17
Punggol 20,444 People's Action Party Ng Kah Ting 13,36069.41
Workers' Party Tan Yong Sin5,88730.59
Queenstown 16,926 People's Action Party Jek Yeun Thong Uncontested
Radin Mas 18,418 People's Action Party N. Naidu Govindasamy13,24675.65
Workers' Party Othman Abdullah4,26324.35
River Valley 17,022 People's Action Party Tan Eng Liang12,25681.82
Workers' Party Wu Kher2,72418.18
Rochore 15,424 People's Action Party Toh Chin Chye 9,05365.50
Barisan Sosialis Lee Siew Choh 4,76834.50
Sembawang 17,695 People's Action Party Teong Eng Siong13,66183.57
United People's FrontJohn Santhirasekaran P. M. Thevar2,68516.43
Serangoon Gardens 12,115 People's Action Party Lau Teik Soon7,47168.74
Workers' Party Charles Harry Crabb3,39731.26
Siglap 13,849 People's Action Party Abdul Rahim Ishak 9,73378.20
United Front Weerappulli K. W. B.2,71421.80
Tampines 15,559 People's Action Party Phua Bah Lee Uncontested
Tanglin 13,332 People's Action Party E. W. Barker Uncontested
Tanjong Pagar 12,147 People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew 9,99689.03
United People's FrontHarbans Singh1,23210.97
Telok Ayer 15,515 People's Action Party Ong Pang Boon Uncontested
Telok Blangah 14,225 People's Action Party Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul HaleemUncontested
Thomson 15,609 People's Action Party Ang Nam Piau10,63674.12
United Front Chung Kit Wong3,71425.88
Tiong Bahru 19,589 People's Action Party Ch'ng Jit Koon 15,24883.10
United People's FrontTeo Kim Hoe3,10016.90
Toa Payoh 13,933 People's Action Party Eric Cheong Yuen Chee9,63373.63
Barisan Sosialis Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Rahman3,45026.37
Ulu Pandan 16,343 People's Action Party Chiang Hai DingUncontested
Upper Serangoon 13,705 People's Action Party Sia Kah Hui9,98279.15
United Front Ng Kwee Lim2,63020.85
Whampoa 19,259 People's Action Party Augustine Tan Hui Heng14,63680.98
Workers' Party Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya3,43819.02
Source: ELD

Notes

  1. ↑ 238,520 of the 1,095,817 voters were registered in uncontested constituencies

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p254 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
  2. 1 2 Parliamentary general election 1976 Singapore Elections
  3. ↑ Parliamentary general election 1976: Seats Singapore Elections
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