1968 Singaporean general election

1968 Singaporean general election

← 1963 13 April 1968 1972 →
All 58 seats to the Parliament of Singapore 30 seats were needed for a majority
Registered	84,883
Turnout	77,952 (91.83%) 3.28pp
Majority party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew Party PAP Leader's seat Tanjong Pagar SMC Last election 46.93%, 37 seats Seats won 58 Seat change 21 Popular vote 65,812 Percentage 86.72% Swing 39.79pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Lee Kuan Yew PAP Prime Minister after election Lee Kuan Yew PAP

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General elections were held in Singapore on 13 April 1968, its first as a sovereign city-state.^[1]

Background[]

Following the resignations of eleven MPs from Barisan Sosialis (BS, Socialist Front) and two other BS MPs leaving Singapore in protest against independence, five by-elections were held within three years but PAP were successful in winning all the seats, resulting in a monopoly.

Campaign[]

BS boycotted the elections on the grounds that Singapore's independence was "phoney" and several opposition parties heeded its call. The leaders of Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (formerly the local branch of the UNMO), Ahmad Haji Taff, and the Singapore Chinese Party (formerly the local branch of the MCA), Chng Boon Eng, turned up but did not file their nominations. Three precedents were made in this election: the fewest seats (seven) contested in a general election, and the first time PAP was returned to power on nomination day and the first time it won all seats. Walkovers also became a perpetual feature in every succeeding general election until 2015.

Timeline[]

Electoral system[]

The 58 members of Parliament were elected in 58 single-member constituencies, an increase from 51 in the 1963 elections. The constituencies introduced or removed in the election, as well as constituencies with changes of boundaries, were shown on the table:

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Action Party	65,812	86.72	58	+21
	Workers' Party	3,049	4.02	0	0
	Independents	7,033	9.27	0	0
Total		75,894	100.00	58	+7
Valid votes		75,894	97.36
Invalid/blank votes		2,058	2.64
Total votes		77,952	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		759,367	10.27
Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections[a]

By constituency[]

Constituency	Electorate	Turnout	%	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Alexandra	13,317	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Aljunied	14,472	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Anson	8,764	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Bras Basah	9,718	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Bukit Ho Swee	17,735	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Bukit Merah	19,319	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Bukit Panjang	17,893	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Bukit Timah	16,769	No election			People's Action Party	Chor Yeok Eng	Uncontested
Cairnhill	12,287	No election			People's Action Party	Lim Kim San	Uncontested
Changi	15,594	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Chua Chu Kang	12,879	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Crawford	7,190	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Delta	17,715	No election			People's Action Party	Chan Choy Siong	Uncontested
Farrer Park	10,290	9,410	91.45		People's Action Party	Lee Chiaw Meng	7,826	84.91
					Independent		1,391	15.09
Geylang East	16,185	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Geylang Serai	12,741	11,594	91.00		People's Action Party		9,363	83.01
					Independent		1,916	16.99
Geylang West	14,609	No election			People's Action Party	Yong Nyuk Lin	Uncontested
Havelock	11,049	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Hong Lim	10,388	No election			People's Action Party	Lee Khoon Choy	Uncontested
Jalan Besar	11,400	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Jalan Kayu	12,878	11,977	93.00		People's Action Party		9,581	82.30
					Workers' Party		2,060	17.70
Joo Chiat	12,335	No election			People's Action Party	Yeoh Ghim Seng	Uncontested
Jurong	11,445	No election			People's Action Party	Ho Kah Leong	Uncontested
Kallang	9,309	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Kampong Chai Chee	17,636	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Kampong Glam	9,484	No election			People's Action Party	Sinnathamby Rajaratnam	Uncontested
Kampong Kapor	10,818	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Kampong Kembangan	15,862	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Kampong Ubi	13,434	12,299	91.55		People's Action Party		9,797	81.87
					Independent		2,169	18.13
Katong	14,872	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Kreta Ayer	11,575	No election			People's Action Party	Goh Keng Swee	Uncontested
MacPherson	13,099	No election			People's Action Party	Chua Sian Chin	Uncontested
Moulmein	11,888	10,946	92.08		People's Action Party		9,675	90.56
					Independent		1,009	9.44
Mountbatten	12,760	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Nee Soon	12,846	11,846	92.22		People's Action Party		10,442	91.35
					Workers' Party		989	8.65
Pasir Panjang	12,394	No election			People's Action Party	Othman bin Wok	Uncontested
Paya Lebar	17,573	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Potong Pasir	11,782	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Punggol	12,277	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Queenstown	16,193	No election			People's Action Party	Jek Yeun Thong	Uncontested
River Valley	10,865	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Rochore	12,222	No election			People's Action Party	Toh Chin Chye	Uncontested
Sembawang	11,220	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Sepoy Lines	11,409	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Serangoon Gardens	9,454	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Siglap	11,627	No election			People's Action Party	Abdul Rahim bin Ishak	Uncontested
Stamford	9,919	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Tampines	12,703	No election			People's Action Party	Phua Bah Lee	Uncontested
Tanglin	13,332	No election			People's Action Party	Edmund William Barker	Uncontested
Tanjong Pagar	10,806	9,912	91.73		People's Action Party	Lee Kuan Yew	9,128	94.34
					Independent		548	5.66
Telok Ayer	11,721	No election			People's Action Party	Ong Pang Boon	Uncontested
Telok Blangah	14,785	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Thomson	15,911	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Tiong Bahru	16,532	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Toa Payoh	19,143	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Ulu Pandan	13,289	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Upper Serangoon	13,373	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Whampoa	12,854	No election			People's Action Party		Uncontested
Source: ELD

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