1976 Singaporean general election

1976 Singaporean general election

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All 69 seats to the Parliament of Singapore 35 seats were needed for a majority
Registered	857,297
Turnout	815,130 (95.08%) 1.53pp
First party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew Party PAP Leader's seat Tanjong Pagar SMC Last election 65 seats, 70.4% Seats before 65 Seats won 69 Seat change 4 Popular vote 590,169 Percentage 74.09% Swing 3.66pp
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 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 95.1%, out of 857,297 voters eligible (from the total electorate of 1,095,817) from the 53 contested constituencies.^[1][2]

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[]

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:

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[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Action Party	590,169	74.09	69	+4
	Workers' Party	91,966	11.55	0	0
	United Front	53,373	6.70	0	New
	Barisan Sosialis	25,411	3.19	0	0
	United People's Front	14,233	1.79	0	New
	Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura	9,230	1.16	0	0
	Singapore Justice Party	5,199	0.65	0	New
	People's Front	2,818	0.35	0	0
	Independents	4,173	0.52	0	0
Total		796,572	100.00	69	+4
Valid votes		796,572	97.72
Invalid/blank votes		18,558	2.28
Total votes		815,130	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,095,817	74.39
Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections[a]

By constituency[]

Constituency	Electorate	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Alexandra	17,367	People's Action Party	Tan Soo Khoon	12,413	75.90 / 100
		Workers' Party		3,941	24.10 / 100
Aljunied	17,461	People's Action Party	Chin Harn Tong	12,230	74.88 / 100
		Workers' Party		4,103	25.12 / 100
Ang Mo Kio	14,264	People's Action Party		Uncontested walkover
Anson	12,755	People's Action Party		Uncontested walkover
Bedok	11,310	People's Action Party		7,928	73.78 / 100
		People's Front		2,818	26.22 / 100
Boon Lay	15,496	People's Action Party		11,749	79.82 / 100
		Singapore Justice Party		2,970	20.18 / 100
Boon Teck	18,872	People's Action Party	Phey Yew Kok	12,698	71.92 / 100
		Barisan Sosialis		4,958	28.08 / 100
Braddell Heights	14,031	People's Action Party	Lee Khoon Choy	Uncontested walkover
Brickworks	14,062	People's Action Party	Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar	9,871	73.99 / 100
		United Front		3,470	26.01 / 100
Bukit Batok	15,650	People's Action Party		12,216	84.57 / 100
		Singapore Justice Party		2,229	15.43 / 100
Bukit Ho Swee	13,686	People's Action Party		9,451	73.50 / 100
		United Front		3,407	26.50 / 100
Bukit Merah	17,538	People's Action Party		12,775	76.37 / 100
		United Front		3,952	23.63 / 100
Bukit Panjang	18,906	People's Action Party		11,867	67.43 / 100
		Workers' Party		5,731	32.57 / 100
Bukit Timah	13,132	People's Action Party	Chor Yeok Eng	Uncontested walkover
Buona Vista	16,267	People's Action Party		12,704	82.75 / 100
		United People's Front		2,649	17.25 / 100
Cairnhill	13,419	People's Action Party	Lim Kim San	7,979	68.17 / 100
		Independent	Chiam See Tong	3,726	31.83 / 100
Changi	17,827	People's Action Party		12,038	72.63 / 100
		Workers' Party		4,537	27.37 / 100
Chua Chu Kang	18,136	People's Action Party		11,740	68.75 / 100
		Workers' Party		5,336	31.25 / 100
Delta	14,821	People's Action Party		10,636	76.40 / 100
		United Front		3,286	23.60 / 100
Farrer Park	11,949	People's Action Party	Lee Chiaw Meng	Uncontested walkover
Geylang East	14,738	People's Action Party		9,405	68.49 / 100
		Workers' Party		4,326	31.51 / 100
Geylang Serai	14,178	People's Action Party		8,780	66.34 / 100
		Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura		3,129	23.64 / 100
		United People's Front	(Loses $1,200 deposit)	1,326	10.02 / 100
Geylang West	18,101	People's Action Party	Yong Nyuk Lin	11,912	71.18 / 100
		United Front		4,822	28.82 / 100
Havelock	12,492	People's Action Party	Hon Sui Sen	9,250	79.29 / 100
		Workers' Party		2,416	20.71 / 100
Henderson	18,182	People's Action Party		12,857	74.77 / 100
		Workers' Party		4,338	25.23 / 100
Jalan Besar	14,933	People's Action Party		Uncontested walkover
Jalan Kayu	15,447	People's Action Party		8,883	61.57 / 100
		Workers' Party		5,544	38.43 / 100
Joo Chiat	14,241	People's Action Party	Yeoh Ghim Seng	9,601	74.73 / 100
		Workers' Party		3,247	25.27 / 100
Jurong	18,310	People's Action Party	Ho Kah Leong	Uncontested walkover
Kallang	17,282	People's Action Party	Suppiah Dhanabalan	11,823	73.90 / 100
		United Front		4,175	26.10 / 100
Kampong Chai Chee	19,126	People's Action Party		10,729	59.92 / 100
		Workers' Party	Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam	7,177	40.08 / 100
Kampong Glam	18,439	People's Action Party	Sinnathamby Rajaratnam	13,114	80.18 / 100
		United People's Front		3,241	19.82 / 100
Kampong Kembangan	13,720	People's Action Party		8,028	64.02 / 100
		Workers' Party		4,511	35.98 / 100
Kampong Ubi	20,811	People's Action Party		13,241	68.46 / 100
		Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura		6,101	31.54 / 100
Katong	15,861	People's Action Party		10,721	76.18 / 100
		United Front		3,353	23.82 / 100
Khe Bong	15,677	People's Action Party		10,950	74.33 / 100
		Barisan Sosialis		3,782	25.67 / 100
Kim Keat	19,700	People's Action Party	Ong Teng Cheong	14,262	76.62 / 100
		Barisan Sosialis		4,353	23.38 / 100
Kim Seng	14,860	People's Action Party		10,975	77.65 / 100
		Workers' Party		3,159	22.35 / 100
Kolam Ayer	19,371	People's Action Party	Sidek bin Saniff	13,175	72.46 / 100
		United Front		5,007	27.54 / 100
Kreta Ayer	12,199	People's Action Party	Goh Keng Swee	Uncontested walkover
Kuo Chuan	16,990	People's Action Party		11,931	74.42 / 100
		Barisan Sosialis		4,100	25.58 / 100
Leng Kee	18,475	People's Action Party		13,356	76.76 / 100
		United Front		4,043	23.24 / 100
MacPherson	18,716	People's Action Party	Chua Sian Chin	Uncontested walkover
Marine Parade	19,528	People's Action Party	Goh Chok Tong	14,418	78.62 / 100
		United Front		3,922	21.38 / 100
Moulmein	12,654	People's Action Party		8,571	72.73 / 100
		Workers' Party		2,766	23.47 / 100
		Independent	(Loses $1,200 deposit)	447	3.80 / 100
Mountbatten	15,440	People's Action Party		9,412	65.86 / 100
		United Front		4,878	34.14 / 100
Nee Soon	16,143	People's Action Party		Uncontested walkover
Pasir Panjang	12,142	People's Action Party	Othman bin Wok	8,138	71.93 / 100
		Workers' Party		3,176	28.07 / 100
Paya Lebar	15,648	People's Action Party		9,764	67.52 / 100
		Workers' Party		4,697	32.48 / 100
Potong Pasir	14,167	People's Action Party		9,667	74.83 / 100
		Workers' Party		3,252	25.17 / 100
Punggol	20,444	People's Action Party		13,360	69.41 / 100
		Workers' Party		5,887	30.59 / 100
Queenstown	16,926	People's Action Party	Jek Yeun Thong	Uncontested walkover
Radin Mas	18,418	People's Action Party		13,246	75.65 / 100
		Workers' Party	Othman Abdullah	4,263	24.35 / 100
River Valley	17,022	People's Action Party		12,256	81.82 / 100
		Workers' Party		2,724	18.18 / 100
Rochore	15,424	People's Action Party	Toh Chin Chye	9,053	65.50 / 100
		Barisan Sosialis	Lee Siew Choh	4,768	34.50 / 100
Sembawang	17,695	People's Action Party		13,661	83.57 / 100
		United People's Front		2,685	16.43 / 100
Serangoon Gardens	12,115	People's Action Party		7,471	68.74 / 100
		Workers' Party		3,397	31.26 / 100
Siglap	13,849	People's Action Party	Abdul Rahim bin Ishak	9,733	78.20 / 100
		United Front		2,714	21.80 / 100
Tampines	15,559	People's Action Party	Phua Bah Lee	Uncontested walkover
Tanglin	13,332	People's Action Party	Edmund William Barker	Uncontested walkover
Tanjong Pagar	12,147	People's Action Party	Lee Kuan Yew	9,996	89.03 / 100
		United People's Front	Harbans Singh(Loses $1,200 deposit)	1,232	10.97 / 100
Telok Ayer	15,515	People's Action Party	Ong Pang Boon	Uncontested walkover
Telok Blangah	14,225	People's Action Party		Uncontested walkover
Thomson	15,609	People's Action Party		10,636	74.12 / 100
		United Front		3,714	25.88 / 100
Tiong Bahru	19,589	People's Action Party		15,248	83.10 / 100
		United People's Front		3,100	16.90 / 100
Toa Payoh	13,933	People's Action Party		9,633	73.63 / 100
		Barisan Sosialis		3,450	26.37 / 100
Ulu Pandan	16,343	People's Action Party		Uncontested walkover
Upper Serangoon	13,705	People's Action Party		9,982	79.15 / 100
		United Front		2,630	20.85 / 100
Whampoa	19,259	People's Action Party		14,636	80.98 / 100
		Workers' Party		3,438	19.02 / 100
Source: ELD

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