1980 Singaporean general election
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Registered | 685,141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 654,295 (95.50%) 0.42pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Singapore on 23 December 1980. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 75 seats, the last of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat. Voter turnout was 95.5%, although this figure represents the turnout in the 38 constituencies to be contested,[1] with PAP candidates earning walkovers in the other 37. 685,141 voters out of the total electorate of 1,290,426 went to vote on the elections.
Background[]
Prior to the election, a series of by-elections were called on 1977 and 1979 after two and seven MPs, respectively, were vacated; however, the ruling PAP won every seat, allowing nine new candidates, which include Devan Nair and Tony Tan (both would later go on to become Presidents of Singapore) to enter Parliament. During the election, PAP also introduced a few other prominent members, such as future ministers Lee Yock Suan and Shunmugam Jayakumar, as well as a backbencher (and later Progress Singapore Party secretary-general and a 2011 presidential candidate) Tan Cheng Bock.
On 2 April the following year, then-President of National Trades Union Congress, Phey Yew Kok, resigned his Boon Teck seat after Phey was initially charged from a funding fraud of trade union funds, and left Singapore to avoid a bail; however, Lee chose not to call a by-election in his place since the current Parliament term was due to end.
Timeline[]
Date | Event |
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5 December | Dissolution of 4th Parliament |
13 December | Nomination Day |
23 December | Polling Day |
3 February 1981 | Opening of 5th Parliament |
Campaign[]
The school streaming system, as well as Phey's fraud, became highlights of the campaign for the election.
Independent candidate Chiam See Tong, who made his political debut in the previous election, founded Singapore Democratic Party on 8 September, and would later go on to win Potong Pasir Constituency on the 1984 election on his third attempt (his first attempt was in the by-election last year) after the retirement of incumbent and cabinet minister Howe Yoon Chong.
A total of 43 opposition candidates went on to contest in 38 constituencies, which was nearly half of the total, with United People's Front representing the most number of candidates at 14. This was the first election (of the only three in history, with the other being 2006 and 2011) none of the candidates run as Independents.
Constituencies[]
Similar to previous elections, constituencies were either dissolved or created due to population. The constituencies which saw changes were:[2][3]
Constituency | Changes |
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New Constituencies | |
Ayer Rajah Clementi West Coast |
Carved from Bukit Timah |
Cheng San Chong Boon |
Carved from Serangoon Gardens |
Kaki Bukit | Carved from Kampong Chai Chee |
Kebun Baru Yio Chu Kang |
Carved from Ang Mo Kio |
Tanah Merah | Carved from Bedok and Changi |
Defunct Constituencies | |
Farrer Park | Ward was absorbed to Moulmein and Cairnhill |
Geylang East | Ward was absorbed to Geylang Serai |
Upper Serangoon | Ward was absorbed to Serangoon Gardens and Paya Lebar |
Results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Action Party | 494,268 | 77.66 | 75 | +6 | |
Workers' Party | 39,590 | 6.22 | 0 | 0 | |
United People's Front | 28,586 | 4.49 | 0 | 0 | |
Singapore United Front | 27,522 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | |
Barisan Sosialis | 16,488 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | |
Singapore Malay National Organisation | 13,435 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Singapore Democratic Party | 11,292 | 1.77 | 0 | New | |
Singapore Justice Party | 5,271 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 636,452 | 100.00 | 75 | +6 | |
Valid votes | 636,452 | 97.27 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 17,843 | 2.73 | |||
Total votes | 654,295 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,290,426 | 50.70 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections[a] |
By constituency[]
Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | % | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alexandra | 18,163 | No election | People's Action Party | Tan Soo Khoon | Elected unopposed | |||
Aljunied | 17,017 | 16,191 | 95.15 | People's Action Party | Chin Harn Tong | 13,313 | 84.59 | |
United Front | 2,425 | 15.41 | ||||||
Ang Mo Kio | 22,542 | 21,875 | 97.04 | People's Action Party | 17,436 | 81.99 | ||
United People's Front | 3,830 | 18.01 | ||||||
Anson | 15,077 | 14,224 | 94.34 | People's Action Party | Chengara Veetil Devan Nair | 11,564 | 84.10 | |
United People's Front | 2,187 | 15.90 | ||||||
Ayer Rajah | 15,787 | 15,299 | 96.91 | People's Action Party | Tan Cheng Bock | 12,400 | 83.39 | |
Singapore Justice Party | 2,470 | 16.61 | ||||||
Bedok | 20,852 | 20,067 | 96.24 | People's Action Party | Shunmugam Jayakumar | 14,691 | 75.03 | |
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | 3,527 | 18.01 | ||||||
United People's Front | 1,362 | 6.96 | ||||||
Boon Lay | 21,317 | 20,752 | 97.35 | People's Action Party | 15,005 | 74.19 | ||
United Front | 5,220 | 25.81 | ||||||
Boon Teck | 18,705 | 17,871 | 95.54 | People's Action Party | 11,917 | 68.14 | ||
Barisan Sosialis | Lee Siew Choh | 5,571 | 31.86 | |||||
Braddell Heights | 14,519 | No election | People's Action Party | Lee Khoon Choy | Elected unopposed | |||
Brickworks | 13,054 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Bukit Batok | 18,275 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Bukit Ho Swee | 12,435 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Bukit Merah | 19,046 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Bukit Panjang | 23,305 | 22,019 | 94.48 | People's Action Party | 18,510 | 87.03 | ||
United People's Front | 2,759 | 12.97 | ||||||
Bukit Timah | 15,334 | No election | People's Action Party | Chor Yeok Eng | Elected unopposed | |||
Buona Vista | 17,287 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Cairnhill | 18,133 | 16,273 | 89.74 | People's Action Party | 11,444 | 71.79 | ||
Singapore Democratic Party | 4,498 | 28.21 | ||||||
Changi | 25,464 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Cheng San | 17,044 | 16,674 | 97.83 | People's Action Party | Lee Yock Suan | 12,312 | 75.89 | |
Workers' Party | 3,911 | 24.11 | ||||||
Chong Boon | 13,877 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Chua Chu Kang | 22,363 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Clementi | 15,129 | 14,765 | 97.59 | People's Action Party | 12,162 | 85.42 | ||
United People's Front | 2,076 | 14.58 | ||||||
Delta | 14,830 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Geylang Serai | 19,962 | 18,832 | 94.34 | People's Action Party | 13,195 | 71.99 | ||
United Front | 5,134 | 28.01 | ||||||
Geylang West | 22,298 | 21,273 | 95.40 | People's Action Party | Teh Cheang Wan | 17,585 | 85.45 | |
United People's Front | 2,994 | 14.55 | ||||||
Havelock | 12,524 | No election | People's Action Party | Hon Sui Sen | Elected unopposed | |||
Henderson | 18,353 | 17,639 | 96.11 | People's Action Party | 13,363 | 77.42 | ||
Workers' Party | 3,897 | 22.58 | ||||||
Jalan Besar | 15,058 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Jalan Kayu | 23,766 | 22,705 | 95.54 | People's Action Party | 15,275 | 69.02 | ||
Workers' Party | 6,855 | 30.98 | ||||||
Joo Chiat | 12,805 | 11,774 | 91.95 | People's Action Party | Yeoh Ghim Seng | 8,542 | 74.18 | |
Singapore Democratic Party | 2,973 | 25.82 | ||||||
Jurong | 18,658 | No election | People's Action Party | Ho Kah Leong | Elected unopposed | |||
Kaki Bukit | 21,318 | 20,666 | 96.94 | People's Action Party | Saidi bin Shariff | 14,550 | 72.32 | |
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | 4,072 | 20.24 | ||||||
United People's Front | (Loses $1,500 deposit) | 1,496 | 7.44 | |||||
Kallang | 16,222 | No election | People's Action Party | Suppiah Dhanabalan | Elected unopposed | |||
Kampong Chai Chee | 20,237 | 19,535 | 96.53 | People's Action Party | 15,421 | 81.22 | ||
United Front | 3,565 | 18.78 | ||||||
Kampong Glam | 17,241 | No election | People's Action Party | Sinnathamby Rajaratnam | Elected unopposed | |||
Kampong Kembangan | 15,854 | 14,685 | 92.63 | People's Action Party | 11,194 | 78.74 | ||
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | 3,023 | 21.26 | ||||||
Kampong Ubi | 16,250 | 15,467 | 95.18 | People's Action Party | 11,102 | 73.87 | ||
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | 2,813 | 18.72 | ||||||
United People's Front | 1,113 | 7.41 | ||||||
Katong | 12,041 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Kebun Baru | 17,709 | 16,969 | 95.82 | People's Action Party | Lim Boon Heng | 13,632 | 82.83 | |
United Front | 1,883 | 11.44 | ||||||
United People's Front | 943 | 5.73 | ||||||
Khe Bong | 15,425 | 14,817 | 96.06 | People's Action Party | 10,497 | 72.42 | ||
Barisan Sosialis | 3,998 | 27.58 | ||||||
Kim Keat | 20,781 | No election | People's Action Party | Ong Teng Cheong | Elected unopposed | |||
Kim Seng | 14,734 | 14,169 | 96.17 | People's Action Party | Yeo Ning Hong | 11,109 | 80.55 | |
Workers' Party | 2,682 | 19.45 | ||||||
Kolam Ayer | 22,775 | 21,828 | 95.84 | People's Action Party | Sidek bin Saniff | 16,995 | 80.35 | |
United Front | 4,155 | 19.65 | ||||||
Kreta Ayer | 11,973 | No election | People's Action Party | Goh Keng Swee | Elected unopposed | |||
Kuo Chuan | 17,471 | 16,724 | 95.72 | People's Action Party | 12,378 | 75.92 | ||
Barisan Sosialis | 3,925 | 24.08 | ||||||
Leng Kee | 15,166 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
MacPherson | 18,997 | 18,096 | 95.26 | People's Action Party | Chua Sian Chin | 15,280 | 86.89 | |
United People's Front | 2,306 | 13.11 | ||||||
Marine Parade | 21,903 | No election | People's Action Party | Goh Chok Tong | Elected unopposed | |||
Moulmein | 16,999 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Mountbatten | 14,045 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Nee Soon | 16,817 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Pasir Panjang | 17,743 | 16,739 | 94.34 | People's Action Party | Abbas bin Abu Amin | 11,824 | 72.57 | |
Workers' Party | Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed | 4,470 | 27.43 | |||||
Paya Lebar | 11,666 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Potong Pasir | 10,068 | 9,486 | 94.22 | People's Action Party | Howe Yoon Chong | 5,509 | 59.05 | |
Singapore Democratic Party | Chiam See Tong | 3,821 | 40.95 | |||||
Punggol | 23,333 | 22,497 | 96.42 | People's Action Party | 17,103 | 78.86 | ||
United Front | 4,585 | 21.14 | ||||||
Queenstown | 17,450 | No election | People's Action Party | Jek Yeun Thong | Elected unopposed | |||
Radin Mas | 18,854 | 18,115 | 96.08 | People's Action Party | 11,335 | 64.07 | ||
Workers' Party | 6,356 | 35.93 | ||||||
River Valley | 14,950 | No election | People's Action Party | Tay Eng Soon | Elected unopposed | |||
Rochore | 14,705 | No election | People's Action Party | Toh Chin Chye | Elected unopposed | |||
Sembawang | 17,785 | 16,932 | 95.20 | People's Action Party | Tony Tan Keng Yam | 13,415 | 81.55 | |
United People's Front | Harbans Singh | 3,035 | 18.45 | |||||
Serangoon Gardens | 16,973 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Siglap | 16,675 | 15,291 | 91.70 | People's Action Party | Abdul Rahim bin Ishak | 11,564 | 77.91 | |
Workers' Party | 3,278 | 22.09 | ||||||
Tampines | 18,982 | 18,108 | 95.40 | People's Action Party | Phua Bah Lee | 15,065 | 85.92 | |
United People's Front | 2,469 | 14.08 | ||||||
Tanah Merah | 15,711 | No election | People's Action Party | Lee Chiaw Meng | Elected unopposed | |||
Tanglin | 13,332 | No election | People's Action Party | Edmund William Barker | Elected unopposed | |||
Tanjong Pagar | 13,765 | 12,941 | 94.01 | People's Action Party | Lee Kuan Yew | 11,730 | 92.74 | |
United Front | 555 | 4.39 | ||||||
United People's Front | 363 | 2.87 | ||||||
Telok Ayer | 12,381 | No election | People's Action Party | Ong Pang Boon | Elected unopposed | |||
Telok Blangah | 18,314 | 17,592 | 96.06 | People's Action Party | 9,187 | 53.02 | ||
Workers' Party | Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam | 8,141 | 46.98 | |||||
Thomson | 14,786 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Tiong Bahru | 18,077 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Toa Payoh | 13,799 | 13,210 | 95.73 | People's Action Party | 9,872 | 76.73 | ||
Barisan Sosialis | 2,994 | 23.27 | ||||||
Ulu Pandan | 22,048 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
West Coast | 18,949 | 18,455 | 97.39 | People's Action Party | Wan Soon Bee | 15,185 | 84.43 | |
Singapore Justice Party | 2,801 | 15.57 | ||||||
Whampoa | 19,131 | No election | People's Action Party | Elected unopposed | ||||
Yio Chu Kang | 14,012 | 13,640 | 97.35 | People's Action Party | 11,607 | 87.53 | ||
United People's Front | 1,653 | 12.47 | ||||||
Source: ELD |
Notes[]
- ^ 605,285 of the 1,290,426 voters were registered in uncontested constituencies.
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p254 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ "Parliamentary electoral Map (Key Map)". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary electoral Map". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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