1976 Singaporean general election

1976 Singaporean general election
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All 69 seats in Parliament; 35 seats needed for a majority
Registered	857,297
Turnout	95.08% ( 1.53pp)
	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]

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

Date	Event
6 December	Dissolution of 3rd Parliament
13 December	Nomination Day
23 December	Polling Day
7 February 1977	Opening 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:

Constituency	Changes
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



Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	People's Action Party	590,169	74.09	+3.66	69	+4
	Workers' Party	91,966	11.55	–0.65	0	0
	United Front	53,373	6.70	New	0	New
	Barisan Sosialis	25,411	3.19	–1.44	0	0
	United People's Front	14,233	1.79	New	0	New
	Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura	9,230	1.16	–0.19	0	0
	Singapore Justice Party	5,199	0.65	New	0	New
	People's Front	2,818	0.35	–2.66	0	0
	Independents	4,173	0.52	–0.48	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	95.08
Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections^[usurped]^[a]

By constituency

Constituency	Electorate		Candidate	Votes	%
Alexandra	17,367	People's Action Party	Tan Soo Khoon	12,413	75.90
Alexandra	17,367	Workers' Party	Edward Chua Boon Eng	3,941	24.10
Aljunied	17,461	People's Action Party	Chin Harn Tong	12,230	74.88
Aljunied	17,461	Workers' Party	Lim Kang Chew	4,103	25.12
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 Tadin	7,928	73.78
Bedok	11,310	People's Front	Sim Peng Kim	2,818	26.22
Boon Lay	15,496	People's Action Party	Ngeow Pack Hua	11,749	79.82
Boon Lay	15,496	Singapore Justice Party	Varghese Joseph	2,970	20.18
Boon Teck	18,872	People's Action Party	Phey Yew Kok	12,698	71.92
Boon Teck	18,872	Barisan Sosialis	Ng Seng Chua	4,958	28.08
Braddell Heights	14,031	People's Action Party	Lee Khoon Choy	Uncontested
Brickworks	14,062	People's Action Party	Ahmad Mattar	9,871	73.99
Brickworks	14,062	United Front	Shums Tung Tao-Chang	3,470	26.01
Bukit Batok	15,650	People's Action Party	Chai Chong Yii	12,216	84.57
Bukit Batok	15,650	Singapore Justice Party	Sulaiman bin Jaffar	2,229	15.43
Bukit Ho Swee	13,686	People's Action Party	Seah Mui Kok	9,451	73.50
Bukit Ho Swee	13,686	United Front	Hwang Ban Cheong	3,407	26.50
Bukit Merah	17,538	People's Action Party	Lim Guan Hoo	12,775	76.37
Bukit Merah	17,538	United Front	Wong Kui Yu	3,952	23.63
Bukit Panjang	18,906	People's Action Party	Lee Yiok Seng	11,867	67.43
Bukit Panjang	18,906	Workers' Party	Ho Juan Thai	5,731	32.57
Bukit Timah	13,132	People's Action Party	Chor Yeok Eng	Uncontested
Buona Vista	16,267	People's Action Party	Ang Kok Peng	12,704	82.75
Buona Vista	16,267	United People's Front	Hashim bin Mukayat	2,649	17.25
Cairnhill	13,419	People's Action Party	Lim Kim San	7,979	68.17
Cairnhill	13,419	Independent	Chiam See Tong	3,726	31.83
Changi	17,827	People's Action Party	Teo Chong Tee	12,038	72.63
Changi	17,827	Workers' Party	Zainal Abiden bin Mohamed Ali	4,537	27.37
Chua Chu Kang	18,136	People's Action Party	Tang See Chim	11,740	68.75
Chua Chu Kang	18,136	Workers' Party	Chan Keng Sieng	5,336	31.25
Delta	14,821	People's Action Party	Yeo Choo Kok	10,636	76.40
Delta	14,821	United Front	Ng Ho	3,286	23.60
Farrer Park	11,949	People's Action Party	Lee Chiaw Meng	Uncontested
Geylang East	14,738	People's Action Party	Ho Cheng Choon	9,405	68.49
Geylang East	14,738	Workers' Party	Kum Teng Hock	4,326	31.51
Geylang Serai	14,178	People's Action Party	Rahmat bin Kenap	8,780	66.34
		Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura	Amnah binte Kuong Hussein	3,129	23.64
		United People's Front	Darus bin Shariff	1,326	10.02
Geylang West	18,101	People's Action Party	Yong Nyuk Lin	11,912	71.18
Geylang West	18,101	United Front	Lim Tiong Hock	4,822	28.82
Havelock	12,492	People's Action Party	Hon Sui Sen	9,250	79.29
Havelock	12,492	Workers' Party	Ngoei Soon On	2,416	20.71
Henderson	18,182	People's Action Party	Lai Tha Chai	12,857	74.77
Henderson	18,182	Workers' Party	Hoe Boon Teck	4,338	25.23
Jalan Besar	14,933	People's Action Party	Chan Chee Seng	Uncontested
Jalan Kayu	15,447	People's Action Party	Hwang Soo Jin	8,883	61.57
Jalan Kayu	15,447	Workers' Party	Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair	5,544	38.43
Joo Chiat	14,241	People's Action Party	Yeoh Ghim Seng	9,601	74.73
Joo Chiat	14,241	Workers' Party	Maideen bin Ameer Batcha	3,247	25.27
Jurong	18,310	People's Action Party	Ho Kah Leong	Uncontested
Kallang	17,282	People's Action Party	S. Dhanabalan	11,823	73.90
Kallang	17,282	United Front	Chan Yoke Kwong	4,175	26.10
Kampong Chai Chee	19,126	People's Action Party	Andrew Fong Sip Chee	10,729	59.92
Kampong Chai Chee	19,126	Workers' Party	J. B. Jeyaratnam	7,177	40.08
Kampong Glam	18,439	People's Action Party	S. Rajaratnam	13,114	80.18
Kampong Glam	18,439	United People's Front	Ang Bee Lian	3,241	19.82
Kampong Kembangan	13,720	People's Action Party	Mohd Mansor bin Sukaimi	8,028	64.02
Kampong Kembangan	13,720	Workers' Party	Rajaratnam Murugason	4,511	35.98
Kampong Ubi	20,811	People's Action Party	Ya'acob bin Mohamed	13,241	68.46
Kampong Ubi	20,811	Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura	Sahid bin Sahooman	6,101	31.54
Katong	15,861	People's Action Party	Joseph Francis De Conceicao	10,721	76.18
Katong	15,861	United Front	William James Cook	3,353	23.82
Khe Bong	15,677	People's Action Party	Ho See Beng	10,950	74.33
Khe Bong	15,677	Barisan Sosialis	Sim Say Chuan	3,782	25.67
Kim Keat	19,700	People's Action Party	Ong Teng Cheong	14,262	76.62
Kim Keat	19,700	Barisan Sosialis	Chin Tian Choo	4,353	23.38
Kim Seng	14,860	People's Action Party	Ong Leong Boon	10,975	77.65
Kim Seng	14,860	Workers' Party	Chiang Seok Keong	3,159	22.35
Kolam Ayer	19,371	People's Action Party	Sidek Saniff	13,175	72.46
Kolam Ayer	19,371	United Front	Rajah Chetty	5,007	27.54
Kreta Ayer	12,199	People's Action Party	Goh Keng Swee	Uncontested
Kuo Chuan	16,990	People's Action Party	Pathmanaban Selvadurai	11,931	74.42
Kuo Chuan	16,990	Barisan Sosialis	Ng Ah Chue	4,100	25.58
Leng Kee	18,475	People's Action Party	Ow Chin Hock	13,356	76.76
Leng Kee	18,475	United Front	Ng Lep Chong	4,043	23.24
MacPherson	18,716	People's Action Party	Chua Sian Chin	Uncontested
Marine Parade	19,528	People's Action Party	Goh Chok Tong	14,418	78.62
Marine Parade	19,528	United Front	Mohamed Mansor bin Abdul Rahman	3,922	21.38
Moulmein	12,654	People's Action Party	Sia Khoon Seong	8,571	72.73
		Workers' Party	Balakrishnan Ananthan	2,766	23.47
		Independent	Lee Nai Choo	447	3.80
Mountbatten	15,440	People's Action Party	Ng Yeow Chong	9,412	65.86
Mountbatten	15,440	United Front	Seow Khee Leng	4,878	34.14
Nee Soon	16,143	People's Action Party	Ong Soo Chuan	Uncontested
Pasir Panjang	12,142	People's Action Party	Othman Wok	8,138	71.93
Pasir Panjang	12,142	Workers' Party	Zainal Abiddin bin Mohd Shah	3,176	28.07
Paya Lebar	15,648	People's Action Party	Tan Cheng San	9,764	67.52
Paya Lebar	15,648	Workers' Party	Wong Hong Toy	4,697	32.48
Potong Pasir	14,167	People's Action Party	Ivan Cuthbert Baptist	9,667	74.83
Potong Pasir	14,167	Workers' Party	Quek Doh Lam	3,252	25.17
Punggol	20,444	People's Action Party	Ng Kah Ting	13,360	69.41
Punggol	20,444	Workers' Party	Tan Yong Sin	5,887	30.59
Queenstown	16,926	People's Action Party	Jek Yeun Thong	Uncontested
Radin Mas	18,418	People's Action Party	N. Naidu Govindasamy	13,246	75.65
Radin Mas	18,418	Workers' Party	Othman Abdullah	4,263	24.35
River Valley	17,022	People's Action Party	Tan Eng Liang	12,256	81.82
River Valley	17,022	Workers' Party	Wu Kher	2,724	18.18
Rochore	15,424	People's Action Party	Toh Chin Chye	9,053	65.50
Rochore	15,424	Barisan Sosialis	Lee Siew Choh	4,768	34.50
Sembawang	17,695	People's Action Party	Teong Eng Siong	13,661	83.57
Sembawang	17,695	United People's Front	John Santhirasekaran P. M. Thevar	2,685	16.43
Serangoon Gardens	12,115	People's Action Party	Lau Teik Soon	7,471	68.74
Serangoon Gardens	12,115	Workers' Party	Charles Harry Crabb	3,397	31.26
Siglap	13,849	People's Action Party	Abdul Rahim Ishak	9,733	78.20
Siglap	13,849	United Front	Weerappulli K. W. B.	2,714	21.80
Tampines	15,559	People's Action Party	Phua Bah Lee	Uncontested
Tanglin	13,332	People's Action Party	Edmund W. Barker	Uncontested
Tanjong Pagar	12,147	People's Action Party	Lee Kuan Yew	9,996	89.03
Tanjong Pagar	12,147	United People's Front	Harbans Singh	1,232	10.97
Telok Ayer	15,515	People's Action Party	Ong Pang Boon	Uncontested
Telok Blangah	14,225	People's Action Party	Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem	Uncontested
Thomson	15,609	People's Action Party	Ang Nam Piau	10,636	74.12
Thomson	15,609	United Front	Chung Kit Wong	3,714	25.88
Tiong Bahru	19,589	People's Action Party	Ch'ng Jit Koon	15,248	83.10
Tiong Bahru	19,589	United People's Front	Teo Kim Hoe	3,100	16.90
Toa Payoh	13,933	People's Action Party	Eric Cheong Yuen Chee	9,633	73.63
Toa Payoh	13,933	Barisan Sosialis	Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Rahman	3,450	26.37
Ulu Pandan	16,343	People's Action Party	Chiang Hai Ding	Uncontested
Upper Serangoon	13,705	People's Action Party	Sia Kah Hui	9,982	79.15
Upper Serangoon	13,705	United Front	Ng Kwee Lim	2,630	20.85
Whampoa	19,259	People's Action Party	Augustine Tan Hui Heng	14,636	80.98
Whampoa	19,259	Workers' Party	Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya	3,438	19.02
Source: ELD

Notes

^ 238,520 of the 1,095,817 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
^ ^a ^b Parliamentary general election 1976^[usurped] Singapore Elections
^ Parliamentary general election 1976: Seats^[usurped] Singapore Elections

[4] 238,520 of the 1,095,817 voters were registered in uncontested constituencies

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p254 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

[SE-2] Parliamentary general election 1976^[usurped] Singapore Elections

[3] Parliamentary general election 1976: Seats^[usurped] Singapore Elections

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