Singaporean general election, 1972

General elections were held in Singapore on 2 September 1972. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 65 seats, the second of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat. Voter turnout was 93.5%, although this figure represents the turnout in the 57 constituencies to be contested, with PAP candidates earning walkovers in the other eight.

Background

Unlike the last elections in 1968, vibrant contests made its return and the ruling PAP was challenged in nearly all seats. Barisan Sosialis changed tack from its boycott strategy and attempted to make a comeback. The Workers' Party was rejuvenated by former district judge J. B. Jeyaretnam while its former leader and ex-Chief Minister David Marshall, who had contemplated to stand as an independent candidate, was out of the running due to an injury. Despite expectations that the PAP will not have it as easy this time given the stiffer competition and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew even anticipating that the PAP winning around 45 seats would be a convincing victory, PAP still managed to capture every seat in Parliament for the second time.

Describing the alternative opposition parties as having lost their credibility with swerving political manoeuvres, coupled with Singapore's strong economic progress and successful housing development without an opposition, the PAP declared that Singaporeans no longer saw need for political diversity, claiming that this led to squabbling that would impede its effective governance.

Constituencies

Constituency	Party	Voters
Aljunied	People's Action Party	19,278
Anson	People's Action Party	8,171
Bras Basah	People's Action Party	8,323
Bukit Batok	People's Action Party	14,563
Bukit Ho Swee	People's Action Party	12,212
Bukit Merah	People's Action Party	13,960
Bukit Panjang	People's Action Party	15,461
Bukit Timah	People's Action Party	15,476
Cairnhill	People's Action Party	11,952
Changi	People's Action Party	18,297
Choa Chu Kang	People's Action Party	15,669
Crawford	People's Action Party	9,285
Delta	People's Action Party	24,905
Farrer Park	People's Action Party	12,707
Geylang East	People's Action Party	16,580
Geylang Serai	People's Action Party	29,268
Geylang West	People's Action Party	11,593
Havelock	People's Action Party	10,849
Hong Lim	People's Action Party	7,846
Jalan Besar	People's Action Party	10,310
Jalan Kayu	People's Action Party	14,982
Joo Chiat	People's Action Party	15,684
Jurong	People's Action Party	15,348
Kallang	People's Action Party	17,232
Kampong Chai Chee	People's Action Party	15,564
Kampong Glam	People's Action Party	7,542
Kampong Kapor	People's Action Party	9,361
Kampong Kembangan	People's Action Party	18,480
Katong	People's Action Party	16,766
Kim Keat	People's Action Party	29,302
Kreta Ayer	People's Action Party	9,627
MacPherson	People's Action Party	15,637
Moulmein	People's Action Party	11,144
Mountbatten	People's Action Party	14,396
Nee Soon	People's Action Party	17,061
Pasir Panjang	People's Action Party	13,964
Paya Lebar	People's Action Party	19,102
Potong Pasir	People's Action Party	13,103
Punggol	People's Action Party	15,303
Queenstown	People's Action Party	60,115
River Valley	People's Action Party	12,189
Rochore	People's Action Party	11,589
Sembawang	People's Action Party	12,217
Sepoy Lines	People's Action Party	12,308
Serangoon Gardens	People's Action Party	13,836
Siglap	People's Action Party	16,091
Stamford	People's Action Party	8,212
Tampines	People's Action Party	15,302
Tanglin	People's Action Party	12,777
Tanjong Pagar	People's Action Party	9,946
Telok Ayer	People's Action Party	10,547
Telok Blangah	People's Action Party	14,624
Thomson	People's Action Party	18,702
Tiong Bahru	People's Action Party	26,825
Toa Payoh	People's Action Party	31,700
Ulu Pandan	People's Action Party	14,485
Upper Serangoon	People's Action Party	16,621
Whampoa	People's Action Party	12,044

References

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