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%, although this figure represents the turnout in the 53 constituencies to be contested,[1] with PAP candidates earning walkovers in the other sixteen.
Constituency Changes[]
- Ang Mo Kio's constituency was broken from Thomson.
- Bedok's constituency was broken from the relevant constituencies, Kampong Chai Chee and Siglap.
- Hong Lim's constituency were merged with Telok Ayer.
- Marine Parade's constituency was broken from Katong and Joo Chiat.
- Radin Mas's constituency was broken from Telok Blangah.
- Stamford's constituency were merged with River Valley.
Constituencies[]
| Constituency | Party | Voters |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | People's Action Party | 17,367 |
| Aljunied | People's Action Party | 17,461 |
| Anson | People's Action Party | 10,755 |
| Boon Teck | People's Action Party | 18,872 |
| Braddell Heights | People's Action Party | 14,031 |
| Brickworks | People's Action Party | 14,062 |
| Bras Basah | People's Action Party | 9,281 |
| Bukit Batok | People's Action Party | 15,650 |
| Bukit Ho Swee | People's Action Party | 13,686 |
| Bukit Merah | People's Action Party | 17,538 |
| Bukit Panjang | People's Action Party | 18,906 |
| Bukit Timah | People's Action Party | 13,132 |
| Cairnhill | People's Action Party | 13,419 |
| Changi | People's Action Party | 17,827 |
| Choa Chu Kang | People's Action Party | 18,136 |
| Delta | People's Action Party | 14,821 |
| Farrer Park | People's Action Party | 11,949 |
| Geylang East | People's Action Party | 14,738 |
| Geylang Serai | People's Action Party | 14,178 |
| Geylang West | People's Action Party | 18,101 |
| Havelock | People's Action Party | 12,492 |
| Henderson | People's Action Party | 18,182 |
| Jalan Besar | People's Action Party | 24,304 |
| Jalan Kayu | People's Action Party | 15,447 |
| Joo Chiat | People's Action Party | 33,769 |
| Jurong | People's Action Party | 33,806 |
| Kallang | People's Action Party | 27,282 |
| Kampong Chai Chee | People's Action Party | 19,126 |
| Kampong Glam | People's Action Party | 18,439 |
| Kampong Kapor | People's Action Party | 4,230 |
| Kampong Kembangan | People's Action Party | 13,720 |
| Kampong Ubi | People's Action Party | 20,811 |
| Katong | People's Action Party | 15,811 |
| Kim Keat | People's Action Party | 19,700 |
| Kim Seng | People's Action Party | 14,860 |
| Kreta Ayer | People's Action Party | 12,199 |
| Kuo Chuan | People's Action Party | 16,990 |
| Leng Kee | People's Action Party | 18,475 |
| MacPherson | People's Action Party | 18,716 |
| Moulmein | People's Action Party | 12,654 |
| Mountbatten | People's Action Party | 15,440 |
| Nee Soon | People's Action Party | 18,303 |
| Pasir Panjang | People's Action Party | 12,142 |
| Paya Lebar | People's Action Party | 15,648 |
| Potong Pasir | People's Action Party | 14,167 |
| Punggol | People's Action Party | 20,444 |
| Queenstown | People's Action Party | 16,926 |
| River Valley | People's Action Party | 15,022 |
| Rochore | People's Action Party | 15,424 |
| Sembawang | People's Action Party | 17,695 |
| Sepoy Lines | People's Action Party | 10,052 |
| Serangoon Gardens | People's Action Party | 12,115 |
| Siglap | People's Action Party | 25,159 |
| Stamford | People's Action Party | 8,289 |
| Tampines | People's Action Party | 15,559 |
| Tanglin | People's Action Party | 13,520 |
| Tanjong Pagar | People's Action Party | 12,147 |
| Telok Ayer | People's Action Party | 11,720 |
| Telok Blangah | People's Action Party | 24,643 |
| Thomson | People's Action Party | 27,713 |
| Tiong Bahru | People's Action Party | 19,589 |
| Toa Payoh | People's Action Party | 29,610 |
| Ulu Pandan | People's Action Party | 32,610 |
| Upper Serangoon | People's Action Party | 13,705 |
| Whampoa | People's Action Party | 19,259 |
Aftermath[]
This was the electoral debut of both Goh Chok Tong, who was to become Singapore's next Prime Minister after Lee Kuan Yew in 1990, and Chiam See Tong, standing as independent candidate, who later became Singapore's longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament in the Potong Pasir constituency. Given the record of PAP's governance, some opposition parties began to adopt a stand more in sync with the people's sentiments that no matter how trusted PAP was, a few opposition MPs in Parliament can serve as a check and balance on the PAP government, which was considered to have become authoritarian after being in power for so long and had denied Singaporeans their voices and choices by changing the laws in its favour and employing hard tactics. Five opposition parties - Barisan Sosialis, Singapore Justice Party, PKMS, United Front and Workers' Party - formed a Joint Opposition Council to cooperate at the polls. A seat was vacated when PAP MP Wee Toon Boon resigned on 15 September 1976 after being convicted for corruption. Originally sentenced to three years in prison, this reduced to 18 months after a successful appeal by his lawyer, who was former politician David Marshall. No by-election was held as it was near a GE and Wee's Sepoy seat would be delineated. For the first time, election deposit increased to S$1200 and the amount more-than-doubled following a new scheme to peg it to one-eighth of an MP's annual Parliamentary allowance. This election was PAP's third clean sweep of all seats and also the first time there was no by-election after a preceding GE.
References[]
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p254 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
External links[]
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