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==Main Event==
==Main Event==
{|class='wikitable' style='width:300'
{|class='wikitable' style='width:300'
!width=150|Event!!width=150|Date
!width=150|Event!!width=150|Date<ref>[//www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary.html "PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS"]. Elections Department.</ref>
|-
|-
|Nomination day||17 February 1968
|Nomination day||17 February 1968
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==Electoral Boundaries==
==Electoral Boundaries==
<div style='column-count:5;column-gap:2em;'>
<div class='flexdiv'>
*[[Alexandra Single Member Constituency|Alexandra SMC]]
*{{SMC|Alexandra}}
*[[Aljunied Single Member Constituency|Aljunied SMC]]
*{{SMC|Aljunied}}
*[[Anson Single Member Constituency|Anson SMC]]
*{{SMC|Anson}}
*[[Bras Basah Single Member Constituency|Bras Basah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bras Basah}}
*[[Bukit Ho Swee Single Member Constituency|Bukit Ho Swee SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Ho Swee}}
*[[Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency|Bukit Merah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Merah}}
*[[Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency|Bukit Panjang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Panjang}}
*[[Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency|Bukit Timah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Timah}}
*[[Cairnhill Single Member Constituency|Cairnhill SMC]]
*{{SMC|Cairnhill}}
*[[Changi Single Member Constituency|Changi SMC]]
*{{SMC|Changi}}
*[[Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency|Chua Chu Kang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Chua Chu Kang}}
*[[Crawford Single Member Constituency|Crawford SMC]]
*{{SMC|Crawford}}
*[[Delta Single Member Constituency|Delta SMC]]
*{{SMC|Delta}}
*[[Farrer Park Single Member Constituency|Farrer Park SMC]]
*{{SMC|Farrer Park}}
*[[Geylang East Single Member Constituency|Geylang East SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang East}}
*[[Geylang Serai Single Member Constituency|Geylang Serai SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang Serai}}
*[[Geylang West Single Member Constituency|Geylang West SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang West}}
*[[Havelock Single Member Constituency|Havelock SMC]]
*{{SMC|Havelock}}
*[[Hong Lim Single Member Constituency|Hong Lim SMC]]
*{{SMC|Hong Lim}}
*[[Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency|Jalan Besar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Jalan Besar}}
*[[Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency|Jalan Kayu SMC]]
*{{SMC|Jalan Kayu}}
*[[Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency|Joo Chiat SMC]]
*{{SMC|Joo Chiat}}
*[[Jurong Single Member Constituency|Jurong SMC]]
*{{SMC|Jurong}}
*[[Kallang Single Member Constituency|Kallang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kallang}}
*[[Kampong Chai Chee Single Member Constituency|Kampong Chai Chee SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Chai Chee}}
*[[Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency|Kampong Glam SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Glam}}
*[[Kampong Kapor Single Member Constituency|Kampong Kapor SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Kapor}}
*[[Kampong Kembangan Single Member Constituency|Kampong Kembangan SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Kembangan}}
*[[Kampong Ubi Single Member Constituency|Kampong Ubi SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Ubi}}
*[[Katong Single Member Constituency|Katong SMC]]
*{{SMC|Katong}}
*[[Kreta Ayer Single Member Constituency|Kreta Ayer SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kreta Ayer}}
*[[MacPherson Single Member Constituency|MacPherson SMC]]
*{{SMC|MacPherson}}
*[[Moulmein Single Member Constituency|Moulmein SMC]]
*{{SMC|Moulmein}}
*[[Mountbatten Single Member Constituency|Mountbatten SMC]]
*{{SMC|Mountbatten}}
*[[Nee Soon Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon SMC]]
*{{SMC|Nee Soon}}
*[[Pasir Panjang Single Member Constituency|Pasir Panjang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Pasir Panjang}}
*[[Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency|Paya Lebar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Paya Lebar}}
*[[Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency|Potong Pasir SMC]]
*{{SMC|Potong Pasir}}
*[[Punggol Single Member Constituency|Punggol SMC]]
*{{SMC|Punggol}}
*[[Queenstown Single Member Constituency|Queenstown SMC]]
*{{SMC|Queenstown}}
*[[River Valley Single Member Constituency|River Valley SMC]]
*{{SMC|River Valley}}
*[[Rochore Single Member Constituency|Rochore SMC]]
*{{SMC|Rochore}}
*[[Sembawang Single Member Constituency|Sembawang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Sembawang}}
*[[Sepoy Lines Single Member Constituency|Sepoy Lines SMC]]
*{{SMC|Sepoy Lines}}
*[[Serangoon Gardens Single Member Constituency|Serangoon Gardens SMC]]
*{{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}}
*[[Siglap Single Member Constituency|Siglap SMC]]
*{{SMC|Siglap}}
*[[Stamford Single Member Constituency|Stamford SMC]]
*{{SMC|Stamford}}
*[[Tampines Single Member Constituency|Tampines SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tampines}}
*[[Tanglin Single Member Constituency|Tanglin SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tanglin}}
*[[Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency|Tanjong Pagar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tanjong Pagar}}
*[[Telok Ayer Single Member Constituency|Telok Ayer SMC]]
*{{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
*[[Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency|Telok Blangah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Telok Blangah}}
*[[Thomson Single Member Constituency|Thomson SMC]]
*{{SMC|Thomson}}
*[[Tiong Bahru Single Member Constituency|Tiong Bahru SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
*[[Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency|Toa Payoh SMC]]
*{{SMC|Toa Payoh}}
*[[Ulu Pandan Single Member Constituency|Ulu Pandan SMC]]
*{{SMC|Ulu Pandan}}
*[[Upper Serangoon Single Member Constituency|Upper Serangoon SMC]]
*{{SMC|Upper Serangoon}}
*[[Whampoa Single Member Constituency|Whampoa SMC]]
*{{SMC|Whampoa}}
</div>
</div>
{|class='wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed' style='min-width:300px;'
|+style='text-align:left'|Changes in boundaries
|-
!Constituency!!Changes
|-
!colspan=2 style='background:#F00;color:#FFF'|New
|-
|{{SMC|Alexandra}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Queenstown}}
|-
|{{SMC|Bukit Ho Swee}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Delta}}
|-
|{{SMC|Kampong Chai Chee}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Kampong Kembangan}}, {{SMC|Siglap}} and {{SMC|Tampines}}
|-
|{{SMC|Kampong Ubi}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Geylang Serai}}
|-
|{{SMC|Katong}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Mountbatten}}
|-
|{{SMC|MacPherson}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Aljunied}}
|-
|{{SMC|Potong Pasir}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Aljunied}}
|-
|{{SMC|Whampoa}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Katong}}
|-
!colspan=2 style='background:#000;color:#FFF'|Defunct
|-
|{{SMC|Southern Islands}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Jurong}}, {{SMC|Pasir Panjang}} and {{SMC|Telok Blangah}}
|}


==Results==
==Results==
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!rowspan=2|Leader
!rowspan=2|Leader
!colspan=2|Seats
!colspan=2|Seats
!rowspan=2|Popular vote
!rowspan=2|Popular vote<ref>[//www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS"]. Elections Department.</ref>
!rowspan=2|%
!rowspan=2|%
!rowspan=2|+/-
!rowspan=2|±
|-
|-
!Contested
!Contested
!Won
!Won
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FFFFFF|party={{Code|1|PAST|PAP}} People's Action Party|leader=Lee Kuan Yew|contest=58|won=58|vote=65,812|ratio=86.72|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 39.79}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FFFFFF|party=People's Action Party (PAP)|leader=Lee Kuan Yew|contest=58|won=58|vote=65,812|ratio=86.72|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 39.79}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=5|won=0|vote=7,033|ratio=9.27|swing=N/A}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=5|won=0|vote=7,033|ratio=9.27|swing=N/A}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EE0000|party={{Code|1|PAST|WP}} Workers' Party|leader=Wong Hong Toy|contest=2|won=0|vote=3,049|ratio=4.02|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 3.97}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EE0000|party=Workers' Party (WP)|leader=Wong Hong Toy|contest=2|won=0|vote=3,049|ratio=4.02|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 3.97}}
|-style='text-align:right;'
|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
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|-style='text-align:right;'
|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Total Votes cast
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Total Votes cast
|77,984
|77,952
|91.87
|91.83
!
!
|-style='text-align:right;'
|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
|75,894
|75,894
|97.32
|97.36
!
!
|}
|}


[[Category:Politics]]
==References==
<references/>
 
{{Elections}}

Latest revision as of 18:34, 2 September 2020

Main Event[edit]

Event Date[1]
Nomination day 17 February 1968
Polling day 13 April 1968

Electoral Boundaries[edit]

Changes in boundaries
Constituency Changes
New
Alexandra SMC Carved out from Queenstown SMC
Bukit Ho Swee SMC Carved out from Delta SMC
Kampong Chai Chee SMC Carved out from Kampong Kembangan SMC, Siglap SMC and Tampines SMC
Kampong Ubi SMC Carved out from Geylang Serai SMC
Katong SMC Carved out from Mountbatten SMC
MacPherson SMC Carved out from Aljunied SMC
Potong Pasir SMC Carved out from Aljunied SMC
Whampoa SMC Carved out from Katong SMC
Defunct
Southern Islands SMC Absorbed to Jurong SMC, Pasir Panjang SMC and Telok Blangah SMC

Results[edit]

Parties and alliances Leader Seats Popular vote[2] % ±
Contested Won
People's Action Party (PAP) Lee Kuan Yew 58 58 65,812 86.72 ▲ 39.79
Independent(s) N/A 5 0 7,033 9.27 N/A
Workers' Party (WP) Wong Hong Toy 2 0 3,049 4.02 ▲ 3.97
Electorate 759,367
Walkover 674,484
Total Votes cast 77,952 91.83
Valid Votes 75,894 97.36

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
  2. ↑ "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
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