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==Main Event==
==Main Event==
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!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>
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|Nomination day||13 December 1976
|Nomination day||13 December 1976
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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}}
*[[Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency|Ang Mo Kio SMC]]
*{{SMC|Ang Mo Kio}}
*[[Anson Single Member Constituency|Anson SMC]]
*{{SMC|Anson}}
*[[Bedok Single Member Constituency|Bedok SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bedok}}
*[[Boon Lay Single Member Constituency|Boon Lay SMC]]
*{{SMC|Boon Lay}}
*[[Boon Teck Single Member Constituency|Boon Teck SMC]]
*{{SMC|Boon Teck}}
*[[Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency|Braddell Heights SMC]]
*{{SMC|Braddell Heights}}
*[[Brickworks Single Member Constituency|Brickworks SMC]]
*{{SMC|Brickworks}}
*[[Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency|Bukit Batok SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Batok}}
*[[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}}
*[[Buona Vista Single Member Constituency|Buona Vista SMC]]
*{{SMC|Buona Vista}}
*[[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}}
*[[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}}
*[[Henderson Single Member Constituency|Henderson SMC]]
*{{SMC|Henderson}}
*[[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 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}}
*[[Khe Bong Single Member Constituency|Khe Bong SMC]]
*{{SMC|Khe Bong}}
*[[Kim Keat Single Member Constituency|Kim Keat SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kim Keat}}
*[[Kim Seng Single Member Constituency|Kim Seng SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kim Seng}}
*[[Kolam Ayer Single Member Constituency|Kolam Ayer SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kolam Ayer}}
*[[Kreta Ayer Single Member Constituency|Kreta Ayer SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kreta Ayer}}
*[[Kuo Chuan Single Member Constituency|Kuo Chuan SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kuo Chuan}}
*[[Leng Kee Single Member Constituency|Leng Kee SMC]]
*{{SMC|Leng Kee}}
*[[MacPherson Single Member Constituency|MacPherson SMC]]
*{{SMC|MacPherson}}
*[[Marine Parade Single Member Constituency|Marine Parade SMC]]
*{{SMC|Marine Parade}}
*[[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}}
*[[Radin Mas Single Member Constituency|Radin Mas SMC]]
*{{SMC|Radin Mas}}
*[[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}}
*[[Serangoon Gardens Single Member Constituency|Serangoon Gardens SMC]]
*{{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}}
*[[Siglap Single Member Constituency|Siglap SMC]]
*{{SMC|Siglap}}
*[[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|Ang Mo Kio}}||Carved out from parts of {{SMC|Nee Soon}}, {{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}} and {{SMC|Thomson}}
|-
|{{SMC|Bedok}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Siglap}}
|-
|{{SMC|Boon Lay}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Jurong}}
|-
|{{SMC|Buona Vista}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Ulu Pandan}}
|-
|{{SMC|Braddell Heights}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Paya Lebar}}, {{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}}, {{SMC|Thomson}} and {{SMC|Upper Serangoon}}
|-
|{{SMC|Brickworks}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Leng Kee}} and {{SMC|Pasir Panjang}}
|-
|{{SMC|Khe Bong}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Kuo Chuan}} and {{SMC|Toa Payoh}}
|-
|{{SMC|Kolam Ayer}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Geylang West}}, {{SMC|Kallang}} and {{SMC|Potong Pasir}}
|-
|{{SMC|Marine Parade}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Joo Chiat}}
|-
|{{SMC|Radin Mas}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Henderson}} and {{SMC|Telok Blangah}}
|-
!colspan=2 style='background:#000;color:#FFF'|Defunct
|-
|{{SMC|Bras Basah}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Kampong Glam}} and {{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
|-
|{{SMC|Crawford}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Jalan Besar}} and {{SMC|Kampong Glam}}
|-
|{{SMC|Hong Lim}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
|-
|{{SMC|Kampong Kapor}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Jalan Besar}}
|-
|{{SMC|Sepoy Lines}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Anson}}, {{SMC|Tanjong Pagar}} and {{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
|-
|{{SMC|Stamford}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|River Valley}} and {{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
|}


==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_parliamentary1976.html "1976 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=69|won=69|vote=590,169|ratio=74.09|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 3.66}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FFFFFF|party=People's Action Party (PAP)|leader=Lee Kuan Yew|contest=69|won=69|vote=590,169|ratio=74.09|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 3.66}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EE0000|party={{Code|1|PAST|WP}} Workers' Party|leader=Jeyaretnam J. B.|contest=22|won=0|vote=91,966|ratio=11.55|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 0.65}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EE0000|party=Workers' Party (WP)|leader=Jeyaretnam J. B.|contest=22|won=0|vote=91,966|ratio=11.55|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 0.65}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FF9900|party={{Code|1|PAST|UF}} United Front|leader=Seow Khee Leng|contest=14|won=0|vote=53,373|ratio=6.7|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FF9900|party=United Front (UF)|leader=Seow Khee Leng|contest=14|won=0|vote=53,373|ratio=6.70|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#0100CC|party={{Code|1|PAST|BS}} Barisan Sosialis|leader=Lee Siew Choh|contest=6|won=0|vote=25,411|ratio=3.19|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 1.44}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#0100CC|party=Barisan Sosialis (BS)|leader=Lee Siew Choh|contest=6|won=0|vote=25,411|ratio=3.19|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 1.44}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#5688AB|party={{Code|1|PAST|UPF}} United People's Front|leader=Harbans Singh|contest=6|won=0|vote=14,233|ratio=1.79|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#5688AB|party=United People's Front (UPF)|leader=Harbans Singh|contest=6|won=0|vote=14,233|ratio=1.79|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#01CC00|party={{Code|1|PAST|PKMS}} Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura|leader=Selamat Shamsuri|contest=2|won=0|vote=9,230|ratio=1.16|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 0.19}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#01CC00|party=Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS)|leader=Selamat Shamsuri|contest=2|won=0|vote=9,230|ratio=1.16|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 0.19}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#CDCC00|party={{Code|1|PAST|SJP}} Singapore Justice Party|leader=M. Ramasamy|contest=2|won=0|vote=5,199|ratio=0.65|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#CDCC00|party=Singapore Justice Party (SJP)|leader=M. Ramasamy|contest=2|won=0|vote=5,199|ratio=0.65|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=2|won=0|vote=4,173|ratio=0.52|swing=N/A}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=2|won=0|vote=4,173|ratio=0.52|swing=N/A}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#7778BB|party={{Code|1|PAST|PF}} People's Front|leader=Leong Mun Kwai|contest=1|won=0|vote=2,818|ratio=0.35|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 2.66}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#7778BB|party=People's Front (PF)|leader=Leong Mun Kwai|contest=1|won=0|vote=2,818|ratio=0.35|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 2.66}}
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!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
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|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Walkover
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Walkover
|'''238,520'''
|238,520
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|97.72
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==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Politics]]
{{Elections}}

Latest revision as of 18:34, 2 September 2020

Main Event[edit]

Event Date[1]
Nomination day 13 December 1976
Polling day 23 December 1976

Electoral Boundaries[edit]

Changes in boundaries
Constituency Changes
New
Ang Mo Kio SMC Carved out from parts of Nee Soon SMC, Serangoon Gardens SMC and Thomson SMC
Bedok SMC Carved out from Siglap SMC
Boon Lay SMC Carved out from Jurong SMC
Buona Vista SMC Carved out from Ulu Pandan SMC
Braddell Heights SMC Carved out from Paya Lebar SMC, Serangoon Gardens SMC, Thomson SMC and Upper Serangoon SMC
Brickworks SMC Carved out from Leng Kee SMC and Pasir Panjang SMC
Khe Bong SMC Carved out from Kuo Chuan SMC and Toa Payoh SMC
Kolam Ayer SMC Carved out from Geylang West SMC, Kallang SMC and Potong Pasir SMC
Marine Parade SMC Carved out from Joo Chiat SMC
Radin Mas SMC Carved out from Henderson SMC and Telok Blangah SMC
Defunct
Bras Basah SMC Absorbed to Kampong Glam SMC and Telok Ayer SMC
Crawford SMC Absorbed to Jalan Besar SMC and Kampong Glam SMC
Hong Lim SMC Absorbed to Telok Ayer SMC
Kampong Kapor SMC Absorbed to Jalan Besar SMC
Sepoy Lines SMC Absorbed to Anson SMC, Tanjong Pagar SMC and Tiong Bahru SMC
Stamford SMC Absorbed to River Valley SMC and Telok Ayer SMC

Results[edit]

Parties and alliances Leader Seats Popular vote[2] % ±
Contested Won
People's Action Party (PAP) Lee Kuan Yew 69 69 590,169 74.09 ▲ 3.66
Workers' Party (WP) Jeyaretnam J. B. 22 0 91,966 11.55 ▼ 0.65
United Front (UF) Seow Khee Leng 14 0 53,373 6.70 New
Barisan Sosialis (BS) Lee Siew Choh 6 0 25,411 3.19 ▼ 1.44
United People's Front (UPF) Harbans Singh 6 0 14,233 1.79 New
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) Selamat Shamsuri 2 0 9,230 1.16 ▼ 0.19
Singapore Justice Party (SJP) M. Ramasamy 2 0 5,199 0.65 New
Independent(s) N/A 2 0 4,173 0.52 N/A
People's Front (PF) Leong Mun Kwai 1 0 2,818 0.35 ▼ 2.66
Electorate 1,095,817
Walkover 238,520
Total Votes cast 815,130 95.08
Valid Votes 796,572 97.72

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
  2. ↑ "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
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