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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||17 February 1968
|Nomination day||17 February 1968
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*{{SMC|Whampoa}}
*{{SMC|Whampoa}}
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{|class='wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed' style='min-width:300px;'
|+style='text-align:left'|Changes in boundaries
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!Constituency!!Changes
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!colspan=2 style='background:#F00;color:#FFF'|New
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|{{SMC|Alexandra}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Queenstown}}
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|{{SMC|Bukit Ho Swee}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Delta}}
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|{{SMC|Kampong Chai Chee}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Kampong Kembangan}}, {{SMC|Siglap}} and {{SMC|Tampines}}
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|{{SMC|Kampong Ubi}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Geylang Serai}}
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|{{SMC|Katong}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Mountbatten}}
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|{{SMC|MacPherson}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Aljunied}}
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|{{SMC|Potong Pasir}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Aljunied}}
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|{{SMC|Whampoa}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Katong}}
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!colspan=2 style='background:#000;color:#FFF'|Defunct
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|{{SMC|Southern Islands}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Jurong}}, {{SMC|Pasir Panjang}} and {{SMC|Telok Blangah}}
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==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|±
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!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}}
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!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
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!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
!
!
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!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
|75,894
|75,894
|97.32
|97.36
!
!
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[[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]

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