1968 General Election
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Main Event
Event | Date[1] |
---|---|
Nomination day | 17 February 1968 |
Polling day | 13 April 1968 |
Electoral Boundaries
- Alexandra SMC
- Aljunied SMC
- Anson SMC
- Bras Basah SMC
- Bukit Ho Swee SMC
- Bukit Merah SMC
- Bukit Panjang SMC
- Bukit Timah SMC
- Cairnhill SMC
- Changi SMC
- Chua Chu Kang SMC
- Crawford SMC
- Delta SMC
- Farrer Park SMC
- Geylang East SMC
- Geylang Serai SMC
- Geylang West SMC
- Havelock SMC
- Hong Lim SMC
- Jalan Besar SMC
- Jalan Kayu SMC
- Joo Chiat SMC
- Jurong SMC
- Kallang SMC
- Kampong Chai Chee SMC
- Kampong Glam SMC
- Kampong Kapor SMC
- Kampong Kembangan SMC
- Kampong Ubi SMC
- Katong SMC
- Kreta Ayer SMC
- MacPherson SMC
- Moulmein SMC
- Mountbatten SMC
- Nee Soon SMC
- Pasir Panjang SMC
- Paya Lebar SMC
- Potong Pasir SMC
- Punggol SMC
- Queenstown SMC
- River Valley SMC
- Rochore SMC
- Sembawang SMC
- Sepoy Lines SMC
- Serangoon Gardens SMC
- Siglap SMC
- Stamford SMC
- Tampines SMC
- Tanglin SMC
- Tanjong Pagar SMC
- Telok Ayer SMC
- Telok Blangah SMC
- Thomson SMC
- Tiong Bahru SMC
- Toa Payoh SMC
- Ulu Pandan SMC
- Upper Serangoon SMC
- Whampoa SMC
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
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
- ↑ "PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
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