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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||23 August 1972
|Nomination day||23 August 1972
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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}}
*[[Boon Teck Single Member Constituency|Boon Teck SMC]]
*{{SMC|Boon Teck}}
*[[Bras Basah Single Member Constituency|Bras Basah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bras Basah}}
*[[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}}
*[[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}}
*[[Henderson Single Member Constituency|Henderson SMC]]
*{{SMC|Henderson}}
*[[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}}
*[[Kim Keat Single Member Constituency|Kim Keat SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kim Keat}}
*[[Kim Seng Single Member Constituency|Kim Seng SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kim Seng}}
*[[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}}
*[[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|Boon Teck}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Toa Payoh}}
|-
|{{SMC|Bukit Batok}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Bukit Panjang}}, {{SMC|Bukit Timah}} and {{SMC|Chua Chu Kang}}
|-
|{{SMC|Henderson}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
|-
|{{SMC|Kim Keat}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Toa Payoh}}
|-
|{{SMC|Kim Seng}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Bukit Ho Swee}} and {{SMC|Delta}}
|-
|{{SMC|Kuo Chuan}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Toa Payoh}}
|-
|{{SMC|Leng Kee}}||Carved out from {{SMC|Bukit Merah}}
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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_parliamentary1972.html "1972 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=65|won=65|vote=524,892|ratio=70.43|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 16.29}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FFFFFF|party=People's Action Party (PAP)|leader=Lee Kuan Yew|contest=65|won=65|vote=524,892|ratio=70.43|fc=#F00|swing=▼ 16.29}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EE0000|party={{Code|1|PAST|WP}} Workers' Party|leader=Jeyaretnam J. B.|contest=27|won=0|vote=90,885|ratio=12.20|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 8.18}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EE0000|party=Workers' Party (WP)|leader=Jeyaretnam J. B.|contest=27|won=0|vote=90,885|ratio=12.20|fc=#0A0|swing=▲ 8.18}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#33AACC|party={{Code|1|PAST|UNF}} United National Front|leader=R. Vetrivelu|contest=33|won=0|vote=55,001|ratio=7.38|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#33AACC|party=United National Front (UNF)|leader=R. Vetrivelu|contest=33|won=0|vote=55,001|ratio=7.38|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#0100CC|party={{Code|1|PAST|BS}} Barisan Sosialis|leader=Lee Siew Choh|contest=10|won=0|vote=34,483|ratio=4.63|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#0100CC|party=Barisan Sosialis (BS)|leader=Lee Siew Choh|contest=10|won=0|vote=34,483|ratio=4.63|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#7778BB|party={{Code|1|PAST|PF}} People's Front|leader=Leong Mun Kwai|contest=7|won=0|vote=22,462|ratio=3.01|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#7778BB|party=People's Front (PF)|leader=Leong Mun Kwai|contest=7|won=0|vote=22,462|ratio=3.01|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#01CC00|party={{Code|1|PAST|PKMS}} Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura|leader=Ahmad Haji Taff|contest=2|won=0|vote=10,054|ratio=1.35|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#01CC00|party=Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS)|leader=Ahmad Haji Taff|contest=2|won=0|vote=10,054|ratio=1.35|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=2|won=0|vote=7,462|ratio=1.00|swing=N/A}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=2|won=0|vote=7,462|ratio=1.00|swing=N/A}}
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[[Category:Politics]]
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 2 September 2020

Main Event[edit]

Event Date[1]
Nomination day 23 August 1972
Polling day 2 September 1972

Electoral Boundaries[edit]

Changes in boundaries
Constituency Changes
New
Boon Teck SMC Carved out from Toa Payoh SMC
Bukit Batok SMC Carved out from Bukit Panjang SMC, Bukit Timah SMC and Chua Chu Kang SMC
Henderson SMC Carved out from Tiong Bahru SMC
Kim Keat SMC Carved out from Toa Payoh SMC
Kim Seng SMC Carved out from Bukit Ho Swee SMC and Delta SMC
Kuo Chuan SMC Carved out from Toa Payoh SMC
Leng Kee SMC Carved out from Bukit Merah SMC

Results[edit]

Parties and alliances Leader Seats Popular vote[2] % ±
Contested Won
People's Action Party (PAP) Lee Kuan Yew 65 65 524,892 70.43 ▼ 16.29
Workers' Party (WP) Jeyaretnam J. B. 27 0 90,885 12.20 ▲ 8.18
United National Front (UNF) R. Vetrivelu 33 0 55,001 7.38 New
Barisan Sosialis (BS) Lee Siew Choh 10 0 34,483 4.63 New
People's Front (PF) Leong Mun Kwai 7 0 22,462 3.01 New
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) Ahmad Haji Taff 2 0 10,054 1.35 New
Independent(s) N/A 2 0 7,462 1.00 N/A
Electorate 908,382
Walkover 95,456
Total Votes cast 760,468 93.55
Valid Votes 745,239 98.00

References[edit]

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