1980 General Election

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Main Event

Event Date[1]
Nomination day 13 December 1980
Polling day 23 December 1980

Electoral Boundaries

Changes in boundaries
Constituency Changes
New
Ayer Rajah SMC Carved out from Bukit Timah SMC
Cheng San SMC Carved out from Serangoon Gardens SMC
Chong Boon SMC Carved out from Serangoon Gardens SMC
Clementi SMC Carved out from Bukit Timah SMC
Kaki Bukit SMC Carved out from Kampong Chai Chee SMC
Kebun Baru SMC Carved out from Ang Mo Kio SMC
Tanah Merah SMC Carved out from Bedok SMC and Changi SMC
West Coast SMC Carved out from Bukit Timah SMC
Yio Chu Kang SMC Carved out from Ang Mo Kio SMC
Defunct
Farrer Park SMC Absorbed to Moulmein SMC
Geylang East SMC Absorbed to MacPherson SMC
Upper Serangoon SMC Absorbed to Punggol SMC

Results

Parties and alliances Leader Seats Popular vote[2] % ±
Contested Won
1
People's Action Party
Lee Kuan Yew 75 75 494,268 77.66 ▲ 3.57
1
Workers' Party
J B Jeyaretnam 8 0 39,590 6.22 ▼ 5.33
1
United People's Front
Harbans Singh 14 0 28,586 4.49 ▲ 2.70
1
United Front
Seow Khee Leng 8 0 27,522 4.32 ▼ 2.38
1
Barisan Sosialis
Lee Siew Choh 4 0 16,488 2.59 ▼ 0.60
1
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura
Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed Zin 4 0 13,435 2.11 ▲ 0.95
1
Singapore Democratic Party
Chiam See Tong 3 0 11,292 1.77 New
1
Singapore Justice Party
M Ramasamy 2 0 5,271 0.83 ▲ 0.18
Electorate 1,290,426
Walkover 605,285
Total Votes cast 654,195 95.48
Valid Votes 636,452 97.29

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