1980 General Election

Main Event

Event	Date
Nomination day	13 December 1980
Polling day	23 December 1980

Electoral Boundaries

• Alexandra SMC
• Aljunied SMC
• Ang Mo Kio SMC
• Anson SMC
• Ayer Rajah SMC
• Bedok SMC
• Boon Lay SMC
• Boon Teck SMC
• Braddell Heights SMC
• Brickworks SMC
• Bukit Batok SMC
• Bukit Ho Swee SMC
• Bukit Merah SMC
• Bukit Panjang SMC
• Bukit Timah SMC
• Buona Vista SMC
• Cairnhill SMC
• Changi SMC
• Cheng San SMC
• Chong Boon SMC
• Chua Chu Kang SMC
• Clementi SMC
• Delta SMC
• Geylang Serai SMC
• Geylang West SMC
• Havelock SMC
• Henderson SMC
• Jalan Besar SMC
• Jalan Kayu SMC
• Joo Chiat SMC
• Jurong SMC
• Kaki Bukit SMC
• Kallang SMC
• Kampong Chai Chee SMC
• Kampong Glam SMC
• Kampong Kembangan SMC
• Kampong Ubi SMC
• Katong SMC
• Kebun Baru SMC
• Khe Bong SMC
• Kim Keat SMC
• Kim Seng SMC
• Kolam Ayer SMC
• Kreta Ayer SMC
• Kuo Chuan SMC
• Leng Kee SMC
• MacPherson SMC
• Marine Parade SMC
• Moulmein SMC
• Mountbatten SMC
• Nee Soon SMC
• Pasir Panjang SMC
• Paya Lebar SMC
• Potong Pasir SMC
• Punggol SMC
• Queenstown SMC
• Radin Mas SMC
• River Valley SMC
• Rochore SMC
• Sembawang SMC
• Serangoon Gardens SMC
• Siglap SMC
• Tampines SMC
• Tanah Merah SMC
• Tanglin SMC
• Tanjong Pagar SMC
• Telok Ayer SMC
• Telok Blangah SMC
• Thomson SMC
• Tiong Bahru SMC
• Toa Payoh SMC
• Ulu Pandan SMC
• West Coast SMC
• Whampoa SMC
• Yio Chu Kang SMC

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	%	±
			Contested	Won
	People's Action Party (PAP)	Lee Kuan Yew	75	75	494,268	77.66	▲ 3.57
	Workers' Party (WP)	J B Jeyaretnam	8	0	39,590	6.22	▼ 5.33
	United People's Front (UPF)	Harbans Singh	14	0	28,586	4.49	▲ 2.70
	United Front (UF)	Seow Khee Leng	8	0	27,522	4.32	▼ 2.38
	Barisan Sosialis (BS)	Lee Siew Choh	4	0	16,488	2.59	▼ 0.60
	Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS)	Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed Zin	4	0	13,435	2.11	▲ 0.95
	Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)	Chiam See Tong	3	0	11,292	1.77	New
	Singapore Justice Party (SJP)	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