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Candidates and results
7th Parliament
| 1988 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
14,043
|
81.60
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
M G Guru
|
3,167
|
18.40
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
19,041
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
17,685
|
92.88
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,210
|
97.31
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
Walkover
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
15,812
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
11,730
|
92.74
|
▲ 3.71
|
|
|
United Front
|
Wee Lai Seng Johnny
|
555
|
4.39
|
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Lee Mun Hung
|
363
|
2.87
|
▼ 8.10
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
13,765
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
12,941
|
94.01
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
12,648
|
97.74
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 3.71
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
9,996
|
89.03
|
▲ 4.95
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Harbans Singh
|
1,232
|
10.97
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
12,147
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,479
|
94.50
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,228
|
97.81
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 4.95
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
7,542
|
84.08
|
▼ 10.26
|
|
|
People's Front
|
Leong Mun Kwai
|
1,428
|
15.92
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
9,946
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
9,142
|
91.92
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
8,970
|
98.12
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 10.26
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
9,128
|
94.34
|
▲ 35.41
|
|
|
Independent
|
R. Vetrivelu
|
548
|
5.66
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
10,806
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
9,902
|
91.63
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
9,676
|
97.72
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 35.41
|
|
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
| 1963 General Election [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
6,317
|
58.93
|
▼ 12.11
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Ong Hock Siang
|
3,537
|
32.99
|
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Lim Peng Kang
|
473
|
4.41
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Chng Boon Eng
|
393
|
3.67
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
11,395
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
10,841
|
95.14
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
10,720
|
98.88
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 12.11
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
7,617
|
71.04
|
▲ 2.91
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
C. Subramanyam
|
3,105
|
28.96
|
▲ 9.93
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
11,939
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
10,870
|
91.05
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
10,722
|
98.64
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 2.91
|
|
1st Legislative Assembly
| 1957 By Election [9]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
4,707
|
68.13
|
▼ 10.20
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
Chong Wee Ling
|
1,315
|
19.03
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Koh Choon Hong
|
887
|
12.84
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
14,761
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
6,985
|
47.32
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
6,909
|
98.91
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 10.20
|
|
| 1955 General Election [10]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew
|
6,029
|
78.33
|
|
|
|
Progressive Party
|
Lim Seck Tiong
|
908
|
11.80
|
|
|
|
Democratic Party
|
Lam Thian
|
760
|
9.87
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
13,430
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
7,737
|
57.61
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
7,697
|
99.48
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References