1976 General Election

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Main Event[edit]

Event Date[1]
Nomination day 13 December 1976
Polling day 23 December 1976

Electoral Boundaries[edit]

Changes in boundaries
Constituency Changes
New
Ang Mo Kio SMC Carved out from parts of Nee Soon SMC, Serangoon Gardens SMC and Thomson SMC
Bedok SMC Carved out from Siglap SMC
Boon Lay SMC Carved out from Jurong SMC
Buona Vista SMC Carved out from Ulu Pandan SMC
Braddell Heights SMC Carved out from Paya Lebar SMC, Serangoon Gardens SMC, Thomson SMC and Upper Serangoon SMC
Brickworks SMC Carved out from Leng Kee SMC and Pasir Panjang SMC
Khe Bong SMC Carved out from Kuo Chuan SMC and Toa Payoh SMC
Kolam Ayer SMC Carved out from Geylang West SMC, Kallang SMC and Potong Pasir SMC
Marine Parade SMC Carved out from Joo Chiat SMC
Radin Mas SMC Carved out from Henderson SMC and Telok Blangah SMC
Defunct
Bras Basah SMC Absorbed to Kampong Glam SMC and Telok Ayer SMC
Crawford SMC Absorbed to Jalan Besar SMC and Kampong Glam SMC
Hong Lim SMC Absorbed to Telok Ayer SMC
Kampong Kapor SMC Absorbed to Jalan Besar SMC
Sepoy Lines SMC Absorbed to Anson SMC, Tanjong Pagar SMC and Tiong Bahru SMC
Stamford SMC Absorbed to River Valley SMC and Telok Ayer SMC

Results[edit]

Parties and alliances Leader Seats Popular vote[2] % ±
Contested Won
People's Action Party (PAP) Lee Kuan Yew 69 69 590,169 74.09 ▲ 3.66
Workers' Party (WP) Jeyaretnam J. B. 22 0 91,966 11.55 ▼ 0.65
United Front (UF) Seow Khee Leng 14 0 53,373 6.70 New
Barisan Sosialis (BS) Lee Siew Choh 6 0 25,411 3.19 ▼ 1.44
United People's Front (UPF) Harbans Singh 6 0 14,233 1.79 New
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) Selamat Shamsuri 2 0 9,230 1.16 ▼ 0.19
Singapore Justice Party (SJP) M. Ramasamy 2 0 5,199 0.65 New
Independent(s) N/A 2 0 4,173 0.52 N/A
People's Front (PF) Leong Mun Kwai 1 0 2,818 0.35 ▼ 2.66
Electorate 1,095,817
Walkover 238,520
Total Votes cast 815,130 95.08
Valid Votes 796,572 97.72

References[edit]

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