1979 By Election

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Main Event[edit]

Event Date
Nomination day 31 January 1979
Polling day 10 February 1979

Electoral Boundaries[edit]

Results[edit]

Parties and alliances Seats Popular vote % ±
Contested Won
People's Action Party (PAP) sgWiki 7 7 53,222 72.69 ▼ 1.40
Workers' Party (WP) sgWiki 1 0 8,036 10.98 ▼ 0.57
Independent(s) sgWiki 1 0 4,491 6.13 N/A
United Front (UF) sgWiki 2 0 3,942 5.38 ▼ 1.32
United People's Front (UPF) sgWiki 1 0 3,528 4.82 ▲ 3.03
Electorate 116,881
Walkover 36,806
Total Votes cast 74,887 93.52
Valid Votes 73,219 97.77