Английская Википедия:1968 Singaporean general election

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General elections were held in Singapore on 13 April 1968, the first as a sovereign country after its independence three years prior. The People's Action Party (PAP) won in a landslide, winning all 58 seats at the time, including 44 uncontested constituencies. The PAP would end up occupying all seats in Parliament until 1981.

Background

Following the resignations of eleven MPs from Barisan Sosialis (BS, Socialist Front) and two other BS MPs leaving Singapore in protest against independence, five by-elections were held within three years but PAP were successful in winning all the seats, resulting in complete supermajority control of Parliament by the PAP.

Campaign

BS boycotted the elections on the grounds that Singapore's independence was "phoney" and several opposition parties heeded its call. The leaders of Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (formerly the local branch of the UMNO), Ahmad Haji Taff, and the Singapore Chinese Party (formerly the local branch of the MCA), Chng Boon Eng, turned up but did not file their nominations.

Three precedents were made in this election: the fewest seats (seven) contested in a general election, and the first time PAP was returned to power on nomination day and the first time it won all seats, which ended up being a recurring theme until 1984. Walkovers also became a perpetual feature in every succeeding general election until 2015.

Timeline

Date	Event
8 February	Dissolution of 1st Parliament
17 February	Nomination Day
13 April	Polling day
6 May	Opening of 2nd Parliament

Electoral system

Шаблон:See also The 58 members of Parliament were elected in 58 single-member constituencies, an increase from 51 in the 1963 elections. The constituencies introduced or removed in the election, as well as constituencies with changes of boundaries, are shown on the table:

Constituency	Changes
New Constituencies
Alexandra	Carved out from Queenstown constituency
Bukit Ho Swee	Carved out from Delta constituency
Kampong Chai Chee	Carved out from Kampong Kembangan, Siglap and Tampines constituencies
Kampong Ubi	Carved out from Geylang Serai constituency
Katong	Carved out from Mountbatten constituency
MacPherson Potong Pasir	Carved out from Aljunied constituency
Whampoa	Carved out from Kallang constituency
Defunct Constituencies
Southern Islands	Absorbed to Jurong, Pasir Panjang and Telok Blangah constituencies

Results

By constituency

Out of the seven seats contested (all by only two candidates), three had winning margins of over 75%, with the losers forfeiting their deposit. The result for Tanjong Pagar (94% to 6%) remains the biggest winning margin and percentage obtained to date.

Constituency	Electorate	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Alexandra	13,317	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Wong Lin Ken	Uncontested
Aljunied	14,472	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail	Uncontested
Anson	8,764	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Perumal Govindaswamy	Uncontested
Bras Basah	9,718	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ho See Beng	Uncontested
Bukit Ho Swee	17,735	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Seah Mui Kok	Uncontested
Bukit Merah	19,319	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lim Guan Hoo	Uncontested
Bukit Panjang	17,893	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Pathmanaban Selvadurai	Uncontested
Bukit Timah	16,769	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Chor Yeok Eng	Uncontested
Cairnhill	12,287	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lim Kim San	Uncontested
Changi	15,594	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Sim Boon Woo	Uncontested
Chua Chu Kang	12,879	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Tang See Chim	Uncontested
Crawford	7,190	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Low Yong Nguan	Uncontested
Delta	17,715	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Chan Choy Siong	Uncontested
Farrer Park	10,290	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lee Chiaw Meng	7,826	84.91
		bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	Independent	Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair	1,391	15.09
Geylang East	16,185	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ho Cheng Choon	Uncontested
Geylang Serai	12,741	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Rahmat bin Kenap	9,363	83.01
		bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	Independent	Darus bin Shariff	1,916	16.99
Geylang West	14,609	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Yong Nyuk Lin	Uncontested
Havelock	11,049	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lim Soo Peng	Uncontested
Hong Lim	10,388	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lee Khoon Choy	Uncontested
Jalan Besar	11,400	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Chan Chee Seng	Uncontested
Jalan Kayu	12,878	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Hwang Soo Jin	9,581	82.30
		bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	Workers' Party	Sum Chong Meng	2,060	17.70
Joo Chiat	12,335	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Yeoh Ghim Seng	Uncontested
Jurong	11,445	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ho Kah Leong	Uncontested
Kallang	9,309	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Abdul Aziz bin Karim	Uncontested
Kampong Chai Chee	17,636	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Sha'ari bin Tadin	Uncontested
Kampong Glam	9,484	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	S. Rajaratnam	Uncontested
Kampong Kapor	10,818	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lim Cheng Lock	Uncontested
Kampong Kembangan	15,862	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi	Uncontested
Kampong Ubi	13,434	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ya'acob bin Mohamed	9,797	81.87
		bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	Independent	Tay Mook Yong	2,169	18.13
Katong	14,872	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Joseph Francis De Conceicao	Uncontested
Kreta Ayer	11,575	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Goh Keng Swee	Uncontested
MacPherson	13,099	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Chua Sian Chin	Uncontested
Moulmein	11,888	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Sia Khoon Seong	9,675	90.56
		bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	Independent	T. T. Joseph	1,009	9.44
Mountbatten	12,760	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ng Yeow Chong	Uncontested
Nee Soon	12,846	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ong Soo Chuan	10,442	91.35
		bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	Workers' Party	Wong Hong Toy	989	8.65
Pasir Panjang	12,394	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Othman Wok	Uncontested
Paya Lebar	17,573	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Tay Boon Too	Uncontested
Potong Pasir	11,782	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Sellappa Ramaswamy	Uncontested
Punggol	12,277	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ng Kah Ting	Uncontested
Queenstown	16,193	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Jek Yeun Thong	Uncontested
River Valley	10,865	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Low Guan Onn	Uncontested
Rochore	12,222	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Toh Chin Chye	Uncontested
Sembawang	11,220	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Teong Eng Siong	Uncontested
Sepoy Lines	11,409	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Wee Toon Boon	Uncontested
Serangoon Gardens	9,454	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Leonard Peter Rodrigo	Uncontested
Siglap	11,627	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Abdul Rahim Ishak	Uncontested
Stamford	9,919	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Andrew Fong Sip Chee	Uncontested
Tampines	12,703	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Phua Bah Lee	Uncontested
Tanglin	13,332	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Edmund W. Barker	Uncontested
Tanjong Pagar	10,806	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lee Kuan Yew	9,128	94.34
		bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	Independent	Rengaswamy Vetrivelu	548	5.66
Telok Ayer	11,721	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ong Pang Boon	Uncontested
Telok Blangah	14,785	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	N. Naidu Govindasamy	Uncontested
Thomson	15,911	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ang Nam Piau	Uncontested
Tiong Bahru	16,532	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Ch'ng Jit Koon	Uncontested
Toa Payoh	19,143	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Eric Cheong Yuen Chee	Uncontested
Ulu Pandan	13,289	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Lee Teck Him	Uncontested
Upper Serangoon	13,373	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Sia Kah Hui	Uncontested
Whampoa	12,854	bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color|	People's Action Party	Buang bin Omar Junid	Uncontested
Source: ELD