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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.[1] 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

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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

Notes

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References

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  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p254 Шаблон:ISBN