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1972 Singaporean general election
← 1968 2 September 1972 1976 →
All 65 seats to the Parliament of Singapore
33 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout93.5%
  First party
 
Leader Lee Kuan Yew
Party PAP
Leader's seat Tanjong Pagar
Last election 58 seats, 86.7%
Seats before 58
Seats won 65
Seat change Increase7
Popular vote 524,892
Percentage 70.4%
Swing Decrease16.3%
Winning party by constituency.
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General elections were held in Singapore on 2 September 1972. The result was a fourth victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 65 seats, the second of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat. Voter turnout was 93.5% in the 57 constituencies (which represented 812,926 voters) that were contested,[1] with PAP candidates elected unopposed in the other eight, which represents 95,456 voters.[2]

Electoral system

See also: List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1972–76)

The 65 members of Parliament were elected in 65 single-member constituencies, an increase from 58 in the 1968 elections. Like the previous elections, boundaries and constituencies were carved due to development or population; the newly added constituencies were:

Constituency Changes
New Constituencies
Boon Teck
Kim Keat
Kuo Chuan		 Carved from Toa Payoh
Bukit Batok Carved from Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah and Choa Chu Kang
Henderson Carved from Tiong Bahru
Kim Seng Carved from Bukit Ho Swee and Delta
Leng Kee Carved from Bukit Merah

Timeline

Date Event
16 August Dissolution of 2nd Parliament
23 August Nomination Day
2 September Polling Day
12 October Opening of 3rd Parliament

Campaign

Unlike the previous elections in 1968, which saw the PAP returning to power after nomination day due to low number of contests (seven out of 58 seats), this election saw contests in all but eight seats. Barisan Sosialis renounced its boycott strategy and attempted to make a comeback, while the Workers' Party saw its rejuvenation with the introduction of its new secretary-general, also lawyer and former district judge, J. B. Jeyaretnam (who would later went to become the inaugural opposition Member of Parliament in 1981); former leader and ex-Chief Minister David Marshall contemplated standing as an independent, but ultimately did not run due to a stingray wound. PAP candidate and architect Ong Teng Cheong, who made his debut in the election, would later serve as a Deputy Prime Minister and also the first-elected (and fifth) President of Singapore.

Describing the alternative opposition parties as having lost their credibility with swerving political manoeuvres, coupled with Singapore's strong economic progress and successful housing development, the PAP declared that Singaporeans no longer saw need for political diversity, claiming that this led to squabbling that would impede its effective governance.

Results

Despite expectations that the PAP would not coast to victory and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew even anticipating that the PAP winning around 45 seats would be a convincing victory, the PAP still managed to capture every seat in Parliament for the second time.22 candidates lost their election deposits.

Party Votes % Seats +/–
bgcolor=Template:People's Action Party/meta/color| People's Action Party 524,892 70.4 65 +7
bgcolor=Template:Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color| Workers' Party 90,885 12.2 0 0
United National Front 55,001 7.4 0 New
bgcolor=Template:Barisan Sosialis/meta/color| Barisan Sosialis 34,483 4.6 0 New
bgcolor=Template:People's Front (Singapore)/meta/color| People's Front 22,462 3.0 0 New
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura 10,054 1.3 0 New
bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| Independents 7,462 1.0 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 15,229 – – –
Total 760,468 100 65 +7
Registered voters/turnout[a] 908,382 93.5 – –
Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections

By constituency

Constituency Electorate Party Candidates Votes %
Alexandra 24,499 Template:SG/PAP Wong Lin Ken 17,965
77.52 / 100
Template:SG/WP Wong Kui Yu 3,782
16.32 / 100
Template:SG/UNF S.A. Hamid(Loses $500 deposit) 1,427
6.16 / 100
Aljunied 19,278 Template:SG/PAP Chin Harn Tong 12,861
71.51 / 100
Template:SG/WP Lim Kang Chew 4,360
24.25 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Amir Ali bin Mohamed(Loses $500 deposit) 762
4.24 / 100
Anson 8,171 Template:SG/PAP Perumal Govindaswamy 5,027
74.34 / 100
Template:SG/WP Tay Kim Oh 1,291
19.09 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Paul C. Kunjuraman(Loses $500 deposit) 444
6.57 / 100
Boon Teck 15,958 Template:SG/PAP Phey Yew Kok 9,947
66.75 / 100
Template:SG/PF Lim Thiam Hock 4,954
33.25 / 100
Bras Basah 8,323 Template:SG/PAP Ho See Beng Uncontested walkover
Bukit Batok 14,563 Template:SG/PAP Chai Chong Yii 9,765
73.78 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Rengaswamy Vetrivelu 3,471
26.22 / 100
Bukit Ho Swee 12,212 Template:SG/PAP Seah Mui Kok 7,862
68.77 / 100
Template:SG/BS Chin Tian Choo 2,209
19.32 / 100
Template:SG/WP Wee Kia Eng(Loses $500 deposit) 1,361
11.91 / 100
Bukit Merah 13,960 Template:SG/PAP Lim Guan Hoo 9,044
69.33 / 100
Template:SG/WP Kho Jiak Hiong 2,042
15.65 / 100
Template:SG/BS Said bin Jali 1,958
15.02 / 100
Bukit Panjang 15,461 Template:SG/PAP Lee Yiok Seng 9,527
67.65 / 100
Template:SG/WP Tang Song Khiang 3,496
24.82 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Leyu Tan Jib(Loses $500 deposit) 1,060
7.53 / 100
Bukit Timah 15,476 Template:SG/PAP Chor Yeok Eng 9,475
66.78 / 100
Template:SG/BS Krishnan K. Nair 4,714
33.22 / 100
Cairnhill 12,287 Template:SG/PAP Lim Kim San 8,458
80.92 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Paul Elisha 1,994
19.08 / 100
Changi 18,297 Template:SG/PAP Sim Boon Woo 10,512
62.42 / 100
Template:SG/WP Normah binte Yahya 4,917
29.20 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Omar bin Ninggal(Loses $500 deposit) 1,412
8.38 / 100
Chua Chu Kang 15,669 Template:SG/PAP Tang See Chim 9,002
62.36 / 100
Template:SG/BS Ng Ah Chue 5,434
37.64 / 100
Crawford 9,285 Template:SG/PAP Ang Kok Peng 6,040
72.60 / 100
Template:SG/WP Wu Kher 1,565
18.81 / 100
Template:SG/UNF N. M. Abdul Wahid(Loses $500 deposit) 714
8.59 / 100
Delta 13,781 Template:SG/PAP Yeo Choo Kok 9,149
70.72 / 100
Template:SG/WP Wong Hong Toy 2,186
16.90 / 100
Template:SG/BS Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Rahman(Loses $500 deposit) 1,602
12.38 / 100
Farrer Park 12,707 Template:SG/PAP Lee Chiaw Meng 8,521
73.82 / 100
Template:SG/WP Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam 2,668
23.11 / 100
Template:SG/UNF S. A. Latiff(Loses $500 deposit) 354
3.07 / 100
Geylang East 16,580 Template:SG/PAP Ho Cheng Choon 9,692
64.24 / 100
Template:SG/WP Kum Teng Hock 4,951
32.81 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Mohamed Elias bin Ibrahim(Loses $500 deposit) 445
2.95 / 100
Geylang Serai 13,837 Template:SG/PAP Rahmat bin Kenap 6,711
53.59 / 100
Template:SG/PKMS Ahmad bin Haji Taff 4,978
39.75 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Raja Rom bin Raja Jaafar(Loses $500 deposit) 833
6.66 / 100
Geylang West 11,653 Template:SG/PAP Yong Nyuk Lin 7,320
69.28 / 100
Template:SG/WP Quek Doh Lam 3,246
30.72 / 100
Havelock 10,849 Template:SG/PAP Hon Sui Sen 7,151
72.65 / 100
Template:SG/BS Harbans Singh 2,692
27.35 / 100
Henderson 9,431 Template:SG/PAP Lai Tha Chai 6,577
74.43 / 100
Template:SG/PF Wong Wen Nan 2,260
25.57 / 100
Hong Lim 7,486 Template:SG/PAP Lee Khoon Choy 4,835
73.79 / 100
Template:SG/PF Wong Kong Hoa 1,717
26.21 / 100
Jalan Besar 10,310 Template:SG/PAP Chan Chee Seng 7,794
83.86 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Johnnie Ng Kong Wah 1,500
16.14 / 100
Jalan Kayu 14,982 Template:SG/PAP Hwang Soo Jin 8,283
59.42 / 100
Template:SG/WP Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair 5,137
36.86 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Ong Seng Kok(Loses $500 deposit) 518
3.72 / 100
Joo Chiat 15,684 Template:SG/PAP Yeoh Ghim Seng 11,669
83.49 / 100
Template:SG/UNF William James Cook 2,307
16.51 / 100
Jurong 15,348 Template:SG/PAP Ho Kah Leong 10,741
76.43 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Ng Soon Hee 3,312
23.57 / 100
Kallang 17,232 Template:SG/PAP Abdul Aziz bin Karim 12,626
79.75 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Sultan Mydin bin Abdul Hamid 3,205
20.25 / 100
Kampong Chai Chee 15,564 Template:SG/PAP Sha'ari bin Tadin 7,458
52.39 / 100
Template:SG/BS Ng Yang Choo 4,188
29.42 / 100
Template:SG/WP Hashim bin Yadi 2,590
18.19 / 100
Kampong Glam 7,542 Template:SG/PAP Sinnathamby Rajaratnam Uncontested walkover
Kampong Kapor 9,361 Template:SG/PAP Yeo Toon Chia 6,132
73.15 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Chng Boon Eng 2,251
26.85 / 100
Kampong Kembangan 18,480 Template:SG/PAP Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi 9,671
57.53 / 100
Template:SG/WP Othman bin Abdullah 5,451
32.43 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Kamaruddin bin Hassan(Loses $500 deposit) 1,687
10.04 / 100
Kampong Ubi 15,431 Template:SG/PAP Ya'acob bin Mohamed 8,030
56.86 / 100
Template:SG/PKMS Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Zin 5,076
35.94 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Darus bin Shariff(Loses $500 deposit) 1,017
7.20 / 100
Katong 16,766 Template:SG/PAP Joseph Francis De Conceicao Uncontested walkover
Kim Keat 14,640 Template:SG/PAP Ong Teng Cheong 10,262
74.00 / 100
Template:SG/WP Seow Khee Leng 3,022
21.79 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Winston J. Paglar(Loses $500 deposit) 583
4.21 / 100
Kim Seng 12,893 Template:SG/PAP Ong Leong Boon 8,178
67.74 / 100
Template:SG/WP Heng Swee Tong 3,895
32.26 / 100
Kreta Ayer 9,627 Template:SG/PAP Goh Keng Swee Uncontested walkover
Kuo Chuan 15,142 Template:SG/PAP Pathmanaban Selvadurai 10,523
73.69 / 100
Template:SG/BS P. Manokaran 3,757
26.31 / 100
Leng Kee 17,158 Template:SG/PAP Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar 10,929
68.28 / 100
Template:SG/WP Ng Ho 4,036
25.21 / 100
Template:SG/UNF N. Loganathan(Loses $500 deposit) 1,042
6.51 / 100
MacPherson 15,637 Template:SG/PAP Chua Sian Chin 10,117
68.76 / 100
Template:SG/WP Lee Tow Kiat 4,597
31.24 / 100
Moulmein 11,144 Template:SG/PAP Sia Khoon Seong 7,412
72.43 / 100
Template:SG/WP Cheng Poh Yew 2,822
27.57 / 100
Mountbatten 14,396 Template:SG/PAP Ng Yeow Chong Uncontested walkover
Nee Soon 17,061 Template:SG/PAP Ong Soo Chuan 11,636
73.29 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Yap Fatt Shing 4,240
26.71 / 100
Pasir Panjang 13,964 Template:SG/PAP Othman bin Wok 9,209
71.77 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Syed Ahmad bin Syed Husain 3,623
28.23 / 100
Paya Lebar 19,102 Template:SG/PAP Tay Boon Too 11,073
61.59 / 100
Template:SG/WP Tan Poh Seng 5,361
29.82 / 100
Independent Kow Kee Seng(Loses $500 deposit) 1,545
8.59 / 100
Potong Pasir 13,103 Template:SG/PAP Ivan Cuthbert Baptist 7,772
66.22 / 100
Template:SG/WP Rajaratnam Murugason 3,391
28.89 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Harnek Singh(Loses $500 deposit) 573
4.89 / 100
Punggol 15,303 Template:SG/PAP Ng Kah Ting 8,215
58.13 / 100
Independent Ng Teng Kian 5,917
41.87 / 100
Queenstown 18,458 Template:SG/PAP Jek Yeun Thong 14,200
81.24 / 100
Template:SG/WP Chua Eng Huat 2,504
28.89 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Lew Ban Huat(Loses $500 deposit) 775
4.43 / 100
River Valley 12,189 Template:SG/PAP Tan Eng Liang Uncontested walkover
Rochore 11,589 Template:SG/PAP Toh Chin Chye 6,218
60.40 / 100
Template:SG/BS Lee Siew Choh 4,076
39.60 / 100
Sembawang 12,217 Template:SG/PAP Teong Eng Siong 8,466
77.36 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Mohd Arif bin Sahul Hameed 2,478
22.64 / 100
Sepoy Lines 12,308 Template:SG/PAP Wee Toon Boon 9,160
81.30 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Ho Soo Hock 2,107
18.70 / 100
Serangoon Gardens 13,836 Template:SG/PAP Leonard Peter Rodrigo Uncontested walkover
Siglap 16,091 Template:SG/PAP Abdul Rahim bin Ishak 11,456
78.63 / 100
Template:SG/WP Ariffin bin Noordin 2,529
17.36 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Yahiya bin Haji Mohamed Ghouse(Loses $500 deposit) 584
4.01 / 100
Stamford 8,212 Template:SG/PAP Andrew Fong Sip Chee 5,083
71.77 / 100
Template:SG/WP Chiang Seok Keong 1,999
28.23 / 100
Tampines 15,302 Template:SG/PAP Phua Bah Lee 9,049
64.30 / 100
Template:SG/PF Tan Sim Hock 5,025
35.70 / 100
Tanglin 12,777 Template:SG/PAP Edmund William Barker Uncontested walkover
Tanjong Pagar 9,946 Template:SG/PAP Lee Kuan Yew 7,542
84.08 / 100
Template:SG/PF Leong Mun Kwai 1,428
15.92 / 100
Telok Ayer 10,547 Template:SG/PAP Ong Pang Boon 7,612
83.98 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Ng Oh Chew 1,452
16.02 / 100
Telok Blangah 14,624 Template:SG/PAP N. Naidu Govindasamy 7,669
57.92 / 100
Template:SG/WP Zainul Abiddin bin Mohd Shah 4,714
35.60 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Muthusamy Ramasamy(Loses $500 deposit) 858
6.48 / 100
Thomson 18,702 Template:SG/PAP Ang Nam Piau 12,378
72.55 / 100
Template:SG/PF Wong Chung Kit 4,683
27.45 / 100
Tiong Bahru 17,394 Template:SG/PAP Ch'ng Jit Koon 11,991
75.62 / 100
Template:SG/WP Seow Yong Chew 2,972
18.74 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Lee Kah Chit(Loses $500 deposit) 894
5.64 / 100
Toa Payoh 15,742 Template:SG/PAP Eric Cheong Yuen Chee 10,884
73.85 / 100
Template:SG/BS Tay Cheng Kang 3,853
26.15 / 100
Ulu Pandan 14,485 Template:SG/PAP Chiang Hai Ding 9,378
71.83 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Ang Kheng Kwan 3,678
28.17 / 100
Upper Serangoon 16,621 Template:SG/PAP Sia Kah Hui 11,862
77.72 / 100
Template:SG/UNF Lim Kia Joo 3,401
22.28 / 100
Whampoa 12,044 Template:SG/PAP Augustine Tan Hui Heng 8,773
78.55 / 100
Template:SG/PF Phang Juet Haw 2,395
21.45 / 100
Source: ELD Singapore Elections

Notes

  1. ^ 95,456 of the 908,382 voters were registered in uncontested constituencies

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p254 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Parliamentary general election 1972 Singapore Elections
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