1961 Singaporean by-elections

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1961 Singaporean by-elections

← 1957 29 April 1961 (Hong Lim) 15 July 1961 (Anson) 1965 →
2 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Registered	21,708
Turnout	20,384 (93.90%) 4.42%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Ong Eng Guan David Marshall Lee Kuan Yew Party Independent WP PAP Seats won 1 1 0 Seat change 1 1 2 popular vote 7,747 3,598 5,872 Percentage 41.05% 19.07% 31.11% Swing 41.05% 19.07% 38.99%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Lim Yew Hock Tan Chye Cheng Party SA LSP SC Seats won 0 0 0 Seat change popular vote 1,482 104 69 Percentage 7.85% 0.55% 0.37% Swing 4.48% 9.90% 0.37%
Assemblymen before election Ong Eng Guan Baharuddin Mohamed Ariff PAP Elected Assemblymen Ong Eng Guan David Marshall Independent WP

Two by-elections were held in 1961. The first by-election, for the Hong Lim constituency, was held on 29 April with the nomination day held on 11 March, while the second by-election, for the Anson constituency, was held on 15 July with the nomination day held on 10 June.