1965 Hong Lim by-election

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1965 Hong Lim by-election

← 1961 10 July 1965 1966 →
Registered	11,837
Turnout	10,858 (91.73%) 3.77%
Majority party Minority party   Candidate Lee Khoon Choy Ong Chang Sam Party PAP BS Popular vote 6,398 4,346 Percentage 59.55% 40.45% Swing 26.28% 19.87%
Assemblyman before election Ong Eng Guan UPP Elected Assemblyman Lee Khoon Choy PAP

The by-election was held on 10 July 1965, with the nomination day held on 30 June 1965. Merely a month before Singapore's separation from Malaysia and independence, UPP chief, and the party's sole Assembly Member Ong Eng Guan resigned his seat and retired from politics, triggering a by-election.