1970 Singaporean by-elections

1970 Singaporean by-elections
← 1967 18 April 1970 1977 →
5 seats to the Parliament of Singapore
Registered25,310
Turnout21,550 (85.14%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lee Kuan Yew
  • Chng Boon Eng
  • Vetrivelu Rengaswamy
Party PAP UNF
Seats won 5 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 14,545 6,255
Percentage 69.93% 30.07%
MPs before election
  • Chan Choy Siong
  • Lim Soo Peng
  • Lim Cheng Lock
  • Lee Teck Lim
  • Buang bin Omar Jumid

PAP

Elected MPs

PAP

The by-elections were held in April, for five seats in the Parliament of Singapore, after the resignation of Members of Parliament of the People's Action Party (PAP). The PAP won all five seats; with three of them in an uncontested walkover.