1972 Singaporean general election

1972 Singaporean general election

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All 65 seats in Parliament 33 seats needed for a majority
Registered	812,926
Turnout	93.55% ( 1.72pp)
First party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew Party PAP Last election 86.72%, 58 seats Seats won 65 Seat change 7 Popular vote 524,892 Percentage 70.43% Swing 16.29pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Lee Kuan Yew PAP Prime Minister after election Lee Kuan Yew PAP

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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]