1980 Singaporean general election

1980 Singaporean general election

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All 75 seats in Parliament 38 seats needed for a majority
Registered	685,141
Turnout	95.50% ( 0.42pp)
First party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew Party PAP Last election 74.09%, 69 seats Seats won 75 Seat change 6 Popular vote 494,268 Percentage 77.66% Swing 3.57pp
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 23 December 1980. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 75 seats, the last of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat. Voter turnout was 95%, although this figure represents the turnout in the 38 constituencies to be contested,^[1] with PAP candidates earning walkovers in the other 37. 685,141 voters out of the total electorate of 1,290,426 went to vote on the elections.