1980 Singaporean general election

1980 Singaporean general election

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All 75 seats in Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority
Registered685,141
Turnout95.50% (Increase 0.42pp)
  First party
 
Leader Lee Kuan Yew
Party PAP
Last election 74.09%, 69 seats
Seats won 75
Seat change Increase6
Popular vote 494,268
Percentage 77.66%
Swing Increase 3.57pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Lee Kuan Yew
PAP

Prime Minister after election

Lee Kuan Yew
PAP

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.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p254 ISBN 0-19-924959-8