2016 Bukit Batok by-election

2016 Bukit Batok by-election

← 2013 7 May 2016
Registered	25,727
Turnout	24,224 (94.16%) 0.08%
First party Second party   Candidate Murali Pillai Chee Soon Juan Party PAP SDP Popular vote 14,428 9,142 Percentage 61.23% 38.77% Swing 11.79% 12.39%
MP before election David Ong PAP Elected MP Murali Pillai PAP

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The by-election was concluded on 7 May 2016 and was the 13th of its kind since Singapore's independence. The by-election was to replace the vacant seat after the incumbent MP, David Ong, suddenly resigned due to his extramarital affair. ^[1]

Murali Pillai from the PAP winning 61.23% of the vote. Pillai was declared Member of Parliament-elect for Bukit Batok SMC.