General Elections in pre-independent Singapore

1948- The first Legislative Council election was held on 20 March 1948. It was to select 6 members to the Legislative Council. The Singapore Progressive Party (SPP) won 3 seats while the rest of the seats went to Independent candidates.

1951- 2nd Legislative Council election held in March. The number of seats increased from 6 to 9. The SPP won 6 seats, Labour Party (SLP) won 2 and the last seat was won by Independent Candidate.

1955-  “the first lively political contest in Singapore’s history”. Labour Front won 10 out of 25 seats, People’s Action Party (PAP) won 3 seats, the Democratic Party won 2 seats, the Progressive Party won 4 seats, UMNO-MCA won 3 seats while 3 seats went to the Independent Candidates. David Marshall then became the first Singapore’s Chief Minister.

1957- Election for the first fully elected City Council in December.

1959- Self government. 30 May 1959, General Election was help to choose 51 representatives to the first fully elected Legislative Assembly. PAP won 43 out of 51 seats and Lee Kuan Yew became the first Singapore Prime Minister.

1963- Singapore merged with Malaysia. An election was held in September to elect 51 seats for the first five years of Independence within Malaysia. PAP won 37 out of the 51 seats, Barisan Socialis won 13 seats and the United People’s Party won one seat.

 

General Elections after independence

1968- 5 independent candidates, 2 main parties contesting which consist of PAP and the Workers’ Party. PAP won all 58 seats and then Singapore only had 1 party ruling.

1972- PAP again won all 65 seats.

1976 and 1980- PAP had won victory for all seats.

1984- PAP won 77 seats and lost the other two to Singapore Democratic Party and Workers’ Party.

1988- PAP won 80 seats and lost one to the Singapore Democratic Party.

1991- 

PAP won 77 seats, Singapore Democratic Party won 3 seats while Workers’ Party won 1 seat.

1997- PAP had won 81 seats and lost two to the Workers’ Party and Singapore Democratic Party.

2001- PAP won 82 out of the 84 seats contested.

2006- PAP won 82 out of 84 seats.

2011- PAP won 81 out of 87 seats. Workers’ Party won a GRC for the first time, grabbing 5 seats in the Aljunied GRC.