1972 Singaporean general election
Results
Despite expectations that the PAP would not coast to victory and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew even anticipating that the PAP winning around 45 seats would be a convincing victory, the PAP still managed to capture every seat in Parliament for the second time.

1972 Singaporean general election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: Despite expectations that the PAP would not coast to victory and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew even anticipating that the PAP winning around 45 seats would be a convincing victory, the PAP still managed to capture every seat in Parliament for the second time.

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–

People's Action Party	524,892	70.4	65	+7

Workers' Party	90,885	12.2	0	0

United National Front	55,001	7.4	0	New

Barisan Sosialis	34,483	4.6	0	New

People's Front	22,462	3.0	0	New

Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura	10,054	1.3	0	New

Independents	7,462	1.0	0	0

Invalid/blank votes	15,229	–	–	–

Total	760,468	100	65	+7

Registered voters/turnout	812,926	93.5	–	–

Source: Nohlen et al.

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In the 1972 Singaporean general election, voter turnout was 93.5%, which represented 812,926 voters.

final_sentence: In the 1972 Singaporean general election, voter turnout was 93.5%, which represented 812,926 voters.