Workers' Party (Singapore)
Parliament
Parliament By-elections Marshall did not contest the 1957 city elections. Chiang did not contest in the 1968 election.

Workers' Party (Singapore)

Section Title: Parliament
Table Section Text: Parliament By-elections Marshall did not contest the 1957 city elections. Chiang did not contest in the 1968 election.

Election	Seats up for election	Seats contested by party	Seats won by walkover	Contested seats won	Contested seats lost	Total seats won	Change	Total votes	Share of votes	Popular vote	Outcome of election	Party leader

1968	58	2	0	0	2	0 / 58	3,049	13.2%	4.0%	No seats	Chiang Seok Keong

1972	65	27	0	0	27	0 / 65	90,885	24.5%	12.2%	No seats	J. B. Jeyaretnam

1976	69	22	0	0	22	0 / 69	91,966	27.9%	11.5%	No seats

1980	75	8	0	0	8	0 / 75	39,590	29.2%	6.2%	No seats

1984	79	15	0	1	14	1 / 79	1	110,939	41.9%	12.7%	Largest opposition

1988	81	32	0	0	32	0 / 81	1	224,473	38.5%	16.7%	No seats (+2→1 NCMPs)

1991	81	13	0	1	12	1 / 81	1	112,010	41.1%	14.3%	Opposition

1997	83	14	0	1	13	1 / 83	101,544	37.6%	14.2%	Largest opposition (+1 NCMP)

2001	84	2	0	1	1	1 / 84	19,060	39.3%	3.0%	Opposition	Low Thia Khiang

2006	84	20	0	1	19	1 / 84	183,578	38.4%	16.3%	Largest opposition (+1 NCMP)

2011	87	23	0	6	17	6 / 87	5	258,510	46.58%	12.82%	Largest opposition (+2 NCMPs)

2015	89	28	0	6	22	6 / 89	281,697	39.75%	12.48%	Largest opposition (+3 NCMPs)

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The Workers' Party obtained 46.58% of the votes.

final_sentence: The Workers' Party obtained 46.58% of the votes.