# 1976 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 23 December 1976. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 69 seats, the third of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat. Voter turnout was 95%, out of 857,297 voters eligible (from the total electorate of 1,095,817) from the 53 contested constituencies.

## Electoral system

The 69 members of Parliament were elected from 69 single-member constituencies, an increase from 65 used for the previous elections in 1972. The deposit was increased for the first time to $1,200, up from $500.

## Timeline

| Date | Event |
| 6 December | Dissolution of 3rd Parliament |
| 13 December | Nomination Day |
| 23 December | Polling Day |
| 7 February 1977 | Opening of 4th Parliament |

## Constituencies

Similar to previous elections, constituencies were either dissolved or created due to population. Six constituencies were abolished and ten new ones created, which were reflected on the table:
| Constituency | Changes |
| New Constituencies ||
| Ang Mo Kio | Carved from parts of Nee Soon, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson |
| Bedok | Carved from Siglap |
| Boon Lay | Carved from Jurong |
| Buona Vista | Carved from Ulu Pandan |
| Braddell Heights | Carved from Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, Thomson and Upper Serangoon |
| Brickworks | Carved from Leng Kee and Pasir Panjang |
| Khe Bong | Carved from Kuo Chuan and Toa Payoh |
| Kolam Ayer | Carved from Geylang West, Kallang and Potong Pasir |
| Marine Parade | Carved from Joo Chiat |
| Radin Mas | Carved from Henderson and Telok Blangah |
| Defunct Constituencies ||
| Bras Basah | Absorbed to Kampong Glam and Telok Ayer |
| Crawford | Absorbed to Jalan Besar and Kampong Glam |
| Hong Lim | Absorbed to Telok Ayer |
| Kampong Kapor | Absorbed to Jalan Besar |
| Sepoy Lines | Absorbed to Anson, Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru |
| Stamford | Absorbed to River Valley and Telok Ayer |

## Campaign

A total of 124 candidates contested the election. The ruling PAP was the only party to contest every one of 69 constituencies, while the five other opposition parties (namely Barisan Sosialis, the Singapore Justice Party, PKMS, the United Front and the Workers' Party) formed a Joint Opposition Council to cooperate at the polls. The Workers' Party nominated 22 candidates and United Front 14; no other party put forward more than six candidates, while two candidates ran as independents.
The election marked their political debut of two prominent candidates, independent Chiam See Tong and PAP Goh Chok Tong, who would become the then-longest-serving opposition MP and the second Prime Minister, respectively.

## Results

| | People's Action Party | 590,169 | 74.09 | +3.66 | 69 | +4 |
| | Workers' Party | 91,966 | 11.55 | –0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Front | 53,373 | 6.70 | New | 0 | New |
| | Barisan Sosialis | 25,411 | 3.19 | –1.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | United People's Front | 14,233 | 1.79 | New | 0 | New |
| | Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | 9,230 | 1.16 | –0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Singapore Justice Party | 5,199 | 0.65 | New | 0 | New |
| | People's Front | 2,818 | 0.35 | –2.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 4,173 | 0.52 | –0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 796,572 | 100.00 | – | 69 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 796,572 | 97.72 | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 18,558 | 2.28 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 815,130 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,095,817 | 95.08 | | | |
| Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections |||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alexandra | 17,367 | People's Action Party | Tan Soo Khoon | 12,413 | 75.90 |
| Alexandra | 17,367 | Workers' Party | Edward Chua Boon Eng | 3,941 | 24.10 |
| Aljunied | 17,461 | People's Action Party | Chin Harn Tong | 12,230 | 74.88 |
| Aljunied | 17,461 | Workers' Party | Lim Kang Chew | 4,103 | 25.12 |
| Ang Mo Kio | 14,264 | People's Action Party | Yeo Toon Chia | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Anson | 12,755 | People's Action Party | Perumal Govindaswamy | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Bedok | 11,310 | People's Action Party | Sha'ari bin Tadin | 7,928 | 73.78 |
| Bedok | 11,310 | People's Front | Sim Peng Kim | 2,818 | 26.22 |
| Boon Lay | 15,496 | People's Action Party | Ngeow Pack Hua | 11,749 | 79.82 |
| Boon Lay | 15,496 | Singapore Justice Party | Varghese Joseph | 2,970 | 20.18 |
| Boon Teck | 18,872 | People's Action Party | Phey Yew Kok | 12,698 | 71.92 |
| Boon Teck | 18,872 | Barisan Sosialis | Ng Seng Chua | 4,958 | 28.08 |
| Braddell Heights | 14,031 | People's Action Party | Lee Khoon Choy | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Brickworks | 14,062 | People's Action Party | Ahmad Mattar | 9,871 | 73.99 |
| Brickworks | 14,062 | United Front | Shums Tung Tao-Chang | 3,470 | 26.01 |
| Bukit Batok | 15,650 | People's Action Party | Chai Chong Yii | 12,216 | 84.57 |
| Bukit Batok | 15,650 | Singapore Justice Party | Sulaiman bin Jaffar | 2,229 | 15.43 |
| Bukit Ho Swee | 13,686 | People's Action Party | Seah Mui Kok | 9,451 | 73.50 |
| Bukit Ho Swee | 13,686 | United Front | Hwang Ban Cheong | 3,407 | 26.50 |
| Bukit Merah | 17,538 | People's Action Party | Lim Guan Hoo | 12,775 | 76.37 |
| Bukit Merah | 17,538 | United Front | Wong Kui Yu | 3,952 | 23.63 |
| Bukit Panjang | 18,906 | People's Action Party | Lee Yiok Seng | 11,867 | 67.43 |
| Bukit Panjang | 18,906 | Workers' Party | Ho Juan Thai | 5,731 | 32.57 |
| Bukit Timah | 13,132 | People's Action Party | Chor Yeok Eng | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Buona Vista | 16,267 | People's Action Party | Ang Kok Peng | 12,704 | 82.75 |
| Buona Vista | 16,267 | United People's Front | Hashim bin Mukayat | 2,649 | 17.25 |
| Cairnhill | 13,419 | People's Action Party | Lim Kim San | 7,979 | 68.17 |
| Cairnhill | 13,419 | Independent | Chiam See Tong | 3,726 | 31.83 |
| Changi | 17,827 | People's Action Party | Teo Chong Tee | 12,038 | 72.63 |
| Changi | 17,827 | Workers' Party | Zainal Abiden bin Mohamed Ali | 4,537 | 27.37 |
| Chua Chu Kang | 18,136 | People's Action Party | Tang See Chim | 11,740 | 68.75 |
| Chua Chu Kang | 18,136 | Workers' Party | Chan Keng Sieng | 5,336 | 31.25 |
| Delta | 14,821 | People's Action Party | Yeo Choo Kok | 10,636 | 76.40 |
| Delta | 14,821 | United Front | Ng Ho | 3,286 | 23.60 |
| Farrer Park | 11,949 | People's Action Party | Lee Chiaw Meng | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Geylang East | 14,738 | People's Action Party | Ho Cheng Choon | 9,405 | 68.49 |
| Geylang East | 14,738 | Workers' Party | Kum Teng Hock | 4,326 | 31.51 |
| Geylang Serai | 14,178 | People's Action Party | Rahmat bin Kenap | 8,780 | 66.34 |
| Geylang Serai | 14,178 | Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | Amnah binte Kuong Hussein | 3,129 | 23.64 |
| Geylang Serai | 14,178 | United People's Front | Darus bin Shariff | 1,326 | 10.02 |
| Geylang West | 18,101 | People's Action Party | Yong Nyuk Lin | 11,912 | 71.18 |
| Geylang West | 18,101 | United Front | Lim Tiong Hock | 4,822 | 28.82 |
| Havelock | 12,492 | People's Action Party | Hon Sui Sen | 9,250 | 79.29 |
| Havelock | 12,492 | Workers' Party | Ngoei Soon On | 2,416 | 20.71 |
| Henderson | 18,182 | People's Action Party | Lai Tha Chai | 12,857 | 74.77 |
| Henderson | 18,182 | Workers' Party | Hoe Boon Teck | 4,338 | 25.23 |
| Jalan Besar | 14,933 | People's Action Party | Chan Chee Seng | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Jalan Kayu | 15,447 | People's Action Party | Hwang Soo Jin | 8,883 | 61.57 |
| Jalan Kayu | 15,447 | Workers' Party | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | 5,544 | 38.43 |
| Joo Chiat | 14,241 | People's Action Party | Yeoh Ghim Seng | 9,601 | 74.73 |
| Joo Chiat | 14,241 | Workers' Party | Maideen bin Ameer Batcha | 3,247 | 25.27 |
| Jurong | 18,310 | People's Action Party | Ho Kah Leong | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Kallang | 17,282 | People's Action Party | S. Dhanabalan | 11,823 | 73.90 |
| Kallang | 17,282 | United Front | Chan Yoke Kwong | 4,175 | 26.10 |
| Kampong Chai Chee | 19,126 | People's Action Party | Fong Sip Chee | 10,729 | 59.92 |
| Kampong Chai Chee | 19,126 | Workers' Party | J. B. Jeyaratnam | 7,177 | 40.08 |
| Kampong Glam | 18,439 | People's Action Party | S. Rajaratnam | 13,114 | 80.18 |
| Kampong Glam | 18,439 | United People's Front | Ang Bee Lian | 3,241 | 19.82 |
| Kampong Kembangan | 13,720 | People's Action Party | Mohd Mansor bin Sukaimi | 8,028 | 64.02 |
| Kampong Kembangan | 13,720 | Workers' Party | Rajaratnam Murugason | 4,511 | 35.98 |
| Kampong Ubi | 20,811 | People's Action Party | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | 13,241 | 68.46 |
| Kampong Ubi | 20,811 | Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | Sahid bin Sahooman | 6,101 | 31.54 |
| Katong | 15,861 | People's Action Party | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | 10,721 | 76.18 |
| Katong | 15,861 | United Front | William James Cook | 3,353 | 23.82 |
| Khe Bong | 15,677 | People's Action Party | Ho See Beng | 10,950 | 74.33 |
| Khe Bong | 15,677 | Barisan Sosialis | Sim Say Chuan | 3,782 | 25.67 |
| Kim Keat | 19,700 | People's Action Party | Ong Teng Cheong | 14,262 | 76.62 |
| Kim Keat | 19,700 | Barisan Sosialis | Chin Tian Choo | 4,353 | 23.38 |
| Kim Seng | 14,860 | People's Action Party | Ong Leong Boon | 10,975 | 77.65 |
| Kim Seng | 14,860 | Workers' Party | Chiang Seok Keong | 3,159 | 22.35 |
| Kolam Ayer | 19,371 | People's Action Party | Sidek Saniff | 13,175 | 72.46 |
| Kolam Ayer | 19,371 | United Front | Rajah Chetty | 5,007 | 27.54 |
| Kreta Ayer | 12,199 | People's Action Party | Goh Keng Swee | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Kuo Chuan | 16,990 | People's Action Party | Pathmanaban Selvadurai | 11,931 | 74.42 |
| Kuo Chuan | 16,990 | Barisan Sosialis | Ng Ah Chue | 4,100 | 25.58 |
| Leng Kee | 18,475 | People's Action Party | Ow Chin Hock | 13,356 | 76.76 |
| Leng Kee | 18,475 | United Front | Ng Lep Chong | 4,043 | 23.24 |
| MacPherson | 18,716 | People's Action Party | Chua Sian Chin | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Marine Parade | 19,528 | People's Action Party | Goh Chok Tong | 14,418 | 78.62 |
| Marine Parade | 19,528 | United Front | Mohamed Mansor bin Abdul Rahman | 3,922 | 21.38 |
| Moulmein | 12,654 | People's Action Party | Lawrence Sia | 8,571 | 72.73 |
| Moulmein | 12,654 | Workers' Party | Balakrishnan Ananthan | 2,766 | 23.47 |
| Moulmein | 12,654 | Independent | Lee Nai Choo | 447 | 3.80 |
| Mountbatten | 15,440 | People's Action Party | Ng Yeow Chong | 9,412 | 65.86 |
| Mountbatten | 15,440 | United Front | Seow Khee Leng | 4,878 | 34.14 |
| Nee Soon | 16,143 | People's Action Party | Ong Soo Chuan | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Pasir Panjang | 12,142 | People's Action Party | Othman Wok | 8,138 | 71.93 |
| Pasir Panjang | 12,142 | Workers' Party | Zainal Abiddin bin Mohd Shah | 3,176 | 28.07 |
| Paya Lebar | 15,648 | People's Action Party | Tan Cheng San | 9,764 | 67.52 |
| Paya Lebar | 15,648 | Workers' Party | Wong Hong Toy | 4,697 | 32.48 |
| Potong Pasir | 14,167 | People's Action Party | Ivan Cuthbert Baptist | 9,667 | 74.83 |
| Potong Pasir | 14,167 | Workers' Party | Quek Doh Lam | 3,252 | 25.17 |
| Punggol | 20,444 | People's Action Party | Ng Kah Ting | 13,360 | 69.41 |
| Punggol | 20,444 | Workers' Party | Tan Yong Sin | 5,887 | 30.59 |
| Queenstown | 16,926 | People's Action Party | Jek Yeun Thong | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Radin Mas | 18,418 | People's Action Party | N. Naidu Govindasamy | 13,246 | 75.65 |
| Radin Mas | 18,418 | Workers' Party | Othman Abdullah | 4,263 | 24.35 |
| River Valley | 17,022 | People's Action Party | Tan Eng Liang | 12,256 | 81.82 |
| River Valley | 17,022 | Workers' Party | Wu Kher | 2,724 | 18.18 |
| Rochore | 15,424 | People's Action Party | Toh Chin Chye | 9,053 | 65.50 |
| Rochore | 15,424 | Barisan Sosialis | Lee Siew Choh | 4,768 | 34.50 |
| Sembawang | 17,695 | People's Action Party | Teong Eng Siong | 13,661 | 83.57 |
| Sembawang | 17,695 | United People's Front | John Santhirasekaran P. M. Thevar | 2,685 | 16.43 |
| Serangoon Gardens | 12,115 | People's Action Party | Lau Teik Soon | 7,471 | 68.74 |
| Serangoon Gardens | 12,115 | Workers' Party | Charles Harry Crabb | 3,397 | 31.26 |
| Siglap | 13,849 | People's Action Party | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 9,733 | 78.20 |
| Siglap | 13,849 | United Front | Weerappulli K. W. B. | 2,714 | 21.80 |
| Tampines | 15,559 | People's Action Party | Phua Bah Lee | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Tanglin | 13,332 | People's Action Party | E. W. Barker | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Tanjong Pagar | 12,147 | People's Action Party | Lee Kuan Yew | 9,996 | 89.03 |
| Tanjong Pagar | 12,147 | United People's Front | Harbans Singh | 1,232 | 10.97 |
| Telok Ayer | 15,515 | People's Action Party | Ong Pang Boon | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Telok Blangah | 14,225 | People's Action Party | Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Thomson | 15,609 | People's Action Party | Ang Nam Piau | 10,636 | 74.12 |
| Thomson | 15,609 | United Front | Chung Kit Wong | 3,714 | 25.88 |
| Tiong Bahru | 19,589 | People's Action Party | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 15,248 | 83.10 |
| Tiong Bahru | 19,589 | United People's Front | Teo Kim Hoe | 3,100 | 16.90 |
| Toa Payoh | 13,933 | People's Action Party | Eric Cheong Yuen Chee | 9,633 | 73.63 |
| Toa Payoh | 13,933 | Barisan Sosialis | Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Rahman | 3,450 | 26.37 |
| Ulu Pandan | 16,343 | People's Action Party | Chiang Hai Ding | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Upper Serangoon | 13,705 | People's Action Party | Sia Kah Hui | 9,982 | 79.15 |
| Upper Serangoon | 13,705 | United Front | Ng Kwee Lim | 2,630 | 20.85 |
| Whampoa | 19,259 | People's Action Party | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | 14,636 | 80.98 |
| Whampoa | 19,259 | Workers' Party | Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya | 3,438 | 19.02 |
| Source: ELD |||||||