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1977 Singaporean by-elections
1977 by-elections in Singapore
1977 by-elections in Singapore
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1977 Singaporean by-elections | |
| country | Singapore | |
| flag_year | 1977 | |
| flag_image | Flag of Singapore.svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| previous_election | [1970 Singaporean by-elections](1970-singaporean-by-elections) | |
| previous_year | [1970](1970-singaporean-by-elections) | |
| next_election | [1979 Singaporean by-elections](1979-singaporean-by-elections) | |
| next_year | [1979](1979-singaporean-by-elections) | |
| election_date | 14 May 1977 (Radin Mas) | |
| 23 July 1977 (Bukit Merah) | ||
| seats_for_election | 2 seats to the Parliament of Singapore | |
| registered | 35,412 | |
| turnout | 33,897 (95.72%) 1.27% | |
| <!-- person 1 --> | image1 | File:Mr. Lee Kuan Yew Mayoral reception 1965 (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Lee Kuan Yew | |
| party1 | People's Action Party | |
| seats1 | **2** | |
| seat_change1 | ||
| popular_vote1 | **23,678** | |
| percentage1 | **71.38%** | |
| swing1 | 4.62% | |
| <!-- person 2 --> | image2 | File:JoshuaBenjaminJeyaretnam-Singapore-20051107-detail.jpg |
| leader2 | J. B. Jeyaretnam | |
| party2 | Workers' Party (Singapore) | |
| seats2 | 0 | |
| seat_change2 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 5,021 | |
| percentage2 | 15.14% | |
| swing2 | 2.69% | |
| leader3 | Lee Siew Choh | |
| party3 | Barisan Sosialis | |
| seats3 | 0 | |
| seat_change3 | ||
| popular_vote3 | 4,473 | |
| percentage3 | 13.48% | |
| swing3 | 13.48% | |
| <!-- bottom--> | title | MPs |
| before_election | ||
| before_party | PAP | |
| posttitle | Elected MPs | |
| after_election | ||
| after_party | PAP |
23 July 1977 (Bukit Merah)
On 14 May and 23 July 1977 in Singapore, by-elections were respectively held for the constituencies of Radin Mas and Bukit Merah. They were called following the deaths of MPs Govindasamy Naidu and Lim Guan Hoo.
Background
On 13 February, Bukit Merah MP Lim Guan Hoo suffered compilations from a stroke, and on the following day, N. Govindasamy Naidu died in office.
While there were plans for a multi-cornered contest, Workers' Party secretary-general J. B. Jeyaretnam stepped forward to contest the ward against its PAP candidate Bernard Chen Tien Lap, a former civil servant. An independent candidate attempted to contest but was disqualified for the absence in electoral register.
On 30 June, more than a month after the first by-election, Lim Guan Hoo died. Like its first by-election, negotiations for opposition party to contest the ward took place and to avoid a multi-cornered contest, this time being Lee Siew Choh of the Barisan Sosialis party. The PAP fielded civilist Lim Chee Oon to defend the seat.
Results
References
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