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History |
Singapore
Election Timeline » |
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| 16 Sep
1963 |
Singapore merges with
Malaysia. |
| 21 Sep
1963 |
The first General Election
is held following independence from Britain. The PAP wins 37 out of
51 seats in Parliament, garnering 46.60 percent of the vote. The pro-communist
Barisan Sosialis captures 13 seats and the United People’s Party
one. The PAP trounces Singapore UMNO in all three Malay-dominated
constituencies. |
| 9 Aug
1965 |
Singapore separates from
Malaysia and becomes independent. |
| 13 April
1968 |
The PAP, returned unopposed
in 51 seats, wins all 58 seats with 84.43 percent of the vote in the
country’s first General Election since independence. It will
be the only party elected to Parliament until 1981. |
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