1988 Singaporean general election

1988 Singaporean general election

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All 81 directly elected seats in Parliament (and up to 3 NCMPs)
Registered	1,669,013[a]
Turnout	94.70% ( 0.95pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew J. B. Jeyaretnam Chiam See Tong Party PAP WP SDP Last election 64.83%, 77 seats 12.65%, 1 seat 3.66%, 1 seat Seats won 80 0+1 NCMP 1 Seat change 3 1 1 NCMP Popular vote 848,029 224,473 158,341 Percentage 63.17% 16.72% 11.80% Swing 1.66pp 4.07pp 8.14pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Lee Kuan Yew PAP Prime Minister after election Lee Kuan Yew PAP

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General elections were held in Singapore on 3 September 1988. President Wee Kim Wee dissolved parliament on 17 August 1988 on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 80 of the 81 seats. This was the last time Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew led the PAP in an election.

Though the total eligible voter population surpassed one million in 1976, the 1988 elections was the first time that over one million voters were able to vote in contested constituencies. This was not repeated until 2006.
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