Singapore 1968 general election
What was the result of the 1968 general election in Singapore?
People's Action Party won 58 of 58 seats with 86.7% of the vote.
Singapore- Held:
- Final result
- Elections Department Singapore (data.gov.sg), read 28 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Results published by the Elections Department, read : People's Action Party won 58 of 58 seats with 86.7% of the vote.
- People's Action Party 58 +21 seats 86.7% +39.8 points
- Workers' Party 0 0 seats 4.0% +4.0 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Singapore 1963 general election, party by party.
Key numbers
86.7%
Share of the vote won by People's Action Party
People's Action Party won 58 of 58 seats. A majority needs 30.
+21 seats
Seats gained by People's Action Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1963.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party | 58 | +21 | 86.7 | +39.8 | 65,812 |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | +8.1 | 7,033 |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | +4.0 | 3,049 |
± is the change against the Singapore 1963 general election, party by party. Shares are computed by us from the votes.
Votes by party
- People's Action Party 65,812
- Independents 7,033
- Workers' Party 3,049
Contains information from Parliamentary General Election Results by Candidate, accessed on 28 October 2026 from the Elections Department Singapore, which is made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. Shown in our own layout; the Elections Department does not endorse it.
We summed each party's votes over the constituencies that were contested, and counted its seats from the winner of each constituency: a team wins every seat of its group constituency. Shares are of those votes.
51 of the 58 constituencies were won without a vote, because only one candidate or team stood there. A walkover adds seats and no votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- People's Action Party86.7% of votes100.0% of seats
- Workers' Party4.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 1.3 by votes and 1.0 by seats; People's Action Party led Workers' Party by 82.7 points of the vote.
Time and source Data as of
Sources
- Elections Department Singapore, Parliamentary General Election Results by Candidate, on data.gov.sg. Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0; shown in our own layout, not endorsed by the Department. (source). Licence: Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0