Singapore 1972 general election
What was the result of the 1972 general election in Singapore?
People's Action Party won 65 of 65 seats with 70.4% 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 65 of 65 seats with 70.4% of the vote.
- People's Action Party 65 +7 seats 70.4% −16.3 points
- Workers' Party 0 0 seats 12.2% +8.2 points
- United National Front 0 7.4%
- Barisan Sosialis 0 4.6%
- People's Front 0 3.0%
- Singapore Malay National Organisation 0 1.3%
- 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 1968 general election, party by party.
Key numbers
70.4%
Share of the vote won by People's Action Party
People's Action Party won 65 of 65 seats. A majority needs 33.
+7 seats
Seats gained by People's Action Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1968.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party | 65 | +7 | 70.4 | −16.3 | 524,892 |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | +8.2 | 90,885 |
| United National Front | 0 | 7.4 | 55,001 | ||
| Barisan Sosialis | 0 | 4.6 | 34,483 | ||
| People's Front | 0 | 3.0 | 22,462 | ||
| Singapore Malay National Organisation | 0 | 1.3 | 10,054 | ||
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | −8.3 | 7,462 |
± is the change against the Singapore 1968 general election, party by party. Shares are computed by us from the votes.
Votes by party
- People's Action Party 524,892
- Workers' Party 90,885
- United National Front 55,001
- Barisan Sosialis 34,483
- People's Front 22,462
- Singapore Malay National Organisation 10,054
- Independents 7,462
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.
8 of the 65 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 Party70.4% of votes100.0% of seats
- Workers' Party12.2% of votes0.0% of seats
- United National Front7.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- Barisan Sosialis4.6% of votes0.0% of seats
- People's Front3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 23.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 1.9 by votes and 1.0 by seats; People's Action Party led Workers' Party by 58.2 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