Singapore 1980 general election
What was the result of the 1980 general election in Singapore?
People's Action Party won 75 of 75 seats with 77.7% 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 75 of 75 seats with 77.7% of the vote.
- People's Action Party 75 +6 seats 77.7% +3.6 points
- Workers' Party 0 0 seats 6.2% −5.3 points
- United People's Front 0 0 seats 4.5% +2.7 points
- Democratic Progressive Party 0 4.3%
- Barisan Sosialis 0 0 seats 2.6% −0.6 points
- Singapore Malay National Organisation 0 0 seats 2.1% +1.0 points
- Singapore Democratic Party 0 1.8%
- Singapore Justice Party 0 0 seats 0.8% +0.2 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 1976 general election, party by party.
Key numbers
77.7%
Share of the vote won by People's Action Party
People's Action Party won 75 of 75 seats. A majority needs 38.
+6 seats
Seats gained by People's Action Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1976.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party | 75 | +6 | 77.7 | +3.6 | 494,268 |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | −5.3 | 39,590 |
| United People's Front | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | +2.7 | 28,586 |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 0 | 4.3 | 27,522 | ||
| Barisan Sosialis | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | −0.6 | 16,488 |
| Singapore Malay National Organisation | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | +1.0 | 13,435 |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 0 | 1.8 | 11,292 | ||
| Singapore Justice Party | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | +0.2 | 5,271 |
± is the change against the Singapore 1976 general election, party by party. Shares are computed by us from the votes.
Votes by party
- People's Action Party 494,268
- Workers' Party 39,590
- United People's Front 28,586
- Democratic Progressive Party 27,522
- Barisan Sosialis 16,488
- Singapore Malay National Organisation 13,435
- Singapore Democratic Party 11,292
- Singapore Justice Party 5,271
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.
37 of the 75 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 Party77.7% of votes100.0% of seats
- Workers' Party6.2% of votes0.0% of seats
- United People's Front4.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Democratic Progressive Party4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- Barisan Sosialis2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
- Singapore Malay National Organisation2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 17.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 1.6 by votes and 1.0 by seats; People's Action Party led Workers' Party by 71.4 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