The Singapore 1984 General Elections

Singaporean general election, 1984

General elections were held in Singapore on 22 December 1984. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 77 of the 79 seats, marking the first time since 1963 that they had not won every seat...

(GE) increased the total number of seats by 4, making the total amount 79. The official result can be obtained through official results and electoral divisions in 1984 General Elections of Singapore.

One interesting point that this election is the first time where opposition candidates were elected to Parliament since the 1968 General Elections. The opposition candidates who were elected are:

• Chiam See Tong
  Chiam See Tong
  Chiam See Tong is a politician and lawyer from Singapore. He is the country's longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament . Between 1984 and 2011, he represented the constituency of Potong Pasir in Singapore's Parliament....
  
  , who will be the elected in Potong Pasir for 27 years until 2011 GE where he had chose to contest in Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency
  Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency
  Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, the majority of Toa Payoh and parts of Thomson...
  
  , some scheme was not heard of until 1988 GE
  Singaporean general election, 1988
  General elections were held in Singapore on 3 September 1988. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 80 of the 81 seats...
  
   where he lost to the incumbent and his wife has marginal lost to the ruling party's candidate by 114 votes.

• Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam
  Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam
  Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam was a politician and lawyer from Singapore. He was the leader of the Workers' Party from 1971 to 2001...
  
  , who seek another term after winning through 1981 By Election
  Singaporean by-election, 1981
  By election was held on 31 October 1981 while the nomination day was held on 21 October 1981 because the original MP of Anson constituency C. V. Devan Nair had been nominated as the third President of Singapore, succeeding Benjamin Henry Sheares who had died on 12 May 1981.-Historical...
  
  . However, he was a short-lived MP as he was forced to vacate his seat only within 2 years of the term when he was convicted for misreporting his party's account, where he claimed it was a politically motivated charges.

List

• Alexandra
• Aljunied
• Ang Mo Kio
• Anson
• Ayer Rajah
• Bedok
• Bo Wen
• Boon Lay
• Boon Teck
• Braddell Heights
• Brickworks
• Bukit Batok
• Bukit Merah
• Bukit Panjang
• Bukit Timah
• Buona Vista
• Cairnhill
• Changi
• Changkat
• Cheng San
• Chong Boon
• Chua Chu Kang
• Clementi
• Delta
• Eunos
• Fengshan
• Geylang Serai
• Geylang West
• Henderson
• Hong Kah
• Jalan Besar
• Jalan Kayu
• Joo Chiat
• Jurong
• Kaki Bukit
• Kallang
• Kampong Chai Chee
• Kampong Glam
• Kampong Kembangan
• Kampong Ubi
• Kebun Baru
• Khe Bong
• Kim Keat
• Kim Seng
• Kolam Ayer
• Kreta Ayer
• Kuo Chuan
• Leng Kee
• MacPherson
• Marine Parade
• Moulmein
• Mountbatten
• Nee Soon
• Pasir Panjang
• Paya Lebar
• Potong Pasir
• Punggol
• Queenstown
• Radin Mas
• River Valley
• Rochore
• Sembawang
• Serangoon Gardens
• Siglap
• Tampines
• Tanah Merah
• Tanglin
• Tanjong Pagar
• Teck Ghee
• Telok Ayer
• Telok Blangah
• Thomson
• Tiong Bahru
• Toa Payoh
• Ulu Pandan
• West Coast
• Whampoa
• Yio Chu Kang
• Yuhua

External links

• Map of electoral divisions
• List of Past Singapore Elections Divisions
  Past Singaporean electoral divisions
  This is a list of past arrangements of electoral divisions in Singapore. Each division sends one member to the Parliament of Singapore.*List of Singaporean electoral divisions 1948-1951 - 6 seats*List of Singaporean electoral divisions 1951-1955 - 9 seats...