The 1988 General Elections (GE) in Singapore has increases the number of seats by 2 to 81 seats.
The official result can be obtained through
Official results and electoral divisions in 1988 General Elections of Singapore.

Two interesting points to note are in this GE, the number of Opposition Party's candidate had reduced from 2 to 1. It is one of the lowest number of opposition party members by far in the GE held in Singapore aside of 1972 - 1980 GEs. Also, this is the first time the PAP

People's Action Party

The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

 government is introducing the concept of Group Representative Constituency (GRC) where it is elected as a group of 3 members to a max of 4 members. (It was later amended to a maximum of 6 members in 1997 GE By far in 2008 (2006 GE), no opposition candidates have ever won a GRC yet.

The aim of the GRC is to allow minorities to be elected and represented in parliament more easily despite opposition critics of being unfair.

With the system of GRC, the divisions has drastically reduced (Up to 3 / 4 seats counted as 1 division in GRC), despite actual division is 81.

Group Representation Constituencies

• Aljunied
  Aljunied Group Representation Constituency
  Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large part of Hougang, Serangoon Gardens, a portion of Bedok and Aljunied...
  
  
• Bedok
  Bedok Group Representation Constituency
  Bedok Group Representation Constituency is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Bedok, Singapore that existed from 1988 to 1997.-Members of Parliament:-Elections in 1990s:...
  
  
• Brickworks
  Brickworks Group Representation Constituency
  Brickworks Group Representation Constituency is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Bukit Merah, Singapore from 1988 to 1997.-Etymology:...
  
  
• Cheng San
  Cheng San Group Representation Constituency
  Cheng San Group Representation Constituency is a now defunct Group Representation Constituency in the north-eastern region in Singapore...
  
  
• Eunos
  Eunos Group Representation Constituency
  Eunos Group Representation Constituency is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in the north-eastern region of Singapore...
  
  
• Hong Kah
  Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency
  Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The constituency covered the areas of Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Upper Bukit Timah, Jurong West and Lim Chu Kang...
  
  
• Jalan Besar
  Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency
  Not to be confused with the smaller ward that existed since pre-indepence era named as Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency, which is also where the ex-minister Lee Boon Yang made his first debut there....
  
  
• Marine Parade
  Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
  Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a six-member Group Representation Constituency located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geylang, Kaki Bukit, Kallang, Kembangan, Marine Parade, Mountbatten,...
  
  
• Pasir Panjang
  Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency
  Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Pasir Panjang, Singapore that existed only from 1988 to 1991.-Members of Parliament:...
  
  
• Sembawang
  Sembawang Group Representation Constituency
  Sembawang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the northern area of Singapore. The GRC consists of Sembawang, Woodlands, Marsiling, Admiralty, Canberra and Chong Pang...
  
  
• Tampines
  Tampines Group Representation Constituency
  Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern region of Singapore...
  
  
• Tiong Bahru
• Toa Payoh

Single Member Constituencies

• Ang Mo Kio
  Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency
  Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency is a defunct single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore that was formed in 1976 and continues throughout till 1991 where the Ang Mo Kio town was relatively developed which forms the present day of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation...
  
  
• Ayer Rajah
  Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency
  Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in Singapore that existed since 1980 by crafting this portion from the then Bukit Timah SMC; Ayer Rajah SMC was made up of Pandan Gardens estate, Teban Gardens estate, parts of Jurong East New Town and Clementi West New...
  
  
• Boon Lay
  Boon Lay Single Member Constituency
  Boon Lay Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in Boon Lay, Singapore that was formed in 1976 til 2001 where the then incumbent Goh Chee Wee had retired from politics which consequently, this ward was subsequently absorbed into West Coast GRC.-Members of...
  
  
• Braddell Heights
• Bukit Batok
• Bukit Gombak
  Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency
  Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the western area in Singapore. The seat consists of Bukit Gombak New Town with it consisting of Bukit Gombak MRT station and a few private housing estates such as Hillview areas...
  
  
• Bukit Merah
• Bukit Panjang
  Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency
  Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang and was formed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw...
  
  
• Bukit Timah
  Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency
  Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency is a former single-member constituency in Bukit Timah, Singapore, and is one of the oldest since 1959 until 1997 whereby it was absorbed into the then Bukit Timah GRC along with Bukit Batok, Jurong, Ulu Pandan and Yuhua.In 2001, it reappeared as Bukit Batok...
  
  
• Buona Vista
• Cairnhill
• Changi
  Changi Single Member Constituency
  Changi Single Member Constituency is a defunct single member constituency in Changi and eastern outer islands such as Pulau Ubin , Singapore; from 1951 elections to 1997 elections which most of the part had absorbed into Siglap ward in East Coast GRC while the remaining were to form as...
  
  
• Chua Chu Kang
  Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency
  Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town...
  
  
• Fengshan
  Fengshan Single Member Constituency
  Fengshan Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency within Bedok, Singapore...
  
  
• Hougang
  Hougang Single Member Constituency
  Hougang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency whose borders roughly enclose the town of Hougang, located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. The boundary includes a portion of Hougang and is an opposition held seat with its Member of Parliament the Workers' Party's Yaw...
  
  
• Jurong
  Jurong Single Member Constituency
  Jurong Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the western area in Singapore mainly in Jurong and Tuas area that existed since 1959 general elections by craving a portion from the then defunct Bukit Timah SMC til prior to 1997 general elections where it was absorbed...
  
  
• Kallang
• Kampong Glam
  Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency
  Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in Kampong Glam, Singapore that existed from 1959 to 1991 where it was absorbed and formed into Kampong Glam GRC, only to be disbanded and release this ward into SMC in 1997 til 2001, before it was absorbed into the...
  
  
• Kebun Baru
  Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency
  Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency is a defunct single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore; carved from Ang Mo Kio division in 1980. It was absorbed into Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency in prior to 1991 general election.-Elections in 1980s:-References:****...
  
  
• Kim Keat
• Kim Seng
• Kreta Ayer
• Leng Kee
• MacPherson
  MacPherson Single Member Constituency
  MacPherson Single Member Constituency was a Single Member Constituency located in central area of Singapore, which had existed from 1968 to 1991 , and from 1997 to 2011 .The ward consists of...
  
  
• Moulmein
• Mountbatten
  Mountbatten Single Member Constituency
  Mountbatten Single Member Constituency is a Single-Member Constituency in the Central Part of Singapore. Formerly a ward of Marine Parade GRC from 1997 till 2011...
  
  
• Nee Soon Central
  Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency
  Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the northern area in Singapore. The seat consists of Yishun New Town with it consisting of Yishun Central and a few private housing estates in the vicinity...
  
  
• Nee Soon South
  Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency
  Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency is a defunct single member constituency in southern part of Yishun, namely Khatib and parts of Yio Chu Kang , Singapore that is formed after Yishun had been developed since 1988 when the pre-independence era Nee Soon ward was breakup into several...
  
  
• Paya Lebar
• Potong Pasir
  Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency
  Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency in the central region of Singapore.-Location:The SMC encompasses Potong Pasir, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh and Tannery...
  
  
• Punggol
  Punggol Single Member Constituency
  Punggol Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in the undeveloped Punggol , from 1959 to 1991.-Formation and dissolution:...
  
  
• Serangoon Gardens
• Siglap
  Siglap Single Member Constituency
  Siglap Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the eastern area in Singapore mainly in Siglap area that existed since 1959 general elections til prior to 1991 general elections where it was absorbed into the then defunct Bedok GRC.-Members of Parliament:*Abdullah...
  
  
• Tanglin
  Tanglin Single Member Constituency
  Tanglin Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the city area in Singapore that existed since 1951 general elections by craving a portion from the then defunct til prior to 1997 general elections where it was absorbed into the then defunct Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC and...
  
  
• Tanjong Pagar
  Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency
  Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore from 1955 to 1991 and absorbed into Tanjong Pagar GRC....
  
  
• Teck Ghee
  Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency
  Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore from 1984 to 1991 and absorbed into Ang Mo Kio GRC....
  
  
• Telok Blangah
• Thomson
• Ulu Pandan
• Whampoa
  Whampoa Single Member Constituency
  Whampoa Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the eastern region of Singapore. The ward covers the main area of Whampoa...
  
  
• Yio Chu Kang
  Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency
  Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency in the north-eastern area, Singapore. The boundary surrounds the town centre of Ang Mo Kio New Town. However, Yio Chu Kang is not part of the constituency but in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency instead...
  
  
• Yuhua
  Yuhua Single Member Constituency
  Yuhua Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The ward covers the area of 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...