Singaporean by-election, 1970
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Background
Instead of mass resignations made by the members of Barisan SosialisBarisan Sosialis
The Barisan Sosialis is a former Singaporean left-wing political party formed in 1961, by left-wing members of the People's Action Party and led by Dr Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong.-Formation:...
in the parliament who opted to protest and "struggle for democracy" on the streets as the 1968 general election
Singaporean general election, 1968
General elections were held in Singapore on 19 April 1968, the first after independence from Malaysia. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 58 seats, the first of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat...
had effectively removed all oppositions from the parliament, this time it was five members from People's Action Party
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....
were invited to resign and give way to new blood as a part of renewing PAP's ranks.
This translates into five vacant constituencies, namely in Delta, Havelock, Kampong Kapor, Ulu Pandan and Whampoa and triggers the polling day on 18 April 1970 and the nomination day on 8 April 1970.
Similar to 1968 general election
Singaporean general election, 1968
General elections were held in Singapore on 19 April 1968, the first after independence from Malaysia. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 58 seats, the first of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat...
, no opposition parties except a newly formed United National Front (Singapore)
United National Front
The United National Front is an electoral alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by the United National Party the Ceylon Workers' Congress, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the Western People's Front...
that were formed by the remnants of the defunct Singapore Alliance send two candidates out of the five, namely Kampong Kapor and Ulu Pandan. Once again the PAP wins the other three by walkovers.