1959 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 30 May 1959. They were held under the new constitution and were the first in which all 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly were filled by election. This was the first election victory for the People's Action Party (PAP), as they won a landslide victory with 43 seats. The party has remained in power ever since.

1959 Singaporean general election

30 May 1959

All 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
Registered586,098
Turnout90.07% ( 37.41pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lee Kuan Yew Lim Yew Hock Abdul Hamid Jumat
Party PAP SPA UMNO
Last election 8.72%, 3 seats 3.66%, 1 seat
Seats won 43 4 3
Seat change 39 New 2
Popular vote 281,891 107,755 27,448
Percentage 54.08% 20.67% 5.27%
Swing 45.36pp New 1.61pp

Results by constituency

Chief Minister before election

Lim Yew Hock
SPA

Prime Minister after election

Lee Kuan Yew
PAP

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