1988 Singaporean General Election
The first GRC election3 September 1988 · Dominance by design
General elections were held in Singapore on 3 September 1988 to elect members of Parliament. They were the eighth general elections since the introduction of self-government in 1959 and the sixth since independence in 1965.
Cleanly counted but structurally tilted: GRC wards, government-aligned media and litigation against opposition figures shape the field long before polling day.
Prime Minister before
Lee Kuan Yew
PAP
Prime Minister (continued)
Lee Kuan Yew
PAP
Largest force
PAP
80 seats
Turnout
94.7%
The result
PAP
Lee Kuan Yew · 63.2% of votes · +3 seats
80
seats
WP
J. B. Jeyaretnam · 16.7% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
SDP
Chiam See Tong · 11.8% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats