1976 Singaporean general election

The 69 members of Parliament were elected from 69 single-member constituencies, an increase from 65 used for the previous elections in 1972. The deposit was increased for the first time to S$1,200, up from S$500. ==Timeline==

In July 1976, the Electoral Boundaries Delineation Committee recommended to adjust the number of electorate to between 13,000 and 20,000. The change resulted in six constituencies being abolished, 11 constituencies had their electoral boundaries changed, and ten new constituencies created. The number of constituencies increased from 65 to 69. The recommendations were accepted. ==Campaign==

A total of 124 candidates contested the election. The ruling PAP was the only party to contest every one of 69 constituencies, while the five other opposition parties (namely Barisan Sosialis, the Singapore Justice Party, PKMS, the United Front and the Workers' Party) formed a Joint Opposition Council to cooperate at the polls. The Workers' Party nominated 22 candidates and United Front 14; no other party put forward more than six candidates, while two candidates ran as independents. The election marked their political debut of two prominent candidates, independent candidate Chiam See Tong and Goh Chok Tong of the PAP, who would become the then-longest-serving opposition MP and the second Prime Minister, respectively. ==Results==

'' on 24 December For the third consecutive election, the PAP won every one of the 53 contested seats with a 74.09% popular vote, along with Lee Kuan Yew's seat of Tanjong Pagar polled 89.03% of the valid votes cast. The Workers' Party secretary-general J. B. Jeyaretnam had the best performance among opposition parties, winning with 40.08% of the votes in Kampong Chai Chee. Three candidates garnered under one-eighth of the votes and had forfeited their $500 election deposits. The voter turnout was 95.08%. By constituency ==Notes==