On 13 February, Bukit Merah MP Lim Guan Hoo suffered compilations from a
stroke, and on the following day, N. Govindasamy Naidu died in office. While there were plans for a multi-cornered contest,
Workers' Party secretary-general
J. B. Jeyaretnam stepped forward to contest the ward against its PAP candidate
Bernard Chen, a former civil servant. An independent candidate attempted to contest but was disqualified for the absence in electoral register. On 30 June, more than a month after the first by-election, Lim Guan Hoo died. Like its first by-election, negotiations for opposition party to contest the ward took place and to avoid a multi-cornered contest, this time being
Lee Siew Choh of the
Barisan Sosialis party. The PAP fielded civilist Lim Chee Oon to defend the seat. ==Results==