PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION 1977 (I)

This BE was held to fill the seat vacated following the demise of PAP MP, N. Govindasamy. To avoid a three-cornered fight, opposition parties came to an agreement to allow sole opposition candidate WP chief and strongman J. B. Jeyaretnam to contest.

Nomination day: 4 May 1977
Polling day: 14 May 1977

Total voters: 18,418
Total voter turnout: 17,415 (94.6%)

Election deposit: $1,200