PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION 1991

This was Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's first time in leading PAP into an election after Lee Kuan Yew stepped down as Prime Minister and PAP Secretary-general. Two weeks into Singapore's 26th National Day, PAP hoped to turn the nationalistic fervour to its advantage. GRCs were increased from three to four seats. PAP ended up losing an unprecedented four seats, the biggest loss since GE1963, and its share of votes fell for the fourth consecutive GE. SDP added two more spoils to the seat retained successfully by leader Chiam See Tong, becoming the main opposition party in Parliament. Eight of nine SDP candidates came in top ten among opposition candidates. WP made its fourth in-road into Parliament with the victory of its Organising Secretary Low Thia Khiang, who would years later become WP Secretary-general and leader. At a press conference, PM Goh glumly attributed the loss to his "open and consultative style of government" and pledged to re-evaluate his style. Since the introduction of the Non-constituency Member of Parliament scheme in 1984, this was the first GE that produced no NCMPs as four opposition MPs exceeded the three NCMP seats alloted. Hence, the "deja vu" narrow defeat of the WP Eunos GRC team led by NCMP Dr Lee Siew Choh did not see to his re-appointment as the house felt his final presence.

7th Parliament dissolution: 14 August 1991 [Wed]
Nomination day: 21 August 1991 [Wed]
Polling day: 31 August 1991 [Sat]
8th Parliament commencement: 6 January 1992 [Mon]

Eligible voters: 1,692,384
Voters in walkover constituencies: 844,668 (49.9%)
Total voters: 847,716 (50.1%)
Total voter turnout: 805,593 (95.0%)

Election deposit: $6,000 (+50.0%)

RESULTS
Single member constituencies		Group representation constituencies
Ayer Rajah	Jurong	Aljunied GRC	Tampines GRC
Boon Lay	Kreta Ayer	Ang Mo Kio GRC	Tanjong Pagar GRC
Braddell Heights	Leng Kee	Bedok GRC	Thomson GRC
Bukit Batok	Mountbatten	Brickworks GRC	Toa Payoh GRC
Bukit Gombak	Nee Soon Central	Cheng San GRC
Bukit Merah	Nee Soon South	Eunos GRC
Bukit Timah	Potong Pasir	Hong Kah GRC
Buona Vista	Tanglin	Jalan Besar GRC
Changi	Ulu Pandan	Kampong Glam GRC
Chua Chu Kang	Yuhua	Marine Parade GRC
Hougang		Sembawang GRC
Total seats = 81