Party 1948 1951 1955 1959 1963 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1991 1997 2001 2006 2011
Progressive Party
(5)
52.0
O
(8)
52.4
O
(22)
27.8
 
                         
Labour Party  
(7)
38.5
X
(1)
19.8
 
                         
Democratic Party    
(20)
24.8
 
                         
Labour Front    
(17)
38.7
O
(3)
11.7
 
                       
Malayan Chinese Association    
(3)
33.6
*
(5)
9.9
*
(6)
10.3
**
                     
People's Action Party    
(4)
55.7
X
(51)
54.1
O
(51)
46.9
O
(58)
86.7
O
(65)
70.4
O
(69)
74.1
O
(75)
77.7
O
(79)
64.8
O
(81)
63.2
O
(81)
61.0
O
(83)
65.0
O
(84)
75.3
O
(84)
66.6
O
(87)
60.1
O
United Malays National Organisation

Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura		    
(1)
61.0
*
(8)
35.7
*
(6)
10.3
**
 
(2)
37.7
 
(2)
28.3
 
(4)
19.5
 
(1)
36.3
 
(4)
16.6
 
(4)
16.9
 
 
(1)
27.6
***
(1)
32.5
***
 
Singapore Malay Union    
(1)
50.6
*
(3)
8.4
 
                       
Citizens' Party      
(5)
5.6
 
                       
Katong United Residents' Association      
(2)
7.9
 
                       
Liberal Socialist Party      
(32)
13.2
 
                       
Malayan Indian Congress      
(2)
11.3
 
(2)
10.3
**
                     
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party

Angkatan Islam		      
(3)
2.7
 
(2)
5.4
 
       
(1)
2.3
 
(1)
1.5
 
         
Partai Rakyat      
(4)
4.1
 
(3)
20.2
 
                     
Singapore People's Alliance      
(39)
27.0
X
(28)
10.3
**
                     
Workers' Party      
(3)
12.6
 
(3)
1.0
 
(2)
13.2
X
(27)
24.5
X
(22)
27.9
X
(8)
29.2
X
(15)
41.9
X
(32)
38.5
 
(13)
41.1
 
(14)
37.6
X
(2)
39.3
 
(20)
38.4
X
(23)
46.6
X
Barisan Sosialis        
(46)
37.1
X
 
(10)
26.6
 
(6)
27.1
 
(4)
27.0
 
(4)
38.2
 
           
United Democratic Party        
(1)
6.0
 
                     
United People's Party        
(42)
9.4
 
                     
People's Front            
(7)
27.5
 
(1)
26.2
 
               
United National Front            
(33)
12.3
 
                 
Justice Party, Singapore              
(2)
17.8
 
(2)
16.0
 
(2)
24.4
 
(3)
26.2
 
(4)
22.8
 
     
(7)
30.1
***
Singapore United Front

Democratic Progressive Party		              
(14)
25.3
 
(8)
19.0
 
(13)
34.2
 
   
(2)
12.3
 
(2)
14.3
 
   
United People's Front              
(6)
15.7
 
(14)
12.0
 
(8)
20.0
 
(5)
18.0
 
         
Singapore Democratic Party                
(3)
30.7
 
(4)
46.1
 
(18)
39.5
X
(9)
48.6
X
(12)
33.1
 
(11)
20.4
 
(7)
23.2
 
(11)
36.8
 
National Solidarity Party                    
(8)
34.6
 
(8)
37.9
 
(7)
30.1
 
(9)
27.6
X ***
(11)
32.5
***
(24)
39.3
 
Singapore People's Party                        
(3)
27.2
 
(4)
27.6
X ***
(8)
32.5
***
(7)
41.4
 
Reform Party                              
(11)
31.8
 

Independent 1948 1951 1955 1959 1963 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1991 1997 2001 2006 2011
(10)
50.5
(7)
40.8
(10)
24.0
(34)
15.0
(16)
3.6
(5)
13.3
(2)
23.2
(2)
17.8
 
(3)
19.7
(4)
22.0
(7)
14.7
(1)
14.1
(2)
9.9
   

Formal alliances
* The Alliance
** Singapore Alliance
*** Singapore Democratic Alliance
Main political parties
O Form government (wins most seats)
X Main opposition (seat x cand x vote)
( ) Candidates fielded
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