General elections were held in Singapore on 21 September 1963 to elect all 51 members of the Legislative Assembly. This was the first and only general election held when Singapore was part of Malaysia
Mr. Lee Kuan Yew Mayoral reception 1965
The Sunday Times the day after the 1963 election, reporting on the results.
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The People's Action Party is a major conservative political party in Singapore and is the contemporary governing political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition
1963 Singaporean general election
…September following full internal self-government in 1959. It was also the only election to date without any boundary changes to constituencies. The People's Action Party (PAP) under Lee Kuan Yew won 37 of the 51 seats, while 13 went to the Barisan Sosialis (BS) led by Lee Siew Choh, its left-wing splinter party. The…
The Sunday Times the day after the 1959 election, reporting on the results and the PAP's victory
A PAP election rally at Tampines Stadium in 2011
People's Action Party activists during the 2011 general election