1963 Singapore general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1963_Singapore_general_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:date 21 September 1963
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1963 Singapore general election
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Legislative_Assembly_of_Singapore
gptkbp:mainCandidate 229
gptkbp:mainParty9 gptkb:Independent_politicians
gptkbp:majoritySeats 26
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1968_Singapore_general_election
gptkbp:notableEvent first general election after Singapore joined Malaysia
Barisan Sosialis boycotted the Assembly after the election
gptkbp:party gptkb:People's_Action_Party
gptkb:United_People's_Party
gptkb:Barisan_Sosialis
gptkb:Workers'_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Socialist_Party
gptkb:Singapore_Alliance
gptkb:Parti_Negara
gptkb:Parti_Pesaka_Anak_Sarawak
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1959_Singapore_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister Lee Kuan Yew
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 51
gptkbp:seatsWonByBarisanSosialis 13
gptkbp:seatsWonByPAP 37
gptkbp:seatsWonByUnitedPeople'sParty 1
gptkbp:stateElectorate 587,211
617,650
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 95.02%
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:winner gptkb:People's_Action_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PAP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6