Singapore General Election, 1997

Legislature

• President: Tony Tan Keng Yam
• Parliament
  • Speaker: Halimah Yacob
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• President: Tony Tan Keng Yam
• Government
  • Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong
  • Deputy PMs: Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam
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• Judicial system
  • Chief Justice: Sundaresh Menon
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The 1997 Singaporean parliamentary election was an election in Singapore which was held on 2 January 1997. 765,332 out of the eligible 1.8 million voters voted and selected their next government. The election results was released in the late evening that day and the ruling People's Action Party won a total of 81 out of 83 seats as well as a tenth consecutive term in office under the then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Other major political parties contesting in the election were the Workers' Party, Singapore Democratic Party, National Solidarity Party, Singapore People's Party and the Democratic Progressive Party.

After nomination day on 23 December 1996, the People's Action Party returned to power with a total of 47 out of the total 83 seats and could form a government on nomination day. On polling day, voters voted for the election for their Members of Parliament with all but two seats going to the PAP. In this election, Group Representation Constituencies were increased from four members to four to six members. Housing issues were one of the issues raised during the election.

Read more about Singapore General Election, 1997:  Background, Electoral Boundaries, Election Results, Election Aftermath