A by-election was held to fill vacancies in parliament caused by the resignations of the People's Action Party (PAP) member of parliament (MP), Fong Kim Heng (Joo Chiat), and two Barisan Sosialis (BS) MPs, Chia Thye Poh (Jurong) and Lee Tee Tong (Bukit Timah).[1]
Nomination day was held on 2 November 1966.[2] On that day, PAP candidates, Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat), Ho Kah Leong (Jurong) and Chor Yeok Eng (Bukit Timah), were returned unopposed.[3] The three parliamentary seats were uncontested as BS had boycotted the by-election, and the Singapore branch of the Alliance Party could not participate as the party symbol had not been endorsed by the government.[4] Approval for the symbol was subsequently given, however, according to the party's secretary-general, Lee Kim Chuan, “[by then] the time given [was] too short to find suitable candidates.”[5] Mohamed Haji Taff, chairman of the Singapore branch of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), withdrew from participating in the by-election as his application to stand as an independent candidate for Joo Chiat was rejected by his party.[6]
References
1. Singapore to hold elections in three wards. (1966, October 28). The Straits Times, p. 11. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
2. Ministry of Culture. (1966, October 27). Writs of election [Press release]. Retrieved November 28, 2013, from National Archives of Singapore website: http://archivesonline.nas.sg/
3. Chia, P. (1966, November 3). Polls walkover for all three. The Straits Times, p. 6. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Government of Singapore. (2013, October 8). 1966 parliamentary by-election results. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from Singapore Elections Department website: http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_by1966a.html
4. PAP names three for polls. (1966, November 2). The Straits Times, p. 1. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
5. Symbol accepted. (1966, November 1). The Straits Times, p. 4; The Straits Times, 2 Nov 1966, p. 1. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
6. The Straits Times, 2 Nov 1966, p. 1.
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