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'''General elections''' were held in [[Singapore]] on 22 December 1984. The result was a victory for the [[People's Action Party]], which won 77 of the 79 seats, marking the first time since [[1963 Singaporean general election|1963]] that at least one opposition candidate was elected to parliament, although the first presence of opposition was in [[1981 Anson by-election|1981]].

==Background==
In his 1983 [[National Day Rally]] speech, Prime Minister [[Lee Kuan Yew]] lamented that declining birth rates and large number of graduate women remaining single or not marrying their intellectual equal could see Singapore's talent pool shrink. The PAP government then proceeded to launch the "[[Population control in Singapore|Graduate Mother Scheme]]" to entice graduate women with incentives to get married and grant graduate mothers priority in the best schools for their third child.<ref>{{cite news|title=Policies for the bedroom and beyond|url=https://www.todayonline.com/rememberinglky/policies-bedroom-and-beyond |publisher=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]]|date=23 March 2015|accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref> The proposal was met with anger by the Singapore public (including many female graduates) and the PAP government drew accusations of elitism. Notably, prominent PAP stalwarts like Deputy Prime Minister [[S. Rajaratnam]] and also ex-minister [[Toh Chin Chye]] expressed opposition to the proposal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Policies for the bedroom and beyond|url=https://www.todayonline.com/rememberinglky/policies-bedroom-and-beyond |publisher=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]]|date=23 March 2015|accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Reproductive Rights|url=https://www.womensaction.sg/article/reproductive |publisher=[[Association of Women for Action and Research|AWARE]]|accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref>

In March 1984, Health Minister [[Howe Yoon Chong]] released a controversial proposal to raise the age for the withdrawal of [[Central Provident Fund]] (CPF) savings from 55 to 60 years. At a news conference on 26 March 1984, Howe reasoned that Singaporeans could not depend only on their children in their old age. That suggestion, part of the 54-page report of the Committee on the Problems of the Aged<ref>{{cite book|author=Committee on the Problems of the Aged|title=Problems of the Aged : Report of the Committee on the Problems of the Aged|location=Singapore|publisher=[[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Ministry of Health]]|year=1984|isbn=9971-88-022-9}}</ref> which he chaired, was eventually dropped. Taking up the suggestions in the report, the [[Singapore Government]] subsequently introduced the Minimum Sum scheme. This allows workers to withdraw some of their CPF funds at age 55, setting aside a certain minimum sum which can only be withdrawn at retirement age, currently at 62 years.<ref name="CNA 21 August 07">{{cite news|title=Former Cabinet Minister Howe Yoon Chong dies at age 84|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/295214/1/.html|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=21 August 2007|accessdate=21 August 2007}}</ref><ref name="Julia Ng 22 August 07">{{cite news|title=Late Howe Yoon Chong cared deeply for country's development: PM Lee|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/295462/1/.html|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=22 August 2007|accessdate=23 August 2007}}</ref>

These controversial proposals sparked debate and uproar in the Singapore electorate and were said to have contributed to a big dip in PAP's support and its share of votes plunged by 12.9% to below 64.8%, the biggest fall and the lowest for PAP since the [[1963 Singaporean general election|1963 General Election]] (this remains the largest anti-PAP swing ever in a seriously contested general election as of 2020). In his memoirs, Lee Kuan Yew recalled that the swing against the PAP was larger than what he expected.

===New candidates/outgoing incumbents===
Minister of Finance [[Hon Sui Sen]] died during his term on 14 October 1983 and his seat of Havelock was vacated, but no by-election was held on the constituency, and announced to be merged into Delta constituency. [[Tony Tan]] succeeded Hon as the new Finance Minister.

PM Lee's son [[Lee Hsien Loong]] (who went on to become the nation's third (and current) Prime Minister) made his debut in the [[Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency|seat of Teck Ghee]], while PAP stalwarts Dr [[Goh Keng Swee]] and [[Ong Pang Boon]] stepped down. In the only election among several preceding and succeeding ones, the election deposit ($1,500) remained unchanged. The [[Workers' Party of Singapore]] (WP) secretary-general J. B. Jeyaretnam successfully retained the [[Anson Single Member Constituency|Anson]] constituency with an increased majority, while the [[Singapore Democratic Party]] made its first in-road into Parliament with the victory of [[Chiam See Tong]], who would serve the [[Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency]] for the next 26 years until 2011; this also began a continuing trend whereas three political parties were represented in Parliament (regardless of status as a NCMP or an elected MP) with the exception of 1986-88 (due to the disqualification of sole-WP candidate [[J. B. Jeyaretnam]] in 1986), and 2015-20 (all the nine minimum opposition seats were awarded to a single party of WP, with three being NCMPs).

===[[Non-Constituency Member of Parliament]] scheme===
A new [[Non-Constituency Member of Parliament]] scheme was introduced whereby between three and six seats, the exact number which was decided by the President of Singapore, would be offered to unsuccessful opposition candidates with the best scores and who garner at least 15% of the votes if any one party wins all the seats, subtracting one NCMP seat for every one opposition MP elected. Opposition parties dismissed the scheme for misleading voters into thinking that they could have opposition MPs without voting for them. M.P.D. Nair of WP who contested [[Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency|Jalan Kayu]] was the first to be offered but declined. The offer was then made to [[Singapore United Front]]'s Tan Chee Kien who contested [[Kaki Bukit Single Member Constituency|Kaki Bukit]], who also declined, and no further offers were made.

==Timeline==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!Event
|-
|4 December||Dissolution of the 5th Parliament
|-
|12 December||Nomination Day
|-
|22 December||Polling day
|-
|25 February 1985||Opening of 6th Parliament 
|}

==Electoral boundaries==
{{see also|List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1984–88)}}
The newer constituencies are those with rapid developments of Ang Mo Kio, Tampines, Jurong East, Bedok & Jurong West (smaller developments), while other constituencies were dissolved, which was reflected in the table:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency || Changes
|-
! colspan="2"|New Constituencies
|-
| [[Bo Wen Single Member Constituency|Bo Wen]] || Formed from Ang Mo Kio, Kebun Baru & Yio Chu Kang
|-
| [[Changkat Single Member Constituency|Changkat]] || Formed from Tampines & Kaki Bukit
|-
|[[Eunos Single Member Constituency|Eunos]] || Formed from Kaki Bukit & Tampines
|-
|[[Fengshan Single Member Constituency|Fengshan]] || Formed from Bedok, Kampong Chai Chee & Tanah Merah
|-
|[[Hong Kah Single Member Constituency|Hong Kah]] || Formed from Boon Lay
|-
|[[Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency|Teck Ghee]] || Formed from Ang Mo Kio & Chong Boon
|-
|[[Yuhua Single Member Constituency|Yuhua]] || Formed from Boon Lay & Bukit Timah
|-
! colspan="2"|Defunct Constituencies
|-
| [[Bukit Ho Swee Single Member Constituency|Bukit Ho Swee]] || Absorbed to Tiong Bahru and Kim Seng
|-
|[[Havelock Single Member Constituency|Havelock]] || Absorbed to Delta
|-
| [[Katong Single Member Constituency|Katong]] || Absorbed to Joo Chiat and Mountbatten
|}

==New/Outgoing MP==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Outgoing MPs !! New MPs
|-
| '''Retiring'''
*[[Abdul Rahim Ishak]] (Siglap)
*Chan Chee Seng (Jalan Besar)
*Chau Sik Ting (Thomson)
*Chiang Hai Deng (Ulu Pandan)
*[[Chor Yeok Eng]] (Bukit Timah)
*[[Goh Keng Swee]] (Kreta Ayer)
*Ho See Beng (Khe Bong)
*[[Howe Yoon Chong]] (Potong Pasir)
*Hwang Soo Jin (Jalan Kayu)
*Joseph Francis (Katong){{ref|1|^}}
*[[Lee Khoon Choy]] (Braddell Heights)
*Michael Liew (Boon Teck)
*Mohammad Kasim Abdul Jabbar (Radin Mas)
*Mohammad Mansor bin Sukaimi (Kampong Kembangan)
*P Selvadurai (Kuo Chuan)
*Rohan Kamis (Telok Blangah)
*Saidi bin Shariff (Kaki Bukit)
*Seah Mui Kok (Bukit Ho Swee){{ref|1|^}}
*Sia Kah Hui (Paya Lebar)
'''Deceased'''
*[[Hon Sui Sen]] (Havelock){{ref|1|^}}
| 
*[[Abdullah Tarmugi]]
*[[Aline Wong]]
*Arthur Beng
*[[Chiam See Tong]]
*[[Dixie Tan]]
*Goh Choon Kang
*Heng Chiang Meng
*Ho Tat Kin
*Koh Lam Son
*[[Lee Boon Yang]]
*[[Lee Hsien Loong]]
*Leong Horn Kee
*Philip Tan
*S Vasoo
*Tang Guan Seng
*Wang Kai Yuen
*[[Wong Kan Seng]]
*Yatiman Yusof
*[[Yeo Cheow Tong]]
*[[Yu-Foo Yee Shoon]]
*Zulkifi Mohammad
|}
<small>
{{note|1|Note}}: A caret indicates that the constituency was removed and absorbed to other wards.
</small>

==Results==
[[Chua Chu Kang SMC]] United People's Front candidate Teo Kim Hoe who garnered only 196 votes, or 0.81% of the valid votes cast, set a worst-scoring result for any candidates in the history of the election until the [[2013 Punggol East by-election|2013 by-election]] where [[Desmond Lim]] surpassed the record with 168 votes or 0.53% of the valid votes;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20130127-398101.html |title=SDA scores worst result in post-independence history |first1=Yong Chuan |last1=Toh |first2=Joyce |last2=Lim |date=January 27, 2013 |accessdate=March 23, 2013 |newspaper=AsiaOne }}</ref> not counting by-elections, the record has also be broken by independent candidate Samir Salim Neji in the [[2015 Singaporean general election|2015 general election]], with 150 votes or 0.60% of the valid votes.

Excluding the 30 uncontested constituencies, the voter turnout was 95.6%, with 63.2% of the total electorate casting their votes.<ref name="NohlenGrotz2001">{{cite book|author1=Dieter Nohlen|author2=Florian Grotz|author3=Christof Hartmann|title=Elections in Asia and the Pacific : A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ceNmuQEACAAJ|date=15 November 2001|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-924959-6|page=255}}</ref>
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<onlyinclude>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|bgcolor={{People's Action Party/meta/color}}|
|align=left|[[People's Action Party]]||568,310||64.8||77||+2
|-
|bgcolor={{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}|
|align=left|[[Workers' Party of Singapore|Workers' Party]]||110,868||12.6|||1||+1
|-
|bgcolor={{Democratic Progressive Party (Singapore)/meta/color}}|
|align=left|[[Singapore United Front]]||87,237||10.0||0||0
|-
|bgcolor={{Singapore Democratic Party/meta/color}}|
|align=left|[[Singapore Democratic Party]]||32,102||3.7||1||+1
|-
|bgcolor=#5688AB|
|align=left|United People's Front||27,217||3.1||0||0
|-
|bgcolor={{Barisan Sosialis/meta/color}}|
|align=left|[[Barisan Sosialis]]||24,212||2.8||0||0
|-
|bgcolor={{Singapore Justice Party/meta/color}}|
|align=left|[[Singapore Justice Party]]||10,906||1.2||0||0
|-
|bgcolor={{Singapore Malay National Organisation/meta/color}}|
|align=left|[[Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura]]||4,768||0.5||0||0
|-
|bgcolor={{Pan-Malayan Islamic Party/meta/color}}|
|align=left|Angkatan Islam||359||0.0||0||New
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|
|align=left|Independents||10,586||1.2||0||New
|-
| colspan="2" align=left|Invalid/blank votes||26,394||–||–||–
|-
| colspan="2" align=left|'''Total'''||'''909,980'''||'''100'''||'''79'''||'''+4'''
|-
| colspan="2" align=left|Registered voters/turnout{{efn|550,765 of the 1,495,389 registered voters were in uncontested constitutencies}}||1,495,389||95.6||–||–
|-
| colspan="7" align=left|Source: [http://www.singapore-elections.com/general-election/1984/votes.html Singapore Elections]
|}
</onlyinclude>

===By constituency===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency!!Electorate!!Party!!Candidate!!Votes!!% 
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Alexandra Single Member Constituency|Alexandra]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|19,670
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Tan Soo Khoon]]'''
|align=right|12,172
|{{composition bar|66.79|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[John Cruz Corera]]
|align=right|6,053
|{{composition bar|33.21|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Aljunied Single Member Constituency|Aljunied]]
|align=right|19,045
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Chin Harn Tong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Ang Mo Kio SMC|Ang Mo Kio]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,633
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Yeo Toon Chia]]'''
|align=right|9,909
|{{composition bar|72.75|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|[[Ang Bee Lian]]
|align=right|3,711
|{{composition bar|27.25|100|gray}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Anson SMC|Anson]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,493
|'''{{SG/WP}}'''
|'''[[Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam]]'''
|align=right|9,909
|{{composition bar|56.81|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/PAP}}
|[[Ng Pock Too]]
|align=right|7,533
|{{composition bar|43.19|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency|Ayer Rajah]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|20,017
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Tan Cheng Bock]]'''
|align=right|14,050
|{{composition bar|75.44|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SJP}}
|[[Suib bin Abdul Rahman]]
|align=right|4,575
|{{composition bar|24.56|100|{{Singapore Justice Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bedok SMC|Bedok]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|17,074
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Shunmugam Jayakumar]]'''
|align=right|10,972
|{{composition bar|68.95|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Lee Chin Teck]]
|align=right|4,941
|{{composition bar|31.05|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bo Wen Single Member Constituency|Bo Wen]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,777
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Sushilan Vasoo]]'''
|align=right|10,299
|{{composition bar|74.70|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|[[Shaikh Ahmad bin Shaikh Salim]]
|align=right|3,488
|{{composition bar|25.30|100|gray}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Boon Lay SMC|Boon Lay]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,964
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Goh Chee Wee]]'''
|align=right|12,490
|{{composition bar|69.65|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Reveendran Sasi]]
|align=right|5,443
|{{composition bar|30.35|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Boon Teck Single Member Constituency|Boon Teck]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|19,490
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ho Tat Kin]]'''
|align=right|10,224
|{{composition bar|56.16|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/BS}}
|[[Lee Siew Choh]]
|align=right|7,982
|{{composition bar|43.84|100|{{Barisan Sosialis/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency|Braddell Heights]]
|align=right|14,152
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Goh Choon Kang]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Brickworks Single Member Constituency|Brickworks]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|13,571
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|[[Ahmad Mattar|'''Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar''']]
|align=right|8,389
|{{composition bar|66.27|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Mohd Taib bin Saffar]]
|align=right|4,270
|{{composition bar|33.73|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency|Bukit Batok]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|20,812
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Chai Chong Yii]]'''
|align=right|14,767
|{{composition bar|78.27|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|[[Tan Jue Kit]]
|align=right|4,099
|{{composition bar|21.73|100|gray}}
|-
|[[Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency|Bukit Merah]]
|align=right|19,210
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lim Chee Onn]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency|Bukit Panjang]]
|align=right|23,173
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lee Yiok Seng]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency|Bukit Timah]]
|align=right|17,238
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Wang Kai Yuen]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Buona Vista Single Member Constituency|Buona Vista]]
|align=right|18,041
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ang Kok Peng]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Cairnhill Single Member Constituency|Cairnhill]]
|align=right|15,862
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Wong Kwei Cheong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Changi SMC|Changi]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|20,129
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Teo Chong Tee]]'''
|align=right|12,195
|{{composition bar|65.75|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Sim Peng Kim]]
|align=right|6,353
|{{composition bar|34.25|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Changkat Single Member Constituency|Changkat]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,742
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|[[Aline Wong|'''Aline Wong-Kan Lai Chung''']]
|align=right|10,310
|{{composition bar|58.56|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SDP}}
|[[Soon Kia Seng]]
|align=right|7,297
|{{composition bar|41.44|100|{{Singapore Democratic Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Cheng San SMC|Cheng San]]
|align=right|17,328
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lee Yock Suan]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Chong Boon SMC|Chong Boon]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|20,650
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Rajagopal Sitaram Chandra Das]]'''
|align=right|11,058
|{{composition bar|56.02|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SDP}}
|[[Ling How Dung]]
|align=right|8,681
|{{composition bar|43.98|100|{{Singapore Democratic Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Chua Chu Kang SMC|Chua Chu Kang]]
| rowspan="3" align=right|25,532
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Tang See Chim]]'''
|align=right|13,254
|{{composition bar|54.84|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Chan Keng Sieng]]
|align=right|10,720
|{{composition bar|44.35|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|[[Teo Kim Hoe]] (Loses $1,500 deposit)
|align=right|196
|{{composition bar|0.81|100|gray}}
|-
|[[Clementi Single Member Constituency|Clementi]]
|align=right|20,890
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Bernard Chen Tien Lap]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Delta Single Member Constituency|Delta]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,800
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Yeo Choo Kok]]'''
|align=right|7,987
|{{composition bar|58.72|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Peter Chua Chwee Huat]]
|align=right|5,614
|{{composition bar|41.28|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Eunos Single Member Constituency|Eunos]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|17,615
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Zulkifli bin Mohammed]]'''
|align=right|10,494
|{{composition bar|64.81|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Chong Tung Shang]]
|align=right|5,697
|{{composition bar|35.19|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Fengshan Single Member Constituency|Fengshan]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,407
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Arthur Beng Kian Lam]]'''
|align=right|11,216
|{{composition bar|65.13|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Chng Chin Siah]]
|align=right|6,005
|{{composition bar|34.87|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Geylang Serai SMC|Geylang Serai]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|24,109
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Othman bin Haron Eusofe]]'''
|align=right|14,564
|{{composition bar|65.57|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Mohamed Mansor bin Abdul Rahman]]
|align=right|7,649
|{{composition bar|34.43|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Geylang West SMC|Geylang West]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|22,325
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Teh Cheang Wan]]'''
|align=right|13,798
|{{composition bar|66.83|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Lim Tiong Hock]]
|align=right|2,994
|{{composition bar|34.43|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Henderson Single Member Constituency|Henderson]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|17,630
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lai Tha Chai]]'''
|align=right|9,695
|{{composition bar|58.80|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Chon Koon Cheong]]
|align=right|6,793
|{{composition bar|41.20|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Hong Kah SMC|Hong Kah]]
|align=right|22,062
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Yeo Cheow Tong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Jalan Besar SMC|Jalan Besar]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|16,115
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lee Boon Yang]]'''
|align=right|9,236
|{{composition bar|64.43|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Anathan Balakrishnan]]
|align=right|5,100
|{{composition bar|35.57|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency|Jalan Kayu]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|25,011
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Heng Chiang Meng]]'''
|align=right|11,985
|{{composition bar|51.22|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair]]{{efn|Elected [[Non-constituency Member of Parliament|NCMP]] on 24 December 1984 but rejected to take the seat on 4 January 1985. Seat declared vacant on 4 March 1985.|name=|group=}}
|align=right|11,414
|{{composition bar|48.78|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Joo Chiat SMC|Joo Chiat]]
|align=right|18,957
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Yeoh Ghim Seng]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Jurong SMC|Jurong]]
|align=right|24,517
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ho Kah Leong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kaki Bukit SMC|Kaki Bukit]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|20,683
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Chew Heng Ching]]'''
|align=right|10,229
|{{composition bar|52.28|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Tan Chee Kien]]{{Efn|Offered [[Non-constituency Member of Parliament|NCMP]] seat on 8 March 1984 but rejected on 28 March 1984. Declared resigned.|name=|group=}}
|align=right|9,336
|{{composition bar|47.72|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kallang Single Member Constituency|Kallang]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,809
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Suppiah Dhanabalan]]'''
|align=right|11,256
|{{composition bar|64.95|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[A. L. Sundram]]
|align=right|6,075
|{{composition bar|35.05|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kampong Chai Chee SMC|Kampong Chai Chee]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|22,537
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Andrew Fong Sip Chee]]'''
|align=right|12,125
|{{composition bar|57.16|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Seow Khee Leng]]
|align=right|9,087
|{{composition bar|42.84|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Kampong Glam SMC|Kampong Glam]]
|align=right|18,127
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Sinnathamby Rajaratnam]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kampong Kembangan Single Member Constituency|Kampong Kembangan]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|20,295
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Yatiman bin Yusof]]'''
|align=right|10,326
|{{composition bar|55.71|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Mohamed Jufrie bin Mahmood]]
|align=right|3,023
|{{composition bar|35.05|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kampong Ubi Single Member Constituency|Kampong Ubi]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,323
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Wan Hussin bin Zoohri]]'''
|align=right|8,378
|{{composition bar|63.73|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/PKMS}}
|[[Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Zin]]
|align=right|4,768
|{{composition bar|36.27|100|green}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency|Kebun Baru]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|17,542
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lim Boon Heng]]'''
|align=right|12,311
|{{composition bar|75.84|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|Harbans Singh
|align=right|3,921
|{{composition bar|24.16|100|gray}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Khe Bong Single Member Constituency|Khe Bong]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|15,773
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Tang Guan Seng]]'''
|align=right|9,221
|{{composition bar|62.53|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/BS}}
|[[Sim Say Chuan]]
|align=right|5,525
|{{composition bar|37.47|100|{{Barisan Sosialis/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Kim Keat Single Member Constituency|Kim Keat]]
|align=right|20,439
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ong Teng Cheong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Kim Seng Single Member Constituency|Kim Seng]]
|align=right|22,136
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Yeo Ning Hong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kolam Ayer Single Member Constituency|Kolam Ayer]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|23,630
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Sidek bin Saniff]]'''
|align=right|12,812
|{{composition bar|57.91|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Royston George Scharenguivel]]
|align=right|9,311
|{{composition bar|42.09|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kreta Ayer Single Member Constituency|Kreta Ayer]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|15,982
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Hu Tsu Tau Richard]]'''
|align=right|11,083
|{{composition bar|83.17|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|Independent
|[[Lee Mun Hung]]
|align=right|2,242
|{{composition bar|16.83|100|gray}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kuo Chuan Single Member Constituency|Kuo Chuan]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,728
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Wong Kan Seng]]'''
|align=right|11,162
|{{composition bar|64.55|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/BS}}
|[[Sim Chit Giak]]
|align=right|6,129
|{{composition bar|35.45|100|{{Barisan Sosialis/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Leng Kee Single Member Constituency|Leng Kee]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,805
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ow Chin Hock]]'''
|align=right|9,190
|{{composition bar|66.84|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[George Benjamin Armstrong]]
|align=right|4,559
|{{composition bar|33.16|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[MacPherson Single Member Constituency|MacPherson]]
|align=right|19,500
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Chua Sian Chin]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Marine Parade SMC|Marine Parade]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|23,622
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Goh Chok Tong]]'''
|align=right|15,228
|{{composition bar|70.93|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Gertrude Magdeline De Gracias]]
|align=right|6,242
|{{composition bar|29.07|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Moulmein Single Member Constituency|Moulmein]]
|align=right|18,893
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Sia Khoon Seong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Mountbatten SMC|Mountbatten]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|21,480
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Eugene Yap Giau Cheng]]'''
|align=right|16,077
|{{composition bar|81.32|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|Independent
|[[Tan Ah Teng]]
|align=right|3,692
|{{composition bar|18.68|100|gray}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Nee Soon SMC|Nee Soon]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|26,897
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Koh Lip Lin]]'''
|align=right|18,444
|{{composition bar|74.24|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Quek Teow Chuan]]
|align=right|6,401
|{{composition bar|25.76|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Pasir Panjang Single Member Constituency|Pasir Panjang]]
| rowspan="3" align=right|17,149
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|[[Abbas Abu Amin|'''Abbas bin Abu Amin''']]
|align=right|9,316
|{{composition bar|59.35|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[John Gan Eng Guan]]
|align=right|6,022
|{{composition bar|38.36|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|Angkatan Islam Singapura
|[[Mohamad Sani bin Jan]](Loses $1,500 deposit)
|align=right|359
|{{composition bar|2.29|100|gray}}
|-
|[[Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency|Paya Lebar]]
|align=right|18,420
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Philip Tan Tee Yong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency|Potong Pasir]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|17,915
|'''{{SG/SDP}}'''
|'''[[Chiam See Tong]]'''
|align=right|10,128
|{{composition bar|60.28|100|{{Singapore Democratic Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/PAP}}
|[[Mah Bow Tan]]
|align=right|5,509
|{{composition bar|39.72|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Punggol SMC|Punggol]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|24,727
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ng Kah Ting]]'''
|align=right|14,904
|{{composition bar|65.09|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Sim Ah Leng]]
|align=right|7,995
|{{composition bar|34.91|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Queenstown Single Member Constituency|Queenstown]]
|align=right|18,084
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Jek Yeun Thong]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Radin Mas Single Member Constituency|Radin Mas]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|19,770
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Chng Hee Kok]]'''
|align=right|9,997
|{{composition bar|53.78|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Wong Hong Toy]]
|align=right|8,590
|{{composition bar|46.22|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[River Valley Single Member Constituency|River Valley]]
|align=right|13,481
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Tay Eng Soon]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Rochore Single Member Constituency|Rochore]]
|align=right|14,164
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Toh Chin Chye]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Sembawang Single Member Constituency|Sembawang]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|22,326
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Tony Tan Keng Yam]]'''
|align=right|15,948
|{{composition bar|77.42|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|Independent
|[[Stanley Mariadass]]
|align=right|4,652
|{{composition bar|22.58|100|gray}}
|-
|[[Serangoon Gardens Single Member Constituency|Serangoon Gardens]]
|align=right|17,553
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lau Teik Soon]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Siglap Single Member Constituency|Siglap]]
|align=right|17,090
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|[[Abdullah Tarmugi|'''Abdullah bin Tarmugi''']]
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Tampines SMC|Tampines]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|19,656
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Phua Bah Lee]]'''
|align=right|13,163
|{{composition bar|72.34|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|[[Kasim bin Ibrahim]]
|align=right|5,032
|{{composition bar|27.66|100|gray}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Tanah Merah Single Member Constituency|Tanah Merah]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|17,808
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ibrahim bin Othman]]'''
|align=right|11,093
|{{composition bar|68.08|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SUF}}
|[[Ng Lep Chong]]
|align=right|5,201
|{{composition bar|31.92|100|{{Singapore United Front/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Tanglin Single Member Constituency|Tanglin]]
|align=right|15,990
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Edmund William Barker]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency|Tanjong Pagar]]
|align=right|15,812
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lee Kuan Yew]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency|Teck Ghee]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|16,866
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lee Hsien Loong]]'''
|align=right|12,794
|{{composition bar|80.38|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|[[Giam Lai Cheng]]
|align=right|3,123
|{{composition bar|19.62|100|gray}}
|-
|[[Telok Ayer Single Member Constituency|Telok Ayer]]
|align=right|13,984
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ong Pang Boon]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency|Telok Blangah]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|19,550
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Koh Lam Son]]'''
|align=right|10,150
|{{composition bar|55.02|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/WP}}
|[[Rajaratnam Murugason]]
|align=right|8,299
|{{composition bar|44.98|100|{{Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Thomson Single Member Constituency|Thomson]]
|align=right|15,271
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Leong Horn Kee]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
|[[Tiong Bahru Single Member Constituency|Tiong Bahru]]
|align=right|20,091
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Ch'ng Jit Koon]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency|Toa Payoh]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,177
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Eric Cheong Yuen Chee]]'''
|align=right|8,559
|{{composition bar|65.16|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/BS}}
|[[Ng Ho]]
|align=right|4,576
|{{composition bar|34.84|100|{{Barisan Sosialis/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Ulu Pandan Single Member Constituency|Ulu Pandan]]
|align=right|22,761
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Dixie Tan|Dixie Tan-Lee Mo Chun]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[West Coast Single Member Constituency|West Coast]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|28,008
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Wan Soon Bee]]'''
|align=right|19,745
|{{composition bar|75.72|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SJP}}
|[[Muthusamy Ramasamy]]
|align=right|6,331
|{{composition bar|24.28|100|{{Singapore Justice Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|[[Whampoa Single Member Constituency|Whampoa]]
|align=right|18,494
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Augustine Tan Hui Heng]]'''
| colspan="2" |''Uncontested walkover''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency|Yio Chu Kang]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|16,734
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Lau Ping Sum]]'''
|align=right|11,977
|{{composition bar|76.66|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/UPF}}
|[[Munjeet Singh]]
|align=right|3,647
|{{composition bar|23.34|100|gray}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Yuhua SMC|Yuhua]]
| rowspan="2" align=right|16,266
|'''{{SG/PAP}}'''
|'''[[Yu-Foo Yee Shoon]]'''
|align=right|9,551
|{{composition bar|61.43|100|{{People's Action Party/meta/color}}}}
|-
|{{SG/SDP}}
|[[Lim Ah Yong]]
|align=right|5,996
|{{composition bar|38.57|100|{{Singapore Democratic Party/meta/color}}}}
|-class=sortbottom
|colspan=6|Source: [https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html ELD]
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