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Created page with "The 1965 Legislative Assembly by-election was the final election held for Singapore’s Legislative Assembly before the island’s independence and transition to a sovereign Parliament. It occurred against a backdrop of escalating tensions between Singapore and Malaysia, culminating in Singapore’s separation from the federation two months later. === Background === By 1965, the People’s Action Party (PAP) had expanded into Malaysia as a federal party, contesting 11 s..."