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* '''Option C:''' Championed by the Singapore Alliance (SA), which was aligned with Malaysia’s ruling Alliance Party. This option stipulated that Singapore’s entry would be under terms no less favorable than those granted to the Borneo-based territories of Sabah and Sarawak. Only individuals born in Singapore and their descendants would automatically become Malaysian citizens. | * '''Option C:''' Championed by the Singapore Alliance (SA), which was aligned with Malaysia’s ruling Alliance Party. This option stipulated that Singapore’s entry would be under terms no less favorable than those granted to the Borneo-based territories of Sabah and Sarawak. Only individuals born in Singapore and their descendants would automatically become Malaysian citizens. | ||
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* '''Option A:''' Majority endorsement | * '''Option A:''' Majority endorsement | ||
* '''Blank Votes:''' Integrated into legislative motions | * '''Blank Votes:''' Integrated into legislative motions | ||
==== Official Results ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!'''Option''' | |||
!'''Description''' | |||
!'''Parties Campaigning''' | |||
!'''Votes (Percentage)''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''A''' | |||
|"I support merger giving Singapore autonomy in labour, education and other agreed matters as set out in Command Paper No. 33 of 1961, with Singapore citizens automatically becoming citizens of Malaysia." | |||
|People's Action Party | |||
|397,626 (95.8%) | |||
|- | |||
|'''B''' | |||
|"I support complete and unconditional merger for Singapore as a state on an equal basis with the other eleven states in accordance with the Constitutional documents of the Federation of Malaya." | |||
|None | |||
|9,422 (2.3%) | |||
|- | |||
|'''C''' | |||
|"I support Singapore entering Malaysia on terms no less favourable than those given to the Borneo territories." | |||
|Singapore Alliance | |||
|7,911 (1.9%) | |||
|} | |||
==== Overall Breakdown ==== | |||
* '''Votes for Merger (A + B + C):''' 414,959 (73.9%) | |||
* '''Blank Votes:''' 144,077 (25.7%) | |||
** Campaigned by: Barisan Sosialis, United People's Party, Partai Rakyat, United Democratic Party | |||
* '''Unclear Votes:''' 2,523 (0.4%) | |||
=== Post-Referendum Developments === | === Post-Referendum Developments === | ||