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[[Group Representation Constituencies]] were introduced in this general election to ensure ethnic minority representation in Parliament, starting with three joint constituencies. This was the last time Prime Minister [[Lee Kuan Yew]] led the PAP in an election and another two stalwarts, former Deputy Prime Minister Dr [[Toh Chin Chye]] and Senior Minister [[S. Rajaratnam]], retired for the PAP's renewal process. | [[Group Representation Constituencies]] were introduced in this general election to ensure ethnic minority representation in Parliament, starting with three joint constituencies. This was the last time Prime Minister [[Lee Kuan Yew]] led the PAP in an election and another two stalwarts, former Deputy Prime Minister Dr [[Toh Chin Chye]] and Senior Minister [[S. Rajaratnam]], retired for the PAP's renewal process. | ||
Two seats were vacated in 1986 but neither held its by-elections - [[ | Two seats were vacated in 1986 but neither held its by-elections - [[Workers' Party]] (WP) Member of Parliament and leader [[Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam|J. B. Jeyaretnam]] (of Anson) and PAP incumbent [[Teh Cheang Wan]] (of Geylang West), vacated its seats due to conviction over falsified party accounts, and [[suicide]] over investigations for corruption, respectively. | ||
WP absorbed the two parties, [[Barisan Sosialis]] (BS) and Singapore United Front to become the largest opposition party and also allied with the Malay party [[Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura|PKMS]] as one faction. The election also saw the debut of WP candidate [[Low Thia Khiang]], who would went on to win [[Hougang Single Member Constituency]] on the next election (which was also formed in this election), and become the party's secretary-general and one of the longest-serving [[Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)|opposition leader]] until 2020. | WP absorbed the two parties, [[Barisan Sosialis]] (BS) and Singapore United Front to become the largest opposition party and also allied with the Malay party [[Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura|PKMS]] as one faction. The election also saw the debut of WP candidate [[Low Thia Khiang]], who would went on to win [[Hougang Single Member Constituency]] on the next election (which was also formed in this election), and become the party's secretary-general and one of the longest-serving [[Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)|opposition leader]] until 2020. | ||
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|align=left|[[People's Action Party]]||848,029||63.2||80||+3 | |align=left|[[People's Action Party]]||848,029||63.2||80||+3 | ||
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|align=left|[[ | |align=left|[[Workers' Party]]||224,473||16.7||0||–1 | ||
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|align=left|[[Singapore Democratic Party]]||158,341||11.8||1||0 | |align=left|[[Singapore Democratic Party]]||158,341||11.8||1||0 | ||
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|colspan=5 align=left|Source: [http://www.singapore-elections.com/general-election/1988 Singapore Elections] | |colspan=5 align=left|Source: [http://www.singapore-elections.com/general-election/1988 Singapore Elections] | ||
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