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1979 PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULTS
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Constituency (Electorate)
Name of Candidates
Party
Votes Polled
% of Votes Polled
Anson
(11,243)
C. V. Devan Nair
Wee Lai Seng Johnny
PAP
UF
8,127
1,300
86.21
13.79
Geylang West
(20,874)
Teh Cheang Wan
PAP
Uncontested
Mountbatten
(14,258)
Seow Khee Leng
Eugene Yap Giau Cheng
UF
PAP
2,642
10,528
20.06
79.94
Nee Soon
(15,932)
Koh Lip Lin
PAP
Uncontested
Potong Pasir
(14,707)
Chiam See Tong
Howe Yoon Chong
INDP
PAP
4,491
9,056
33.15
66.85
Sembawang
(17,665)
Harbans Singh
Tony Tan Keng Yam
UPF
PAP
3,528
12,824
21.58
78.42
Telok Blangah
(22,202)
J. B. Jeyaretnam
Rohan bin Kamis
WP
PAP
8,036
12,687
38.78
61.22