PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS 1979
MOUNTBATTEN

Voters: 14,258

Polled: 13,536 (94.9%)

People's Action Party United Front
Eugene YAP Giau Cheng, 36
Chief chemist [M]
SEOW Khee Leng, 38
Personnel officer [M]
10,528 (79.9%) 2,642 (20.1%)

Winner's majority: 7,886 (59.8%)

Valid votes: 13,170 (97.3%)

Rejected votes: 366 (2.7%)

Previous GE 1976: PAP won 65.9% (swing +14.0%)

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