PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS 1979
POTONG PASIR

Voters: 14,707

Polled: 13,854 (94.2%)

People's Action Party Independent
HOWE Yoon Chong, 55
Former civil servant [M]
CHIAM See Tong, 44
Lawyer [M]
9,056 (66.8%) 4,491 (33.2%)

Winner's majority: 4,565 (33.6%)

Valid votes: 13,547 (97.8%)

Rejected votes: 307 (2.2%)

Previous GE 1976: PAP won 74.8% (swing -8.0%)

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