1970 Singaporean presidential election

The 1970 Singaporean presidential election was held to elect the next President of Singapore with Benjamin Sheares as the winning candidate elected by the Parliament of Singapore.[1][2]

1970 Singaporean presidential election
30 December 1970
 
Nominee Benjamin Sheares
Party Independent
Electoral vote 54
President before election

Yusof Ishak
Independent

 Elected President

Benjamin Sheares
Independent

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Results

The election took place during a sitting of Parliament on 30 December 1970 where 54 members were present and 4 members were absent.[3]

Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew nominated Benjamin Sheares as president.[1] The Parliament unanimously voted to elect Sheares as president.

Sheares was sworn in for his first four-year term as president on 2 January 1971.[4]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Benjamin ShearesIndependents54100.00
Total54100.00
Total votes54–
Registered voters/turnout5893.10

References
  1. "ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE". Parliament of Singapore. 30 December 1970. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "All 'ayes' for Sheares". The Straits Times. 31 December 1970. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Official Report". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Singapore's presidents". Singapore Infopedia. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 24 July 2020.


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