1967 Singaporean presidential election
30 November 1967
 
Nominee Yusof Ishak
Party Independent
Electoral vote 47
President before election

Yusof Ishak
Independent

 Elected President

Yusof Ishak
Independent

Indirect presidential elections were held in Singapore on 30 November 1967.[1] This was the first presidential election held in Singapore since the country's independence in 1965. Under the Singaporean constitution at the time, the president was elected by the Parliament of Singapore.

Yusof Ishak was re-elected by the Parliament of Singapore.[2][3]

Results

The election took place during a sitting of the Parliament on 30 November 1967. On that day's sitting, 47 out of the 51 members of Parliament were present, and four members were absent.[4]

Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew nominated Yusof Ishak as president during the sitting.[1] The Parliament voted unanimously to elect him as president, and Ishak was sworn in for his second term as president on 4 December 1967.[2]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yusof IshakIndependent47100.00
Total47100.00
Total votes47–
Registered voters/turnout5192.16

References

  1. 1 2 "ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE". Parliament of Singapore. 30 November 1967. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 Sim, Cheryl. "Singapore's presidents". Singapore Infopedia. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Another term for President Yusof". The Straits Times. 1 December 1967. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Official Report". Parliament of Singapore. 30 November 1967. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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