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General elections were held in Singapore on 31 August 1991. President Wee Kim Wee dissolved parliament on 14 August 1991 on the advice of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 77 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 95.0%, although this figure represents the turnout in the 25 constituencies to be contested, with PAP candidates earning walkovers in the other 41; this was the second general election, after the 1968, where PAP returned to power on nomination day due to a majority of walkovers; a collaborative effort amongst all the opposition parties headed by Chiam See Tong decided to not contest all seats, so as to reassure voters to vote in ease for the opposition, known as a "by-election effect". This was to date, the only election,

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  • 1991 Singaporean general election (en)
  • Elecciones generales de Singapur de 1991 (es)
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  • General elections were held in Singapore on 31 August 1991. President Wee Kim Wee dissolved parliament on 14 August 1991 on the advice of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 77 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 95.0%, although this figure represents the turnout in the 25 constituencies to be contested, with PAP candidates earning walkovers in the other 41; this was the second general election, after the 1968, where PAP returned to power on nomination day due to a majority of walkovers; a collaborative effort amongst all the opposition parties headed by Chiam See Tong decided to not contest all seats, so as to reassure voters to vote in ease for the opposition, known as a "by-election effect". This was to date, the only election, (en)
  • Las elecciones generales de Singapur de 1991 se celebraron el 31 de agosto del mencionado año para configurar el 8.º Parlamento. El presidente Wee Kim Wee disolvió el parlamento el 14 de agosto de 1991 por consejo del primer ministro Goh Chok Tong. El resultado fue una victoria para el Partido de Acción Popular (PAP), que obtuvo 77 de los 81 escaños. La participación de los votantes fue del 95,0%, aunque esta cifra representa la participación en los 25 distritos electorales que se disputaron,​ y los candidatos del PAP obtuvieron los escaños sin oposición en los otros 41; esta fue la segunda elección general, después de 1968, donde el PAP regresó al poder el mismo día de la nominación debido a una mayoría de escaños no disputados; un esfuerzo de colaboración entre todos los partidos de opos (es)
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