1972 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 2 September 1972 to elect all 65 members of Parliament. They were the fourth general elections since Singapore attained self-governance in 1959 and the second since gaining independence in 1965. The elections were contested in 57 constituencies, with the remaining eight seats won in walkovers by the People's Action Party (PAP). A total of 137 candidates contested the elections, comprising 135 from six political parties and two independents.

The PAP, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, won all 65 seats in Parliament in a landslide victory for the third consecutive general election. The PAP received 524,892 of the 745,239 valid votes cast, amounting to 70.43% of the popular vote. This represented a decline from the 86.72% share it achieved in the 1968 general elections. The opposition parties, including the Barisan Sosialis (BS), Workers' Party (WP), United National Front (UNF), People's Front (PF) and Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS), collectively contested the elections but failed to win any seats. BS, which had boycotted the vote in 1968, returned to the electoral arena, fielding 10 candidates; these only secured a combined 4.63% of the popular vote.

The opposition had remained fragmented and many candidates lost their election deposits due to low vote shares. The results left Parliament without any opposition members, reinforcing the PAP's legislative dominance. With no change in party representation, this election continued the trend of one-party rule that had been in place since 1968.