1980 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 23 December 1980 to elect all 75 members of Parliament. They were the sixth general elections since the introduction of self-government in 1959 and the fourth since independence in 1965. The number of parliamentary seats increased from 69 to 75 following adjustments to electoral boundaries. Out of the 75 constituencies, 38 were contested while the remaining 37 were won uncontested by the People's Action Party (PAP). A total of 118 candidates stood for election, all of whom were fielded by political parties with no candidates running as independents.

The PAP, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, secured a landslide victory by winning all 75 seats, marking the party's fourth consecutive clean sweep since 1968. The party obtained 77.66% of the valid votes cast, continuing to dominate the political landscape. Voter turnout was 95% in the contested constituencies, which amounted to 685,141 voters, or approximately half of the total electorate of 1,290,426. The other half of the electorate was not required to vote due to walkovers.

Seven opposition parties, among them the Workers' Party (WP), the United People's Front (UPF), the Barisan Sosialis (BS) and the newly formed Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), contested the elections but failed to secure any seats. In spite of their participation, the result affirmed the PAP's unbroken dominance in Parliament and extended its one-party rule.