1997 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 2 January 1997 to elect members of Parliament. They were the tenth general elections since the introduction of self-government in 1959 and the eighth since independence in 1965. The number of parliamentary seats increased from 81 to 83 following adjustments to electoral boundaries. With 47 seats won uncontested by the People's Action Party (PAP) on nomination day, the outcome of the elections was effectively determined before polling day for the second consecutive election.

The ruling PAP secured a landslide victory and retained its supermajority by winning all but two of the 83 parliamentary seats, while also increasing its popular vote share for the first time since the 1980 election to 65%. The only opposition candidates elected were Chiam See Tong, now under the Singapore People's Party (SPP) banner, who retained his seat in Potong Pasir SMC, and Low Thia Khiang of the Workers' Party (WP), who retained his seat in Hougang SMC. The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), now led by Chee Soon Juan, lost all its parliamentary seats and reversed its gains from the previous election.

As the opposition secured two elected seats, one Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat was offered to the WP team in Cheng San GRC, which was the best-performing losing opposition team. J. B. Jeyaretnam was selected, marking his return to Parliament for the first time since 1986, albeit as a NCMP. The 1997 election was the only one to span two calendar years, with nomination day held on 23 December 1996 and polling day on 2 January 1997. In this election, the size of Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) was also expanded from four members to between four and six, with six-member constituencies remaining in place for two decades until their removal in the 2020 election.