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dbo:abstract	A by-election for the Anson Single Member Constituency in Singapore was held on 31 October 1981 with J.B. Jeyaretnam from the Worker's Party as the winning candidate. This followed by incumbent MP Devan Nair stepping down in order to become President of Singapore. The by-election marked the first occasion since Singapore's independence in which a PAP candidate was defeated in an election for a seat in Parliament. The 37% swing against the PAP is the largest ever swing in a by-election in independent Singapore, and the second largest since 1961. (en) Una elección parcial en la circunscripción parlamentaria de Anson, Singapur se realizó el 31 de octubre de 1981, tras la dimisión de Devan Nair al ser elegido Presidente de Singapur. Había 14.515 votantes registrados, y se presentaron tres candidaturas. La participación electoral fue del 94.70%. Los comicios tuvieron un carácter histórico, ya que el candidato del Partido de los Trabajadores (WP), Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, quien era además líder del mismo, derrotó por un estrecho margen de 653 votos a Pang Kim Hin, candidato del Partido de Acción Popular (PAP), por lo que estas elecciones parciales marcaron el retorno de la oposición al legislativo singapurense por primera vez, después de que el PAP dominara los tres tercios del legislativo desde 1968. Fue la primera derrota electoral del PAP en cualquier tipo de elección desde la independencia de Singapur, y la segunda vez que el WP obtenía la victoria en Anson. (es)
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rdfs:comment	A by-election for the Anson Single Member Constituency in Singapore was held on 31 October 1981 with J.B. Jeyaretnam from the Worker's Party as the winning candidate. This followed by incumbent MP Devan Nair stepping down in order to become President of Singapore. The by-election marked the first occasion since Singapore's independence in which a PAP candidate was defeated in an election for a seat in Parliament. The 37% swing against the PAP is the largest ever swing in a by-election in independent Singapore, and the second largest since 1961. (en) Una elección parcial en la circunscripción parlamentaria de Anson, Singapur se realizó el 31 de octubre de 1981, tras la dimisión de Devan Nair al ser elegido Presidente de Singapur. Había 14.515 votantes registrados, y se presentaron tres candidaturas. La participación electoral fue del 94.70%. (es)
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