The Online Citizen A Community of Singaporeans In 22 December 1984, two opposition politicians JB Jeyaretnam and Chiam See Tong, each secured an elected seat in Parliament, the first time that opposition parties won in a general election since Singapore’s independence.
JB Jeyaretnam had earlier won a seat at Anson during the 1981 by-election after PAP MP C. V. Devan Nair was appointed the third President of Singapore on 23 October 1981.
This image was from a publicity leaflet used by the Workers’ Party during the campaigning period in 1984. Has anything changed in 30 years?
