1981 Singaporean presidential election

Presidential election in Singapore 1981 Singaporean presidential election People's Action Party Devan Nair Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting) President Devan Nair, 1953 (larger crop).png 58 Independent politician Devan Nair 23 October 1981 Singapore 1985 1985 Singaporean presidential election 1978 1978 Singaporean presidential election no presidential Independent politician Indirect presidential elections were held in Singapore on 23 October 1981, after the death of the incumbent president Benjamin Sheares. 24 October 1981 JUST BEING HIMSELF... The Straits Times https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19811024-1.2.6 25 July 2020 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810014831/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19811024-1.2.6 live 23 October 1981 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/topic?reportid=004_19811023_S0005_T0009 25 July 2020 Parliament of Singapore During the election, 58 members of Parliament were present while 14 members were absent. Devan Nair was elected by the Parliament of Singapore. 23 October 1981 Official Report https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/report?sittingdate=23-10-1981 25 July 2020 Parliament of Singapore Nair was sworn in as the third president on 24 October 1981.25 October 1981 Now he's President Nair The Straits Times https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19811025-1.2.5 25 July 2020 7 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200407002118/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19811025-1.2.5 live Results Devan Nair Independent 58 58 72 References Category:Presidential elections in Singapore Singapore Presidential election