1985 Singaporean presidential election

Presidential election in Singapore 1985 Singaporean presidential election Wee Kim Wee People's Action Party Wee Kim Wee Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting) President 73 Independent politician File:Wee Kim Wee, 1936 (cropped).png Singapore 30 August 1985 1989 1989 Singaporean presidential election 1981 1981 Singaporean presidential election no presidential Independent politician Indirect presidential elections were held in Singapore on 30 August 1985, following the resignation of the incumbent, Devan Nair. 30 August 1985 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/topic?reportid=021_19850830_S0003_T0007 25 July 2020 Parliament of SIngapore31 August 1985 All ayes for Kim Wee as President The Straits Times https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19850831-1.2.2 25 July 2020 During the election, 73 members of Parliament were present and five members were absent. Wee Kim Wee was elected by the Parliament of Singapore. 30 August 1985 Official Report https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/report?sittingdate=30-08-1985 25 July 2020 Parliament of Singapore Wee was sworn in as the fourth president on 2 September 1985.Hoe Irene 3 September 1985 30 seconds later, our new President The Straits Times Results Wee Kim Wee Independent 73 73 78 References Category:Presidential elections in Singapore Singapore Presidential election