Election Name: | 1985 Singaporean presidential election |
Nominee1: | Wee Kim Wee |
Before Party: | People's Action Party |
After Election: | Wee Kim Wee |
Before Election: | Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting) |
President | |
Electoral Vote1: | 73 |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Country: | Singapore |
Election Date: | 30 August 1985 |
Next Year: | 1989 |
Next Election: | 1989 Singaporean presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1981 |
Previous Election: | 1981 Singaporean presidential election |
Ongoing: | no |
Type: | presidential |
After Party: | Independent politician |
Indirect presidential elections were held in Singapore on 30 August 1985, following the resignation of the incumbent, Devan Nair. [1] [2]
During the election, 73 members of Parliament were present and five members were absent. Wee Kim Wee was elected by the Parliament of Singapore. [3] Wee was sworn in as the fourth president on 2 September 1985.[4]