| Election Name: | 1981 Singaporean presidential election |
| Before Party: | People's Action Party |
| After Election: | Devan Nair |
| Before Election: | Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting) |
| President | |
| Electoral Vote1: | 58 |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Nominee1: | Devan Nair |
| Election Date: | 23 October 1981 |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Next Election: | 1985 Singaporean presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1978 |
| Previous Election: | 1978 Singaporean presidential election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
Indirect presidential elections were held in Singapore on 23 October 1981, after the death of the incumbent president Benjamin Sheares. [1] [2]
During the election, 58 members of Parliament were present while 14 members were absent. Devan Nair was elected by the Parliament of Singapore. [3] Nair was sworn in as the third president on 24 October 1981.[4]