13th Parliament of Singapore

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13th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
15 January 2016 23 June 2020
House
Seating plan of the 13th Parliament of Singapore.svg
Seating arrangements of the House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
Session(s)
1st Session
15 January 2016 – 3 April 2018 [1]
2nd Session
7 May 2018 [2] – 23 June 2020
Cabinet(s)
13th Cabinet
Lee Hsien Loong
1 October 2015 – 23 June 2020
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
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The 13th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 15 January 2016 and was dissolved on 23 June 2020. [3] [4] [5] The membership was set by the 2015 Singapore General Election on 11 September 2015, and changed twice throughout the term; one was the resignation of Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency MP David Ong in 2016, and the resignation of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency MP and Speaker Halimah Yacob in 2017.

Contents

The 13th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 1 October 2015. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Workers' Party, Pritam Singh. Tan Chuan-Jin, of the People's Action Party, is the Speaker of Parliament as of 11 September 2017. He succeeds Yacob, who resigned as Speaker to contest in the Presidential Elections 2017. Yacob was previously elected as the 9th Speaker of the House during the 12th Parliament on 14 January 2013. It also was the first parliament where only two parties represent the parliament for a full duration of term, and the third time where the situation occurred, following J. B. Jeyaretnam's by-election win in 1981 until 1984, and his vacation of his seat in 1986 until 1988.

Result of the 2015 Singapore general election

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Action Party 1,579,18369.8683+2
Workers' Party 282,14312.4860
Singapore Democratic Party 84,9313.7600
National Solidarity Party 79,8263.5300
Reform Party 59,5172.6300
Singaporeans First 50,8672.250New
Singapore People's Party 49,1072.1700
Singapore Democratic Alliance 46,5502.0600
People's Power Party 25,4751.130New
Independents2,7800.120New
Total2,260,379100.0089+2
Valid votes2,260,37997.95
Invalid/blank votes47,3672.05
Total votes2,307,746100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,462,92693.70
Source: Singapore Elections

The Workers' Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded three Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats in accordance with the Constitution. Lee Li Lian, Dennis Tan, and Leon Perera were appointed as NCMPs, [6] though Lee Li Lian decided not to accept the NCMP post. [7]

Officeholders

Speaker

Leaders

House Leaders

Whips

Members

ConstituencyDivisionMemberParty
Aljunied GRC Bedok Reservoir–Punggol Low Thia Khiang Workers' Party
Eunos Pritam Singh Workers' Party
Kaki Bukit Muhamad Faisal Manap Workers' Party
Paya Lebar Chen Show Mao Workers' Party
Serangoon Sylvia Lim Workers' Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Mo Kio–Hougang Darryl David People's Action Party
Cheng San–Seletar Ang Hin Kee People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Intan Azura Mokhtar People's Action Party
Sengkang South Gan Thiam Poh People's Action Party
Teck Ghee Lee Hsien Loong People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang Koh Poh Koon People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC Bishan East Chong Kee Hiong People's Action Party
Bishan North Josephine Teo People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Central Ng Eng Hen People's Action Party
Toa Payoh East Saktiandi Supaat People's Action Party
Toa Payoh West Chee Hong Tat People's Action Party
Bukit Batok SMC Murali Pillai People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang SMC Teo Ho Pin People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang GRC Bukit Gombak Low Yen Ling People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang Gan Kim Yong People's Action Party
Keat Hong Zaqy Mohamad People's Action Party
NanyangYee Chia Hsing People's Action Party
East Coast GRC Bedok Lim Swee Say People's Action Party
Changi–Simei Jessica Tan People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Lee Yi Shyan People's Action Party
Siglap Maliki Osman People's Action Party
Fengshan SMC Cheryl Chan People's Action Party
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC Bukit Timah Sim Ann People's Action Party
Cashew Vivian Balakrishnan People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan Christopher de Souza People's Action Party
Zhenghua Liang Eng Hwa People's Action Party
Hong Kah North SMC Amy Khor People's Action Party
Hougang SMC Png Eng Huat Workers' Party
Jalan Besar GRC Kampong Glam Denise Phua People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Yaacob Ibrahim People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng Lily Neo People's Action Party
Whampoa Heng Chee How People's Action Party
Jurong GRC Bukit Batok East Rahayu Mahzam People's Action Party
Clementi Tan Wu Meng People's Action Party
Jurong Central Ang Wei Neng People's Action Party
Jurong Spring Desmond Lee People's Action Party
Taman Jurong Tharman Shanmugaratnam People's Action Party
MacPherson SMC Tin Pei Ling People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC Braddell Heights Seah Kian Peng People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Fatimah Lateef People's Action Party
Joo Chiat Edwin Tong People's Action Party
Kembangan–Chai Chee Tan Chuan-Jin People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong People's Action Party
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC Limbang Lawrence Wong People's Action Party
Marsiling Halimah Yacob [lower-alpha 1] People's Action Party
WoodgroveOng Teng Koon People's Action Party
Yew Tee Alex Yam People's Action Party
Mountbatten SMC Lim Biow Chuan People's Action Party
Nee Soon GRC Chong Pang K. Shanmugam People's Action Party
Kebun Baru Henry Kwek People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim People's Action Party
Nee Soon East Louis Ng People's Action Party
Nee Soon South Lee Bee Wah People's Action Party
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC Pasir Ris East Zainal Sapari People's Action Party
Pasir Ris West Teo Chee Hean People's Action Party
Punggol Coast Janil Puthucheary People's Action Party
Punggol North Ng Chee Meng People's Action Party
Punggol West Sun Xueling People's Action Party
Sengkang Central Teo Ser Luck People's Action Party
Pioneer SMC Cedric Foo People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC Sitoh Yih Pin People's Action Party
Punggol East SMC Charles Chong People's Action Party
Radin Mas SMC Sam Tan People's Action Party
Sembawang GRC Admiralty Vikram Nair People's Action Party
Canberra Lim Wee Kiak People's Action Party
Gambas Ong Ye Kung People's Action Party
Sembawang Khaw Boon Wan People's Action Party
Woodlands Amrin Amin People's Action Party
Sengkang West SMC Lam Pin Min People's Action Party
Tampines GRC Tampines Central Heng Swee Keat People's Action Party
Tampines Changkat Desmond Choo People's Action Party
Tampines East Cheng Li Hui People's Action Party
Tampines North Baey Yam Keng People's Action Party
Tampines West Masagos Zulkifli People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC Buona Vista Chan Chun Sing People's Action Party
Henderson–Dawson Joan Pereira People's Action Party
Moulmein–Cairnhill Melvin Yong People's Action Party
Queenstown Chia Shi-Lu People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru Indranee Rajah People's Action Party
West Coast GRC Ayer Rajah Foo Mee Har People's Action Party
Boon Lay Patrick Tay People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Lim Hng Kiang People's Action Party
West Coast S. Iswaran People's Action Party
Yuhua SMC Grace Fu People's Action Party
Non-constituency Members of Parliament Leon Perera Workers' Party
Dennis Tan Workers' Party
Daniel Goh [lower-alpha 2] Workers' Party
Nominated Members of Parliament Azmoon Ahmad [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Chia Yong Yong [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Thomas Chua Kee Seng [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Ganesh Rajaram [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Kok Heng Leun [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Kuik Shiao-Yin [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Mahdev Mohan [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Randolph Tan Gee Kwang [lower-alpha 3] Independent
K. Thanaletchimi [lower-alpha 3] Independent
Arasu Duraisamy [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Douglas Foo [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Ho Wee San [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Lim Sun Sun [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Abbas Ali Mohamed Irshad [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Anthea Ong [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Irene Quay Siew Ching [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Walter Edgar Theseira [lower-alpha 4] Independent
Yip Pin Xiu [lower-alpha 4] Independent

Committees

Select committees

Committee of selection

Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee of selection selects and nominates members to the various sessional and select committees. [13] The committee consisted of seven other members:

Committee of privileges

The committee of privileges looks into any complaint alleging breaches of parliamentary privilege. [14] Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:

Estimates committee

The estimates committee examines the Government's budget and reports what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected and suggests the form in which the estimates shall be presented to Parliament. The committee consisted of eight members: [15]

House committee

The house committee looks after the comfort and convenience of Members of Parliament and advises the Speaker on these matters. [16] Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:

Public accounts committee

The public accounts committee examines various accounts of the Government showing the appropriation of funds granted by Parliament to meet public expenditure, as well as other accounts laid before Parliament. The committee consisted of eight members: [17]

Public petitions committee

The public petitions committee deals with public petitions received by the House. Its function is to consider petitions referred to the Committee and to report to the House. [18] Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:

Standing orders committee

The standing orders committee reviews the Standing Orders from time to time and recommends amendments and reports to the House on all matters relating to them. [19] Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of nine other members:

Government Parliamentary Committees

Mooted by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1987, government parliamentary committees (GPCs) are set up by the governing People's Action Party to scrutinise the legislation and programmes of the various Ministries. They also serve as an additional channel of feedback on government policies.

Current members of the Government Parliamentary Committees
as of 4 May 2018 [20]
Government Parliamentary CommitteeMember of Parliament
Communications and Information
Chairperson Cedric Foo
Deputy Chairperson Tin Pei Ling
Members

Darryl David
Ong Teng Koon
Rahayu Mahzam
Teo Ho Pin
Teo Ser Luck
Vikram Nair

Culture, Community and Youth
Chairperson Lim Wee Kiak
Deputy Chairperson Darryl David
Members

Joan Pereira
Henry Kwek
Lee Yi Shyan
Saktiandi Supaat
Alex Yam
Yee Chia Hsing

Defence and Foreign Affairs
Chairperson Vikram Nair
Deputy Chairperson Joan Pereira
Members

Charles Chong
Chong Kee Hiong
Fatimah Abdul Lateef
Henry Kwek
Seah Kian Peng
Teo Ho Pin

Education
Chairperson Denise Phua
Deputy Chairperson Intan Azura Mokhtar
Members

Ang Wei Neng
Cheng Li Hui
Foo Mee Har
Lim Wee Kiak
Murali Pillai
Zainal Sapari

Environment and Water Resources (including Climate Change)
Chairperson Lee Bee Wah
Deputy Chairperson Gan Thiam Poh
Members

Amrin Amin
Cheng Li Hui
Chia Shi-Lu
Liang Eng Hwa
Louis Ng

Finance and Trade and Industry
Chairperson Liang Eng Hwa
Deputy Chairperson Teo Ser Luck
Members

Cedric Foo
Cheryl Chan
Desmond Choo
Foo Mee Har
Henry Kwek
Saktiandi Supaat

Health (including Ageing and Silver Generation Office)
Chairperson Chia Shi-Lu
Deputy Chairperson Lily Neo
Members

Charles Chong
Christopher de Souza
Fatimah Abdul Lateef
Joan Pereira
Melvin Yong
Murali Pillai
Tin Pei Ling

Home Affairs and Law
Chairperson Christopher de Souza
Deputy Chairperson Murali Pillai
Members

Desmond Choo
Jessica Tan
Louis Ng
Rahayu Mahzam
Patrick Tay
Sitoh Yih Pin

Manpower
Chairperson Patrick Tay
Deputy Chairperson Zainal Sapari
Members

Cheryl Chan
Chong Kee Hiong
Intan Azura Mokhtar
Jessica Tan
Lee Yi Shyan
Lim Biow Chuan
Yee Chia Hsing

National Development (including Municipal Services Office)
Chairperson Alex Yam
Deputy Chairperson Chong Kee Hiong
Members

Cheryl Chan
Gan Thiam Poh
Lee Bee Wah
Louis Ng
Ong Teng Koon
Saktiandi Supaat

Social and Family Development (including National Population and Talent Division)
Chairperson Seah Kian Peng
Deputy Chairperson Rahayu Mahzam
Members

Ang Hin Kee
Darryl David
Denise Phua
Lily Neo
Melvin Yong
Tan Wu Meng

Transport
Chairperson Sitoh Yih Pin
Deputy Chairperson Ang Hin Kee
Members

Ang Wei Neng
Cheng Li Hui
Intan Azura Mokhtar
Lim Biow Chuan
Melvin Yong
Sun Xueling
Yee Chia Hsing

Notes

  1. Resigned on 7 August 2017.
  2. Became an NCMP on 4 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 From 22 March 2016 until 21 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 From 22 September 2018.

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