1st Parliament of Singapore

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Composition at the start of the 1st Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative body Parliament of Singapore
Meeting place Old Parliament House
Term8 December 1965 – 8 February 1968
(2 years and 2 months)
Government People's Action Party
Opposition Barisan Sosialis (boycotted)
Parliament of Singapore
Members51
Speaker A. P. Rajah (until 1966)
Punch Coomaraswamy (from 1966)
Leader of the House Toh Chin Chye
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Leader of the Opposition Lim Huan Boon (until 1965)
Chia Thye Poh (1966)
Party control PAP supermajority
Sessions
1st8 December 1965 – 8 February 1968
(2 years and 2 months)

The 1st Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It commenced its first and only session on 8 December 1965 and was dissolved on 8 February 1968. [1] [2] The session was boycotted by the Barisan Sosialis (BS), refusing to take up their seats in Parliament.

Contents

The members of the 1st Parliament had been elected in the 1963 general election to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore, which was renamed as the Parliament of Singapore following Singapore's independence in 1965. [3] Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party (PAP) supermajority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speakers were A. P. Rajah and then Punch Coomaraswamy. [4]

The Parliament had 12 changes throughout the term, the most for any Parliament to date as of 2025; 11 members from Barisan Sosialis (BS), alongside Fong Kim Heng as the only PAP's MP, were vacated and precipitated a series of elections between 1966 and 1968.

Officeholders

Composition

PartyMembers
At startAt dissolution
People's Action Party 3849
Barisan Sosialis 132
Total5151
Government majority1223

Members

ConstituencyMemberParty
Aljunied S. V. Lingam People's Action Party
Anson Perumal Govindaswamy People's Action Party
Bras Basah Ho See Beng People's Action Party
Bukit Merah Lim Huan Boon [a] Barisan Sosialis
Lim Guan Hoo [b] People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang Ong Lian Teng [c] Barisan Sosialis
P. Selvadurai [d] People's Action Party
Bukit Timah Lee Tee Tong [e] Barisan Sosialis
Chor Yeok Eng [f] People's Action Party
Cairnhill Lim Kim San People's Action Party
Changi Sim Boon Woo People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang Chio Cheng Thun [g] Barisan Sosialis
Tang See Chim [h] People's Action Party
Crawford S. T. Bani [i] Barisan Sosialis
S. Ramaswamy [j] People's Action Party
Delta Chan Choy Siong People's Action Party
Farrer Park S. R. Dharmarajoo People's Action Party
Geylang East Ho Cheng Choon People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Rahmat Kenap People's Action Party
Geylang West Yong Nyuk Lin People's Action Party
Havelock Loh Miaw Gong [k] Barisan Sosialis
Lim Soo Peng [l] People's Action Party
Hong Lim Lee Khoon Choy People's Action Party
Jalan Besar Chan Chee Seng People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Tan Cheng Tong [m] Barisan Sosialis
Teo Hup Teck [n] People's Action Party
Joo Chiat Fong Kim Heng [o] People's Action Party
Yeoh Ghim Seng [p] People's Action Party
Jurong Chia Thye Poh [q] Barisan Sosialis
Ho Kah Leong [r] People's Action Party
Kallang Buang Omar Junid People's Action Party
Kampong Glam S. Rajaratnam People's Action Party
Kampong Kapor Mahmud Awang People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan Mohamed Ariff Suradi People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Goh Keng Swee People's Action Party
Moulmein Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi People's Action Party
Mountbatten Ng Yeow Chong People's Action Party
Nee Soon Chan Sun Wing Barisan Sosialis
Pasir Panjang Othman Wok People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Kow Kee Seng [s] Barisan Sosialis
Tay Boon Too [t] People's Action Party
Punggol Ng Kah Ting People's Action Party
Queenstown Jek Yeun Thong People's Action Party
River Valley Lim Cheng Lock People's Action Party
Rochore Toh Chin Chye People's Action Party
Sembawang Teong Eng Siong People's Action Party
Sepoy Lines Wee Toon Boon People's Action Party
Serangoon Gardens Raphael Alfred Gonzales People's Action Party
Siglap Abdul Rahim Ishak People's Action Party
Southern Islands Ya'acob Mohamed People's Action Party
Stamford Fong Sip Chee People's Action Party
Tampines Poh Ber Liak [u] Barisan Sosialis
Chew Chin Han [v] People's Action Party
Tanglin E. W. Barker People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Telok Ayer Ong Pang Boon People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Bernard Rodrigues People's Action Party
Thomson Koo Young [w] Barisan Sosialis
Ang Nam Piau [x] People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru Lee Teck Him People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Wong Soon Fong Barisan Sosialis
Ulu Pandan Chow Chiok Hock People's Action Party
Upper Serangoon Sia Kah Hui People's Action Party

Notes

  1. ↑ Lim Huan Boon resigned on 31 December 1965.
  2. ↑ Lim Guan Hoo was elected on 18 January 1966.
  3. ↑ Ong Lian Teng resigned on 5 December 1996.
  4. ↑ P. Selvadurai was elected on 24 February 1967.
  5. ↑ Lee Tee Tong resigned on 7 October 1966.
  6. ↑ Chor Yeok Eng was elected on 2 November 1966.
  7. ↑ Chio Cheng Thun resigned on 8 January 1966.
  8. ↑ Tang See Chim was elected on 1 March 1966.
  9. ↑ S. T. Bani resigned on 9 January 1966.
  10. ↑ S. Ramaswamy was elected on 1 March 1966.
  11. ↑ Loh Miaw Gong resigned on 5 December 1966.
  12. ↑ Lim Soo Peng was elected on 24 February 1967.
  13. ↑ Tan Cheng Tong resigned on 5 December 1966.
  14. ↑ Teo Hup Teck was elected on 24 February 1967.
  15. ↑ Fong Kim Heng resigned on 7 October 1966.
  16. ↑ Yeoh Ghim Seng was elected on 2 November 1966.
  17. ↑ Chia Thye Poh resigned on 7 October 1966.
  18. ↑ Ho Kah Leong was elected on 2 November 1966.
  19. ↑ Kow Kee Seng resigned on 8 January 1966.
  20. ↑ Tay Boon Too was elected on 1 March 1966.
  21. ↑ Poh Ber Liak resigned on 5 December 1966.
  22. ↑ Chew Chin Han was elected on 24 February 1967.
  23. ↑ Koo Young resigned on 5 December 1966.
  24. ↑ Ang Nam Piau was elected on 7 March 1967.

References

  1. ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Radio and TV to record Parliament opening". The Straits Times . 8 December 1965. p. 4 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ "S'pore Parliament". 30 November 1965. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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