3rd Parliament of Singapore

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3rd Parliament of Singapore
2nd 4th
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Composition at the start of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative body Parliament of Singapore
Meeting place Old Parliament House
Term12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976
Election 2 September 1972
Government People's Action Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members65
Speaker Yeoh Ghim Seng
Leader of the House Edmund W. Barker
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Party control PAP supermajority
Sessions
1st12 October 1972 – 6 December 1974
2nd21 February 1975 – 6 December 1976

The 3rd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 12 October 1972 and was prorogued on 6 December 1974. It commenced its second session on 21 February 1975 and was dissolved on 6 December 1976. [1]

Contents

The members of the 3rd Parliament were elected in the 1972 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speaker was Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng. [2]

This was the first Parliament whereas all the seats in Parliament were intact throughout the term, without any vacancies or change of members. The next Parliament term to do so would not repeat again until seven terms later.

Officeholders

Composition

PartyMembers
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 6565
Total6565
Government majority3232

Members

This is the list of members of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1972 general election.

ConstituencyMemberParty
Alexandra Wong Lin Ken People's Action Party
Aljunied Chin Harn Tong People's Action Party
Anson Perumal Govindaswamy People's Action Party
Boon Teck Phey Yew Kok People's Action Party
Bras Basah Ho See Beng People's Action Party
Bukit Batok Chai Chong Yii People's Action Party
Bukit Ho Swee Seah Mui Kok People's Action Party
Bukit Merah Lim Guan Hoo People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang Lee Yiok Seng People's Action Party
Bukit Timah Chor Yeok Eng People's Action Party
Cairnhill Lim Kim San People's Action Party
Changi Sim Boon Woo People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang Tang See Chim People's Action Party
Crawford Ang Kok Peng People's Action Party
Delta Yeo Choo Kok People's Action Party
Farrer Park Lee Chiaw Meng People's Action Party
Geylang East Ho Cheng Choon People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Rahmat bin Kenap People's Action Party
Geylang West Yong Nyuk Lin People's Action Party
Havelock Hon Sui Sen People's Action Party
Henderson Lai Tha Chai People's Action Party
Hong Lim Lee Khoon Choy People's Action Party
Jalan Besar Chan Chee Seng People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Hwang Soo Jin People's Action Party
Joo Chiat Yeoh Ghim Seng People's Action Party
Jurong Ho Kah Leong People's Action Party
Kallang Abdul Aziz bin Karim People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Sha'ari bin Tadin People's Action Party
Kampong Glam S. Rajaratnam People's Action Party
Kampong Kapor Yeo Toon Chia People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi Ya'acob bin Mohamed People's Action Party
Katong Joseph Francis De Conceicao People's Action Party
Kim Keat Ong Teng Cheong People's Action Party
Kim Seng Ong Leong Boon People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Goh Keng Swee People's Action Party
Kuo Chuan Pathmanaban Selvadurai People's Action Party
Leng Kee Ahmad Mattar People's Action Party
MacPherson Chua Sian Chin People's Action Party
Moulmein Sia Khoon Seong People's Action Party
Mountbatten Ng Yeow Chong People's Action Party
Nee Soon Ong Soo Chuan People's Action Party
Pasir Panjang Othman Wok People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Tay Boon Too People's Action Party
Potong Pasir Ivan Cuthbert Baptist People's Action Party
Punggol Ng Kah Ting People's Action Party
Queenstown Jek Yeun Thong People's Action Party
River Valley Tan Eng Liang 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 Leonard Peter Rodrigo People's Action Party
Siglap Abdul Rahim Ishak People's Action Party
Stamford Andrew Fong Sip Chee People's Action Party
Tampines Phua Bah Lee People's Action Party
Tanglin Edmund 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 N. Naidu Govindasamy People's Action Party
Thomson Ang Nam Piau People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru Ch'ng Jit Koon People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Eric Cheong Yuen Chee People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan Chiang Hai Ding People's Action Party
Upper Serangoon Sia Kah Hui People's Action Party
Whampoa Augustine Tan Hui Heng People's Action Party

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References

  1. "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.