4th Parliament of Singapore

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4th Parliament of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 4th Parliament of Singapore
   People's Action Party (69)
Overview
Legislative body Parliament of Singapore
Meeting place Old Parliament House
Term7 February 1977 – 5 December 1980
(3 years, 9 months and 28 days)
Election 23 December 1976
Government People's Action Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members69
Speaker Yeoh Ghim Seng
Leader of the House E. W. Barker
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Party control PAP supermajority
Sessions
1st7 February 1977 – 2 October 1978
(1 year, 7 months and 25 days)
2nd26 December 1978 – 5 December 1980
(2 years, 11 months and 9 days)

The 4th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 7 February 1977 and was prorogued on 2 October 1978. It commenced its second session on 26 December 1978 and was dissolved on 5 December 1980. [1]

Contents

The members of the 4th Parliament were elected in the 1976 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]

The fourth Parliament had eight changes throughout the term, with a series of four by-elections ensuing in 1977 and 1979, making it one of the largest change of Parliament's composition since the vacation of Barisan Sosialis during the first Parliament.

Officeholders

Composition

Political partyMembers
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 6969
Total6969
Government majority6969

Members

This is the list of members of the 4th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1977 general election.

ConstituencyMemberParty
Alexandra Tan Soo Khoon People's Action Party
Aljunied Chin Harn Tong People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio Yeo Toon Chia People's Action Party
Anson Perumal Govindaswamy [a] People's Action Party
Devan Nair [b] People's Action Party
Bedok Sha'ari Tadin People's Action Party
Boon Lay Ngeow Pack Hua People's Action Party
Boon Teck Phey Yew Kok People's Action Party
Braddell Heights Lee Khoon Choy People's Action Party
Brickworks Ahmad Mattar 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 [c] People's Action Party
Lim Chee Onn [d] People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang Lee Yiok Seng People's Action Party
Bukit Timah Chor Yeok Eng People's Action Party
Buona Vista Ang Kok Peng People's Action Party
Cairnhill Lim Kim San People's Action Party
Changi Teo Chong Tee People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang Tang See Chim 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 Kenap People's Action Party
Geylang West Yong Nyuk Lin [e] People's Action Party
Teh Cheang Wan [f] People's Action Party
Havelock Hon Sui Sen People's Action Party
Henderson Lai Tha Chai 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 S. Dhanabalan People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Fong Sip Chee People's Action Party
Kampong Glam S. Rajaratnam People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan Mansor Sukaimi People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi Ya'acob Mohamed People's Action Party
Katong Joseph Conceicao People's Action Party
Khe Bong Ho See Beng People's Action Party
Kim Keat Ong Teng Cheong People's Action Party
Kim Seng Ong Leong Boon People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Sidek Saniff People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Goh Keng Swee People's Action Party
Kuo Chuan P. Selvadurai People's Action Party
Leng Kee Ow Chin Hock People's Action Party
MacPherson Chua Sian Chin People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong People's Action Party
Moulmein Lawrence Sia People's Action Party
Mountbatten Ng Yeow Chong [g] People's Action Party
Eugene Yap Giau Cheng [h] People's Action Party
Nee Soon Ong Soo Chuan [i] People's Action Party
Koh Lip Lin [j] People's Action Party
Pasir Panjang Othman Wok People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Tan Cheng San People's Action Party
Potong Pasir Ivan Cuthbert Baptist [k] People's Action Party
Howe Yoon Chong [l] People's Action Party
Punggol Ng Kah Ting People's Action Party
Queenstown Jek Yeun Thong People's Action Party
Radin Mas N. Govindasamy [m] People's Action Party
Bernard Chen Tien Lap [n] 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 [o] People's Action Party
Tony Tan [p] People's Action Party
Serangoon Gardens Lau Teik Soon People's Action Party
Siglap Abdul Rahim Ishak People's Action Party
Tampines Phua Bah Lee 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 Ahmad Haleem 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

Notes

  1. ↑ Perumal Govindaswamy died on 4 June 1978.
  2. ↑ Devan Nair was elected on 10 February 1979.
  3. ↑ Lim Guan Hoo lost his seat on 1 July 1977.
  4. ↑ Lim Chee Onn Bernard Chen Tien Lap was elected on 23 July 1977.
  5. ↑ Yong Nyuk Lin resigned on 12 January 1979.
  6. ↑ Teh Cheang Wan was elected on 31 January 1979.
  7. ↑ Ng Yeow Chong resigned on 12 January 1979.
  8. ↑ Eugene Yap Giau Cheng was elected on 10 February 1979.
  9. ↑ Ong Soo Chuan resigned on 12 January 1979.
  10. ↑ Koh Lip Lin was elected on 31 January 1979.
  11. ↑ Ivan Cuthbert Baptist resigned on 12 January 1979.
  12. ↑ Howe Yoon Chong was elected on 10 February 1979.
  13. ↑ N. Govindasamy died on 14 February 1977.
  14. ↑ Bernard Chen Tien Lap was elected on 14 May 1977.
  15. ↑ Teong Eng Siong resigned on 12 January 1979.
  16. ↑ Tony Tan was elected on 10 February 1979.

References

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