8th Parliament of Singapore

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8th Parliament of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 8th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative body Parliament of Singapore
Meeting place Old Parliament House
Term6 January 1992 – 16 December 1996
(4 years, 11 months and 10 days)
Election 31 August 1991
Government People's Action Party
Opposition Workers' Party
Singapore Democratic Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members81
Speaker Tan Soo Khoon
Leader of the House Wong Kan Seng
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
Leader of the Opposition Chiam See Tong (until 1993)
Ling How Doong (from 1993)
Party control PAP supermajority
Sessions
1st6 January 1992 – 6 December 1993
(1 year and 11 months)
2nd10 January 1994 – 16 December 1996
(2 years, 11 months and 6 days)

The 8th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 January 1992 and was prorogued on 6 December 1993. It commenced its second session on 10 January 1994 and was dissolved on 16 December 1996. [1]

Contents

The members of the 8th Parliament were elected in the 1991 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his cabinet. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon. [2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993, [3] and was replaced by Ling How Doong, chairman of his party.

At roughly five years, this term had the longest tenure in Singapore history. With Ng Kah Ting's departure, Lee Kuan Yew became the last MP from the inaugural Parliament to remain in Parliament; he would eventually die in office in 2015.

Officeholders

Composition

PartyMembers
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 7775
Singapore Democratic Party 33
Workers' Party 11
Nominated Members of Parliament 06
Vacant seats02
Total8187
Government majority3632

Members

ConstituencyDivisionMemberParty
Aljunied GRC Aljunied Chin Harn Tong People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan George Yeo People's Action Party
Kampong UbiMohamad Maidin Packer People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Ker Sin Tze People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Mo Kio Yeo Toon Chia People's Action Party
Kebun BaruUmar Abdul Hamid People's Action Party
Teck Ghee Lee Hsien Loong People's Action Party
Yio Chu KangLau Ping Sum People's Action Party
Ayer Rajah SMC Tan Cheng Bock People's Action Party
Bedok GRC Bedok S. Jayakumar People's Action Party
FengshanArthur Beng Kian Lam People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Tan Soo Khoon People's Action Party
Siglap Abdullah Tarmugi People's Action Party
Boon Lay SMC Goh Chee Wee People's Action Party
Braddell Heights SMC Goh Choon Kang People's Action Party
Brickworks GRC Brickworks Ahmad Mattar People's Action Party
ClementiBernard Chen Tien Lap People's Action Party
Queenstown Chay Wai Chuen People's Action Party
West Coast Wan Soon Bee People's Action Party
Bukit Batok SMC Ong Chit Chung People's Action Party
Bukit Gombak SMC Ling How Doong Singapore Democratic Party
Bukit Merah SMC Ch'ng Jit Koon People's Action Party
Bukit Timah SMC Wang Kai Yuen People's Action Party
Buona Vista SMC Peter Sung People's Action Party
Changi SMC Teo Chong Tee People's Action Party
Cheng San GRC Cheng San Lee Yock Suan People's Action Party
Chong BoonChandra Das People's Action Party
Jalan KayuHeng Chiang Meng People's Action Party
PunggolMichael Lim Chun Leng People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang SMC Low Seow Chay People's Action Party
Eunos GRC Eunos Sidek Saniff People's Action Party
Kaki BukitChew Heng Ching People's Action Party
Pasir Ris Charles Chong People's Action Party
Tampines North Tay Eng Soon [a] People's Action Party
Hong Kah GRC Hong Kah EastKenneth Chen Koon Lap People's Action Party
Hong Kah NorthJohn Chen People's Action Party
Hong Kah South Yeo Cheow Tong People's Action Party
Hong Kah WestHarun Abdul Ghani People's Action Party
Hougang SMC Low Thia Khiang Workers' Party
Jalan Besar GRC Geylang West Peh Chin Hua People's Action Party
Jalan Besar Lee Boon Yang People's Action Party
Kallang Choo Wee Khiang People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Zulkifli Mohammed People's Action Party
Jurong SMC Ho Kah Leong People's Action Party
Kampong Glam GRC CairnhillWong Kwei Cheong People's Action Party
Kampong GlamLoh Meng See People's Action Party
Kim Seng Yeo Ning Hong People's Action Party
MoulmeinR. Sinnakaruppan People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer SMC Richard Hu People's Action Party
Leng Kee SMC Ow Chin Hock People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC Geylang SeraiOthman Haron Eusofe [b] People's Action Party
Joo ChiatLim Chee Onn [c] People's Action Party
Teo Chee Hean [d] People's Action Party
MacPherson Matthias Yao [e] People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong [f] People's Action Party
Mountbatten SMC Eugene Yap Giau Cheng People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central SMC Cheo Chai Chen Singapore Democratic Party
Nee Soon South SMC Koh Lip Lin People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC Chiam See Tong Singapore Democratic Party
Sembawang GRC Bukit PanjangLee Yiok Seng People's Action Party
Chong Pang K. Shanmugam People's Action Party
Nee Soon East Ho Peng Kee People's Action Party
Sembawang Tony Tan People's Action Party
Tampines GRC Changkat South Chng Hee Kok People's Action Party
Tampines Changkat Aline Wong People's Action Party
Tampines East Mah Bow Tan People's Action Party
Tampines WestYatiman Yusof People's Action Party
Tanglin SMC Lew Syn Pau People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC Radin Mas S. Vasoo People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Lim Hng Kiang People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru Koo Tsai Kee People's Action Party
Thomson GRC Bishan East Wong Kan Seng People's Action Party
Bishan NorthIbrahim Othman People's Action Party
Serangoon GardensLau Teik Soon People's Action Party
ThomsonLeong Horn Kee People's Action Party
Toa Payoh GRC Boon TeckHo Tat Kin People's Action Party
Kim Keat Ong Teng Cheong [g] People's Action Party
Kuo Chuan S. Dhanabalan People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Davinder Singh People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan SMC Lim Boon Heng People's Action Party
Yuhua SMC Foo Yee Shoon People's Action Party
Nominated Members of Parliament Chia Shi Teck [h] Nonpartisan
Robert Chua Teck Chew [h] Nonpartisan
Kanwaljit Soin [i] Nonpartisan
Toh Keng Kiat [h] Nonpartisan
Tong Kok Yeo [h] Nonpartisan
Walter Woon [i] Nonpartisan
John De Payva [j] Nonpartisan
Imram bin Mohamed [j] Nonpartisan
Stephen Lee Ching Yen [j] Nonpartisan
Lee Tsao Yuan [j] Nonpartisan

Notes

  1. ↑ Tay Eng Soon died on 5 August 1993.
  2. ↑ Othman Haron Eusofe resigned on 1 December 1992. Othman was later re-elected on 19 December 1992.
  3. ↑ Lim Chee Onn resigned on 1 December 1992.
  4. ↑ Teo Chee Hean was elected on 19 December 1992.
  5. ↑ Matthias Yao resigned on 1 December 1992. Yao was later re-elected on 19 December 1992.
  6. ↑ Goh Chok Tong resigned on 1 December 1992. Goh was later re-elected on 19 December 1992.
  7. ↑ Ong Teng Cheong resigned on 16 August 1993, to run for President of Singapore.
  8. 1 2 3 4 From 7 September 1992, until 7 September 1994.
  9. 1 2 From 7 September 1992.
  10. 1 2 3 4 From 7 September 1994.

References

  1. ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Chiam See Tong v Singapore Democratic Party [1993] 3 SLR(R) 774 at [2].


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