9th Parliament of Singapore

9th Parliament of Singapore
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Overview
Legislative body	Parliament of Singapore
Meeting place	Old Parliament House (until 1999) Parliament House (from 1999)
Term	26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001 (4 years, 4 months and 22 days)
Election	2 January 1997
Government	People's Action Party
Opposition	Workers' Party Singapore People's Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members	93
Speaker	Tan Soo Khoon
Leader of the House	Wong Kan Seng
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Leader of the Opposition	Chiam See Tong
Party control	PAP supermajority
Sessions
1st 26 May 1997 – 8 September 1999 (2 years, 3 months and 13 days) 2nd 4 October 1999 – 18 October 2001 (1 year, 11 months and 24 days)

The 9th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 26 May 1997 and was prorogued on 8 September 1999. It commenced its second session on 4 October 1999 and was dissolved on 18 October 2001. ^[1]

The members of the 9th Parliament were elected in the 1997 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]

Officeholders

• Speaker : Tan Soo Khoon (PAP)
  • Deputy Speaker:
    • Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (PAP)
• Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong (PAP)
  • Deputy Prime Minister :
    • Lee Hsien Loong (PAP)
    • Tony Tan (PAP)
• Leader of the Opposition : Chiam See Tong (SPP)
• Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (PAP)
• Party Whip of the People's Action Party : Lee Boon Yang
  • Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party :
    • Goh Chee Wee
    • Ong Chit Chung

Composition

Political party		Members
		At election	At dissolution
	People's Action Party	81	81
	Workers' Party	2	2
	Singapore People's Party	1	1
Nominated Members of Parliament		0	8
Vacant seats		0	2
Total		83	90
Government majority		39	36

Members

Elected Members of Parliament

This is the list of members of the 9th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1997 general election.

Constituency	Division	Member	Party
Aljunied GRC	Aljunied	Toh See Kiat		People's Action Party
	Changi–Simei	David Lim Tik En		People's Action Party
	Eunos	Sidek Saniff		People's Action Party
	Kampong Kembangan	George Yeo		People's Action Party
	Paya Lebar	Ker Sin Tze		People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC	Ang Mo Kio	Tang Guan Seng		People's Action Party
	Kebun Baru	Inderjit Singh		People's Action Party
	Nee Soon South	Tan Boon Wan		People's Action Party
	Teck Ghee	Lee Hsien Loong		People's Action Party
	Yio Chu Kang	Seng Han Thong		People's Action Party
Ayer Rajah SMC		Tan Cheng Bock		People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC	Bishan East	Wong Kan Seng		People's Action Party
	Bishan North	Ho Tat Kin		People's Action Party
	Thomson	Leong Horn Kee		People's Action Party
	Toa Payoh Central	Ibrahim Othman		People's Action Party
	Toa Payoh East	Davinder Singh		People's Action Party
Boon Lay SMC		Goh Chee Wee		People's Action Party
Bukit Gombak SMC		Ang Mong Seng		People's Action Party
Bukit Timah GRC	Bukit Batok	Ong Chit Chung		People's Action Party
	Bukit Timah	Wang Kai Yuen		People's Action Party
	Jurong	Ramasamy Ravindran		People's Action Party
	Ulu Pandan	Lim Boon Heng		People's Action Party
	Yuhua	Yu-Foo Yee Shoon		People's Action Party
Cheng San GRC	Cheng San	Lee Yock Suan		People's Action Party
	Jalan Kayu	Heng Chiang Meng		People's Action Party
	Punggol Central	Michael Lim Chun Leng		People's Action Party
	Punggol East	Zainul Abidin		People's Action Party
	Punggol South	Yeo Guat Kwang		People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang SMC		Low Seow Chay		People's Action Party
East Coast GRC	Bedok	S. Jayakumar		People's Action Party
	Fengshan	Chng Hee Kok		People's Action Party
	Joo Chiat	Chan Soo Sen		People's Action Party
	Kaki Bukit	Chew Heng Ching		People's Action Party
	Kampong Chai Chee	Tan Soo Khoon		People's Action Party
	Siglap	Abdullah Tarmugi		People's Action Party
Hong Kah GRC	Hong Kah East	Kenneth Chen Koon Lap		People's Action Party
	Hong Kah North	John Chen Seow Phun		People's Action Party
	Hong Kah West	Harun bin Abdul Ghani		People's Action Party
	Nanyang	Peter Chen Min Liang		People's Action Party
	Yew Tee	Yeo Cheow Tong		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
	Kolam Ayer	Yaacob Ibrahim		People's Action Party
	Whampoa	Choo Wee Khiang		People's Action Party
Kampong Glam SMC		Loh Meng See		People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC	Kim Seng	Lily Neo		People's Action Party
	Kreta Ayer	Richard Hu		People's Action Party
	Moulmein	Sinnakaruppan C. Ramasamy		People's Action Party
	Tanglin	Lew Syn Pau		People's Action Party
MacPherson SMC		Matthias Yao		People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC	Braddell Heights	Goh Choon Kang		People's Action Party
	Geylang Serai	Othman Haron Eusofe		People's Action Party
	Kampong Ubi	Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd		People's Action Party
	Marine Parade	Goh Chok Tong		People's Action Party
	Mountbatten	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng		People's Action Party
	Serangoon	Lim Hwee Hua		People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central SMC		Ng Pock Too		People's Action Party
Pasir Ris GRC	Pasir Ris Central	Ahmad Mohamed Magad		People's Action Party
	Pasir Ris Elias	Charles Chong		People's Action Party
	Pasir Ris Loyang	Teo Chee Hean		People's Action Party
	Pasir Ris South	Ong Kian Min		People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC		Chiam See Tong		Singapore People's Party
Sembawang GRC	Bukit Panjang	Teo Ho Pin		People's Action Party
	Chong Pang	K. Shanmugam		People's Action Party
	Marsiling	Hawazi bin Daipi		People's Action Party
	Nee Soon East	Ho Peng Kee		People's Action Party
	Sembawang	Tony Tan		People's Action Party
	Woodlands	Chin Tet Yung		People's Action Party
Tampines GRC	Tampines Central	Sin Boon Ann		People's Action Party
	Tampines Changkat	Aline Wong		People's Action Party
	Tampines East	Mah Bow Tan		People's Action Party
	Tampines West	Yatiman bin Yusof		People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC	Buona Vista	Lim Swee Say		People's Action Party
	Leng Kee	Ow Chin Hock		People's Action Party
	Queenstown	Chay Wai Chuen		People's Action Party
	Radin Mas	S. Vasoo		People's Action Party
	Tiong Bahru	Koo Tsai Kee		People's Action Party
	Tanjong Pagar	Lee Kuan Yew		People's Action Party
West Coast GRC	Clementi	Bernard Chen Tien Lap		People's Action Party
	Pasir Panjang	S. Iswaran		People's Action Party
	Telok Blangah	Lim Hng Kiang		People's Action Party
	West Coast	Wan Soon Bee		People's Action Party

Non-constituency Members of Parliament

One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 9th Parliament of Singapore.

Member	Party		Constituency contested
J. B. Jeyaratnam		Workers' Party	Cheng San GRC

Nominated Members of Parliament

• Chiang See Ngoh, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
• Chuang Shaw Peng, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Gerard Ee, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
• Lee Tsao Yuan, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Shriniwas Rai, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Cyrille Tan Soo Leng, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Tay Beng Chuan, from 1 October 1997
• Simon Tay, from 1 October 1997
• Zulkifli B. Baharudin, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
• Goh Chong Chia, from 1 October 1999
• Jennifer Lee Gek Choo, from 1 October 1999
• Noris Ong Chin Guan, from 1 October 1999
• Thomas Thomas, from 1 October 1999
• Braema Mathiaparanam, from 1 October 2001
• Chandra Mohan K Nair, from 1 October 2001

Vacant seats

Constituency	Name	Party		Date seat vacated	Cause of vacancy
Jalan Besar GRC	Choo Wee Khiang		PAP	3 December 1999	Resignation

References

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