2nd Parliament of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 2nd Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 6 May 1968 – 16 August 1972 (4 years, 3 months and 10 days) | ||||
| Election | 13 April 1968 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 58 | ||||
| Speaker | Punch Coomaraswamy (until 1970) Yeoh Ghim Seng (from 1970) | ||||
| Leader of the House | E. W. Barker | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
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The 2nd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 May 1968 and was prorogued on 14 April 1971. It commenced its second session on 21 July 1971 and was dissolved on 16 August 1972.[1]
The members of the 2nd Parliament were elected in the 1968 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. During the first session, Punch Coomaraswamy handed over the speakership to Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng.[2]
The Second Parliament saw the resignations of five MPs on 30 March 1970, which precipitated a series of two by-elections that year. The resignation of Chan Choy Siong left the Parliament without any female MPs for the next 14 years until its reappearance in 1984.
Officeholders
- Speaker:
- Punch Coomaraswamy, until 18 January 1970
- Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP), from 27 January 1970
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Leader of the House: E. W. Barker (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui
Composition
| Party | Members | ||
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| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 58 | 58 | |
| Total | 58 | 58 | |
| Government majority | 58 | 58 | |
Members
Notes
- ^ Chan Choy Siong resigned on 30 March 1970.
- ^ Yeo Choo Kok was elected on 8 April 1970.
- ^ Lim Soo Peng resigned on 30 March 1970.
- ^ Hon Sui Sen was elected on 8 April 1970.
- ^ Lim Cheng Lock resigned on 30 March 1970.
- ^ Yeo Toon Chia was elected on 18 April 1970.
- ^ Lee Teck Him resigned on 30 March 1970.
- ^ Chiang Hai Ding was elected on 18 April 1970.
- ^ Buang Omar Junid resigned on 30 March 1970.
- ^ Augustine Tan was elected on 8 April 1970.
References
- ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.