4th Parliament of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 4th Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 7 February 1977 – 5 December 1980 (3 years, 9 months and 28 days) | ||||
| Election | 23 December 1976 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 69 | ||||
| Speaker | Yeoh Ghim Seng | ||||
| Leader of the House | E. W. Barker | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
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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]
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
- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim (PAP)
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Goh Keng Swee (PAP)
- S. Rajaratnam (PAP), from 1 June 1980
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Leader of the House: E. W. Barker (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui
Composition
| Political party | Members | ||
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| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 69 | 69 | |
| Total | 69 | 69 | |
| Government majority | 69 | 69 | |
Members
This is the list of members of the 4th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1977 general election.
Notes
- ^ P. Govindaswamy died on 4 June 1978.
- ^ Devan Nair was elected on 10 February 1979.
- ^ Lim Guan Hoo suffered a stroke and fell into a coma on 13 February 1977, leading to his seat being vacated on 1 July 1977.
- ^ Bernard Chen was elected on 23 July 1977.
- ^ Yong Nyuk Lin resigned on 12 January 1979.
- ^ Teh Cheang Wan was elected on 31 January 1979.
- ^ Ng Yeow Chong resigned on 12 January 1979.
- ^ Eugene Yap was elected on 10 February 1979.
- ^ Ong Soo Chuan resigned on 12 January 1979.
- ^ Koh Lip Lin was elected on 31 January 1979.
- ^ Ivan Baptist resigned on 12 January 1979.
- ^ Howe Yoon Chong was elected on 10 February 1979.
- ^ N. Govindasamy died on 14 February 1977.
- ^ Bernard Chen was elected on 14 May 1977.
- ^ Teong Eng Siong resigned on 12 January 1979.
- ^ Tony Tan was elected on 10 February 1979.
References
- ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.