6th Parliament of Singapore
| 6th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| Majority parliament | |||||||
| 25 February 1985 – 17 August 1988 | |||||||
| House | |||||||
| Speaker of Parliament |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Leader of the Opposition |
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| Session(s) | |||||||
| 1st Session | |||||||
| 25 February 1985 – 27 January 1986 | |||||||
| 2nd Session | |||||||
| 20 February 1986 – 17 August 1988 | |||||||
| Cabinet(s) | |||||||
| 6th Cabinet | |||||||
| Lee Kuan Yew 25 February 1985 – 17 August 1988 | |||||||
| Parliamentarians | |||||||
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The 6th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 25 February 1985 and was prorogued on 27 January 1986. It commenced its second session on 20 February 1986 and was dissolved on 17 August 1988.[1]
The members of the 6th Parliament were elected in the 1984 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 de facto Leader of the Opposition was J B Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party until he lost his parliamentary seat following his convictions, and was replaced by Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.
Composition
| Political party | Members | |
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| At start | At dissolution | |
| Template:SG/PAP | 77 | 76 |
| Template:SG/WP | 2 | 0 |
| Template:SG/SDP | 1 | 1 |
| Vacant seats | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
| Government majority | 37 | 36 |
Members
Elected Members of Parliament
This is the list of members of the 6th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1985 general election.
Non-constituency Member of Parliament
One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.
| Party | Members of Parliament | Constituency contested |
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| Template:SG/WP | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Jalan Kayu |
Changes in members
Seat vacations
| # | Constituency | Political party | Member of Parliament | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation |
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| 1 | NCMP | Template:SG/WP | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | 4 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer on 5 January 1985. |
| 2 | NCMP | Template:SG/SUF | Tan Chee Kien | 28 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. |
| 3 | Anson | Template:SG/WP | Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam | 10 November 1986 | Removed from Parliament due to being convicted of misrepresenting Workers' Party accounts. |
| 4 | Geylang West | Template:SG/PAP | Teh Cheang Wan | 14 December 1986 | Death by suicide over corruption investigation. |
Appointments
| # | Constituency | Date of appointment | New member | Old member | ||||
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| Political party | Name | Political party | Name | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | |||
| 1 | NCMP | 8 March 1985 | Template:SG/SUF | Tan Chee Kien | Template:SG/WP | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | 4 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. |
Progression of government majority and party totals
| Date | Event | Govt majority | Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP | Template:SG/WP/logo WP | Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP | Template:SG/SUF/logo SUF | Vacant |
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| 1984 | |||||||
| 12 December | 1984 General Election walkovers | - | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 22 December | 1984 General Election | 37 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 December | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair (WP) elected NCMP | 37 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | |||||||
| 4 January | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair (WP) rejected NCMP seat | 37 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 February | Opening of Parliament | 37 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 March | NCMP seat declared vacant | 37 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 March | Tan Chee Kien (SUF) offered NCMP seat | 37 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 March | Tan Chee Kien (SUF) rejected NCMP seat | 37 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | |||||||
| 10 November | Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam (WP-Anson) removed | 37 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 December | Teh Cheang Wan (PAP-Geylang West) died | 36 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | |||||||
| 1 January | 38 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 31 December | |||||||
| 1988 | |||||||
| 17 August | Dissolution of Parliament | 38 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
References
- ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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