2nd Parliament of Singapore

2nd Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
6 May 1968 – 16 August 1972
House
Speaker of Parliament	Punch Coomaraswamy {{{spterm_start}}} – {{{spterm_end}}} Yeoh Ghim Seng {{{spterm_start2}}} – {{{spterm_end2}}}
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew {{{pmterm_start}}} – {{{pmterm_end}}}
Leader of the Opposition	– {{{loterm_start}}} – {{{loterm_end}}}
Session(s)
1st Session
6 May 1968 – 14 April 1971
2nd Session
21 July 1971 – 16 August 1972
Cabinet(s)
2nd Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew 6 May 1968 – 16 August 1972
Parliamentarians
Elected NCMP Nominated 58 – –
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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.

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.

Results of the Singapore General Election, 1968

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Action Party	65,812	86.72	58	+21
	Workers' Party	3,049	4.02	0	0
	Independents	7,033	9.27	0	0
Total		75,894	100.00	58	+7
Valid votes		75,894	97.36
Invalid/blank votes		2,058	2.64
Total votes		77,952	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		759,367	91.83
Source: Nohlen et al., Singapore Elections