5th Parliament of Singapore
5th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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Majority parliament | |||||||
3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984 | |||||||
Cabinet(s) | |||||||
5th Cabinet | |||||||
Lee Kuan Yew 3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984 | |||||||
Parliamentarians | |||||||
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The 5th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It commenced its first and only session on 3 February 1981 and was dissolved on 4 December 1984.[1]
The members of the 5th Parliament were elected in the 1980 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]
Composition
Political party | Members | |
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At start | At dissolution | |
People's Action Party | 75 | 73 |
Workers' Party | 0 | 1 |
Vacant seats | 0 | 1 |
Total | 75 | 75 |
Government majority | 37 | 35 |
Members
This is the list of members of the 5th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1980 general election.
Changes in members
By-elections
# | Constituency | Date of by-election | New member | Old member | ||||
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Political party | Name | Political party | Name | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | |||
1 | Anson | 31 October 1981 | Workers' Party | Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam | People's Action Party | Chengara Veetil Devan Nair | 14 October 1981 | Resignation |
Vacated seats
# | Constituency | Political party | Member of Parliament | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation |
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1 | Havelock | People's Action Party | Hon Sui Sen | 14 October 1983 | Death |
Progression of government majority and party totals
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.