1st Parliament of Singapore

The 1st Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It commenced its first and only session on 8 December 1965 and was dissolved on 8 February 1968.[1]

1st Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
8 December 1965 – 8 February 1968
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
  • None
    –
Session(s)
1st Session
8 December 1965 – 8 February 1968
Cabinet(s)
1st Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew
8 December 1965 – 8 February 1968
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
51––
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The members of the 1st Parliament had been elected in the 1963 general election to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore, which was renamed as the Parliament of Singapore following Singapore's independence in 1965. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speakers were A P Rajah and Punch Coomaraswamy.[2]

Composition
Political party Members
At start At dissolution
People's Action Party 38 49
Barisan Sosialis 13 2
Total 51 51
Government majority 12 23

Members

This is the list of the members of the 1st Parliament of Singapore on 8 December 1965.

Constituency Political party Member
Aljunied People's Action Party Suppiah Visva Lingam
Anson People's Action Party Perumal Govindaswamy
Bras Basah People's Action Party Ho See Beng
Bukit Merah Barisan Sosialis Lim Huan Boon
Bukit Panjang Barisan Sosialis Ong Lian Teng
Bukit Timah Barisan Sosialis Lee Tee Tong
Cairnhill People's Action Party Lim Kim San
Changi People's Action Party Sim Boon Woo
Chua Chu Kang Barisan Sosialis Chio Cheng Thun
Crawford Barisan Sosialis S. Thendayatha Bani
Delta People's Action Party Chan Choy Siong
Farrer Park People's Action Party S. R. Dharmarajoo
Geylang East People's Action Party Ho Cheng Choon
Geylang Serai People's Action Party Rahmat bin Kenap
Geylang West People's Action Party Yong Nyuk Lin
Havelock Barisan Sosialis Loh Miaw Gong
Hong Lim People's Action Party Lee Khoon Choy
Jalan Besar People's Action Party Chan Chee Seng
Jalan Kayu Barisan Sosialis Tan Cheng Tong
Joo Chiat People's Action Party Fong Kim Heng
Jurong Barisan Sosialis Chia Thye Poh
Kallang People's Action Party Buang bin Omar Junid
Kampong Glam People's Action Party Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Kampong Kapor People's Action Party Mahmud bin Awang
Kampong Kembangan People's Action Party Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi
Kreta Ayer People's Action Party Goh Keng Swee
Moulmein People's Action Party Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi-Devan Nair
Mountbatten People's Action Party Ng Yeow Chong
Nee Soon Barisan Sosialis Chan Sun Wing
Pasir Panjang People's Action Party Othman bin Wok
Paya Lebar Barisan Sosialis Kow Kee Seng
Punggol People's Action Party Ng Kah Ting
Queenstown People's Action Party Jek Yeun Thong
River Valley People's Action Party Lim Cheng Lock
Rochore People's Action Party Toh Chin Chye
Sembawang People's Action Party Teong Eng Siong
Sepoy Lines People's Action Party Wee Toon Boon
Serangoon Gardens People's Action Party Raphael Alfred Gonzales
Siglap People's Action Party Abdul Rahim bin Ishak
Southern Islands People's Action Party Ya'acob bin Mohamed
Stamford People's Action Party Andrew Fong Sip Chee
Tampines Barisan Sosialis Poh Ber Liak
Tanglin People's Action Party Edmund William Barker
Tanjong Pagar People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Telok Ayer People's Action Party Ong Pang Boon
Telok Blangah People's Action Party Bernard Rodrigues
Thomson Barisan Sosialis Koo Young
Tiong Bahru People's Action Party Lee Teck Him
Toa Payoh Barisan Sosialis Wong Soon Fong
Ulu Pandan People's Action Party Chow Chiok Hock
Upper Serangoon People's Action Party Sia Kah Hui

By-elections
# Constituency Date of by-election New member Old member
Political party Name Political party Name Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
1 Bukit Merah 18 January 1966 People's Action Party Lim Guan Hoo Barisan Sosialis Lim Huan Boon 31 December 1965 Resignation
2 Chua Chu Kang 1 March 1966 People's Action Party Tang See Chim Barisan Sosialis Chio Cheng Thun 8 January 1966 Resignation
3 Paya Lebar 1 March 1966 People's Action Party Tay Boon Too Barisan Sosialis Kow Kee Seng 8 January 1966 Resignation
4 Crawford 1 March 1966 People's Action Party Sellappa Ramaswamy Barisan Sosialis S. Thendayatha Bani 9 January 1966 Resignation
5 Bukit Timah 2 November 1966 People's Action Party Chor Yeok Eng Barisan Sosialis Lee Tee Tong 7 October 1966 Resignation
6 Jurong 2 November 1966 People's Action Party Ho Kah Leong Barisan Sosialis Chia Thye Poh 7 October 1966 Resignation
7 Joo Chiat 2 November 1966 People's Action Party Yeoh Ghim Seng People's Action Party Fong Kim Heng 18 October 1966 Resignation
8 Bukit Panjang 24 February 1967 People's Action Party Pathmanaban Selvadurai Barisan Sosialis Ong Lian Teng 5 December 1966 Resignation
9 Havelock 24 February 1967 People's Action Party Lim Soo Peng Barisan Sosialis Loh Miaw Gong 5 December 1966 Resignation
10 Jalan Kayu 24 February 1967 People's Action Party Teo Hup Teck Barisan Sosialis Tan Cheng Tong 5 December 1966 Resignation
11 Tampines 24 February 1967 People's Action Party Chew Chin Han Barisan Sosialis Poh Ber Liak 5 December 1966 Resignation
12 Thomson 7 March 1967 People's Action Party Ang Nam Piau Barisan Sosialis Koo Young 5 December 1966 Resignation

Progression of government majority and party totals
Date Event Govt majority PAP BS Vacant
1965
8 December Opening of Parliament 12 38 13 0
31 December Lim Huan Boon (BS-Bukit Merah) resigned 12 38 12 1
1966
8 January Chio Cheng Thun (BS-Chua Chu Kang) resigned 12 38 10 3
Kow Kee Seng (BS-Paya Lebar) resigned
9 January S. Thendayatha Bani (BS-Crawford) resigned 12 38 9 4
18 January Lim Guan Hoo (PAP) won in Bukit Merah by-election 13 39 9 3
1 March Tang See Chim (PAP) uncontested in Chua Chu Kang by-election 16 42 9 0
Tay Boon Too (PAP) uncontested in Paya Lebar by-election
Sellappa Ramaswamy (PAP) uncontested in Crawford by-election
7 October Lee Tee Tong (BS-Bukit Timah) resigned 16 42 7 2
Chia Thye Poh (BS-Jurong) resigned
18 October Fong Kim Heng (PAP-Joo Chiat) resigned 15 41 7 3
2 November Chor Yeok Eng (PAP) uncontested in Bukit Timah by-election 18 44 7 0
Ho Kah Leong (PAP) uncontested in Jurong by-election
Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP) uncontested in Joo Chiat by-election
5 December Ong Lian Teng (BS-Bukit Panjang) resigned 18 44 2 5
Loh Miaw Gong (BS-Havelock) resigned
Tan Cheng Tong (BS-Jalan Kayu) resigned
Poh Ber Liak (BS-Tampines) resigned
Koo Young (BS-Thomson) resigned
1967
24 February Pathmanaban Selvadurai (PAP) uncontested in Bukit Panjang by-election 22 48 2 1
Lim Soo Peng (PAP) uncontested in Havelock by-election
Teo Hup Teck (PAP) uncontested in Jalan Kayu by-election
Chew Chin Han (PAP) uncontested in Tampines by-election
7 March Ang Nam Piau (PAP) won Thomson by-election 23 49 2 0
1968
8 February Dissolution of Parliament 23 49 2 0

References
  1. "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.


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