4th Parliament of Singapore

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]

4th Parliament of Singapore
3rd 5th
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Composition at the start of the 4th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term7 February 1977 – 5 December 1980
Election23 December 1976
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members69
SpeakerYeoh Ghim Seng
Leader of the HouseEdmund W. Barker
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st7 February 1977 – 2 October 1978
2nd26 December 1978 – 5 December 1980

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

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Composition

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Political party Members
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 69 69
Total 69 69
Government majority 34 34

Members

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This is the list of members of the 4th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1977 general election.

Constituency Member Party
Alexandra Tan Soo Khoon People's Action Party
Aljunied Chin Harn Tong People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio Yeo Toon Chia People's Action Party
Anson Perumal Govindaswamy People's Action Party
Bedok Sha'ari Tadin People's Action Party
Boon Lay Ngeow Pack Hua People's Action Party
Boon Teck Phey Yew Kok People's Action Party
Braddell Heights Lee Khoon Choy People's Action Party
Brickworks Ahmad Mattar People's Action Party
Bukit Batok Chai Chong Yii People's Action Party
Bukit Ho Swee Seah Mui Kok People's Action Party
Bukit Merah Lim Guan Hoo People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang Lee Yiok Seng People's Action Party
Bukit Timah Chor Yeok Eng People's Action Party
Buona Vista Ang Kok Peng People's Action Party
Cairnhill Lim Kim San People's Action Party
Changi Teo Chong Tee People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang Tang See Chim People's Action Party
Delta Yeo Choo Kok People's Action Party
Farrer Park Lee Chiaw Meng People's Action Party
Geylang East Ho Cheng Choon People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Rahmat bin Kenap People's Action Party
Geylang West Yong Nyuk Lin People's Action Party
Havelock Hon Sui Sen People's Action Party
Henderson Lai Tha Chai People's Action Party
Jalan Besar Chan Chee Seng People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Hwang Soo Jin People's Action Party
Joo Chiat Yeoh Ghim Seng People's Action Party
Jurong Ho Kah Leong People's Action Party
Kallang S. Dhanabalan People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Andrew Fong Sip Chee People's Action Party
Kampong Glam S. Rajaratnam People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan Mohd Mansor bin Sukaimi People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi Ya'acob bin Mohamed People's Action Party
Katong Joseph Francis De Conceicao People's Action Party
Khe Bong Ho See Beng People's Action Party
Kim Keat Ong Teng Cheong People's Action Party
Kim Seng Ong Leong Boon People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Sidek bin Saniff People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Goh Keng Swee People's Action Party
Kuo Chuan Pathmanaban Selvadurai People's Action Party
Leng Kee Ow Chin Hock People's Action Party
MacPherson Chua Sian Chin People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong People's Action Party
Moulmein Sia Khoon Seong People's Action Party
Mountbatten Ng Yeow Chong People's Action Party
Nee Soon Ong Soo Chuan People's Action Party
Pasir Panjang Othman Wok People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Tan Cheng San People's Action Party
Potong Pasir Ivan Cuthbert Baptist People's Action Party
Punggol Ng Kah Ting People's Action Party
Queenstown Jek Yeun Thong People's Action Party
Radin Mas N. Naidu Govindasamy People's Action Party
River Valley Tan Eng Liang People's Action Party
Rochore Toh Chin Chye People's Action Party
Sembawang Teong Eng Siong People's Action Party
Serangoon Gardens Lau Teik Soon People's Action Party
Siglap Abdul Rahim Ishak People's Action Party
Tampines Phua Bah Lee People's Action Party
Tanglin Edmund William Barker People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Telok Ayer Ong Pang Boon People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem People's Action Party
Thomson Ang Nam Piau People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru Ch'ng Jit Koon People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Eric Cheong Yuen Chee People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan Chiang Hai Ding People's Action Party
Upper Serangoon Sia Kah Hui People's Action Party
Whampoa Augustine Tan Hui Heng People's Action Party

By-elections

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Constituency Incumbent Date of by-election New member
Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy Name Party
Radin Mas N. Naidu Govindasamy PAP 14 February 1977 Death 14 May 1977 Bernard Chen Tien Lap PAP
Bukit Merah Lim Guan Hoo PAP 1 July 1977 Incapacitation 23 July 1977 Lim Chee Onn PAP
Geylang West Yong Nyuk Lin PAP 12 January 1979 Resignation 31 January 1979 Teh Cheang Wan PAP
Nee Soon Ong Soo Chuan PAP 12 January 1979 Resignation 31 January 1979 Koh Lip Lin PAP
Anson Perumal Govindaswamy PAP 1978 Death 10 February 1979 Devan Nair PAP
Mountbatten Ng Yeow Chong PAP 12 January 1979 Resignation 10 February 1979 Eugene Yap Giau Cheng PAP
Potong Pasir Ivan Cuthbert Baptist PAP 12 January 1979 Resignation 10 February 1979 Howe Yoon Chong PAP
Sembawang Teong Eng Siong PAP 12 January 1979 Resignation 10 February 1979 Tony Tan PAP

References

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