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]
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Composition at the start of the 5th Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984 | ||||
| Election | 23 December 1980 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Opposition | Workers' Party (from 1981) | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 75 | ||||
| Speaker | Yeoh Ghim Seng | ||||
| Leader of the House | Edmund W. Barker | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | J. B. Jeyaretnam (from 1981) | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
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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]
Two seats were vacated during the term: on 14 October 1981, Anson's MP Devan Nair vacated his seat to assume his presidency, resulting in the first-ever presence of any opposition-elect with Workers' Party MP J. B. Jeyaretnam winning the ensuing by-election. Exactly two years later on 14 October 1983, Havelock's MP Hon Sui Sen died during the term, but a by-election was not called unlike Anson's case and thus allowing the seat to become vacant until the end of term.
Officeholders
edit- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Leader of the House: Edmund W. Barker (PAP)
- Leader of the Opposition: J. B. Jeyaretnam (WP), from 31 October 1981
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Yiok Seng
Composition
edit| 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
editThis is the list of members of the 5th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1980 general election.
Changes in members
editBy-elections
edit| Constituency | Incumbent | Date of by-election | New member | ||||||
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| Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | Name | Party | ||||
| Anson | Devan Nair | PAP | 14 October 1981 | Resignation | 31 October 1981 | J. B. Jeyaratnam | WP | ||
Vacant seats
edit| Constituency | Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | |
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| Havelock | Hon Sui Sen | PAP | 14 October 1983 | Death | |
References
edit- ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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