The 6th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 25 February 1985 and was prorogued on 27 January 1986. It commenced its second session on 20 February 1986 and was dissolved on 17 August 1988.[1]
| 6th Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 25 February 1985 – 17 August 1988 | ||||
| Election | 22 December 1984 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Opposition | Workers' Party (until 1986) Singapore Democratic Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 80 | ||||
| Speaker | Yeoh Ghim Seng | ||||
| Leader of the House | S. Dhanabalan (until 1987) Wong Kan Seng (from 1987) | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | J. B. Jeyaretnam (until 1986) Chiam See Tong (from 1986) | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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The members of the 6th Parliament were elected in the 1984 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 de facto Leader of the Opposition was J. B. Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party until he lost his parliamentary seat following his convictions, and was replaced by Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.
Two seats were vacated in 1986 and remained vacated until the end of term, with Jeyaretnam being the first, followed by Geylang West's MP Teh Cheang Wan who committed suicide over corruption; with Jeyaretnam's vacation, this was the last instance where only two parties represented the Parliament until 2015.
Officeholders
edit- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP), from 1 March 1985
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Leader of the Opposition:
- J. B. Jeyaretnam (WP), until 10 November 1986
- Chiam See Tong (SDP), from 10 November 1986
- Leader of the House:
- S. Dhanabalan (PAP), until 24 February 1987
- Wong Kan Seng (PAP), from 25 February 1987
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Yiok Seng
- Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
- Lee Hsien Loong, until 27 January 1987
- Eugene Yap, from 28 January 1987
- Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
Composition
edit| Political party | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 77 | 76 | |
| Workers' Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant seats | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | |
| Government majority | 37 | 36 | |
Members
editElected Members of Parliament
editThis is the list of members of the 6th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1985 general election.
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
editOne Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.
| Member | Party | Constituency contested | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Workers' Party | Jalan Kayu | |
Changes in members
editAppointments
edit| Constituency | Incumbent | Date of appointment | New member | ||||||
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| Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | Name | Party | ||||
| NCMP | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | WP | 4 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. | 8 March 1985 | Tan Chee Kien | SUF | ||
Vacant seats
edit| Constituency | Member | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCMP | Tan Chee Kien | SUF | 28 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. | |
| Anson | J. B. Jeyaratnam | WP | 10 November 1986 | Removed from Parliament due to being convicted of misrepresenting Workers' Party accounts. | |
| Geylang West | Teh Cheang Wan | PAP | 14 December 1986 | Death by suicide over corruption investigation. | |
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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