4th Parliament of Singapore
| 4th Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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 Initial composition Government: | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 7 February 1977 – 5 December 1980 (3 years, 9 months and 28 days) | ||||
| Election | 23 December 1976 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 69 | ||||
| Speaker | Yeoh Ghim Seng | ||||
| Leader of the House | E. W. Barker | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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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]
The members of the Fourth Parliament were elected in the 1976 general election. The Third Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. Yeoh Ghim Seng served as speaker.[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 in the composition of Singapore's Parliament since the Barisan Sosialis boycotted the First Parliament in 1965.
Results of the 1976 general election
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party | 590,169 | 74.09 | 69 |  4 | |
| Workers' Party | 91,966 | 11.55 | 0 |  | |
| United Front | 53,373 | 6.70 | 0 | New | |
| Barisan Sosialis | 25,411 | 3.19 | 0 | | |
| United People's Front | 14,233 | 1.79 | 0 | New | |
| Singapore Malay National Organisation | 9,230 | 1.16 | 0 | | |
| Singapore Justice Party | 5,199 | 0.65 | 0 | New | |
| People's Front | 2,818 | 0.35 | 0 | | |
| Independents | 4,173 | 0.52 | 0 | | |
| Total | 796,572 | 100.00 | 69 | 4 | |
| Valid votes | 796,572 | 97.72 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,558 | 2.28 | |||
| Total votes | 815,130 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,095,817 | 95.08 | |||
| Source: Singapore Elections | |||||
Officeholders
[edit]- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat, PAP)
- Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim (Chua Chu Kang, PAP), from 22 February 1977
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (Tanjong Pagar, PAP)
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Goh Keng Swee (Kreta Ayer, PAP)
- S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam, PAP), from 1 June 1980
- Leader of the House: E. W. Barker (Tanglin, PAP)
- Government Party Whip: Sia Kah Hui (Upper Serangoon, PAP)
Composition
[edit]| Political party | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 69 | 69 | |
| Total | 69 | 69 | |
| Government majority | 69 | 69 | |
Members
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Govindaswamy died from a heart attack on 4 June 1978.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Elected on 10 February 1979 in the 1979 by-elections.
- ↑ Lim was removed from office on 1 July 1977 as he was in a coma from a stroke that he suffered on 13 February. He would die from complications arising from the stroke on 3 August.
- ↑ Lim was elected on 23 July 1977 in the 1977 by-elections.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resigned on 12 January 1979 to make way for new talent.
- ↑ Govindasamy died from a heart attack on 14 February 1977.
- ↑ Chen was elected on 14 May 1977 in the 1977 by-elections.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.