1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore

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1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore
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Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House, Singapore
Term22 April 1955 (1955-04-22) – 31 March 1959 (1959-03-31)
Election22 April 1955
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Members32
SpeakerSir George Oehlers
Chief MinisterDavid Marshall (1955-1956)
Lim Yew Hock (1956-1959)
Leader of the OppositionLee Kuan Yew
Party controlLabour Front
United Malay National Organisation
Malayan Chinese Association
Sessions
1st22 April 1955 (1955-04-22) – 7 June 1956 (1956-06-07)
2nd29 August 1956 (1956-08-29) – 8 January 1958 (1958-01-08)
3rd9 April 1958 (1958-04-09) – 19 March 1959 (1959-03-19)

The 1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 22 April 1955[1] until 31 March 1959.[2]

Composition[]

Political party Members
At start At dissolution
LF Logo.svg Labour Front 10 0
PP Logo.svg Progressive Party 4 0
PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party 3 4
DP Logo.svg Democratic Party 2 0
Malayan Chinese Association 1 1
PKMS Logo.svg United Malays National Organisation 1 2
Malay Union 1 0
SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance 0 9
LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party 0 2
CP Logo.svg Citizens' Party 0 1
Independents 3 5
Ex-officio members 3 3
Nominated members 4 4
Vacant seats 0 1
Total 32 32
Government majority -1 -1
Source:[3][4]

Members[]

Elected Assembly Members[]

Constituency Party Candidate
Bukit Panjang PP Logo.svg Progressive Party
Bukit Timah PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lim Chin Siong
Cairnhill LF Logo.svg Labour Front David Saul Marshall
Changi DP Logo.svg Democratic Party
Farrer Park LF Logo.svg Labour Front
Geylang LF Logo.svg Labour Front Mak Pak Shee
Havelock LF Logo.svg Labour Front Lim Yew Hock
Kampong Kapor LF Logo.svg Labour Front
Katong LF Logo.svg Labour Front
Pasir Panjang Malayan Chinese Association
Paya Lebar PP Logo.svg Progressive Party Lim Koon Teck
Punggol-Tampines PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Queenstown LF Logo.svg Labour Front
Rochore LF Logo.svg Labour Front
Sembawang Independent Ahmad bin Ibrahim
Seletar Independent
Serangoon PP Logo.svg Progressive Party
Southern Islands Malay Union
Stamford LF Logo.svg Labour Front
Tanglin PP Logo.svg Progressive Party
Tanjong Pagar PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Telok Ayer Independent
Tiong Bahru DP Logo.svg Democratic Party
Ulu Bedok PKMS Logo.svg United Malays National Organisation
Whampoa LF Logo.svg Labour Front Chew Swee Kee
Source:[1]

Ex-officio Assembly Members[]

Ex-officio member Position
William Allmond Codrington Goode Chief Secretary, Singapore
Edward John Davies Attorney-General of Singapore
Thomas Mure Hart Financial Secretary

Nominated Assembly Members[]

Party Nominated member
LF Logo.svg Labour Front Francis Thomas
LF Logo.svg Labour Front
Independent
Independent

Changes in members[]

By-elections[]

Constituency Date of by-election New member Old member
Political party Name Political party Name Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
Tanjong Pagar 29 June 1957 PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew 27 April 1957 Resignation[5]
Cairnhill 29 June 1957 LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Independent David Saul Marshall 29 April 1957 Resignation[6]

Vacated seats[]

Constituency Political party Member Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
Nominated Independent 1 January 1958 Death[7]
Nominated Independent 13 June 1958 Resignation[8]
Nominated Independent 15 December 1958 Resignation[9]
Whampoa SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Chew Swee Kee 3 March 1959 Resignation[10]

Appointments[]

Constituency Political party Member Date appointed
Nominated Independent 8 July 1958[11]
Nominated Independent 12 January 1959[12]

Defections, suspensions and removal of whip[]

Constituency Member Date Former political party New political party Reason
Bukit Panjang 5 February 1956 PP Logo.svg Progressive Party LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
3 December 1958 LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Changi 5 February 1956 DP Logo.svg Democratic Party LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
6 June 1956 LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Independent Resigned.[15]
Paya Lebar Lim Koon Teck 5 February 1956 PP Logo.svg Progressive Party LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
3 December 1958 LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Serangoon 5 February 1956 PP Logo.svg Progressive Party LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
3 December 1958 LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Tanglin 5 February 1956 PP Logo.svg Progressive Party LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
Tiong Bahru 5 February 1956 DP Logo.svg Democratic Party LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
Telok Ayer 6 February 1956 Independent LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Joined Liberal Socialist Party.[16]
Kampong Kapor 7 June 1956 LF Logo.svg Labour Front Independent Resigned.[17]
25 February 1959 Independent CP Logo.svg Citizens' Party Formed Citizens' Party.[18]
Cairnhill David Saul Marshall 17 April 1957 LF Logo.svg Labour Front Independent Resigned.[19]
Southern Islands 21 May 1957 Malay Union PKMS Logo.svg United Malays National Organisation Resigned.[20]
Sembawang Ahmad bin Ibrahim 20 October 1957 Independent PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Elected in PAP leadership.[21]
Havelock Lim Yew Hock 10 November 1958 LF Logo.svg Labour Front SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Formed Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Geylang Mak Pak Shee 10 November 1958 LF Logo.svg Labour Front SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Katong 10 November 1958 LF Logo.svg Labour Front SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Queenstown 10 November 1958 LF Logo.svg Labour Front SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Seletar 10 November 1958 Independent SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Stamford 10 November 1958 LF Logo.svg Labour Front SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Whampoa Chew Swee Kee 10 November 1958 LF Logo.svg Labour Front SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Cairnhill 15 November 1958 LSP Logo.svg Liberal Socialist Party Independent Resigned.[24]
3 December 1958 Independent SPA Logo.svg Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Nominated 23 January 1959 LF Logo.svg Labour Front Malayan Chinese Association Joined Malayan Chinese Association.[25]

Progression of government majority and party totals[]

Date Event Govt majority LF Logo.svg LF PP Logo.svg PP PAP logo variation.svg PAP DP Logo.svg DP MCA PKMS Logo.svg UMNO MU SPA Logo.svg SPA LSP Logo.svg LSP CP Logo.svg CP IND
22 April 1955 Opening of the Legislative Assembly -1 10 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
5 February 1956 PP and DP merged into LSP. -1 10 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 2
Rajabali Jumabhoy (IND-Telok Ayer) joined LSP.
7 June 1956 Seah Peng Chuan (LF-Kampong Kapor) resigned from LF. -2 9 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 3
17 April 1957 David Marshall (LF-Cairnhill) resigned from LF. -3 8 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 4
27 April 1957 Lee Kuan Yew (PAP-Tanjong Pagar) resigned. -3 8 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 4
29 April 1957 David Marshall (IND-Cairnhill) resigned. -3 8 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 3
21 May 1957 Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid (MU-Southern Islands) joined UMNO. -2 8 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 3
29 June 1957 Soh Ghee Soon (LSP) won in Cairnhill by-election. -2 8 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 3
Lee Kuan Yew (PAP) won in Tanjong Pagar by-election.
21 October 1957 Ahmad bin Ibrahim (IND-Sembawang) joined PAP. -2 8 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 3

References[]

  1. ^ a b "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1955". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1952 SEATS". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959 SEATS". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "LEE v MARSHALL AT POLLS". The Straits Times. 27 April 1957. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Marshall Resigns". The Straits Times. 1 May 1957. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Mr. Ong's Funeral Today". Sunday Standard. 5 January 1958.
  8. ^ "SUTHERLAND RESIGNS SEAT". Singapore Standard. 25 June 1958.
  9. ^ "MASON RESIGNS HIS ASSEMBLY SEAT". The Straits Times. 16 December 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Chew to resign from the SPA". The Straits Times. 8 March 1959. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  11. ^ "MASON TO SERVE IN ASSEMBLY". Singapore Standard. 9 July 1958.
  12. ^ "Sir Ewen Replaces Mr. Mason". Singapore Standard. 13 January 1958.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "TWO PARTIES WILL MARRY' THIS MORNING". The Straits Times. 5 February 1956. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d "S.P.A. ADOPTING AN OPEN DOOR POLICY". The Straits Times. 4 December 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Lim Is Fed Up, Quits Lib-Socs". Singapore Standard. 7 June 1956.
  16. ^ "PARTY SEASON: MR. J (Ind) JOINS IN". The Straits Times. 7 February 1956. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  17. ^ "SEAH QUITS THE FRONT". The Straits Times. 8 June 1956. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Citizens' Party". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  19. ^ "MARSHALL; FRONT ACCEPTS HIS RESIGNATION". The Straits Times. 18 April 1957. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Assemblyman Sidik joins the UMNO". The Straits Times. 22 May 1957. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  21. ^ "THE LEE TEAM RUNS PAP AGAIN". The Straits Times. 21 October 1957. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  22. ^ a b c d "Mr. LIM LEADS NEW PARTY". The Straits Times. 11 November 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  23. ^ a b c "Mr. Chew: I am in People's Alliance". The Straits Times. 13 November 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  24. ^ "ANOTHER TWO LIBSOC BRANCHES TO JOIN LIM". The Straits Times. 16 November 1958. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Mr Lim (deputy speaker) OF SINGAPORE joins the MCA". Singapore Standard. 24 January 1959.
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