5th Parliament of Singapore

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5th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
Session(s)
1st Session
3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984
Cabinet(s)
5th Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew
3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984
ElectedNCMPNominated
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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]

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]

Composition[]

Political party Members
At start At dissolution
PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party 75 73
WP logo variation.svg Workers' Party 0 1
Vacant seats 0 1
Total 75 75
Government majority 37 35

Members[]

This is the list of members of the 5th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1980 general election.

Constituency Party Candidate
Alexandra PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Tan Soo Khoon
Aljunied PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Chin Harn Tong
Ang Mo Kio PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Anson PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Chengara Veetil Devan Nair
Ayer Rajah PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Tan Cheng Bock
Bedok PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Shunmugam Jayakumar
Boon Lay PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Boon Teck PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Braddell Heights PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lee Khoon Choy
Brickworks PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Bukit Batok PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Bukit Ho Swee PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Bukit Merah PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Bukit Timah PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Chor Yeok Eng
Buona Vista PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Cairnhill PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Changi PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Cheng San PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lee Yock Suan
Chong Boon PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Clementi PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Delta PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Geylang Serai PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Geylang West PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Teh Cheang Wan
Havelock PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Hon Sui Sen
Henderson PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Jalan Besar PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Joo Chiat PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Yeoh Ghim Seng
Jurong PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Ho Kah Leong
Kaki Bukit PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Saidi bin Shariff
Kallang PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Suppiah Dhanabalan
Kampong Chai Chee PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Kampong Glam PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Kampong Kembangan PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Katong PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Kebun Baru PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lim Boon Heng
Khe Bong PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Kim Keat PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Ong Teng Cheong
Kim Seng PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Yeo Ning Hong
Kolam Ayer PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Sidek bin Saniff
Kreta Ayer PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Goh Keng Swee
Kuo Chuan PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Leng Kee PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
MacPherson PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Chua Sian Chin
Marine Parade PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Goh Chok Tong
Moulmein PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Mountbatten PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Nee Soon PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Pasir Panjang PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Abbas bin Abu Amin
Paya Lebar PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Potong Pasir PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Howe Yoon Chong
Punggol PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Queenstown PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Jek Yeun Thong
Radin Mas PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
River Valley PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Tay Eng Soon
Rochore PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Toh Chin Chye
Sembawang PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Tony Tan Keng Yam
Serangoon Gardens PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Siglap PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Abdul Rahim bin Ishak
Tampines PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Phua Bah Lee
Tanah Merah PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lee Chiaw Meng
Tanglin PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Edmund William Barker
Tanjong Pagar PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Telok Ayer PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Ong Pang Boon
Telok Blangah PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Thomson PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Toa Payoh PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
West Coast PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Wan Soon Bee
Whampoa PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party

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
1 Anson 31 October 1981 WP logo variation.svg Workers' Party Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Chengara Veetil Devan Nair 14 October 1981 Resignation

Vacated seats[]

# Constituency Political party Member of Parliament Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
1 Havelock PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party Hon Sui Sen 14 October 1983 Death

Progression of government majority and party totals[]

Date Event Govt majority PAP logo variation.svg PAP WP logo variation.svg WP Vacant
1981
3 February Opening of Parliament 37 75 0 0
14 October Chengara Veetil Devan Nair (PAP-Anson) resigned 36 74 0 1
31 October Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam (WP) won Anson by-election 36 74 1 0
1982
1 January 36 74 1 0
31 December
1983
14 October Hon Sui Sen (PAP-Havelock) died 35 73 1 1
1984
4 December Dissolution of Parliament 35 73 1 1

References[]

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


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