1st Parliament of Singapore

Singaporean parliamentary meeting 1st Parliament of Singapore #F8F9FA 13 Barisan Sosialis 38 People's Action Party Initial composition Government: People's Action Party PAP (38) Opposition: Barisan Sosialis BS (13) Parliament of Singapore Old Parliament House People's Action Party Barisan Sosialis (boycotted) 8 December 1965 8 February 1968(1965 12 8 1968 2 8) 3rd Legislative Assembly 2nd Parliament Parliament of Singapore 51 PAP supermajority Speaker A. P. Rajah(until 5 August 1966)Punch Coomaraswamy(from 17 August 1966) Leader of the House Toh Chin Chye Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew Leader of the Opposition Lim Huan Boon(until 31 December 1965)Chia Thye Poh(1 January – 7 October 1966) 8 December 1965 8 February 1968(1965 12 8 1968 2 8) 400px The 1st Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It commenced its first and only session on 8 December 1965 and was dissolved on 8 February 1968.https://www.parliament.gov.sg/history/sessions-of-parliament Sessions of Parliament Parliament of Singapore 8 June 20178 December 1965 Radio and TV to record Parliament opening https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19651208-1.2.30 The Straits Times 4 NewspaperSG The session was boycotted by the Barisan Sosialis (BS), who refused to take up their seats in Parliament. The members of the First Parliament were elected in the 1963 general election to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore, which became the Parliament of Singapore following Singapore's independence in 1965.30 November 1965 S'pore Parliament https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19651130-1.2.57 9 The First Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party (PAP) supermajority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. A. P. Rajah served as Speaker until 1966, with Punch Coomaraswamy serving as Speaker afterwards.https://www.parliament.gov.sg/history/list-of-former-speakers List of Former Speakers Parliament of Singapore 7 August 2017 The First Parliament had twelve changes of composition throughout its term, the most for any Parliament to date as of ; eleven members from the Barisan Sosialis and the PAP's Fong Kim Heng vacated their seats during the session. This was followed by a series of by-elections from 1966 to 1968. Results of the 1963 general election People's Action Party 272924 37 12 Barisan Sosialis 193301 13 1 Singapore Alliance 48967 0 7 United People's Party 48785 1 1 Parti Rakyat 8259 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 1545 0 United Democratic Party 760 0 New #CD8845 Workers' Party 286 0 Independents 6788 0 2 5818 0 617450 Singapore Elections Officeholders Speaker: A. P. Rajah (Independent), until 5 August 1966 Punch Coomaraswamy (Independent), from 17 August 1966 Deputy Speaker: Punch Coomaraswamy (Independent), until 16 August 1966 Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (Tanjong Pagar, PAP) Deputy Prime Minister: Toh Chin Chye (Rochore, PAP) Leader of the Opposition: Lim Huan Boon (Bukit Merah, BS), until 31 December 1965 Chia Thye Poh (Jurong, BS), from 1 January until 7 October 1966 Leader of the House: Toh Chin Chye (Rochore, PAP) Government Party Whip: Chan Chee Seng (Jalan Besar, PAP) Composition PartyMembersAt startAt dissolutionPeople's Action PartyPeople's Action Party3849Barisan SosialisBarisan Sosialis132Total5151Government majority2547 Members ConstituencyMemberPartyAljuniedS. V. Lingamஎஸ். வி. லிங்கம்People's Action PartyPAPAnsonPerumal Govindaswamyபி. கோவிந்தசாமிPeople's Action PartyPAPBras BasahHo See Beng何思明People's Action PartyPAPBukit MerahLim Huan Boon (until 1965)disagreement Resigned over disagreements with Barisan chairman Lee Siew Choh's strategy of extra-parliamentary struggle.林焕文Barisan SosialisBSLim Guan Hoo (from 1966)Lim was elected on 18 January 1966 in the 1966 Bukit Merah by-election.林源河People's Action PartyPAPBukit PanjangOng Lian Teng (until 1966)Dec1966 Resigned on 5 December 1966 as part of the Barisan's strategy of extra-parliamentary opposition.王连丁Barisan SosialisBSP. Selvadurai (from 1967)Mar1977 Elected on 7 March 1967 in the 1977 Singaporean by-elections.பி. செல்வதுரைPeople's Action PartyPAPBukit TimahLee Tee Tong (until 1966)Oct1966 Resigned on 7 October 1966 as part of the Barisan's strategy of extra-parliamentary opposition.李思东Barisan SosialisBSChor Yeok Eng (from 1966)Nov1966 Elected in the November 1966 by-elections.曹煜英People's Action PartyPAPCairnhillLim Kim San林金山People's Action PartyPAPChangiSim Boon Woo沈文武People's Action PartyPAPChua Chu KangChio Cheng Thun (until 1966)disagreement蒋清潭Barisan SosialisBSTang See Chim (from 1966)Mar1966 Elected on 1 March 1966 in the March 1966 by-elections.邓思沾People's Action PartyPAPCrawfordS. T. Bani (until 1966)Bani resigned on 9 January 1966 following his arrest and release under Operation Pechah.எஸ். டி. பானிBarisan SosialisBSS. Ramaswamy (from 1966)Mar1966எஸ். ராமசாமிPeople's Action PartyPAPDeltaChan Choy Siong陈翠嫦People's Action PartyPAPFarrer ParkS. Rajooஎஸ். ராஜூPeople's Action PartyPAPGeylang EastHo Cheng Choon何振春People's Action PartyPAPGeylang SeraiRahmat Kenapرحمة كنڤPeople's Action PartyPAPGeylang WestYong Nyuk Lin杨玉麟People's Action PartyPAPHavelockLoh Miaw Gong (until 1966)Dec1966卢妙萍Barisan SosialisBSLim Soo Peng (from 1967)Mar1977林树炳People's Action PartyPAPHong LimLee Khoon Choy李炯才People's Action PartyPAPJalan BesarChan Chee Seng陈志成People's Action PartyPAPJalan KayuTan Cheng Tong (until 1966)Dec1966陈清动Barisan SosialisBSTeo Hup Teck (from 1967)Mar1977张合德People's Action PartyPAPJoo ChiatFong Kim Heng (until 1966)Fong resigned on 18 October 1966 due to ill health.邝金庆People's Action PartyPAPYeoh Ghim Seng (from 1966)Nov1966杨锦成People's Action PartyPAPJurongChia Thye Poh (until 1966)Oct1966谢太宝Barisan SosialisBSHo Kah Leong (from 1966)Nov1966何家良People's Action PartyPAPKallangBuang Omar Junidبواڠ عمر جنيدPeople's Action PartyPAPKampong GlamS. Rajaratnamஎஸ். ராஜரத்தினம்People's Action PartyPAPKampong KaporMahmud Awangمحمود اوڠPeople's Action PartyPAPKampong KembanganAriff Suradiعارف سوراديPeople's Action PartyPAPKreta AyerGoh Keng Swee吴庆瑞People's Action PartyPAPMoulmeinAvadai Dhanam Lakshimiஆவடை தனலட்சுமிPeople's Action PartyPAPMountbattenNg Yeow Chong黄燿宗People's Action PartyPAPNee SoonChan Sun Wing陈新嵘Barisan SosialisBSPasir PanjangOthman Wokعثمان ووكPeople's Action PartyPAPPaya LebarKow Kee Seng (until 1966)disagreement高棋生Barisan SosialisBSTay Boon Too (from 1966)Mar1966郑文滔People's Action PartyPAPPunggolNg Kah Ting黄嘉腾People's Action PartyPAPQueenstownJek Yeun Thong易润堂People's Action PartyPAPRiver ValleyLim Cheng Lock林清禄People's Action PartyPAPRochoreToh Chin Chye杜进才People's Action PartyPAPSembawangTeong Eng Siong张永祥People's Action PartyPAPSepoy LinesWee Toon Boon黄循文People's Action PartyPAPSerangoon GardensR. A. GonzalesPeople's Action PartyPAPSiglapAbdul Rahim Ishakعبد الرحيم إسحاقPeople's Action PartyPAPSouthern IslandsYa'acob Mohamedيعقوب محمدPeople's Action PartyPAPStamfordFong Sip Chee邝摄治People's Action PartyPAPTampinesPoh Ber Liak (until 1966)Dec1966傅孙力Barisan SosialisBSChew Chin Han (from 1967)Mar1977周震汉People's Action PartyPAPTanglinE. W. BarkerPeople's Action PartyPAPTanjong PagarLee Kuan Yew李光耀People's Action PartyPAPTelok AyerOng Pang Boon王邦文People's Action PartyPAPTelok BlangahBernard RodriguesPeople's Action PartyPAPThomsonKoo Young (until 1966)Dec1966顾泱Barisan SosialisBSAng Nam Piau (from 1967)Mar1977洪南标People's Action PartyPAPTiong BahruLee Teck Him李德欣People's Action PartyPAPToa PayohWong Soon Fong黄信芳Barisan SosialisBSUlu PandanChow Chiok Hock蒋石福People's Action PartyPAPUpper SerangoonSia Kah Hui谢嘉惠People's Action PartyPAP Notes References collapsed Category:Parliament of Singapore Category:1965 establishments in Singapore Category:1968 disestablishments in Singapore