5th Parliament of Singapore

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]

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
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
75––
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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
People's Action Party 75 73
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 People's Action Party Tan Soo Khoon
Aljunied People's Action Party Chin Harn Tong
Ang Mo Kio People's Action Party Yeo Toon Chia
Anson People's Action Party Chengara Veetil Devan Nair
Ayer Rajah People's Action Party Tan Cheng Bock
Bedok People's Action Party Shunmugam Jayakumar
Boon Lay People's Action Party Goh Chee Wee
Boon Teck People's Action Party Liew Kok Pun
Braddell Heights People's Action Party Lee Khoon Choy
Brickworks People's Action Party Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar
Bukit Batok People's Action Party Chai Chong Yii
Bukit Ho Swee People's Action Party Seah Mui Kok
Bukit Merah People's Action Party Lim Chee Onn
Bukit Panjang People's Action Party Lee Yiok Seng
Bukit Timah People's Action Party Chor Yeok Eng
Buona Vista People's Action Party Ang Kok Peng
Cairnhill People's Action Party Wong Kwei Cheong
Changi People's Action Party Teo Chong Tee
Cheng San People's Action Party Lee Yock Suan
Chong Boon People's Action Party Rajagopal Sitaram Chandra Das
Chua Chu Kang People's Action Party Tang See Chim
Clementi People's Action Party Bernard Chen Tien Lap
Delta People's Action Party Yeo Choo Kok
Geylang Serai People's Action Party Othman bin Haron Eusofe
Geylang West People's Action Party Teh Cheang Wan
Havelock People's Action Party Hon Sui Sen
Henderson People's Action Party Lai Tha Chai
Jalan Besar People's Action Party Chan Chee Seng
Jalan Kayu People's Action Party Hwang Soo Jin
Joo Chiat People's Action Party Yeoh Ghim Seng
Jurong People's Action Party Ho Kah Leong
Kaki Bukit People's Action Party Saidi bin Shariff
Kallang People's Action Party Suppiah Dhanabalan
Kampong Chai Chee People's Action Party Andrew Fong Sip Chee
Kampong Glam People's Action Party Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Kampong Kembangan People's Action Party Mohd Mansor bin Sukaimi
Kampong Ubi People's Action Party Wan Hussin bin Zoohri
Katong People's Action Party Joseph Francis De Conceicao
Kebun Baru People's Action Party Lim Boon Heng
Khe Bong People's Action Party Ho See Beng
Kim Keat People's Action Party Ong Teng Cheong
Kim Seng People's Action Party Yeo Ning Hong
Kolam Ayer People's Action Party Sidek bin Saniff
Kreta Ayer People's Action Party Goh Keng Swee
Kuo Chuan People's Action Party Pathmanaban Selvadurai
Leng Kee People's Action Party Ow Chin Hock
MacPherson People's Action Party Chua Sian Chin
Marine Parade People's Action Party Goh Chok Tong
Moulmein People's Action Party Sia Khoon Seong
Mountbatten People's Action Party Eugene Yap Giau Cheng
Nee Soon People's Action Party Koh Lip Lin
Pasir Panjang People's Action Party Abbas bin Abu Amin
Paya Lebar People's Action Party Sia Kah Hui
Potong Pasir People's Action Party Howe Yoon Chong
Punggol People's Action Party Ng Kah Ting
Queenstown People's Action Party Jek Yeun Thong
Radin Mas People's Action Party Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar
River Valley People's Action Party Tay Eng Soon
Rochore People's Action Party Toh Chin Chye
Sembawang People's Action Party Tony Tan Keng Yam
Serangoon Gardens People's Action Party Lau Teik Soon
Siglap People's Action Party Abdul Rahim bin Ishak
Tampines People's Action Party Phua Bah Lee
Tanah Merah People's Action Party Lee Chiaw Meng
Tanglin People's Action Party Edmund William Barker
Tanjong Pagar People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Telok Ayer People's Action Party Ong Pang Boon
Telok Blangah People's Action Party Rohan bin Kamis
Thomson People's Action Party Chau Sik Ting
Tiong Bahru People's Action Party Ch'ng Jit Koon
Toa Payoh People's Action Party Eric Cheong Yuen Chee
Ulu Pandan People's Action Party Chiang Hai Ding
West Coast People's Action Party Wan Soon Bee
Whampoa People's Action Party Augustine Tan Hui Heng
Yio Chu Kang People's Action Party Lau Ping Sum

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 Workers' Party Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam 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 People's Action Party Hon Sui Sen 14 October 1983 Death

Progression of government majority and party totals
Date Event Govt majority PAP 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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