7th Parliament of Singapore

The 7th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 9 January 1989 and was prorogued on 21 April 1990. Its second session commenced on 7 June 1990 and was prorogued on 29 January 1991. It commenced its third session on 22 February 1991 and was dissolved on 14 August 1991.[1]

7th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
Session(s)
1st Session
9 January 1989 – 21 April 1990
2nd Session
7 June 1990 – 29 January 1991
3rd Session
22 February 1991 – 14 August 1991
Cabinet(s)
7th Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew
9 January 1989 – 28 November 1990
7th Cabinet
Goh Chok Tong
28 November 1990 – 14 August 1991
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
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The members of the 7th Parliament were elected in the 1988 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who subsequently handed over to Goh Chok Tong. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.[2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.

Composition
Political party Members
At start At dissolution
People's Action Party 80 80
Workers' Party 2 1
Singapore Democratic Party 1 1
Nominated Members of Parliament 0 2
Vacant seats 0 5
Total 83 89
Government majority 39 39

Members

Elected Members of Parliament

This is the list of members of the 7th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1988 general election.

Constituency Party Members of Parliament
Aljunied GRC People's Action Party Chin Harn Tong
Wan Hussin bin Zoohri
George Yeo Yong-Boon
Ang Mo Kio SMC People's Action Party Yeo Toon Chia
Ayer Rajah SMC People's Action Party Tan Cheng Bock
Bedok GRC People's Action Party Shunmugam Jayakumar
Ibrahim bin Othman
Hong Hai
Boon Lay SMC People's Action Party Goh Chee Wee
Braddell Heights SMC People's Action Party Goh Choon Kang
Brickworks GRC People's Action Party Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar
Tan Soo Khoon
Chay Wai Chuen
Bukit Batok SMC People's Action Party Ong Chit Chung
Bukit Gombak SMC People's Action Party Seet Ai Mee
Bukit Merah SMC People's Action Party Lim Chee Onn
Bukit Panjang SMC People's Action Party Lee Yiok Seng
Bukit Timah SMC People's Action Party Wang Kai Yuen
Buona Vista SMC People's Action Party Peter Sung
Cairnhill SMC People's Action Party Wong Kwei Cheong
Changi SMC People's Action Party Teo Chong Tee
Cheng San GRC People's Action Party Lee Yock Suan
Rajagopal Sitaram Chandra Das
Heng Chiang Meng
Chua Chu Kang SMC People's Action Party Low Seow Chay
Eunos GRC People's Action Party Tay Eng Soon
Chew Heng Ching
Zulkifli bin Mohammed
Fengshan SMC People's Action Party Arthur Beng Kian Lam
Hong Kah GRC People's Action Party Yeo Cheow Tong
John Chen Seow Phun
Abdul Nasser bin Kamaruddin
Hougang SMC People's Action Party Tang Guan Seng
Jalan Besar GRC People's Action Party Lee Boon Yang
Sidek bin Saniff
Peh Chin Hua
Jurong SMC People's Action Party Ho Kah Leong
Kallang SMC People's Action Party Suppiah Dhanabalan
Kampong Glam SMC People's Action Party Loh Meng See
Kebun Baru SMC People's Action Party Lim Boon Heng
Kim Keat SMC People's Action Party Ong Teng Cheong
Kim Seng SMC People's Action Party Yeo Ning Hong
Kreta Ayer SMC People's Action Party Richard Hu Tsu Tau
Leng Kee SMC People's Action Party Ow Chin Hock
MacPherson SMC People's Action Party Chua Sian Chin
Marine Parade GRC People's Action Party Goh Chok Tong
Othman bin Haron Eusofe
Choo Wee Khiang
Moulmein SMC People's Action Party Sia Khoon Seong
Mountbatten SMC People's Action Party Eugene Yap Giau Cheng
Nee Soon Central SMC People's Action Party Ng Pock Too
Nee Soon South SMC People's Action Party Koh Lip Lin
Pasir Panjang GRC People's Action Party Bernard Chen Tien Lap
Abbas bin Abu Amin
Wan Soon Bee
Paya Lebar SMC People's Action Party Philip Tan Tee Yong
Potong Pasir SMC Singapore Democratic Party Chiam See Tong
Punggol SMC People's Action Party Ng Kah Ting
Sembawang GRC People's Action Party Tony Tan Keng Yam
Charles Chong You Fook
Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam
Serangoon Gardens SMC People's Action Party Lau Teik Soon
Siglap SMC People's Action Party Abdullah bin Tarmugi
Tampines GRC People's Action Party Yatiman bin Yusof
Aline Wong-Kan Lai Chung
Mah Bow Tan
Tanglin SMC People's Action Party Lew Syn Pau
Tanjong Pagar SMC People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Teck Ghee SMC People's Action Party Lee Hsien Loong
Telok Blangah SMC People's Action Party Koh Lam Son
Thomson SMC People's Action Party Leong Horn Kee
Tiong Bahru GRC People's Action Party Ch'ng Jit Koon
Chng Hee Kok
Sushilan Vasoo
Toa Payoh GRC People's Action Party Wong Kan Seng
Ho Tat Kin
Davinder Singh Amar Singh
Ulu Pandan SMC People's Action Party Dixie Tan-Lee Mo Chun
Whampoa SMC People's Action Party Augustine Tan Hui Heng
Yio Chu Kang SMC People's Action Party Lau Ping Sum
Yuhua SMC People's Action Party Yu-Foo Yee Shoon

Non-Constituency Members of Parliament

Two Non-constituency Member of Parliament seats were allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.

Party Members of Parliament Constituency contested
Workers' Party Lee Siew Choh Eunos GRC
Workers' Party Francis Seow Eunos GRC

Nominated Members of Parliament

The Nominated Members of Parliament scheme came into force on 10 September 1990 with the first NMPs being appointed on 22 November 1990.

Nominated Members of Parliament
Maurice Choo
Leong Chee Whye

Changes in members

Seat vacations
# Constituency Political party Member of Parliament Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
1 NCMP Workers' Party Francis Seow 17 December 1988 Removed due to conviction for tax evasion

Appointments
# Constituency Date of appointment New member
Political party Name
1 NMP 22 November 1990 None Maurice Choo
2 NMP 22 November 1990 None Leong Chee Whye

Progression of government majority and party totals
Date Event Govt majority PAP WP SDP NMP Vacant
1988
24 August 1988 General Election walkovers 11 0 0 0 70
3 September 1988 General Election 39 80 0 1 0 0
16 September Lee Siew Choh (WP) elected as NCMP 39 80 2 1 0 0
Francis Seow (WP) elected as NCMP
17 December Francis Seow (WP-NCMP) removed 39 80 1 1 0 1
1989
9 January Opening of Parliament 39 80 1 1 0 1
1990
21 April Start of Parliament prorogation 39 80 1 1 0 1
7 June End of Parliament prorogation
22 November Maurice Choo appointed as NMP 39 80 1 1 2 1
Leong Chee Whye appointed as NMP
1991
29 January Start of Parliament prorogation 39 80 1 1 2 1
22 February End of Parliament prorogation
14 August Dissolution of Parliament

Reference
  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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