2nd Parliament of Singapore

The 2nd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 May 1968 and was prorogued on 14 April 1971. It commenced its second session on 21 July 1971 and was dissolved on 16 August 1972.[1]

2nd Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
6 May 1968 – 16 August 1972
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
  • none
    –
Session(s)
1st Session
6 May 1968 – 14 April 1971
2nd Session
21 July 1971 – 16 August 1972
Cabinet(s)
2nd Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew
6 May 1968 – 16 August 1972
Parliamentarians
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The members of the 2nd Parliament were elected in the 1968 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. During the first session, Punch Coomaraswamy handed over the speakership to Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng.[2]

Composition
Political party Members
At opening At dissolution
People's Action Party 58 58
Total 58 58
Government majority 29 29

Members

This is the list of members of the 2nd Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1968 general election.

Constituency Party Member of Parliament
Alexandra People's Action Party Wong Lin Ken
Aljunied People's Action Party Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail
Anson People's Action Party Perumal Govindaswamy
Bras Basah People's Action Party Ho See Beng
Bukit Ho Swee People's Action Party Seah Mui Kok
Bukit Merah People's Action Party Lim Guan Hoo
Bukit Panjang People's Action Party Pathmanaban Selvadurai
Bukit Timah People's Action Party Chor Yeok Eng
Cairnhill People's Action Party Lim Kim San
Changi People's Action Party Sim Boon Woo
Chua Chu Kang People's Action Party Tang See Chim
Crawford People's Action Party Low Yong Nguan
Delta People's Action Party Chan Choy Siong
Farrer Park People's Action Party Lee Chiaw Meng
Geylang East People's Action Party Ho Cheng Choon
Geylang Serai People's Action Party Rahmat bin Kenap
Geylang West People's Action Party Yong Nyuk Lin
Havelock People's Action Party Lim Soo Peng
Hong Lim People's Action Party Lee Khoon Choy
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
Kallang People's Action Party Abdul Aziz bin Karim
Kampong Chai Chee People's Action Party Sha'ari bin Tadin
Kampong Glam People's Action Party Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Kampong Kapor People's Action Party Lim Cheng Lock
Kampong Kembangan People's Action Party Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi
Kampong Ubi People's Action Party Ya'acob bin Mohamed
Katong People's Action Party Joseph Francis De Conceicao
Kreta Ayer People's Action Party Goh Keng Swee
MacPherson People's Action Party Chua Sian Chin
Moulmein People's Action Party Sia Khoon Seong
Mountbatten People's Action Party Ng Yeow Chong
Nee Soon People's Action Party Ong Soo Chuan
Pasir Panjang People's Action Party Othman bin Wok
Paya Lebar People's Action Party Tay Boon Too
Potong Pasir People's Action Party Sellappa Ramaswamy
Punggol People's Action Party Ng Kah Ting
Queenstown People's Action Party Jek Yeun Thong
River Valley People's Action Party Low Guan Onn
Rochore People's Action Party Toh Chin Chye
Sembawang People's Action Party Teong Eng Siong
Sepoy Lines People's Action Party Wee Toon Boon
Serangoon Gardens People's Action Party Leonard Peter Rodrigo
Siglap People's Action Party Abdul Rahim bin Ishak
Stamford People's Action Party Andrew Fong Sip Chee
Tampines People's Action Party Phua Bah Lee
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 N. Naidu Govindasamy
Thomson People's Action Party Ang Nam Piau
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 Lee Teck Him
Upper Serangoon People's Action Party Sia Kah Hui
Whampoa People's Action Party Buang bin Omar Junid

By-elections
# Constituency Date of by-election New member Old member
Political party Name Political party Name Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
1 Delta 8 April 1970 People's Action Party Yeo Choo Kok People's Action Party Chan Choy Siong 30 March 1970 Resignation
2 Havelock 8 April 1970 People's Action Party Hon Sui Sen People's Action Party Lim Soo Peng 30 March 1970 Resignation
3 Whampoa 8 April 1970 People's Action Party Augustine Tan Hui Heng People's Action Party Buang bin Omar Junid 30 March 1970 Resignation
4 Kampong Kapor 18 April 1970 People's Action Party Yeo Toon Chia People's Action Party Lim Cheng Lock 30 March 1970 Resignation
5 Ulu Pandan 18 April 1970 People's Action Party Chiang Hai Ding People's Action Party Lee Teck Him 30 March 1970 Resignation

Progression of government majority and party totals
Date Event Govt majority PAP Vacant
1968
6 May Opening of Parliament 29 58 0
1969
1 January 29 58 0
31 December
1970
30 March Chian Choy Siong (PAP, Delta) resigned 24 53 5
Lim Soo Peng (PAP, Havelock) resigned
Lim Cheng Lock (PAP, Kampong Kapor) resigned
Lee Teck Him (PAP, Ulu Pandan) resigned
Buang bin Omar Junid (PAP, Whampoa) resigned
8 April Yeo Choo Kok (PAP) uncontested in Delta by-election 27 56 2
Hon Sui Sen (PAP) uncontested in Havelock by-election
Augustine Tan Hui Heng (PAP) uncontested in Whampoa by-election
18 April Yeo Toon Chia (PAP) won Kampong Kapor by-election 29 58 0
Chiang Hai Ding (PAP) won Ulu Pandan by-election
1971
14 April Start of Parliament prorogation 29 58 0
21 July End of Parliament prorogation 29 58 0
1972
16 August Dissolution of Parliament 29 58 0

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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