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
6th 8th
80
2
1
Composition at the start of the 7th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991
Election3 September 1988
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionWorkers' Party
Singapore Democratic Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members83
SpeakerTan Soo Khoon
Leader of the HouseWong Kan Seng
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew (until 1990)
Goh Chok Tong (from 1990)
Leader of the OppositionChiam See Tong
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st9 January 1989 – 21 April 1990
2nd7 June 1990 – 29 January 1991
3rd22 February 1991 – 14 August 1991

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.

Officeholders

edit

Composition

edit
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 1
Total 83 85
Government majority 39 37

Members

edit

Elected members

edit

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

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

Non-Constituency Members of Parliament

edit

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

Member Party Constituency contested
Lee Siew Choh Workers' Party Eunos GRC
Francis Seow Workers' Party Eunos GRC

Nominated Members of Parliament

edit

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

  • Maurice Choo, from 22 November 1990
  • Leong Chee Whye, from 22 November 1990

Vacant seats

edit
Constituency Member Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy
NCMP Francis Seow WP 17 December 1988 Removed due to conviction for tax evasion

References

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