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
4th 6th
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Composition at the start of the 5th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984
Election23 December 1980
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionWorkers' Party (from 1981)
Parliament of Singapore
Members75
SpeakerYeoh Ghim Seng
Leader of the HouseEdmund W. Barker
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Leader of the OppositionJ. B. Jeyaretnam (from 1981)
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st3 February 1981 – 4 December 1984

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]

Two seats were vacated during the term: on 14 October 1981, Anson's MP Devan Nair vacated his seat to assume his presidency, resulting in the first-ever presence of any opposition-elect with Workers' Party MP J. B. Jeyaretnam winning the ensuing by-election. Exactly two years later on 14 October 1983, Havelock's MP Hon Sui Sen died during the term, but a by-election was not called unlike Anson's case and thus allowing the seat to become vacant until the end of term.

Officeholders

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Composition

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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

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This is the list of members of the 5th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1980 general election.

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

Changes in members

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By-elections

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Constituency Incumbent Date of by-election New member
Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy Name Party
Anson Devan Nair PAP 14 October 1981 Resignation 31 October 1981 J. B. Jeyaratnam WP

Vacant seats

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Constituency Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy
Havelock Hon Sui Sen PAP 14 October 1983 Death

References

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