6th Parliament of Singapore

The 6th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 25 February 1985 and was prorogued on 27 January 1986. It commenced its second session on 20 February 1986 and was dissolved on 17 August 1988.[1]

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Composition at the start of the 6th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term25 February 1985 – 17 August 1988
Election22 December 1984
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionWorkers' Party (until 1986)
Singapore Democratic Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members80
SpeakerYeoh Ghim Seng
Leader of the HouseS. Dhanabalan (until 1987)
Wong Kan Seng (from 1987)
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Leader of the OppositionJ. B. Jeyaretnam (until 1986)
Chiam See Tong (from 1986)
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st25 February 1985 – 27 January 1986
2nd20 February 1986 – 17 August 1988

The members of the 6th Parliament were elected in the 1984 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] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was J. B. Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party until he lost his parliamentary seat following his convictions, and was replaced by Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.

Two seats were vacated in 1986 and remained vacated until the end of term, with Jeyaretnam being the first, followed by Geylang West's MP Teh Cheang Wan who committed suicide over corruption; with Jeyaretnam's vacation, this was the last instance where only two parties represented the Parliament until 2015.

Officeholders

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Composition

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Political party Members
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 77 76
Workers' Party 1 0
Singapore Democratic Party 1 1
Vacant seats 1 3
Total 80 80
Government majority 37 36

Members

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Elected Members of Parliament

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This is the list of members of the 6th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1985 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 J. B. Jeyaratnam Workers' Party
Ayer Rajah Tan Cheng Bock People's Action Party
Bedok S. Jayakumar People's Action Party
Bo Wen Sushilan Vasoo People's Action Party
Boon Lay Goh Chee Wee People's Action Party
Boon Teck Ho Tat Kin People's Action Party
Braddell Heights Goh Choon Kang People's Action Party
Brickworks Ahmad Mattar People's Action Party
Bukit Batok Chai Chong Yii People's Action Party
Bukit Merah Lim Chee Onn People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang Lee Yiok Seng People's Action Party
Bukit Timah Wang Kai Yuen 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
Changkat Aline Wong 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
Eunos Zulkifli Mohammed People's Action Party
Fengshan Arthur Beng Kian Lam People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Othman bin Haron Eusofe People's Action Party
Geylang West Teh Cheang Wan People's Action Party
Henderson Lai Tha Chai People's Action Party
Hong Kah Yeo Cheow Tong People's Action Party
Jalan Besar Lee Boon Yang People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Heng Chiang Meng People's Action Party
Joo Chiat Yeoh Ghim Seng People's Action Party
Jurong Ho Kah Leong People's Action Party
Kaki Bukit Chew Heng Ching 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 Yatiman bin Yusof People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi Wan Hussin bin Zoohri People's Action Party
Kebun Baru Lim Boon Heng People's Action Party
Khe Bong Tang Guan Seng 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 bin Saniff People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Hu Tsu Tau Richard People's Action Party
Kuo Chuan Wong Kan Seng 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 Philip Tan Tee Yong People's Action Party
Potong Pasir Chiam See Tong Singapore Democratic Party
Punggol Ng Kah Ting People's Action Party
Queenstown Jek Yeun Thong People's Action Party
Radin Mas Chng Hee Kok 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 Abdullah Tarmugi People's Action Party
Tampines Phua Bah Lee People's Action Party
Tanah Merah Ibrahim bin Othman People's Action Party
Tanglin Edmund W. Barker People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Teck Ghee Lee Hsien Loong People's Action Party
Telok Ayer Ong Pang Boon People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Koh Lam Son People's Action Party
Thomson Leong Horn Kee 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 Dixie Tan 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
Yuhua Yu-Foo Yee Shoon People's Action Party

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

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One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.

Member Party Constituency contested
Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair Workers' Party Jalan Kayu

Changes in members

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Appointments

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Constituency Incumbent Date of appointment New member
Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy Name Party
NCMP Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair WP 4 March 1985 Rejected NCMP seat offer. 8 March 1985 Tan Chee Kien SUF

Vacant seats

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Constituency Member Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy
NCMP Tan Chee Kien SUF 28 March 1985 Rejected NCMP seat offer.
Anson J. B. Jeyaratnam WP 10 November 1986 Removed from Parliament due to being convicted of misrepresenting Workers' Party accounts.
Geylang West Teh Cheang Wan PAP 14 December 1986 Death by suicide over corruption investigation.

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.