Summary
The 4th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 7 February 1977 and was prorogued on 2 October 1978. It commenced its second session on 26 December 1978 and was dissolved on 5 December 1980.[1]
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Composition at the start of the 4th Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 7 February 1977 – 5 December 1980 | ||||
| Election | 23 December 1976 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 69 | ||||
| Speaker | Yeoh Ghim Seng | ||||
| Leader of the House | Edmund W. Barker | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
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The members of the 4th Parliament were elected in the 1976 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 fourth Parliament had eight changes throughout the term, with a series of four by-elections ensuing in 1977 and 1979, making it one of the largest change of Parliament's composition since the vacation of Barisan Sosialis during the first Parliament.
Officeholders edit
- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim (PAP)
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Goh Keng Swee (PAP)
- S. Rajaratnam (PAP), from 1 June 1980
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Leader of the House: Edmund W. Barker (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui
Composition edit
| Political party | Members | ||
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| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 69 | 69 | |
| Total | 69 | 69 | |
| Government majority | 34 | 34 | |
Members edit
This is the list of members of the 4th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1977 general election.
By-elections edit
| Constituency | Incumbent | Date of by-election | New member | ||||||
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| Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | Name | Party | ||||
| Radin Mas | N. Naidu Govindasamy | PAP | 14 February 1977 | Death | 14 May 1977 | Bernard Chen Tien Lap | PAP | ||
| Bukit Merah | Lim Guan Hoo | PAP | 1 July 1977 | Incapacitation | 23 July 1977 | Lim Chee Onn | PAP | ||
| Geylang West | Yong Nyuk Lin | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 31 January 1979 | Teh Cheang Wan | PAP | ||
| Nee Soon | Ong Soo Chuan | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 31 January 1979 | Koh Lip Lin | PAP | ||
| Anson | Perumal Govindaswamy | PAP | 1978 | Death | 10 February 1979 | Devan Nair | PAP | ||
| Mountbatten | Ng Yeow Chong | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 10 February 1979 | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | PAP | ||
| Potong Pasir | Ivan Cuthbert Baptist | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 10 February 1979 | Howe Yoon Chong | PAP | ||
| Sembawang | Teong Eng Siong | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 10 February 1979 | Tony Tan | PAP | ||