Summary
The 8th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 January 1992 and was prorogued on 6 December 1993. It commenced its second session on 10 January 1994 and was dissolved on 16 December 1996.[1]
| 8th Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 6 January 1992 – 16 December 1996 | ||||
| Election | 31 August 1991 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Opposition | Workers' Party Singapore Democratic Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 81 | ||||
| Speaker | Tan Soo Khoon | ||||
| Leader of the House | Wong Kan Seng | ||||
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Chiam See Tong (until 1993) Ling How Doong (from 1993) | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
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The members of the 8th Parliament were elected in the 1991 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his cabinet. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.[2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993,[3] and was replaced by Ling How Doong, chairman of his party.
Officeholders edit
- Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker:
- Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP), until 30 June 1993
- Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (PAP), from 26 February 1993
- Deputy Speaker:
- Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong (PAP)
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Lee Hsien Loong (PAP)
- Ong Teng Cheong (PAP), until 1 September 1993
- Tony Tan (PAP), from 1 August 1995
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Leader of the Opposition:
- Chiam See Tong (SDP), until 17 May 1993
- Ling How Doong (SDP), from 17 May 1993
- Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Boon Yang
- Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
- Ho Kah Leong
- Ong Chit Chung, from 30 April 1994
- Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
Composition edit
| Party | Members | ||
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| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 77 | 75 | |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Workers' Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | 0 | 6 | |
| Vacant seats | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 81 | 87 | |
| Government majority | 36 | 32 | |
Members edit
Elected members edit
This is the list of members of the 8th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1991 general election.
Nominated Members of Parliament edit
- Chia Shi Teck, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
- Robert Chua Teck Chew, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
- Kanwaljit Soin, from 7 September 1992
- Toh Keng Kiat, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
- Tong Kok Yeo, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
- Walter Woon, from 7 September 1992
- John De Payva, from 7 September 1994
- Imram bin Mohamed, from 7 September 1994
- Stephen Lee Ching Yen, from 7 September 1994
- Lee Tsao Yuan, from 7 September 1994
Changes in members edit
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 | ||||
| Marine Parade GRC | Goh Chok Tong | PAP | 1 December 1992 | Resignation | 19 December 1992 | Goh Chok Tong | PAP | ||
| Othman bin Haron Eusofe | Lim Chee Onn | ||||||||
| Teo Chee Hean | Othman bin Haron Eusofe | ||||||||
| Matthias Yao | Matthias Yao | ||||||||
Vacant seats edit
| Constituency | Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eunos GRC | Tay Eng Soon | PAP | 5 August 1993 | Death | |
| Toa Payoh GRC | Ong Teng Cheong | PAP | 16 August 1993 | Resignation | |