Английская Википедия:6th Parliament of Singapore
Шаблон:Infobox legislative term
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]
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.
Officeholders
- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP), from 1 March 1985
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Leader of the Opposition:
- J. B. Jeyaretnam (WP), until 10 November 1986
- Chiam See Tong (SDP), from 10 November 1986
- Leader of the House:
- S. Dhanabalan (PAP), until 24 February 1987
- Wong Kan Seng (PAP), from 25 February 1987
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Yiok Seng
- Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
- Lee Hsien Loong, until 27 January 1987
- Eugene Yap, from 28 January 1987
- Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
Composition
| Political party | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At election | At dissolution | ||
| Шаблон:Party color cell | People's Action Party | 77 | 76 |
| Шаблон:Party color cell | Workers' Party | 1 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Party color cell | Singapore Democratic Party | 1 | 1 |
| Vacant seats | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | |
| Government majority | 37 | 36 | |
Members
Elected Members of Parliament
This is the list of members of the 6th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1985 general election.
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.
| Member | Party | Constituency contested | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Шаблон:Party color cell | Workers' Party | Jalan Kayu |
Changes in members
Appointments
| Constituency | Incumbent | Date of appointment | New member | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | Name | Party | ||||
| NCMP | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Шаблон:Party color cell | WP | 4 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. | 8 March 1985 | Tan Chee Kien | Шаблон:Party color cell | SUF |
Vacant seats
| Constituency | Member | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCMP | Tan Chee Kien | Шаблон:Party color cell | SUF | 28 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. |
| Anson | J. B. Jeyaratnam | Шаблон:Party color cell | WP | 10 November 1986 | Removed from Parliament due to being convicted of misrepresenting Workers' Party accounts. |
| Geylang West | Teh Cheang Wan | Шаблон:Party color cell | PAP | 14 December 1986 | Death by suicide over corruption investigation. |
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