3rd Parliament of Singapore
| 3rd Parliament of Singapore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
Composition at the start of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976 | ||||
| Election | 2 September 1972 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 65 | ||||
| Speaker | Yeoh Ghim Seng | ||||
| Leader of the House | Edmund W. Barker | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
| |||||
The 3rd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 12 October 1972 and was prorogued on 6 December 1974. It commenced its second session on 21 February 1975 and was dissolved on 6 December 1976.[1]
The members of the 3rd Parliament were elected in the 1972 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]
This was the first Parliament whereas all the seats in Parliament were intact throughout the term, without any vacancies or change of members. The next Parliament term to do so would not repeat again until seven terms later.
Officeholders
- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim (PAP), from 22 November 1972
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Deputy Prime Minister: Goh Keng Swee (PAP), from 1 March 1973
- Leader of the House: Edmund W. Barker (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui
Composition
| Party | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 65 | 65 | |
| Total | 65 | 65 | |
| Government majority | 32 | 32 | |
Members
This is the list of members of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1972 general election.
References
- ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
 | This Singapore-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |