1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore

The 1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 22 April 1955[1] until 31 March 1959[2].

1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore
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Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House, Singapore
Term22 April 1955 (1955-04-22) – 31 March 1959 (1959-03-31)
Election22 April 1955
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Members32
SpeakerSir George Oehlers
Chief MinisterDavid Marshall (1955-1956)
Lim Yew Hock (1956-1959)
Leader of the OppositionLee Kuan Yew
Party controlLabour Front
United Malay National Organisation
Malayan Chinese Association
Sessions
1st22 April 1955 (1955-04-22) – 7 June 1956 (1956-06-07)
2nd29 August 1956 (1956-08-29) – 8 January 1958 (1958-01-08)
3rd9 April 1958 (1958-04-09) – 19 March 1959 (1959-03-19)

Composition
Political party Members
At start At dissolution
Labour Front 10 0
Progressive Party 4 0
People's Action Party 3 4
Democratic Party 2 0
Malayan Chinese Association 1 1
United Malay National Organisation 1 2
Malay Union 1 0
Singapore People's Alliance 0 9
Liberal Socialist Party 0 2
Citizens' Party 0 1
Independents 3 5
Ex-officio members 3 3
Nominated members 4 4
Vacant seats 0 1
Total 32 32
Government majority -1 -1
Source: [3][4]

Members

Elected Assembly Members
Constituency Party Candidate
Bukit Panjang Progressive Party Goh Tong Liang
Bukit Timah People's Action Party Lim Chin Siong
Cairnhill Labour Front David Saul Marshall
Changi Democratic Party Lim Cher Kheng
Farrer Park Labour Front Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous
Geylang Labour Front Mak Pak Shee
Havelock Labour Front Lim Yew Hock
Kampong Kapor Labour Front Seah Peng Chuan
Katong Labour Front Armand Joseph Braga
Pasir Panjang Malayan Chinese Association Wong Foo Nam
Paya Lebar Progressive Party Lim Koon Teck
Punggol-Tampines People's Action Party Goh Chew Chua
Queenstown Labour Front Lee Choon Eng
Rochore Labour Front Tan Theng Chiang
Sembawang Independent Ahmad bin Ibrahim
Seletar Independent Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair
Serangoon Progressive Party Lim Choon Mong
Southern Islands Malay Union Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid
Stamford Labour Front Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy
Tanglin Progressive Party John Anthony Moore Ede
Tanjong Pagar People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Telok Ayer Independent Rajabali Jumabhoy
Tiong Bahru Democratic Party William Tan Ah Lek
Ulu Bedok United Malay National Organisation Abdul Hamid bin Jumat
Whampoa Labour Front Chew Swee Kee
Source: [1]

Ex-officio Assembly Members
Ex-officio member Position
William Allmond Codrington Goode Chief Secretary, Singapore
Edward John Davies Attorney-General of Singapore
Thomas Mure Hart Financial Secretary

Nominated Assembly Members
Party Nominated member
Labour Front Francis Thomas
Labour Front Richard Chuan Hoe Lim
Independent George Alexander Phimister Sutherland
Independent Ong Piah Teng

Changes in members

By-elections
Constituency Date of by-election New member Old member
Political party Name Political party Name Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
Tanjong Pagar 29 June 1957 People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew 27 April 1957 Resignation[5]
Cairnhill 29 June 1957 Liberal Socialist Party Soh Ghee Soon Independent David Saul Marshall 29 April 1957 Resignation[6]

Vacated seats
Constituency Political party Member Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
Nominated Independent Ong Piah Teng 1 January 1958 Death[7]
Nominated Independent George Alexander Phimister Sutherland 13 June 1958 Resignation[8]
Nominated Independent J. M. Mason 15 December 1958 Resignation[9]
Whampoa Singapore People's Alliance Chew Swee Kee 3 March 1959 Resignation[10]

Appointments
Constituency Political party Member Date appointed
Nominated Independent J. M. Mason 8 July 1958[11]
Nominated Independent Sir Ewen Fergusson 12 January 1959[12]

Defections, suspensions and removal of whip
Constituency Member Date Former political party New political party Reason
Bukit Panjang Goh Tong Liang 5 February 1956 Progressive Party Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
3 December 1958 Liberal Socialist Party Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Changi Lim Cher Kheng 5 February 1956 Democratic Party Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
6 June 1956 Liberal Socialist Party Independent Resigned.[15]
Paya Lebar Lim Koon Teck 5 February 1956 Progressive Party Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
3 December 1958 Liberal Socialist Party Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Serangoon Lim Choon Mong 5 February 1956 Progressive Party Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
3 December 1958 Liberal Socialist Party Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Tanglin John Anthony Moore Ede 5 February 1956 Progressive Party Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
Tiong Bahru William Tan Ah Lek 5 February 1956 Democratic Party Liberal Socialist Party Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[13]
Telok Ayer Rajabali Jumabhoy 6 February 1956 Independent Liberal Socialist Party Joined Liberal Socialist Party.[16]
Kampong Kapor Seah Peng Chuan 7 June 1956 Labour Front Independent Resigned.[17]
25 February 1959 Independent Citizens' Party Formed Citizens' Party.[18]
Cairnhill David Saul Marshall 17 April 1957 Labour Front Independent Resigned.[19]
Southern Islands Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid 21 May 1957 Malay Union United Malay National Organisation Resigned.[20]
Sembawang Ahmad bin Ibrahim 20 October 1957 Independent People's Action Party Elected in PAP leadership.[21]
Havelock Lim Yew Hock 10 November 1958 Labour Front Singapore People's Alliance Formed Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Geylang Mak Pak Shee 10 November 1958 Labour Front Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Katong Armand Joseph Braga 10 November 1958 Labour Front Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Queenstown Lee Choon Eng 10 November 1958 Labour Front Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Seletar Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair 10 November 1958 Independent Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Stamford Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy 10 November 1958 Labour Front Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[22]
Whampoa Chew Swee Kee 10 November 1958 Labour Front Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Cairnhill Soh Ghee Soon 15 November 1958 Liberal Socialist Party Independent Resigned.[24]
3 December 1958 Independent Singapore People's Alliance Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[14]
Nominated Richard Chuan Hoe Lim 23 January 1959 Labour Front Malayan Chinese Association Joined Malayan Chinese Association.[25]

Progression of government majority and party totals
Date Event Govt majority LF PP PAP DP MCA UMNO MU SPA LSP CP IND
22 April 1955 Opening of the Legislative Assembly -1 10 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
5 February 1956 PP and DP merged into LSP. -1 10 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 2
Rajabali Jumabhoy (IND-Telok Ayer) joined LSP.
7 June 1956 Seah Peng Chuan (LF-Kampong Kapor) resigned from LF. -2 9 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 3
17 April 1957 David Marshall (LF-Cairnhill) resigned from LF. -3 8 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 4
27 April 1957 Lee Kuan Yew (PAP-Tanjong Pagar) resigned. -3 8 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 4
29 April 1957 David Marshall (IND-Cairnhill) resigned. -3 8 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 3
21 May 1957 Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid (MU-Southern Islands) joined UMNO. -2 8 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 3
29 June 1957 Soh Ghee Soon (LSP) won in Cairnhill by-election. -2 8 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 3
Lee Kuan Yew (PAP) won in Tanjong Pagar by-election.
21 October 1957 Ahmad bin Ibrahim (IND-Sembawang) joined PAP. -2 8 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 3

References
  1. "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1955". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1952 SEATS". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959 SEATS". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. "LEE v MARSHALL AT POLLS". The Straits Times. 27 April 1957. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. "Marshall Resigns". The Straits Times. 1 May 1957. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. "Mr. Ong's Funeral Today". Sunday Standard. 5 January 1958.
  8. "SUTHERLAND RESIGNS SEAT". Singapore Standard. 25 June 1958.
  9. "MASON RESIGNS HIS ASSEMBLY SEAT". The Straits Times. 16 December 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. "Chew to resign from the SPA". The Straits Times. 8 March 1959. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  11. "MASON TO SERVE IN ASSEMBLY". Singapore Standard. 9 July 1958.
  12. "Sir Ewen Replaces Mr. Mason". Singapore Standard. 13 January 1958.
  13. "TWO PARTIES WILL MARRY' THIS MORNING". The Straits Times. 5 February 1956. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  14. "S.P.A. ADOPTING AN OPEN DOOR POLICY". The Straits Times. 4 December 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  15. "Lim Is Fed Up, Quits Lib-Socs". Singapore Standard. 7 June 1956.
  16. "PARTY SEASON: MR. J (Ind) JOINS IN". The Straits Times. 7 February 1956. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  17. "SEAH QUITS THE FRONT". The Straits Times. 8 June 1956. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  18. "Citizens' Party". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  19. "MARSHALL; FRONT ACCEPTS HIS RESIGNATION". The Straits Times. 18 April 1957. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  20. "Assemblyman Sidik joins the UMNO". The Straits Times. 22 May 1957. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  21. "THE LEE TEAM RUNS PAP AGAIN". The Straits Times. 21 October 1957. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  22. "Mr. LIM LEADS NEW PARTY". The Straits Times. 11 November 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  23. "Mr. Chew: I am in People's Alliance". The Straits Times. 13 November 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  24. "ANOTHER TWO LIBSOC BRANCHES TO JOIN LIM". The Straits Times. 16 November 1958. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  25. "Mr Lim (deputy speaker) OF SINGAPORE joins the MCA". Singapore Standard. 24 January 1959.
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