9th Parliament of Singapore
The 9th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 26 May 1997 and was prorogued on 8 September 1999. It commenced its second session on 4 October 1999 and was dissolved on 18 October 2001.[1]
| 9th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| Majority parliament | |||||||
| 26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001 | |||||||
| House | |||||||
| Speaker of Parliament |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Leader of the Opposition |
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| Session(s) | |||||||
| 1st Session | |||||||
| 26 May 1997 – 8 September 1999 | |||||||
| 2nd Session | |||||||
| 4 October 1999 – 18 October 2001 | |||||||
| Cabinet(s) | |||||||
| 9th Cabinet | |||||||
| Goh Chok Tong 26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001 | |||||||
| Parliamentarians | |||||||
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The members of the 9th Parliament were elected in the 1997 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]
Composition
| Political party | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| At start | At dissolution | |
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81 | 81 |
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2 | 2 |
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1 | 1 |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | 0 | 8 |
| Vacant seats | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 83 | 89 |
| Government majority | 39 | 39 |
Members
Elected Members of Parliament
This is the list of members of the 9th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1997 general election.
| Constituency | Party | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| Aljunied GRC | |
George Yeo Yong-Boon |
| Sidek bin Saniff | ||
| Ker Sin Tze | ||
| Toh See Kiat | ||
| David Lim Tik En | ||
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | |
Lee Hsien Loong |
| Tang Guan Seng | ||
| Inderjit Singh | ||
| Seng Han Thong | ||
| Tan Boon Wan | ||
| Ayer Rajah SMC | |
Tan Cheng Bock |
| Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | |
Wong Kan Seng |
| Ho Tat Kin | ||
| Ibrahim bin Othman | ||
| Leong Horn Kee | ||
| Davinder Singh Amar Singh | ||
| Boon Lay SMC | |
Goh Chee Wee |
| Bukit Gombak SMC | |
Ang Mong Seng |
| Bukit Timah GRC | |
Lim Boon Heng |
| Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | ||
| Wang Kai Yuen | ||
| Ong Chit Chung | ||
| Ramasamy Ravindran | ||
| Cheng San GRC | |
Lee Yock Suan |
| Heng Chiang Meng | ||
| Michael Lim Chun Leng | ||
| Yeo Guat Kwang | ||
| Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed | ||
| Chua Chu Kang SMC | |
Low Seow Chay |
| East Coast GRC | |
Shunmugam Jayakumar |
| Abdullah bin Tarmugi | ||
| Tan Soo Khoon | ||
| Chew Heng Ching | ||
| Chng Hee Kok | ||
| Chan Soo Sen | ||
| Hong Kah GRC | |
Yeo Cheow Tong |
| John Chen Seow Phun | ||
| Kenneth Chen Koon Lap | ||
| Harun bin Abdul Ghani | ||
| Peter Chen Min Liang | ||
| Hougang SMC | |
Low Thia Khiang |
| Jalan Besar GRC | |
Lee Boon Yang |
| Choo Wee Khiang | ||
| Peh Chin Hua | ||
| Yaacob bin Ibrahim | ||
| Kampong Glam SMC | |
Loh Meng See |
| Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC | |
Richard Hu Tsu Tau |
| Lew Syn Pau | ||
| Sinnakaruppan C. Ramasamy | ||
| Lily Tertasana Neo | ||
| MacPherson SMC | |
Matthias Yao Chih |
| Marine Parade GRC | |
Goh Chok Tong |
| Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd | ||
| Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | ||
| Othman bin Haron Eusofe | ||
| Goh Choon Kang | ||
| Lim-Tan Hwee Hua | ||
| Nee Soon Central SMC | |
Ng Pock Too |
| Pasir Ris GRC | |
Teo Chee Hean |
| Charles Chong You Fook | ||
| Ahmad bin Mohamed Magad | ||
| Ong Kian Min | ||
| Potong Pasir SMC | |
Chiam See Tong |
| Sembawang GRC | |
Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Ho Peng Kee | ||
| Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam | ||
| Chin Tet Yung | ||
| Hawazi bin Daipi | ||
| Teo Ho Pin | ||
| Tampines GRC | |
Mah Bow Tan |
| Aline Wong-Kan Lai Chung | ||
| Yatiman bin Yusof | ||
| Sin Boon Ann | ||
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | |
Lee Kuan Yew |
| Ow Chin Hock | ||
| Sushilan Vasoo | ||
| Chay Wai Chuen | ||
| Koo Tsai Kee | ||
| Lim Swee Say | ||
| West Coast GRC | |
Lim Hng Kiang |
| Bernard Chen Tien Lap | ||
| Wan Soon Bee | ||
| S. Iswaran |
Non-constituency Members of Parliament
One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 9th Parliament of Singapore.
| Party | Members of Parliament | Constituency contested |
|---|---|---|
|
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam | Cheng San GRC |
Nominated Members of Parliament
Appointed on 1 October 1997
| Nominated Members of Parliament |
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| Chiang See Ngoh |
| Chuang Shaw Peng |
| Gerard Ee Hock Kim |
| Lee Tsao Yuan |
| Shriniwas Rai |
| Cyrille Tan Soo Leng |
| Tay Beng Chuan |
| Simon Tay Seong Chee |
| Zulkifli B. Baharudin |
Appointed on 1 October 1999
| Nominated Members of Parliament |
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| Chiang See Ngoh |
| Gerard Ee Hock Kim |
| Simon Tay Seong Chee |
| Zulkifli B. Baharudin |
| Tay Beng Chuan |
| Thomas Thomas |
| Goh Chong Chia |
| Noris Ong Chin Guan |
| Jennifer Lee Gek Choo |
Appointed on 1 October 2001
| Nominated Members of Parliament |
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| Goh Chong Chia |
| Jennifer Lee Gek Choo |
| Noris Ong Chin Guan |
| Tay Beng Chuan |
| Simon Tay Seong Chee |
| Thomas Thomas |
| Braema Mathiaparanam |
| Chandra Mohan K Nair |
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References
- "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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