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 | |
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At start | At dissolution | |
81 | 81 | |
2 | 2 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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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