3rd Parliament of Singapore

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]

3rd Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
  • None
    –
Session(s)
1st Session
12 October 1972 – 6 December 1974
2nd Session
21 February 1975 – 6 December 1976
Cabinet(s)
3rd Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew
12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
65––
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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]

Composition
Political party Members
At start 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.

Constituency Party Candidates
Alexandra People's Action Party Wong Lin Ken
Aljunied People's Action Party Chin Harn Tong
Anson People's Action Party Perumal Govindaswamy
Boon Teck People's Action Party Phey Yew Kok
Bras Basah People's Action Party Ho See Beng
Bukit Batok People's Action Party Chai Chong Yii
Bukit Ho Swee People's Action Party Seah Mui Kok
Bukit Merah People's Action Party Lim Guan Hoo
Bukit Panjang People's Action Party Lee Yiok Seng
Bukit Timah People's Action Party Chor Yeok Eng
Cairnhill People's Action Party Lim Kim San
Changi People's Action Party Sim Boon Woo
Chua Chu Kang People's Action Party Tang See Chim
Crawford People's Action Party Ang Kok Peng
Delta People's Action Party Yeo Choo Kok
Farrer Park People's Action Party Lee Chiaw Meng
Geylang East People's Action Party Ho Cheng Choon
Geylang Serai People's Action Party Rahmat bin Kenap
Geylang West People's Action Party Yong Nyuk Lin
Havelock People's Action Party Hon Sui Sen
Henderson People's Action Party Lai Tha Chai
Hong Lim People's Action Party Lee Khoon Choy
Jalan Besar People's Action Party Chan Chee Seng
Jalan Kayu People's Action Party Hwang Soo Jin
Joo Chiat People's Action Party Yeoh Ghim Seng
Jurong People's Action Party Ho Kah Leong
Kallang People's Action Party Abdul Aziz bin Karim
Kampong Chai Chee People's Action Party Sha'ari bin Tadin
Kampong Glam People's Action Party Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Kampong Kapor People's Action Party Yeo Toon Chia
Kampong Kembangan People's Action Party Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi
Kampong Ubi People's Action Party Ya'acob bin Mohamed
Katong People's Action Party Joseph Francis De Conceicao
Kim Keat People's Action Party Ong Teng Cheong
Kim Seng People's Action Party Ong Leong Boon
Kreta Ayer People's Action Party Goh Keng Swee
Kuo Chuan People's Action Party Pathmanaban Selvadurai
Leng Kee People's Action Party Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar
MacPherson People's Action Party Chua Sian Chin
Moulmein People's Action Party Sia Khoon Seong
Mountbatten People's Action Party Ng Yeow Chong
Nee Soon People's Action Party Ong Soo Chuan
Pasir Panjang People's Action Party Othman bin Wok
Paya Lebar People's Action Party Tay Boon Too
Potong Pasir People's Action Party Ivan Cuthbert Baptist
Punggol People's Action Party Ng Kah Ting
Queenstown People's Action Party Jek Yeun Thong
River Valley People's Action Party Tan Eng Liang
Rochore People's Action Party Toh Chin Chye
Sembawang People's Action Party Teong Eng Siong
Sepoy Lines People's Action Party Wee Toon Boon
Serangoon Gardens People's Action Party Leonard Peter Rodrigo
Siglap People's Action Party Abdul Rahim bin Ishak
Stamford People's Action Party Andrew Fong Sip Chee
Tampines People's Action Party Phua Bah Lee
Tanglin People's Action Party Edmund William Barker
Tanjong Pagar People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Telok Ayer People's Action Party Ong Pang Boon
Telok Blangah People's Action Party N. Naidu Govindasamy
Thomson People's Action Party Ang Nam Piau
Tiong Bahru People's Action Party Ch'ng Jit Koon
Toa Payoh People's Action Party Eric Cheong Yuen Chee
Ulu Pandan People's Action Party Chiang Hai Ding
Upper Serangoon People's Action Party Sia Kah Hui
Whampoa People's Action Party Augustine Tan Hui Heng

References
  1. "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.


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