11th Parliament of Singapore
←10th 12th→
Seating arrangement of the 11th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeParliament House
Term2 November 2006 – 19 April 2011
Election6 May 2006
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionWorkers' Party
Singapore Democratic Alliance
Parliament of Singapore
Members94
SpeakerAbdullah Tarmugi
Leader of the HouseWong Kan Seng (until 2007)
Mah Bow Tan (from 2007)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Leader of the OppositionLow Thia Khiang
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st2 November 2006 – 13 April 2009
2nd18 May 2009 – 19 April 2011

The 11th Parliament of Singapore was the previous Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 2 November 2006 and was prorogued on 13 April 2009. The second session commence from 18 May 2009 and was dissolved on 19 April 2011.[1] The membership was set by the 2006 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2006, and it has changed twice due to the deaths of Jurong GRC MP Dr Ong Chit Chung in 2008, and Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Balaji Sadasivan who was also the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

The 11th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 7 May 2006. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Kiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is Abdullah bin Tarmugi of the People's Action Party. He was re-elected as the Speaker of the House for the 11th Parliament on 2 November 2006.

Officeholders

Speakers

Leaders

House Leaders

Whips

Composition

Political party Members
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 82 80
Workers' Party 2 1
Singapore Democratic Alliance 1 2
Nominated Members of Parliament 0 9
Vacant seats 0 2
Total 85 94
Government majority 39 34

Members

Elected Members of Parliament

Constituency Division Member Party
Aljunied GRC Aljunied–Hougang Yeo Guat Kwang People's Action Party
Bedok Reservoir–Punggol George Yeo People's Action Party
Eunos Zainul Abidin People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Cynthia Phua People's Action Party
Serangoon Lim Hwee Hua People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC Cheng San–Selatar Balaji Sadasivan People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Wee Siew Kim People's Action Party
Kebun Baru Inderjit Singh People's Action Party
Nee Soon South Lee Bee Wah People's Action Party
Sengkang West Lam Pin Min People's Action Party
Teck Ghee Lee Hsien Loong People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC Bishan East Wong Kan Seng People's Action Party
Bishan North Zainudin Nordin People's Action Party
Thomson Leong Horn Kee People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Central Ng Eng Hen People's Action Party
Toa Payoh East Davinder Singh People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang SMC Teo Ho Pin People's Action Party
East Coast GRC Bedok S. Jayakumar People's Action Party
Changi–Simei Jessica Tan People's Action Party
Fengshan Raymond Lim People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Lee Yi Shyan People's Action Party
Siglap Abdullah Tarmugi People's Action Party
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC Bukit Timah Yu-Foo Yee Shoon People's Action Party
Buona Vista Lim Swee Say People's Action Party
Cashew Vivian Balakrishnan People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan Christopher de Souza People's Action Party
Zhenghua Gan Kim Yong People's Action Party
Hong Kah GRC Bukit Gombak Ang Mong Seng People's Action Party
Hong Kah North Amy Khor People's Action Party
Keat Hong Zaqy Mohamad People's Action Party
Nanyang Alvin Yeo People's Action Party
Yew Tee Yeo Cheow Tong People's Action Party
Hougang SMC Low Thia Khiang Workers' Party
Jalan Besar GRC Jalan Besar Lee Boon Yang People's Action Party
Kampong Glam Denise Phua People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Yaacob Ibrahim People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng Lily Neo People's Action Party
Whampoa Heng Chee How People's Action Party
Joo Chiat SMC Chan Soo Sen People's Action Party
Jurong GRC Bukit Batok Ong Chit Chung People's Action Party
Bukit Batok East Halimah Yacob People's Action Party
Jurong Central Lim Boon Heng People's Action Party
Taman Jurong Tharman Shanmugaratnam People's Action Party
Yuhua Grace Fu People's Action Party
MacPherson SMC Matthias Yao People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC Braddell Heights Seah Kian Peng People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Fatimah Lateef People's Action Party
Kaki Bukit Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi–Kembangan Ong Seh Hong People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong People's Action Party
Mountbatten Lim Biow Chuan People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central SMC Ong Ah Heng People's Action Party
Nee Soon East SMC Ho Peng Kee People's Action Party
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC Pasir Ris East Ahmad Mohamed Magad People's Action Party
Pasir Ris West Teo Chee Hean People's Action Party
Punggol Central Charles Chong People's Action Party
Punggol East Michael Palmer People's Action Party
Punggol North Penny Low People's Action Party
Punggol South Teo Ser Luck People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC Chiam See Tong Singapore Democratic Alliance
Sembawang GRC Admiralty Maliki Osman People's Action Party
Canberra Lim Wee Kiak People's Action Party
Chong Pang K. Shanmugam People's Action Party
Marsiling Hawazi Bin Daipi People's Action Party
Sembawang Khaw Boon Wan People's Action Party
Woodlands Ellen Lee People's Action Party
Tampines GRC Tampines Central Sin Boon Ann People's Action Party
Tampines Changkat Irene Ng People's Action Party
Tampines East Mah Bow Tan People's Action Party
Tampines North Ong Kian Min People's Action Party
Tampines West Masagos Zulkifli People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC Moulmein Lui Tuck Yew People's Action Party
Queenstown Baey Yam Keng People's Action Party
Radin Mas Sam Tan People's Action Party
Tanglin–Cairnhill Indranee Rajah People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru Koo Tsai Kee People's Action Party
West Coast GRC Boon Lay Ho Geok Choo People's Action Party
Clementi Arthur Fong People's Action Party
Pioneer Cedric Foo People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Lim Hng Kiang People's Action Party
West Coast–Ayer Rajah S. Iswaran People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang SMC Seng Han Thong People's Action Party

Non-constituency Members of Parliament

The Worker's Party, being the best performing opposition party with 16.34 percent of the popular vote, was awarded a Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP seat was eventually taken up by Sylvia Lim, the chairperson of the Worker's Party.

Member Party Constituency contested
Sylvia Lim Workers' Party Aljunied GRC

Nominated Members of Parliament

  • Gautam Banerjee, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Cham Hui Fong, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Edwin Khew Teck Fook, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Loo Choon Yong, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Kalyani K. Mehta, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Eunice Elizabeth Olsen, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Jessie Phua, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Siew Kum Hong, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Thio Li-ann, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
  • Calvin Cheng, from 18 July 2009
  • Terry Lee Kok Hua, from 18 July 2009
  • Viswa Sadasivan, from 18 July 2009
  • Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei, from 18 July 2009
  • Paulin Tay Straughan, from 18 July 2009
  • Teo Siong Seng, from 18 July 2009
  • Laurence Wee Yoke Thong, from 18 July 2009
  • Audrey Wong Wai Yen, from 18 July 2009
  • Joscelin Yeo, from 18 July 2009

Vacancies

Constituency Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy
Jurong GRC Ong Chit Chung PAP 14 July 2008 Death
Ang Mo Kio GRC Balaji Sadasivan PAP 27 September 2010 Death

References

  1. ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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