12th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
10 October 2011 – 25 August 2015
House
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Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
Session(s)
1st Session
10 October 2011 – 15 April 2014
2nd Session
16 May 2014 – 25 August 2015
Cabinet(s)
12th Cabinet
Lee Hsien Loong
10 October 2011 – 25 August 2015
Parliamentarians
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The 12th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 10 October 2011 and was prorogued on 25 August 2015.[2][3] The membership was set by the 2011 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2011 and changed three times due to expulsion of Hougang Single Member Constituency MP in 2012 and resignation of Punggol East Single Member Constituency MP and Speaker of Parliament over extra-marital affairs in 2013, as well as the death of Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore and MP of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency.

The 12th Parliament was 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 2011. The Opposition was led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Khiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore was Halimah Yacob, of the People's Action Party. She was elected as the 9th Speaker of the House for the 12th Parliament on 14 January 2013.

Result of the 2011 Singaporean general election

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Action Party1,212,15460.1481–1
Workers' Party258,51012.836+5
National Solidarity Party242,68212.040New
Singapore Democratic Party97,3694.8300
Reform Party86,2944.280New
Singapore People's Party62,6393.110New
Singapore Democratic Alliance55,9882.780–1
Total2,015,636100.0087+3
Valid votes2,015,63697.83
Invalid/blank votes44,7372.17
Total votes2,060,373100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,350,87393.18
Source: Singapore Elections[lower-alpha 1]

The Workers' Party and the Singapore People's Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded 2 and 1 Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Seat respectively in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP Seats were held by Gerald Giam Yean Song and Yee Jenn Jong of the Workers' Party and Lina Chiam of Singapore People's Party.

Officeholders

Speakers

  • Michael Palmer (the People's Action Party MP for Punggol East SMC) was elected Speaker of the Parliament on October 10, 2011. He resigned on 14 December 2012, due to an extramarital affair.[1]
  • Charles Chong of the People's Action Party, MP of Joo Chiat SMC was designated as Acting Speaker of the Parliament on 14 December 2012, by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was succeeded by Halimah Yacob on 14 January 2013.
  • Halimah Yacob of the People's Action Party, MP of Jurong GRC was elected Speaker of Parliament on 14 January 2013.
  • Charles Chong and Seah Kian Peng of the People's Action Party are elected Deputy Speaker of the parliament on 17 October 2011.

Leaders

House Leaders

Whips

Members

Elected Members of Parliament

Constituency Division Member Party
Aljunied GRC Bedok Reservoir–Punggol Low Thia Khiang Workers' Party
Eunos Pritam Singh Workers' Party
Kaki Bukit Muhamad Faisal Manap Workers' Party
Paya Lebar Chen Show Mao Workers' Party
Serangoon Sylvia Lim Workers' Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Mo Kio–Hougang Yeo Guat Kwang People's Action Party
Cheng San–Seletar Ang Hin Kee People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Intan Azura Mokhtar People's Action Party
Kebun Baru Inderjit Singh People's Action Party
Teck Ghee Lee Hsien Loong People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang Seng Han Thong People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC Bishan East Wong Kan Seng People's Action Party
Bishan North Josephine Teo People's Action Party
Thomson Hri Kumar Nair People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Central Ng Eng Hen People's Action Party
Toa Payoh East Zainudin Nordin People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang SMC Teo Ho Pin People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang GRC Bukit Gombak Low Yen Ling People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang Gan Kim Yong People's Action Party
Keat Hong Zaqy Mohamad People's Action Party
Nanyang Alvin Yeo People's Action Party
Yew Tee Alex Yam People's Action Party
East Coast GRC Bedok Lim Swee Say 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 Maliki Osman People's Action Party
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC Bukit Timah Sim Ann People's Action Party
Cashew Vivian Balakrishnan People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan Christopher de Souza People's Action Party
Zhenghua Liang Eng Hwa People's Action Party
Hong Kah North SMC Amy Khor People's Action Party
Hougang SMC Yaw Shin Leong[lower-alpha 2] Workers' Party
Png Eng Huat[lower-alpha 3] Workers' Party
Joo Chiat SMC Charles Chong People's Action Party
Jurong GRC Bukit Batok David Ong People's Action Party
Bukit Batok East Halimah Yacob People's Action Party
Jurong Central Ang Wei Neng People's Action Party
Jurong Spring Desmond Lee People's Action Party
Taman Jurong Tharman Shanmugaratnam People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC Braddell Heights Seah Kian Peng People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Fatimah Lateef People's Action Party
Kembangan–Chai Chee Tan Chuan-Jin People's Action Party
MacPherson Tin Pei Ling People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong People's Action Party
Moulmein–Kallang GRC Jalan Besar Edwin Tong People's Action Party
Kampong Glam Denise Phua People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Yaacob Ibrahim People's Action Party
Moulmein Lui Tuck Yew People's Action Party
Mountbatten SMC Lim Biow Chuan People's Action Party
Nee Soon GRC Canberra Lim Wee Kiak People's Action Party
Chong Pang K. Shanmugam People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim People's Action Party
Nee Soon East Patrick Tay People's Action Party
Nee Soon South Lee Bee Wah People's Action Party
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC Pasir Ris East Zainal Sapari People's Action Party
Pasir Ris West Teo Chee Hean People's Action Party
Punggol Central Teo Ser Luck People's Action Party
Punggol North Penny Low People's Action Party
Punggol South Gan Thiam Poh People's Action Party
Punggol West Janil Puthucheary People's Action Party
Pioneer SMC Cedric Foo People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC Sitoh Yih Pin People's Action Party
Punggol East SMC Michael Palmer[lower-alpha 4] People's Action Party
Lee Li Lian[lower-alpha 5] Workers' Party
Radin Mas SMC Sam Tan People's Action Party
Sembawang GRC Admiralty Vikram Nair People's Action Party
Marsiling Hawazi Daipi People's Action Party
Sembawang Khaw Boon Wan People's Action Party
Woodgrove Ong Teng Koon People's Action Party
Woodlands Ellen Lee People's Action Party
Sengkang West SMC Lam Pin Min People's Action Party
Tampines GRC Tampines Central Heng Swee Keat People's Action Party
Tampines Changkat Irene Ng People's Action Party
Tampines East Mah Bow Tan People's Action Party
Tampines North Baey Yam Keng People's Action Party
Tampines West Masagos Zulkifli People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC Buona Vista Chan Chun Sing People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng Lily Neo People's Action Party
Queenstown Chia Shi-Lu People's Action Party
Tanglin–Cairnhill Indranee Rajah People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru Lee Kuan Yew[lower-alpha 6] People's Action Party
West Coast GRC Ayer Rajah Foo Mee Har People's Action Party
Boon Lay Lawrence Wong People's Action Party
Clementi Arthur Fong People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Lim Hng Kiang People's Action Party
West Coast S. Iswaran People's Action Party
Whampoa SMC Heng Chee How People's Action Party
Yuhua SMC Grace Fu People's Action Party

Non-constituency Members of Parliament

Member Party Constituency contested
Gerald Giam Workers' Party East Coast GRC
Lina Loh Singapore People's Party Potong Pasir SMC
Yee Jenn Jong Workers' Party Joo Chiat SMC

Nominated Members of Parliament

  • Ramasamy Dhinakaran, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Faizah Jamal, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Nicholas Fang Kuo Wei, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Janice Koh, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Laurence Lien Tsung Chern, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Mary Liew Kiah Eng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Eugene Tan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Tan Su Shan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Teo Siong Seng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
  • Chia Yong Yong, from 26 August 2014
  • Thomas Chua Kee Seng, from 26 August 2014
  • Karthikeyan s/o R. Krishnamurthy, from 26 August 2014
  • Kuik Shiao-Yin, from 26 August 2014
  • Mohd. Ismail bin Hussein, from 26 August 2014
  • Rita Soh Siow Lan, from 26 August 2014
  • Benedict Tan Chi'-Loong, from 26 August 2014
  • Randolph Tan Gee Kwang, from 26 August 2014
  • Tan Tai Yong, from 26 August 2014

Notes

  1. ↑ 139,771 of the 2,350,873 registered voters were in uncontested constituencies, leaving 2,211,102 voters able to vote.
  2. ↑ Resigned on 14 February 2012.
  3. ↑ By-elected on 26 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Resigned on 12 December 2012.
  5. ↑ By-elected on 26 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Died on 23 March 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 "Speaker of Parliament, PAP MP Michael Palmer resigns due to 'improper conduct'". sg.news.yahoo.com. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dissolution of Parliament on 25 August 2015 | Prime Minister's Office Singapore". www.pmo.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Leader of the House". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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