3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore
The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. Its first and only session started on 22 October 1963[1] and ended on 16 June 1965. The assembly was dissolved on 9 August 1965 and was succeeded by the 1st Parliament of Singapore.
| 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Legislative Assembly of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 22 October 1963 – 9 August 1965 | ||||
| Election | 21 September 1963 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Opposition | Barisan Sosialis United People's Party (until 1965) | ||||
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 51 | ||||
| Speaker | Edmund W. Barker (until 1964) Arumugam Ponnu Rajah (from 1964) | ||||
| Leader of the House | Toh Chin Chye | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Lim Huan Boon | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
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Officeholders
- Speaker:
- Edmund W. Barker (PAP) until 30 October 1964
- Arumugam Ponnu Rajah from 2 November 1964
- Deputy Speaker: Fong Kim Heng (PAP)
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Leader of the Opposition: Lim Huan Boon (BS)
- Leader of the House: Toh Chin Chye (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Chan Chee Seng
Composition
| Party | Members | ||
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| At election[2] | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 37 | 38 | |
| Barisan Sosialis | 13 | 13 | |
| United People's Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 51 | |
| Government majority | 11 | 12 | |
Members
This is the list of members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore elected in the 1963 general election.
By-elections
| Constituency | Incumbent | Date of by-election | New member | ||||||
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| Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | Name | Party | ||||
| Hong Lim | Ong Eng Guan | UPP | 16 June 1965 | Resignation[3] | 10 July 1965 | Lee Khoon Choy | PAP | ||
References
- Sam, Jackie (23 October 1963). "Loyalty to Malaysia oath by Barisan men". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1963". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Mr. ONG QUITS THE ASSEMBLY". The Straits Times. 17 June 1965. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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