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
←8th 10th→
Composition of the 9th Parliament of Singapore on 1 October 1997
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House (until 1999)
Parliament House (from 1999)
Term26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001
Election2 January 1997
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionWorkers' Party
Singapore People's Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members93
SpeakerTan Soo Khoon
Leader of the HouseWong Kan Seng
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Leader of the OppositionChiam See Tong
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st26 May 1997 – 8 September 1999
2nd4 October 1999 – 18 October 2001

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]

Officeholders

Composition
Political party Members
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 81 81
Workers' Party 2 2
Singapore People's Party 1 1
Nominated Members of Parliament 0 8
Vacant seats 0 2
Total 83 90
Government majority 39 36

Members

Elected Members of Parliament

This is the list of members of the 9th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1997 general election.

Constituency Division Member Party
Aljunied GRC Aljunied Toh See Kiat People's Action Party
Changi–Simei David Lim Tik En People's Action Party
Eunos Sidek Saniff People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan George Yeo People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Ker Sin Tze People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Mo Kio Tang Guan Seng People's Action Party
Kebun Baru Inderjit Singh People's Action Party
Nee Soon South Tan Boon Wan People's Action Party
Teck Ghee Lee Hsien Loong People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang Seng Han Thong People's Action Party
Ayer Rajah SMC Tan Cheng Bock People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC Bishan East Wong Kan Seng People's Action Party
Bishan North Ho Tat Kin People's Action Party
Thomson Leong Horn Kee People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Central Ibrahim Othman People's Action Party
Toa Payoh East Davinder Singh People's Action Party
Boon Lay SMC Goh Chee Wee People's Action Party
Bukit Gombak SMC Ang Mong Seng People's Action Party
Bukit Timah GRC Bukit Batok Ong Chit Chung People's Action Party
Bukit Timah Wang Kai Yuen People's Action Party
Jurong Ramasamy Ravindran People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan Lim Boon Heng People's Action Party
Yuhua Yu-Foo Yee Shoon People's Action Party
Cheng San GRC Cheng San Lee Yock Suan People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Heng Chiang Meng People's Action Party
Punggol Central Michael Lim Chun Leng People's Action Party
Punggol East Zainul Abidin People's Action Party
Punggol South Yeo Guat Kwang People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang SMC Low Seow Chay People's Action Party
East Coast GRC Bedok S. Jayakumar People's Action Party
Fengshan Chng Hee Kok People's Action Party
Joo Chiat Chan Soo Sen People's Action Party
Kaki Bukit Chew Heng Ching People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Tan Soo Khoon People's Action Party
Siglap Abdullah Tarmugi People's Action Party
Hong Kah GRC Hong Kah East Kenneth Chen Koon Lap People's Action Party
Hong Kah North John Chen Seow Phun People's Action Party
Hong Kah West Harun bin Abdul Ghani People's Action Party
Nanyang Peter Chen Min Liang People's Action Party
Yew Tee Yeo Cheow Tong People's Action Party
Hougang SMC Low Thia Khiang Workers' Party
Jalan Besar GRC Geylang West Peh Chin Hua People's Action Party
Jalan Besar Lee Boon Yang People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Yaacob Ibrahim People's Action Party
Whampoa Choo Wee Khiang People's Action Party
Kampong Glam SMC Loh Meng See People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC Kim Seng Lily Neo People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Richard Hu People's Action Party
Moulmein Sinnakaruppan C. Ramasamy People's Action Party
Tanglin Lew Syn Pau People's Action Party
MacPherson SMC Matthias Yao People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC Braddell Heights Goh Choon Kang People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Othman Haron Eusofe People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong People's Action Party
Mountbatten Eugene Yap Giau Cheng People's Action Party
Serangoon Lim Hwee Hua People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central SMC Ng Pock Too People's Action Party
Pasir Ris GRC Pasir Ris Central Ahmad Mohamed Magad People's Action Party
Pasir Ris Elias Charles Chong People's Action Party
Pasir Ris Loyang Teo Chee Hean People's Action Party
Pasir Ris South Ong Kian Min People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC Chiam See Tong Singapore People's Party
Sembawang GRC Bukit Panjang Teo Ho Pin People's Action Party
Chong Pang K. Shanmugam People's Action Party
Marsiling Hawazi bin Daipi People's Action Party
Nee Soon East Ho Peng Kee People's Action Party
Sembawang Tony Tan People's Action Party
Woodlands Chin Tet Yung People's Action Party
Tampines GRC Tampines Central Sin Boon Ann People's Action Party
Tampines Changkat Aline Wong People's Action Party
Tampines East Mah Bow Tan People's Action Party
Tampines West Yatiman bin Yusof People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC Buona Vista Lim Swee Say People's Action Party
Leng Kee Ow Chin Hock People's Action Party
Queenstown Chay Wai Chuen People's Action Party
Radin Mas S. Vasoo People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru Koo Tsai Kee People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
West Coast GRC Clementi Bernard Chen Tien Lap People's Action Party
Pasir Panjang S. Iswaran People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Lim Hng Kiang People's Action Party
West Coast Wan Soon Bee People's Action Party

Non-constituency Members of Parliament

One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 9th Parliament of Singapore.

Member Party Constituency contested
J. B. Jeyaratnam Workers' Party Cheng San GRC

Nominated Members of Parliament
  • Chiang See Ngoh, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
  • Chuang Shaw Peng, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
  • Gerard Ee, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
  • Lee Tsao Yuan, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
  • Shriniwas Rai, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
  • Cyrille Tan Soo Leng, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
  • Tay Beng Chuan, from 1 October 1997
  • Simon Tay, from 1 October 1997
  • Zulkifli B. Baharudin, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
  • Goh Chong Chia, from 1 October 1999
  • Jennifer Lee Gek Choo, from 1 October 1999
  • Noris Ong Chin Guan, from 1 October 1999
  • Thomas Thomas, from 1 October 1999
  • Braema Mathiaparanam, from 1 October 2001
  • Chandra Mohan K Nair, from 1 October 2001

Vacant seats
Constituency Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy
Jalan Besar GRC Choo Wee Khiang PAP 3 December 1999 Resignation

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


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