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1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House, Singapore
Term22 April 1955 (1955-04-22) – 31 March 1959 (1959-03-31)
Election22 April 1955
GovernmentLabour Front (until 1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)
United Malays National Organisation
Malayan Chinese Association
Malay Union (until 1957)
OppositionPeople's Action Party
Progressive Party (until 1956)
Democratic Party (until 1956)
Liberal Socialist Party (from 1956)
Citizens' Party (from 1959)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Members32
SpeakerSir George Oehlers
Chief SecretaryWilliam Goode
Chief MinisterDavid Marshall
Party controlLF–UMNO–MCA–MU minority (until 1958)
SPA–UMNO–MCA minority (from 1958)
Sessions
1st22 April 1955 (1955-04-22) – 7 June 1956 (1956-06-07)
2nd29 August 1956 (1956-08-29) – 8 January 1958 (1958-01-08)
3rd9 April 1958 (1958-04-09) – 19 March 1959 (1959-03-19)

The 1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 22 April 1955[1] until 31 March 1959.[2]

Officeholders

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Composition

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Party Members
At election[3] At dissolution
Labour Front 10 0
Progressive Party 4 0
People's Action Party 3 4
Democratic Party 2 0
Malayan Chinese Association 1 1
United Malays National Organisation 1 2
Malay Union 1 0
Singapore People's Alliance 0 11
Liberal Socialist Party 0 3
Citizens' Party 0 1
Independent 3 2
Ex-officio members 3 3
Nominated members 4 4
Vacant seats 0 1
Total 32 32
Government majority -4 -3

Members

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Constituency Member Party
Bukit Panjang Goh Tong Liang Progressive Party (until 1956)[a]
Liberal Socialist Party (1956–1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[b]
Bukit Timah Lim Chin Siong People's Action Party
Cairnhill David Marshall[c] Labour Front (until 1957)[d]
Independent (from 1957)
Soh Ghee Soon[e] Liberal Socialist Party (until 1958)[f]
Independent (1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[b]
Changi Lim Cher Kheng Democratic Party (until 1956)[a]
Liberal Socialist Party (1956)
Independent (from 1956)
Farrer Park A. R. Lazarous Labour Front (until 1956)[g]
Independent (from 1956)
Geylang Mak Pak Shee Labour Front (until 1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (1958–1959)[h]
Independent (from 1959)
Havelock Lim Yew Hock Labour Front (until 1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[i]
Kampong Kapor Seah Peng Chuan Labour Front (until 1956)[j]
Independent (1956–1959)
Citizens' Party (from 1959)[k]
Katong A. J. Braga Labour Front (until 1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[i]
Pasir Panjang Wong Foo Nam Malayan Chinese Association
Paya Lebar Lim Koon Teck Progressive Party (until 1956)[a]
Liberal Socialist Party (1956–1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[b]
Punggol–Tampines Goh Chew Chua People's Action Party
Queenstown Lee Choon Eng Labour Front (until 1956)[g]
Independent (1956–1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (1958–1959)[l]
Independent (from 1959)
Rochore Tan Theng Chiang Labour Front (until 1959)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1959)[m]
Sembawang Ahmad Ibrahim Independent (until 1956)
People's Action Party (from 1956)[n]
Seletar M. P. D. Nair Independent (until 1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[i]
Serangoon Lim Choon Mong Progressive Party (until 1956)[a]
Liberal Socialist Party (1956–1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[b]
Southern Islands Mohamed Sidik Malay Union (until 1957)[o]
UMNO (from 1957)
Stamford J. M. Jumabhoy Labour Front (until 1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[i]
Tanglin John Ede Progressive Party (until 1956)[a]
Liberal Socialist Party (1956–1959)[p]
Independent (from 1959)
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew[q] People's Action Party
Telok Ayer Rajabali Jumabhoy Independent (until 1956)
Liberal Socialist Party (from 1956)[r]
Tiong Bahru William Tan Democratic Party (until 1956)[a]
Liberal Socialist Party (from 1956)
Ulu Bedok Abdul Hamid Jumat UMNO
Whampoa Chew Swee Kee[s] Labour Front (until 1958)
Singapore People's Alliance (from 1958)[i]
Chief Secretary of Singapore William Goode Nonpartisan
Attorney-General of Singapore John Davies[t] Nonpartisan
Charles Harris Butterfield[u] Nonpartisan
Ernest Pattison Shanks[v] Nonpartisan
Financial Secretary Thomas Hart Nonpartisan
Nominated members Francis Thomas Labour Front
Richard Chuan Hoe Lim Labour Front (until 1959)
Malayan Chinese Association (from 1959)[w]
George Alexander Phimister Sutherland[x] Independent
Ong Piah Teng[y] Independent
J. M. Mason[z] Independent
Ewen MacGregor Field Fergusson[aa] Independent

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f The Progressive Party and the Democratic Party merged into the Liberal Socialist Party on 5 February 1956.[4]
  2. ^ a b c d Joined the Singapore People's Alliance on 3 December 1958.[5]
  3. ^ David Marshall resigned on 29 April 1957.[6]
  4. ^ David Marshall resigned from the Labour Front on 17 April 1957.[7]
  5. ^ Soh Ghee Soon was elected on 29 June 1957.
  6. ^ Soh Ghee Soon resigned from the Liberal Socialist Party on 15 November 1958.[8]
  7. ^ a b Resigned from the Labour Front on 12 June 1956.[9]
  8. ^ Mak Pak Shee joined the Singapore People's Alliance (SPA) on 10 November 1958.[10] Mak later resigned from the SPA on 24 April 1959.[11]
  9. ^ a b c d e The Singapore People's Alliance was founded on 10 November 1958.[12][10]
  10. ^ Seah Peng Chuan resigned from the Labour Front on 7 June 1956.[13]
  11. ^ Seah Peng Chuan founded the Citizens' Party on 25 February 1959.[14]
  12. ^ Lee Choon Eng joined the Singapore People's Alliance (SPA) on 12 December 1958.[15] Lee later resigned from the SPA on 24 April 1959.[11]
  13. ^ Tan Theng Chiang became a member of the Singapore People's Alliance by 1959.[16]
  14. ^ Ahmad Ibrahim became a member of the People's Action Party by 1956.
  15. ^ Mohamed Sidik resigned from the Malay Union on 21 May 1957, to join UMNO.[17]
  16. ^ John Ede resigned from the Liberal Socialist Party on 17 April 1959.[18]
  17. ^ Lee Kuan Yew resigned on 27 April 1957.[19] Lee was later re-elected on 29 June 1957.
  18. ^ Rajabali Jumabhoy joined the Liberal Socialist Party on 6 February 1956.[20]
  19. ^ Chew Swee Kee resigned on 3 March 1959.[21]
  20. ^ John Davies left office on 5 September 1955.
  21. ^ Charles Harris Butterfield served from 6 September 1955, until 1 July 1957.
  22. ^ Ernest Pattison Shanks took office on 2 July 1957.
  23. ^ Richard Chuan Hoe Lim joined the Malayan Chinese Association on 23 January 1959.[22]
  24. ^ George Alexander Phimister Sutherland resigned on 13 June 1958.[23]
  25. ^ Ong Piah Teng died on 1 January 1958.[24]
  26. ^ J. M. Mason was appointed on 8 July 1958.[25] Mason later resigned on 15 December 1958.[26]
  27. ^ Ewen MacGregor Field Fergusson was appointed on 12 January 1959.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1955". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1952 SEATS". Singapore Elections.
  4. ^ "TWO PARTIES WILL MARRY' THIS MORNING". The Straits Times. 5 February 1956. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "S.P.A. ADOPTING AN OPEN DOOR POLICY". The Straits Times. 4 December 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Marshall Resigns". The Straits Times. 1 May 1957. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. ^ "MARSHALL; FRONT ACCEPTS HIS RESIGNATION". The Straits Times. 18 April 1957. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. ^ "ANOTHER TWO LIBSOC BRANCHES TO JOIN LIM". The Straits Times. 16 November 1958. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Radical Democratic Party In Offing". Indian Daily Mail. 12 June 1956.
  10. ^ a b "Mr. Chew: I am in People's Alliance". The Straits Times. 13 November 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "194 TO CONTEST COLONY GENERAL ELECTIONS". Straits Budget. 29 April 1959.
  12. ^ "Mr. LIM LEADS NEW PARTY". The Straits Times. 11 November 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  13. ^ "SEAH QUITS THE FRONT". The Straits Times. 8 June 1956. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Citizens' Party". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  15. ^ "House debates company and income tax rise". Straits Budget. 24 December 1958.
  16. ^ "Five for Tun Lim's old ground". The Straits Times. 9 May 1959.
  17. ^ "Assemblyman Sidik joins the UMNO". The Straits Times. 22 May 1957. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Lib-Soc shock: 103 quit party". The Straits Times. 18 April 1959.
  19. ^ "LEE v MARSHALL AT POLLS". The Straits Times. 27 April 1957. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  20. ^ "PARTY SEASON: MR. J (Ind) JOINS IN". The Straits Times. 7 February 1956. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Chew to resign from the SPA". The Straits Times. 8 March 1959. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Mr Lim (deputy speaker) OF SINGAPORE joins the MCA". Singapore Standard. 24 January 1959.
  23. ^ "SUTHERLAND RESIGNS SEAT". Singapore Standard. 25 June 1958.
  24. ^ "Mr. Ong's Funeral Today". Sunday Standard. 5 January 1958.
  25. ^ "MASON TO SERVE IN ASSEMBLY". Singapore Standard. 9 July 1958.
  26. ^ "MASON RESIGNS HIS ASSEMBLY SEAT". The Straits Times. 16 December 1958. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Sir Ewen Replaces Mr. Mason". Singapore Standard. 13 January 1958.
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