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2nd Legislative Assembly of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term1 July 1959 (1959-07-01) – 3 September 1963 (1963-09-03)
Election30 May 1959
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionSingapore People's Alliance
United Malays National Organisation
United People's Party (from 1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Members51
SpeakerSir George Oehlers
Leader of the HouseToh Chin Chye
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Leader of the OppositionLim Yew Hock
Party controlPAP supermajority (until 1961)
PAP majority (1961–1962)
PAP minority (from 1962)
Sessions
1st1 July 1959 (1959-07-01) – 1 June 1960 (1960-06-01)
2nd20 July 1960 (1960-07-20) – 20 July 1961 (1961-07-20)
3rd31 October 1961 (1961-10-31) – 13 July 1962 (1962-07-13)
4th27 March 1963 (1963-03-27) – 1 August 1963 (1963-08-01)

The 2nd Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1 July 1959 until 3 September 1963.

Officeholders

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Composition

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Party Members
At election[1] At dissolution
People's Action Party 43 25
Barisan Sosialis 0 14
Singapore People's Alliance 4 4
United Malays National Organisation 3 3
United People's Party 0 2
Independent 1 2
Vacant seats 0 1
Total 51 51
Government majority 35 -1

Members

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Constituency Members Party
Aljunied S. V. Lingam People's Action Party (until 1960)[a]
Independent (1960–1961)
United People's Party (1961–1962)[b]
Independent (1962)
People's Action Party (from 1962)[c]
Anson Baharudin Mohamed Ariff[d] People's Action Party
David Marshall[e] Workers' Party (until 1963)[f]
Independent (from 1963)
Bras Basah Hoe Puay Choo People's Action Party (until 1962)[g]
Independent (1962)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1962)[h]
Bukit Merah S. Ramaswamy People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang Lee Khoon Choy People's Action Party
Bukit Timah Yaacob Mohamed People's Action Party
Cairnhill Lim Yew Hock Singapore People's Alliance
Changi Teo Hock Guan People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Chua Chu Kang Ong Chang Sam People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Crawford K. M. Byrne People's Action Party
Delta Chan Choy Siong People's Action Party
Farrer Park A. P. Rajah Independent
Geylang East Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Abdul Hamid Jumat UMNO
Geylang West Yong Nyuk Lin People's Action Party
Havelock Low Por Tuck People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Hong Lim Ong Eng Guan[k] People's Action Party (until 1960)[a]
Independent (1960–1961)
United People's Party (from 1961)[l]
Jalan Besar Chan Chee Seng People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Tan Cheng Tong People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Joo Chiat C. H. Koh Singapore People's Alliance
Jurong Chor Yeok Eng People's Action Party
Kallang Buang Omar Junid People's Action Party
Kampong Glam S. Rajaratnam People's Action Party
Kampong Kapor G. Kandasamy People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan Mohammed Ali Alwi UMNO
Kreta Ayer Goh Keng Swee People's Action Party
Moulmein Lin You Eng People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Mountbatten Chua Seng Kim Singapore People's Alliance
Nee Soon Sheng Nam Chin People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Pasir Panjang Tee Kim Leng People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Paya Lebar Tan Kia Gan People's Action Party
Punggol Ng Teng Kian People's Action Party (until 1960)[a]
Independent (1960–1961)
United People's Party (from 1961)[l]
Queenstown Lee Siew Choh People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
River Valley Lim Cheng Lock People's Action Party
Rochore Toh Chin Chye People's Action Party
Sembawang Ahmad Ibrahim[m] People's Action Party
Sepoy Lines Wee Toon Boon People's Action Party
Serangoon Gardens Leong Keng Seng People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Siglap Sahorah bte Ahmat People's Action Party
Southern Islands Ahmad Jabri Mohammed Akib UMNO
Stamford Fung Yin Ching People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Tampines Goh Chew Chua People's Action Party
Tanglin Thio Chan Bee Singapore People's Alliance
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Telok Ayer Ong Pang Boon People's Action Party
Telok Blangah John Mammen People's Action Party
Thomson S. T. Bani People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Tiong Bahru Lee Teck Him People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Wong Soon Fong People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]
Ulu Pandan Mohamed Ariff Suradi People's Action Party
Upper Serangoon Chan Sun Wing People's Action Party (until 1961)[i]
Independent (1961)
Barisan Sosialis (from 1961)[j]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Expelled from the People's Action Party on 27 July 1960.[2]
  2. ^ S. V. Lingam joined the United People's Party (UPP) on 14 July 1961.[3] Lingam later left the UPP on 4 August 1962.[4]
  3. ^ S. V. Lingam rejoined the People's Action Party on 16 August 1962.[5]
  4. ^ Baharudin Mohamed Ariff died on 20 April 1961.[6]
  5. ^ David Marshall was elected on 15 July 1961.
  6. ^ David Marshall resigned from the Workers' Party on 18 January 1963.[7]
  7. ^ Hoe Puay Choo resigned from the People's Action Party on 3 July 1962.[8]
  8. ^ Hoe Puay Choo joined Barisan Sosialis on 11 August 1962.[9]
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Expelled from the People's Action Party on 20 July 1961.[10][11]
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barisan Sosialis was founded on 29 July 1961.[12]
  11. ^ Ong Eng Guan resigned on 29 December 1960. Ong was later re-elected on 29 April 1961.
  12. ^ a b The United People's Party (UPP) was registered on 14 July 1961.[3]
  13. ^ Ahmad Ibrahim died on 21 August 1962.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ong: PAP's final act". The Straits Times. 29 July 1960. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Eng Guan forms a new party". The Straits Times. 19 June 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "A Lingam shock for Ong: He quits UPP". The Straits Times. 5 August 1962. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Lingam is taken back by PAP". The Straits Times. 17 August 1962. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "BAHARUDDIN—ASSEMBLY SHOWS RESPECT". The Straits Times. 27 April 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Marshall: The extreme left has captured my party". The Straits Times. 19 January 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "WE CARRY ON-LEE". The Straits Times. 4 July 1962. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. ^ "MADAM HOE IS NOW A BARISAN MEMBER". The Straits Times. 12 August 1962. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. ^ Tan, Kevin YL; Thio, Li-ann (2015). Singapore: 50 constitutional moments that defined a nation. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 9789814677851.
  11. ^ "PAP may expel the dissidents". The Straits Times. 25 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  12. ^ "PAP DISSIDENTS NAME NEW PARTY 'BARISAN SOCIALIS'". The Straits Times. 30 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Ahmad bin Ibrahim". National Library Board. April 2018.
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