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8th Parliament of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 8th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term6 January 1992 – 16 December 1996
Election31 August 1991
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionWorkers' Party
Singapore Democratic Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members81
SpeakerTan Soo Khoon
Leader of the HouseWong Kan Seng
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Leader of the OppositionChiam See Tong (until 1993)
Ling How Doong (from 1993)
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st6 January 1992 – 6 December 1993
2nd10 January 1994 – 16 December 1996

The 8th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 January 1992 and was prorogued on 6 December 1993. It commenced its second session on 10 January 1994 and was dissolved on 16 December 1996.[1]

The members of the 8th Parliament were elected in the 1991 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] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993,[3] and was replaced by Ling How Doong, chairman of his party.

Officeholders

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Composition

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Party Members
At election At dissolution
People's Action Party 77 75
Singapore Democratic Party 3 3
Workers' Party 1 1
Nominated Members of Parliament 0 6
Vacant seats 0 2
Total 81 87
Government majority 36 32

Members

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Elected members

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This is the list of members of the 8th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1991 general election.

Constituency Division Member Party
Aljunied GRC Aljunied Chin Harn Tong People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan George Yeo People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Ker Sin Tze People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Mo Kio Yeo Toon Chia People's Action Party
Kebun Baru Umar Abdul Hamid People's Action Party
Teck Ghee Lee Hsien Loong People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang Lau Ping Sum People's Action Party
Ayer Rajah SMC Tan Cheng Bock People's Action Party
Bedok GRC Bedok S. Jayakumar People's Action Party
Fengshan Arthur Beng Kian Lam People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee Tan Soo Khoon People's Action Party
Siglap Abdullah Tarmugi People's Action Party
Boon Lay SMC Goh Chee Wee People's Action Party
Braddell Heights SMC Goh Choon Kang People's Action Party
Brickworks GRC Brickworks Ahmad Mattar People's Action Party
Clementi Bernard Chen Tien Lap People's Action Party
Queenstown Chay Wai Chuen People's Action Party
West Coast Wan Soon Bee People's Action Party
Bukit Batok SMC Ong Chit Chung People's Action Party
Bukit Gombak SMC Ling How Doong Singapore Democratic Party
Bukit Merah SMC Ch'ng Jit Koon People's Action Party
Bukit Timah SMC Wang Kai Yuen People's Action Party
Buona Vista SMC Peter Sung People's Action Party
Changi SMC Teo Chong Tee People's Action Party
Cheng San GRC Cheng San Lee Yock Suan People's Action Party
Chong Boon Rajagopal Sitaram Chandra Das People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Heng Chiang Meng People's Action Party
Punggol Michael Lim Chun Leng People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang SMC Low Seow Chay People's Action Party
Eunos GRC Eunos Sidek Saniff People's Action Party
Kaki Bukit Chew Heng Ching People's Action Party
Pasir Ris Charles Chong People's Action Party
Tampines North Tay Eng Soon People's Action Party
Hong Kah GRC Hong Kah East Kenneth Chen People's Action Party
Hong Kah North John Chen Seow Phun People's Action Party
Hong Kah South Yeo Cheow Tong People's Action Party
Hong Kah West Harun bin Abdul Ghani 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
Kallang Choo Wee Khiang People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer Zulkifli Mohammed People's Action Party
Jurong SMC Ho Kah Leong People's Action Party
Kampong Glam GRC Cairnhill Wong Kwei Cheong People's Action Party
Kampong Glam Loh Meng See People's Action Party
Kim Seng Yeo Ning Hong People's Action Party
Moulmein Sinakruppan Ramasamy People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer SMC Richard Hu People's Action Party
Leng Kee SMC Ow Chin Hock People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC Geylang Serai Othman Haron Eusofe People's Action Party
Joo Chiat Lim Chee Onn People's Action Party
MacPherson Matthias Yao People's Action Party
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong People's Action Party
Mountbatten SMC Eugene Yap Giau Cheng People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central SMC Cheo Chai Chen Singapore Democratic Party
Nee Soon South SMC Koh Lip Lin People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC Chiam See Tong Singapore Democratic Party
Sembawang GRC Bukit Panjang Lee Yiok Seng People's Action Party
Chong Pang K. Shanmugam People's Action Party
Nee Soon East Ho Peng Kee People's Action Party
Sembawang Tony Tan People's Action Party
Tampines GRC Changkat South Chng Hee Kok 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
Tanglin SMC Lew Syn Pau People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC Radin Mas S. Vasoo People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Lim Hng Kiang People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru Koo Tsai Kee People's Action Party
Thomson GRC Bishan East Wong Kan Seng People's Action Party
Bishan North Ibrahim Othman People's Action Party
Serangoon Gardens Lau Teik Soon People's Action Party
Thomson Leong Horn Kee People's Action Party
Toa Payoh GRC Boon Teck Ho Tat Kin People's Action Party
Kim Keat Ong Teng Cheong People's Action Party
Kuo Chuan S. Dhanabalan People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Davinder Singh People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan SMC Lim Boon Heng People's Action Party
Yuhua SMC Foo Yee Shoon People's Action Party

Nominated Members of Parliament

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  • Chia Shi Teck, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
  • Robert Chua Teck Chew, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
  • Kanwaljit Soin, from 7 September 1992
  • Toh Keng Kiat, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
  • Tong Kok Yeo, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
  • Walter Woon, from 7 September 1992
  • John De Payva, from 7 September 1994
  • Imram bin Mohamed, from 7 September 1994
  • Stephen Lee Ching Yen, from 7 September 1994
  • Lee Tsao Yuan, from 7 September 1994

Changes in members

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By-elections

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Constituency Incumbent Date of by-election New member
Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy Name Party
Marine Parade GRC Goh Chok Tong PAP 1 December 1992 Resignation 19 December 1992 Goh Chok Tong PAP
Othman bin Haron Eusofe Lim Chee Onn
Teo Chee Hean Othman bin Haron Eusofe
Matthias Yao Matthias Yao

Vacant seats

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Constituency Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy
Eunos GRC Tay Eng Soon PAP 5 August 1993 Death
Toa Payoh GRC Ong Teng Cheong PAP 16 August 1993 Resignation

References

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  1. ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ Chiam See Tong v Singapore Democratic Party [1993] 3 SLR(R) 774 at [2].


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