| 3rd Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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Composition at the start of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976 | ||||
| Election | 2 September 1972 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 65 | ||||
| Speaker | Yeoh Ghim Seng | ||||
| Leader of the House | Edmund W. Barker | ||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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The 3rd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 12 October 1972 and was prorogued on 6 December 1974. It commenced its second session on 21 February 1975 and was dissolved on 6 December 1976.[1]
The members of the 3rd Parliament were elected in the 1972 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speaker was Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng.[2]
Officeholders
- Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim (PAP), from 22 November 1972
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
- Deputy Prime Minister: Goh Keng Swee (PAP), from 1 March 1973
- Leader of the House: Edmund W. Barker (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui
Composition
| Party | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At election | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 65 | 65 | |
| Total | 65 | 65 | |
| Government majority | 32 | 32 | |
Members
This is the list of members of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1972 general election.
References
- ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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