3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore

3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term22 October 1963 (1963-10-22) – 9 August 1965 (1965-08-09)
Election21 September 1963
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionBarisan Sosialis
United People's Party (until 1965)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Members51
SpeakerEdmund W. Barker (until 1964)
Arumugam Ponnu Rajah (from 1964)
Leader of the HouseToh Chin Chye
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Leader of the OppositionLim Huan Boon
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st22 October 1963 (1963-10-22) – 16 June 1965 (1965-06-16)

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. Its first and only session started on 22 October 1963[1] and ended on 16 June 1965. The assembly was dissolved on 9 August 1965 and was succeeded by the 1st Parliament of Singapore.

Officeholders

Composition

Party Members
At election[2] At dissolution
People's Action Party 37 38
Barisan Sosialis 13 13
United People's Party 1 0
Total 51 51
Government majority 11 12

Members

This is the list of members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore elected in the 1963 general election.

Constituency Member Party
Aljunied S. V. Lingam People's Action Party
Anson Perumal Govindaswamy People's Action Party
Bras Basah Ho See Beng People's Action Party
Bukit Merah Lim Huan Boon Barisan Sosialis
Bukit Panjang Ong Lian Teng Barisan Sosialis
Bukit Timah Lee Tee Tong Barisan Sosialis
Cairnhill Lim Kim San People's Action Party
Changi Sim Boon Woo People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang Chio Cheng Thun Barisan Sosialis
Crawford S. Thendayatha Bani Barisan Sosialis
Delta Chan Choy Siong People's Action Party
Farrer Park S. R. Dharmarajoo People's Action Party
Geylang East Ho Cheng Choon People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Rahamat bin Kenap People's Action Party
Geylang West Yong Nyuk Lin People's Action Party
Havelock Loh Miaw Gong Barisan Sosialis
Hong Lim Ong Eng Guan United People's Party
Jalan Besar Chan Chee Seng People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu Tan Cheng Tong Barisan Sosialis
Joo Chiat Fong Kim Heng People's Action Party
Jurong Chia Thye Poh Barisan Sosialis
Kallang Buang bin Omar Junid People's Action Party
Kampong Glam S. Rajaratnam People's Action Party
Kampong Kapor Mahmud bin Awang People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Goh Keng Swee People's Action Party
Moulmein Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi-Devan Nair People's Action Party
Mountbatten Ng Yeow Chong People's Action Party
Nee Soon Chan Sun Wing Barisan Sosialis
Pasir Panjang Othman Wok People's Action Party
Paya Lebar Kow Kee Seng Barisan Sosialis
Punggol Ng Kah Ting People's Action Party
Queenstown Jek Yeun Thong People's Action Party
River Valley Lim Cheng Lock People's Action Party
Rochore Toh Chin Chye People's Action Party
Sembawang Teong Eng Siong People's Action Party
Sepoy Lines Wee Toon Boon People's Action Party
Serangoon Gardens Raphael Alfred Gonzales People's Action Party
Siglap Abdul Rahim Ishak People's Action Party
Southern Islands Ya'acob bin Mohamed People's Action Party
Stamford Andrew Fong Sip Chee People's Action Party
Tampines Poh Ber Liak Barisan Sosialis
Tanglin Edmund W. Barker People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Telok Ayer Ong Pang Boon People's Action Party
Telok Blangah Bernard Rodrigues People's Action Party
Thomson Koo Young Barisan Sosialis
Tiong Bahru Lee Teck Him People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Wong Soon Fong Barisan Sosialis
Ulu Pandan Chow Chiok Hock People's Action Party
Upper Serangoon Sia Kah Hui People's Action Party

By-elections

Constituency Incumbent Date of by-election New member
Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy Name Party
Hong Lim Ong Eng Guan UPP 16 June 1965 Resignation[3] 10 July 1965 Lee Khoon Choy PAP

References

  1. ^ Sam, Jackie (23 October 1963). "Loyalty to Malaysia oath by Barisan men". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1963". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr. ONG QUITS THE ASSEMBLY". The Straits Times. 17 June 1965. Retrieved 18 July 2020.


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