1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore

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 Allmond Codrington 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

Composition

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 31
Government majority -5 -3

Members

Elected members

Constituency Member Party
Bukit Panjang Goh Tong Liang Progressive Party
Bukit Timah Lim Chin Siong People's Action Party
Cairnhill David Marshall Labour Front
Changi Lim Cher Kheng Democratic Party
Farrer Park Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous Labour Front
Geylang Mak Pak Shee Labour Front
Havelock Lim Yew Hock Labour Front
Kampong Kapor Seah Peng Chuan Labour Front
Katong Armand Joseph Braga Labour Front
Pasir Panjang Wong Foo Nam Malayan Chinese Association
Paya Lebar Lim Koon Teck Progressive Party
Punggol–Tampines Goh Chew Chua People's Action Party
Queenstown Lee Choon Eng Labour Front
Rochore Tan Theng Chiang Labour Front
Sembawang Ahmad Ibrahim Independent
Seletar Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair Independent
Serangoon Lim Choon Mong Progressive Party
Southern Islands Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid Malay Union
Stamford Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy Labour Front
Tanglin John Ede Progressive Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew People's Action Party
Telok Ayer Rajabali Jumabhoy Independent
Tiong Bahru William Tan Ah Lek Democratic Party
Ulu Bedok Abdul Hamid Jumat United Malays National Organisation
Whampoa Chew Swee Kee Labour Front

Ex-officio members

Ex-officio member Position
William Allmond Codrington Goode Chief Secretary, Singapore
John Davies Attorney-General of Singapore
Thomas Hart Financial Secretary

Nominated members

Member Party
Francis Thomas Labour Front
Richard Chuan Hoe Lim Labour Front
George Alexander Phimister Sutherland Independent
Ong Piah Teng Independent

Changes in members

By-elections

Constituency Incumbent Date of by-election Winner
Name Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy Name Party
Tanjong Pagar Lee Kuan Yew PAP 27 April 1957 Resignation[4] 29 June 1957 Lee Kuan Yew PAP
Cairnhill David Marshall Independent 29 April 1957 Resignation[5] 29 June 1957 Soh Ghee Soon LSP

Appointments

Constituency Member Political party Date appointed
Nominated J. M. Mason Independent 8 July 1958[6]
Nominated Sir Ewen Fergusson Independent 12 January 1959[7]

Vacant seats

Constituency Member Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacancy
Nominated Ong Piah Teng Independent 1 January 1958 Death[8]
Nominated George Alexander Phimister Sutherland Independent 13 June 1958 Resignation[9]
Nominated J. M. Mason Independent 15 December 1958 Resignation[10]
Whampoa Chew Swee Kee SPA 3 March 1959 Resignation[11]

Changes in party affiliation

Member Constituency Date Former party New party Reason
John Anthony Moore Ede Tanglin 5 February 1956 PP LSP Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[12]
Goh Tong Liang Bukit Panjang 5 February 1956 PP LSP Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[12]
3 December 1958 LSP SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[13]
Lim Cher Kheng Changi 5 February 1956 DP LSP Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[12]
6 June 1956 LSP Independent Resigned.[14]
Lim Choon Mong Serangoon 5 February 1956 PP LSP Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[12]
3 December 1958 LSP SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[13]
Lim Koon Teck Paya Lebar 5 February 1956 PP LSP Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[12]
3 December 1958 LSP SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[13]
William Tan Ah Lek Tiong Bahru 5 February 1956 DP LSP Progressive Party and Democratic Party merged.[12]
Rajabali Jumabhoy Telok Ayer 6 February 1956 Independent LSP Joined Liberal Socialist Party.[15]
Seah Peng Chuan Kampong Kapor 7 June 1956 LF Independent Resigned.[16]
25 February 1959 Independent CP Formed Citizens' Party.[17]
Lee Choon Eng Queenstown 12 June 1956 LF Independent Resigned.[18]
12 December 1958 Independent SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[19]
Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous Farrer Park 12 June 1956 LF Independent Resigned.[18]
David Marshall Cairnhill 17 April 1957 LF Independent Resigned.[20]
Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid Southern Islands 21 May 1957 MU UMNO Resigned.[21]
Ahmad Ibrahim Sembawang 20 October 1957 Independent PAP Elected in PAP leadership.[22]
Armand Joseph Braga Katong 10 November 1958 LF SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Chew Swee Kee Whampoa 10 November 1958 LF SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy Stamford 10 November 1958 LF SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[24]
Lim Yew Hock Havelock 10 November 1958 LF SPA Formed Singapore People's Alliance.[24]
Mak Pak Shee Geylang 10 November 1958 LF SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[23]
Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair Seletar 10 November 1958 Independent SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[24]
Soh Ghee Soon Cairnhill 15 November 1958 LSP Independent Resigned.[25]
3 December 1958 Independent SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[13]
Tan Theng Chiang Rochore Late 1958 LF SPA Joined Singapore People's Alliance.[26]
Richard Chuan Hoe Lim Nominated 23 January 1959 LF MCA Joined Malayan Chinese Association.[27]

Post-dissolution changes in party affiliation

Member Constituency Date Former party New party Reason
John Anthony Moore Ede Tanglin 17 April 1959 LSP Independent Resigned.[28]
Lee Choon Eng Queenstown 24 April 1959 SPA Independent Resigned.[29]
Mak Pak Shee Geylang 24 April 1959 SPA Independent Resigned.[29]

References

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