The 12th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 10 October 2011 and was prorogued on 25 August 2015.[2][3] The membership was set by the 2011 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2011 and changed three times due to expulsion of Hougang Single Member Constituency MP in 2012 and resignation of Punggol East Single Member Constituency MP and Speaker of Parliament over extra-marital affairs in 2013, as well as the death of Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore and MP of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency.
| 12th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| 1st Session | |||||||
| 10 October 2011 – 15 April 2014 | |||||||
| 2nd Session | |||||||
| 16 May 2014 – 25 August 2015 | |||||||
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| 12th Cabinet | |||||||
| Lee Hsien Loong 10 October 2011 – 25 August 2015 | |||||||
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The 12th Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 7 May 2011. The Opposition was led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Khiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore was Halimah Yacob, of the People's Action Party. She was elected as the 9th Speaker of the House for the 12th Parliament on 14 January 2013.
Result of the 2011 Singaporean general election
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| People's Action Party | 1,212,154 | 60.14 | 81 | –1 | |
| Workers' Party | 258,510 | 12.83 | 6 | +5 | |
| National Solidarity Party | 242,682 | 12.04 | 0 | New | |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 97,369 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform Party | 86,294 | 4.28 | 0 | New | |
| Singapore People's Party | 62,639 | 3.11 | 0 | New | |
| Singapore Democratic Alliance | 55,988 | 2.78 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 2,015,636 | 100.00 | 87 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 2,015,636 | 97.83 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 44,737 | 2.17 | |||
| Total votes | 2,060,373 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,350,873 | 93.18 | |||
| Source: Singapore Elections[a] | |||||
The Workers' Party and the Singapore People's Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded 2 and 1 Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Seat respectively in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP Seats were held by Gerald Giam Yean Song and Yee Jenn Jong of the Workers' Party and Lina Chiam of Singapore People's Party.
Officeholders
editSpeakers
edit- Michael Palmer (the People's Action Party MP for Punggol East SMC) was elected Speaker of the Parliament on October 10, 2011. He resigned on 14 December 2012, due to an extramarital affair.[1]
- Charles Chong of the People's Action Party, MP of Joo Chiat SMC was designated as Acting Speaker of the Parliament on 14 December 2012, by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was succeeded by Halimah Yacob on 14 January 2013.
- Halimah Yacob of the People's Action Party, MP of Jurong GRC was elected Speaker of Parliament on 14 January 2013.
- Charles Chong and Seah Kian Peng of the People's Action Party are elected Deputy Speaker of the parliament on 17 October 2011.
Leaders
edit- Prime Minister of Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong (People's Action Party)
- Leader of the Opposition: Low Thia Khiang (Worker's Party)
House Leaders
editWhips
edit- Government Whip: Gan Kim Yong
- Deputy Government Whip: Dr. Teo Ho Pin and Dr. Amy Khor
Members
editElected Members of Parliament
editNon-constituency Members of Parliament
edit| Member | Party | Constituency contested | |
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| Gerald Giam | Workers' Party | East Coast GRC | |
| Lina Loh | Singapore People's Party | Potong Pasir SMC | |
| Yee Jenn Jong | Workers' Party | Joo Chiat SMC | |
Nominated Members of Parliament
edit- Ramasamy Dhinakaran, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Faizah Jamal, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Nicholas Fang Kuo Wei, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Janice Koh, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Laurence Lien Tsung Chern, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Mary Liew Kiah Eng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Eugene Tan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Tan Su Shan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Teo Siong Seng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
- Chia Yong Yong, from 26 August 2014
- Thomas Chua Kee Seng, from 26 August 2014
- Karthikeyan s/o R. Krishnamurthy, from 26 August 2014
- Kuik Shiao-Yin, from 26 August 2014
- Mohd. Ismail bin Hussein, from 26 August 2014
- Rita Soh Siow Lan, from 26 August 2014
- Benedict Tan Chi'-Loong, from 26 August 2014
- Randolph Tan Gee Kwang, from 26 August 2014
- Tan Tai Yong, from 26 August 2014
Notes
edit- ^ 139,771 of the 2,350,873 registered voters were in uncontested constituencies, leaving 2,211,102 voters able to vote.
- ^ Yaw Shin Leong was the MP for the area prior to 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b Michael Palmer was the MP for the area prior to 12 December 2012. Palmer was from the People's Action Party.
- ^ Lee Kuan Yew died in office on 23 March 2015, with Indranee Rajah acted as interim MP for the division.
References
edit- ^ a b "Speaker of Parliament, PAP MP Michael Palmer resigns due to 'improper conduct'". sg.news.yahoo.com. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Dissolution of Parliament on 25 August 2015 | Prime Minister's Office Singapore". www.pmo.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Leader of the House". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.