3rd Parliament of Singapore
3rd Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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Majority parliament | |||||||
12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976 | |||||||
House | |||||||
Speaker of Parliament |
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Prime Minister |
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Leader of the Opposition |
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Sessions | |||||||
1st Session | |||||||
12 October 1972–6 December 1974 | |||||||
2nd Session | |||||||
21 February 1975–6 December 1976 | |||||||
Cabinets | |||||||
3rd Cabinet | |||||||
Lee Kuan Yew 12 October 1972–6 December 1976 | |||||||
Parliamentarians | |||||||
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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]
Results of the Singapore General Election, 1972
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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People's Action Party | 524,892 | 70.4 | 65 | +7 |
Workers' Party | 90,885 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
United National Front | 55,001 | 7.4 | 0 | New |
Barisan Sosialis | 34,483 | 4.6 | 0 | New |
People's Front | 22,462 | 3.0 | 0 | New |
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | 10,054 | 1.3 | 0 | New |
Independents | 7,462 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 15,229 | – | – | – |
Total | 760,468 | 100 | 65 | +7 |
Registered voters/turnout | 812,926 | 93.5 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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