6th Parliament of Singapore

6th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
25 February 1985 – 17 August 1988
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader of the
Opposition
Sessions
1st Session
25 February 1985–27 January 1986
2nd Session
20 February 1986–17 August 1988
Cabinets
6th Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew
25 February 1985–17 August 1988
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
790–
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The 6th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 25 February 1985 and was prorogued on 27 January 1986. It commenced its second session on 20 February 1986 and was dissolved on 17 August 1988.[1]

The members of the 6th Parliament were elected in the 1984 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] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was J B Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party until he lost his parliamentary seat following his convictions, and was replaced by Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.

Results of the Singapore General Election, 1984

Party Votes % Seats +/–
People's Action Party568,31064.877+2
Workers' Party110,93912.71+1
Singapore United Front87,1979.900
Singapore Democratic Party32,1023.71+1
United People's Front27,2173.100
Barisan Sosialis24,2122.800
Singapore Justice Party10,9061.200
Singapore Malay National Organisation4,7680.500
Angkatan Islam3590.00New
Independents10,5861.20New
Invalid/blank votes26,384–––
Total909,98010079+4
Registered voters/turnout944,62463.2––
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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