8th Parliament of Singapore

8th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
6 January 1992 – 16 December 1996
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader of the
Opposition
Sessions
1st Session
6 January 1992–6 December 1993
2nd Session
10 January 1994–16 December 1996
Cabinets
8th Cabinet
Goh Chok Tong
6 January 1992–16 December 1996
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
8106
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The 8th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 January 1992 and was prorogued on 6 December 1993. It commenced its second session on 10 January 1994 and was dissolved on 16 December 1996.[1]

The members of the 8th Parliament were elected in the 1991 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his cabinet. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.[2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993,[3] and was replaced by Ling How Doong, chairman of his party.

Results of the Singapore General Election, 1991

Party Votes % Seats +/–
People's Action Party477,76061.077–3
Workers' Party112,01014.31+1
Singapore Democratic Party93,85612.03+2
National Solidarity Party57,3067.300
Singapore Justice Party15,2221.900
Singapore Malay National Organisation12,8621.600
Independents14,5961.900
Invalid/blank votes21,961–––
Total805,573100810
Registered voters/turnout847,71650.1––
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.
  3. ↑ Chiam See Tong v Singapore Democratic Party [1993] 3 SLR(R) 774 at [2].
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