9th Parliament of Singapore
9th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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Majority parliament | |||||||
26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
26 May 1997–8 September 1999 | |||||||
2nd Session | |||||||
4 October 1999–18 October 2001 | |||||||
Cabinets | |||||||
9th Cabinet | |||||||
Goh Chok Tong 26 May 1997–18 October 2001 | |||||||
Parliamentarians | |||||||
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The 9th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 26 May 1997 and was prorogued on 8 September 1999. It commenced its second session on 4 October 1999 and was dissolved on 18 October 2001.[1]
The members of the 9th Parliament were elected in the 1997 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]
Results of the Singapore General Election, 1997
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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People's Action Party | 465,751 | 65.0 | 81 | +4 |
Workers' Party | 101,544 | 14.2 | 1 | 0 |
Singapore Democratic Party | 76,129 | 10.6 | 0 | –3 |
National Solidarity Party | 48,322 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
Singapore People's Party | 16,746 | 2.3 | 1 | New |
Democratic Progressive Party | 5,043 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
Independents | 3,210 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 17,255 | – | – | – |
Total | 734,000 | 100 | 83 | +2 |
Registered voters/turnout | 765,332 | 95.9 | – | – |
Source: Singapore Elections |
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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