3rd Parliament of Singapore

3rd Parliament of Singapore
	Majority parliament
	12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976
House
Speaker of Parliament	Yeoh Ghim Seng; 12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976 ;
Prime; Minister	Lee Kuan Yew; 12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976 ;
Leader; of the; Opposition	None; – ;
Session(s)
1st Session
	12 October 1972 – 6 December 1974
2nd Session
	21 February 1975 – 6 December 1976
Cabinet(s)
3rd Cabinet
	Lee Kuan Yew; 12 October 1972 – 6 December 1976
Parliamentarians
<2nd	4th>

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	+/–
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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[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.