6th Parliament of Singapore
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]
| 6th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| Majority parliament | |||||||
| 25 February 1985 – 17 August 1988 | |||||||
| House | |||||||
| Speaker of Parliament |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Leader of the Opposition |
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| Session(s) | |||||||
| 1st Session | |||||||
| 25 February 1985 – 27 January 1986 | |||||||
| 2nd Session | |||||||
| 20 February 1986 – 17 August 1988 | |||||||
| Cabinet(s) | |||||||
| 6th Cabinet | |||||||
| Lee Kuan Yew 25 February 1985 – 17 August 1988 | |||||||
| Parliamentarians | |||||||
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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 | Candidates | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | +/– |
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| People's Action Party | 79 | 568,310 | 64.8 | -12.9 | 77 | +2 |
| Workers' Party | 15 | 110,868 | 12.6 | +6.4 | 1 | +1 |
| Singapore United Front | 13 | 87,237 | 10.0 | +5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 4 | 32,102 | 3.7 | +1.9 | 1 | +1 |
| United People's Front | 8 | 27,217 | 3.1 | -1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Barisan Sosialis | 4 | 24,212 | 2.8 | +0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Singapore Justice Party | 2 | 10,906 | 1.2 | +0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura | 1 | 4,768 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Angkatan Islam | 1 | 359 | 0.0 | New | 0 | New |
| Independents | 3 | 10,586 | 1.2 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | 26,394 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 130 | 909,980 | 100 | - | 79 | +4 |
| Registered voters/turnout | - | 944,624 | 95.6 | – | – | – |
| 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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