9th Parliament of Singapore

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]

9th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001
House
Speaker of Parliament
Prime
Minister
Leader
of the
Opposition
Session(s)
1st Session
26 May 1997 – 8 September 1999
2nd Session
4 October 1999 – 18 October 2001
Cabinet(s)
9th Cabinet
Goh Chok Tong
26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
8319
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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 +/–
People's Action Party465,75165.081+4
Workers' Party101,54414.210
Singapore Democratic Party76,12910.60–3
National Solidarity Party48,3226.700
Singapore People's Party16,7462.31New
Democratic Progressive Party5,0430.40New
Independents3,2100.400
Invalid/blank votes17,255–––
Total734,00010083+2
Registered voters/turnout765,33295.9––
Source: Singapore Elections

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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