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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. 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. 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 The Singapore Democratic Party ( abbreviation: SDP) is a politcal party in Singapore. The party was founded on 6 August 1980 by Chiam See Tong. During the 1991 general election, Ling How Doong and Cheo Chai Chen won Bukit Gombak SMC and Ne .... Composition Members Elected Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Ghim Seng
Yeoh Ghim Seng ( zh, s=杨锦成, poj=Iôⁿ Gím-sêng, p=Yáng Jǐnchéng, first=s,poj,p) was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1989. He is one of the longest-serving speakers of any parliament in the world. Yeoh served briefly as the acting president of Singapore between the death of Yusof Ishak on 23 November 1970 and the inauguration of President Benjamin Sheares on 2 January 1971. Early life Yeoh received his early education at St. Michael's Institution in his hometown of Ipoh (in Malaysia) and at Penang Free School. He studied medicine at Cambridge University in the 1940s and was on attachment to hospitals there before becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1950. Career In 1951, Yeoh returned to Malaya to become consultant surgeon to the Singapore General Hospital. When he was appointed professor of surgery at the then University of Malaya in 1955, he was one of the first loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anson SMC
Anson Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 and was merged into Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency Tiong Bahru GRC was a defunct three-member group representation constituency that from 1988 to 1991, comprised Henderson, Radin Mas, and Tiong Bahru, in Singapore. Once it is dissolved, it was quickly replaced by Tanjong Pagar GRC The Tanjong ... in 1988. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1950s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1980s References Singaporean electoral divisions Tanjong Pagar Constituencies established in 1959 Constituencies disestablished in 1988 1959 establishments in Singapore 1988 disestablishments in Singapore {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brickworks Single Member Constituency
Brickworks Constituency was a constituency in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor .... It used to exist from 1976 to 1988. It merged part of Leng Kee and Pasir Panjang. Member of Parliament Elections References Singaporean electoral divisions {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency
Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1976 to 1997 and was merged into Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geyl ... in 1997. It merged parts of Serangoon Gardens, Thomson, Upper Serangoon, Aljunied and Paya Lebar constituencies together. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s Elections in 1990s References Singaporean electoral divisions Serangoon {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Tat Kin
Ho (or the transliterations He or Heo) may refer to: People Language and ethnicity * Ho people, an ethnic group of India ** Ho language, a tribal language in India * Hani people, or Ho people, an ethnic group in China, Laos and Vietnam * Hiri Motu, ISO 639-1 language code ho *Ho (Armenian) a letter of the Armenian script. Names * Ho (Korean name), a family name, given name, and an element in two-syllable given names * Heo, also romanised as Hŏ, a Korean family name * Hồ (surname), a Vietnamese surname * He (surname), or Ho, the romanised transliteration of several Chinese family names * Hè (surname) , also romanised as Ho, a Chinese surname People with the surname * Cassey Ho (born 1987), American social media fitness entrepreneur * Coco Ho (born 1991), American surfer * Derek Ho (1964—2020), Hawaiian surfer * Don Ho (1930–2007), American musician * Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969), Vietnamese political leader * Michael Ho (born 1957), American surfer * Sornsawan Ho (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Teck Single Member Constituency
Boon Teck Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1972 to 1988 and was merged into Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) was a group representation constituency that from 1988 to 1997 comprised Kuo Chuan, Boon Teck and Toa Payoh, in the Central Region of Singapore. The MPs of Toa Payoh GRC was Ong Teng Cheong, Da .... Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s References Singaporean electoral divisions Toa Payoh {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Lay SMC
Boon Lay Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese character, Traditional Chinese: 文禮單選區; Simplified Chinese character, Simplified Chinese: 文礼单选区) was a Single-member district, single member constituency in Boon Lay, Singapore that existed from 1976 to 2001. The constituency was formed in 1976 by carving out part of Jurong Single Member Constituency, Jurong Constituency. In 2001, it was abolished and absorbed into the West Coast Group Representation Constituency. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s Elections in 1990s References {{Coord missing, Singapore Singaporean electoral divisions Bukit Timah Clementi Jurong East Constituencies established in 1976 Constituencies disestablished in 2001 1976 establishments in Singapore 2001 disestablishments in Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Wen Single Member Constituency
Bo Wen Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1984 to 1988. S Vasoo was an MP until it shifted to Radin Mas in 1988. It absorbed part of Ang Mo Kio, Kebun Baru & Yio Chu Kang constituencies. Member of Parliament Elections References Singaporean electoral divisions Toa Payoh Constituencies established in 1984 Constituencies disestablished in 1988 1984 establishments in Singapore 1988 disestablishments in Singapore {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedok SMC
Bedok Constituency was a single member constituency in Bedok South, Singapore. It was formed in 1976 general elections by craving a portion from Siglap constituency and continues throughout till prior to 1988 general elections where this constituency along with neighbouring constituencies namely: Kampong Chai Chee Chai Chee (), also known as Kampong Chai Chee, is a housing estate located in the town of Bedok in Singapore. The estate was named after a village known as Kampong Chai Chee which formerly occupied the vicinity. It is served by two major namesake ... and Tanah Merah to form the Bedok Group Representation Constituency. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s Notes References Brief History on People's Front (Dormant after the 1976's GE) {{Constituencies of Singapore Bedok Singaporean electoral divisions Constituencies established in 1976 Constituencies disestablished in 1988 1976 establishmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |