The 5th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the

Parliament of Singapore The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the president of Singapore. Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made up of Members of Parliam ...

. It commenced its first and only session on 3 February 1981 and was dissolved on 4 December 1984. The members of the 5th Parliament were elected in the 1980 general election. Parliament was controlled by a

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...

majority, led by

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Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean lawyer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and Secretary-General o ...

and his

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. The Speaker was Dr

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 o ...

Composition

Members

This is the list of members of the 5th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1980 general election.

Composition

Members

Changes in members

By-elections

Vacated seats

Progression of government majority and party totals

References