The 4th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the
Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 7 February 1977 and was prorogued on 2 October 1978. It commenced its second session on 26 December 1978 and was dissolved on 5 December 1980.
The members of the 4th Parliament were elected in the
1976 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
Prime Minister
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Lee Kuan Yew
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and his
Cabinet. 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 4th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1977 general election.
By-elections
Progression of government majority and party totals
References
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