11th Parliament of Singapore

Singaporean parliamentary meeting

11th Parliament of Singapore

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Seating arrangement of the 11th Parliament of Singapore

Overview
Legislative body| Parliament of Singapore
Meeting place| Parliament House
Term| 2 November 2006 – 19 April 2011
(4 years, 5 months and 17 days)
Election| 6 May 2006
Government| People's Action Party
Opposition| Workers' Party
Singapore Democratic Alliance
Parliament of Singapore

Members| 94
Speaker| Abdullah Tarmugi
Leader of the House| Wong Kan Seng (until 2007)
Mah Bow Tan (from 2007)
Prime Minister| Lee Hsien Loong
Leader of the Opposition| Low Thia Khiang
Party control| PAP supermajority
Sessions
| 1st| 2 November 2006 – 13 April 2009
(2 years, 5 months and 11 days)

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2nd| 18 May 2009 – 19 April 2011
(1 year, 11 months and 1 day)

The 11th Parliament of Singapore was the previous Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 2 November 2006 and was prorogued on 13 April 2009. The second session commence from 18 May 2009 and was dissolved on 19 April 2011.[1] The membership was set by the 2006 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2006, and it has changed twice due to the deaths of Jurong GRC MP Dr Ong Chit Chung in 2008, and Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Balaji Sadasivan who was also the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

The 11th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 7 May 2006. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Kiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is Abdullah bin Tarmugi of the People's Action Party. He was re-elected as the Speaker of the House for the 11th Parliament on 2 November 2006.

## Officeholders

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### Speakers

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* Speaker: Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP)
* Deputy Speaker:
* Indranee Rajah (PAP), from 8 November 2006
* Matthias Yao (PAP), from 8 November 2006

### Leaders

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* Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (PAP)
* Leader of the Opposition: Low Thia Khiang (WP)

### House Leaders

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* Leader of the House:
* Wong Kan Seng (PAP), until 31 March 2007
* Mah Bow Tan (PAP), from 1 April 2007
* Deputy Leader of the House:
* Mah Bow Tan (PAP), until 31 March 2007
* Ng Eng Hen (PAP), from 1 April 2007

### Whips

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* Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
* Lee Boon Yang, until 31 March 2007
* Lim Swee Say, from 1 April 2007
* Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
* Inderjit Singh
* Lim Swee Say, until 30 May 2007
* Amy Khor, from 1 April 2007

## Composition

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Political party  | Members

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At election | At dissolution
| People's Action Party | 82  | 80
| Workers' Party | 2  | 1
| Singapore Democratic Alliance | 1  | 2
Nominated Members of Parliament | 0  | 9
Vacant seats  | 0  | 2
Total | 85  | 94
Government majority | 39  | 34

## Members

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### Elected Members of Parliament

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Constituency  | Division  | Member  | Party

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Aljunied GRC | Aljunied–Hougang  | Yeo Guat Kwang |  | People's Action Party
Bedok Reservoir–Punggol  | George Yeo |  | People's Action Party
Eunos  | Zainul Abidin |  | People's Action Party
Paya Lebar  | Cynthia Phua |  | People's Action Party
Serangoon  | Lim Hwee Hua |  | People's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC | Cheng San–Selatar  | Vacant[a] |  | People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu  | Wee Siew Kim |  | People's Action Party
Kebun Baru  | Inderjit Singh |  | People's Action Party
Nee Soon South  | Lee Bee Wah |  | People's Action Party
Sengkang West  | Lam Pin Min |  | People's Action Party
Teck Ghee  | Lee Hsien Loong |  | People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Bishan East  | Wong Kan Seng |  | People's Action Party
Bishan North  | Zainudin Nordin |  | People's Action Party
Thomson  | Leong Horn Kee  |  | People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Central  | Ng Eng Hen |  | People's Action Party
Toa Payoh East  | Davinder Singh |  | People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang SMC | Teo Ho Pin |  | People's Action Party
East Coast GRC | Bedok  | S. Jayakumar |  | People's Action Party
Changi–Simei  | Jessica Tan |  | People's Action Party
Fengshan  | Raymond Lim |  | People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee  | Lee Yi Shyan |  | People's Action Party
Siglap  | Abdullah Tarmugi |  | People's Action Party
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Bukit Timah  | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon |  | People's Action Party
Buona Vista  | Lim Swee Say |  | People's Action Party
Cashew  | Vivian Balakrishnan |  | People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan  | Christopher de Souza |  | People's Action Party
Zhenghua  | Gan Kim Yong |  | People's Action Party
Hong Kah GRC | Bukit Gombak  | Ang Mong Seng |  | People's Action Party
Hong Kah North  | Amy Khor |  | People's Action Party
Keat Hong  | Zaqy Mohamad |  | People's Action Party
Nanyang  | Alvin Yeo |  | People's Action Party
Yew Tee  | Yeo Cheow Tong |  | People's Action Party
Hougang SMC | Low Thia Khiang |  | Workers' Party
Jalan Besar GRC | Jalan Besar  | Lee Boon Yang |  | People's Action Party
Kampong Glam  | Denise Phua |  | People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer  | Yaacob Ibrahim |  | People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng  | Lily Neo |  | People's Action Party
Whampoa  | Heng Chee How |  | People's Action Party
Joo Chiat SMC | Chan Soo Sen |  | People's Action Party
Jurong GRC | Bukit Batok  | Vacant[b] |  | People's Action Party
Bukit Batok East  | Halimah Yacob |  | People's Action Party
Jurong Central  | Lim Boon Heng |  | People's Action Party
Taman Jurong  | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |  | People's Action Party
Yuhua  | Grace Fu |  | People's Action Party
MacPherson SMC | Matthias Yao |  | People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC | Braddell Heights  | Seah Kian Peng |  | People's Action Party
Geylang Serai  | Fatimah Lateef |  | People's Action Party
Kaki Bukit  | Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim |  | People's Action Party
Kampong Ubi–Kembangan  | Ong Seh Hong  |  | People's Action Party
Marine Parade  | Goh Chok Tong |  | People's Action Party
Mountbatten  | Lim Biow Chuan |  | People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central SMC | Ong Ah Heng  |  | People's Action Party
Nee Soon East SMC | Ho Peng Kee |  | People's Action Party
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Pasir Ris East  | Ahmad Mohamed Magad |  | People's Action Party
Pasir Ris West  | Teo Chee Hean |  | People's Action Party
Punggol Central  | Charles Chong |  | People's Action Party
Punggol East  | Michael Palmer |  | People's Action Party
Punggol North  | Penny Low |  | People's Action Party
Punggol South  | Teo Ser Luck |  | People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC | Chiam See Tong |  | Singapore Democratic Alliance[c]
Sembawang GRC | Admiralty  | Maliki Osman |  | People's Action Party
Canberra  | Lim Wee Kiak |  | People's Action Party
Chong Pang  | K. Shanmugam |  | People's Action Party
Marsiling  | Hawazi Bin Daipi  |  | People's Action Party
Sembawang  | Khaw Boon Wan |  | People's Action Party
Woodlands  | Ellen Lee |  | People's Action Party
Tampines GRC | Tampines Central  | Sin Boon Ann |  | People's Action Party
Tampines Changkat  | Irene Ng |  | People's Action Party
Tampines East  | Mah Bow Tan |  | People's Action Party
Tampines North  | Ong Kian Min  |  | People's Action Party
Tampines West  | Masagos Zulkifli |  | People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC | Moulmein  | Lui Tuck Yew |  | People's Action Party
Queenstown  | Baey Yam Keng |  | People's Action Party
Radin Mas  | Sam Tan |  | People's Action Party
Tanglin–Cairnhill  | Indranee Rajah |  | People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar  | Lee Kuan Yew |  | People's Action Party
Tiong Bahru  | Koo Tsai Kee |  | People's Action Party
West Coast GRC | Boon Lay  | Ho Geok Choo |  | People's Action Party
Clementi  | Arthur Fong |  | People's Action Party
Pioneer  | Cedric Foo |  | People's Action Party
Telok Blangah  | Lim Hng Kiang |  | People's Action Party
West Coast–Ayer Rajah  | S. Iswaran |  | People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang SMC | Seng Han Thong |  | People's Action Party

### Non-constituency Members of Parliament

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The Worker's Party, being the best performing opposition party with 16.34 percent of the popular vote, was awarded a Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP seat was eventually taken up by Sylvia Lim, the chairperson of the Worker's Party.

Member  | Party  | Constituency contested

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Sylvia Lim |  | Workers' Party | Aljunied GRC

### Nominated Members of Parliament

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* Gautam Banerjee, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Cham Hui Fong, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Edwin Khew Teck Fook, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Loo Choon Yong, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Kalyani K. Mehta, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Eunice Elizabeth Olsen, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Jessie Phua, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Siew Kum Hong, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Thio Li-ann, from 18 January 2007 until 17 July 2009
* Calvin Cheng, from 18 July 2009
* Terry Lee Kok Hua, from 18 July 2009
* Viswa Sadasivan, from 18 July 2009
* Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei, from 18 July 2009
* Paulin Tay Straughan, from 18 July 2009
* Teo Siong Seng, from 18 July 2009
* Laurence Wee Yoke Thong, from 18 July 2009
* Audrey Wong Wai Yen, from 18 July 2009
* Joscelin Yeo, from 18 July 2009

## Vacancies

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Constituency  | Name  | Party  | Date seat vacated  | Cause of vacancy

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Jurong GRC | Ong Chit Chung |  | PAP | 14 July 2008  | Death
Ang Mo Kio GRC | Balaji Sadasivan |  | PAP | 27 September 2010  | Death

## Notes

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1. ^ Balaji Sadasivan died in office on 27 September 2010, with all five Ang Mo Kio GRC MPs acted as interim MPs for the division.
2. ^ Ong Chit Chung died in office on 14 July 2008, with Halimah Yacob acted as the interim MP for the division.
3. ^ Chiam was a member of Singapore People's Party. The party belonged to the alliance until 2010.

## References

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1. ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

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Members of the 11th Parliament of Singapore (2006–2011)

Speaker: Abdullah Tarmugi

* Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)

AljuniedPAP|

* Lim, H H
* Phua, S G
* Yeo, G K
* Yeo, Y B
* Zainul

Ang Mo KioPAP|

* ~~Balaji~~
* Lam, P M
* Lee, B W
* Lee, H L
* Singh
* Wee, S K

Bishan–Toa PayohPAP|

* Nair
* Ng, E H
* Teo, L M
* Wong, K S
* Zainudin

East CoastPAP|

* Abdullah
* Jayakumar
* Lee Y S
* Lim S K
* Tan, S N

Holland–Bukit TimahPAP|

* de Souza
* Liang, E H
* Lim, S S
* Vivian
* Yu-Foo, Y S

Hong KahPAP|

* Ang, M S
* Khor, L S
* Yeo, C T
* Yeo, K H
* Zaqy

Jalan BesarPAP|

* Heng, C H
* Lee, B Y
* Neo, Lily
* Phua, L P
* Yaacob

JurongPAP|

* Fu, H Y
* Halimah
* Lim, B H
* ~~Ong, C C~~
* Tharman

Marine ParadePAP|

* Fatimah
* Faishal
* Goh, C T
* Lim, B C
* Ong, S H
* Seah, K P

Pasir Ris–PunggolPAP|

* Ahmad
* Chong, Y F
* Low, Penny
* Palmer
* Teo, C H
* Teo, S L

SembawangPAP|

* Hawazi
* Khaw, B W
* Shanmugam
* Lee, G H
* Lim, W K
* Maliki

TampinesPAP|

* Mah, B T
* Masagos
* Ng, P H
* Ong, K M
* Sin, B A

Tanjong PagarPAP|

* Baey, Y K
* Indranee
* Koo, T K
* Lee, K Y
* Lui, T Y
* Tan, C S

West CoastPAP|

* Fong, Jen
* Foo, C K
* Ho, G C
* Iswaran
* Lim, H K

* Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)

Bukit PanjangPAP|

* Teo, H P

Chua Chu KangPAP|

* Gan, K Y

HougangWP|

* Low, T K

Joo ChiatPAP|

* Chan, S S

MacPhersonPAP|

* Yao, Matthias

Nee Soon CentralPAP|

* Ong, A H

Nee Soon EastPAP|

* Ho, P K

Potong PasirSDA|

* Chiam, S T

Yio Chu KangPAP|

* Seng, H T

* Non-elected members

NCMPWP|

* Lim, S L

NMPs|

* Banarjee, G
* Cham, H F
* Khew, T F
* Loo, C Y
* Mehta, K K
* Olsen, E E
* Phua, W C
* Siew, K H
* Thio, L A

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* Cheng, E L
* Lee, K H
* Viswa
* Tan, B M
* Straughan, Paulin
* Teo, S S
* Wee, Y T
* Wong, W Y
* Yeo, W L

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; SDA: Singapore Democratic Alliance; WP: The Workers' Party
NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term.

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