12th Parliament of Singapore

Parliament of Singapore

12th Parliament of Singapore

Majority parliament
10 October 2011 - 25 August 2015
House

Seating arrangements of the House

Speaker of Parliament|

* Michael Palmer[1]
10 October 2011 – 12 December 2012
* Charles Chong (acting)
12 December 2012 – 14 January 2013
* Halimah Yacob
14 January 2013 – 7 August 2017

Prime
Minister|

* Lee Hsien Loong
7 May 2011 – 25 August 2015

Leader
of the
Opposition|

* Low Thia Khiang
7 May 2011 – 25 August 2015

Session(s)
1st Session
10 October 2011 – 15 April 2014
2nd Session
16 May 2014 – 25 August 2015
Cabinet(s)
12th Cabinet
Lee Hsien Loong
10 October 2011 – 25 August 2015
Parliamentarians
| Elected| NCMP| Nominated

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87| 3| 9
| <11th | 13th>

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The 12th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 10 October 2011 and was prorogued on 25 August 2015.[2][3] The membership was set by the 2011 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2011 and changed three times due to expulsion of Hougang Single Member Constituency MP in 2012 and resignation of Punggol East Single Member Constituency MP and Speaker of Parliament over extra-marital affairs in 2013, as well as the death of Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore and MP of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency.

The 12th Parliament was 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 2011. The Opposition was led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Khiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore was Halimah Yacob, of the People's Action Party. She was elected as the 9th Speaker of the House for the 12th Parliament on 14 January 2013.

## Result of the 2011 Singaporean general election

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Main article: 2011 Singaporean general election

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| People's Action Party| 1,212,154| 60.14| 81| –1
| Workers' Party| 258,510| 12.83| 6| +5
| National Solidarity Party| 242,682| 12.04| 0| New
| Singapore Democratic Party| 97,369| 4.83| 0| 0
| Reform Party| 86,294| 4.28| 0| New
| Singapore People's Party| 62,639| 3.11| 0| New
| Singapore Democratic Alliance| 55,988| 2.78| 0| –1
Total| 2,015,636| 100.00| 87| +3
Valid votes| 2,015,636| 97.83|
Invalid/blank votes| 44,737| 2.17|
Total votes| 2,060,373| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 2,350,873| 93.18|
Source: Singapore Elections[usurped][a]

The Workers' Party and the Singapore People's Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded 2 and 1 Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Seat respectively in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP Seats were held by Gerald Giam Yean Song and Yee Jenn Jong of the Workers' Party and Lina Chiam of Singapore People's Party.

## Officeholders

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### Speakers

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* Michael Palmer (People's Action Party; until 14 December 2012)[1]
* Charles Chong (People's Action Party; 14 December 2012-13 January 2013 as acting speaker)
* Halimah Yacob (People's Action Party; from 14 January 2013)
* Deputy Speakers: Charles Chong and Seah Kian Peng (People's Action Party; from 17 October 2011)

### Leaders

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* Prime Minister of Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong (People's Action Party)
* Leader of the Opposition: Low Thia Khiang (Workers' Party)

### House Leaders

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* Leader of the House: Dr Ng Eng Hen (People's Action Party)
* Deputy Leader of the House: Heng Chee How (People's Action Party)[4]

### Whips

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* Government Whip: Gan Kim Yong
* Deputy Government Whip: Teo Ho Pin and Amy Khor

## Members

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Main article: List of members of the 12th Parliament of Singapore

### Elected Members of Parliament

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Constituency  | Division  | Member  | Party

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Aljunied GRC | Bedok Reservoir–Punggol  | Low Thia Khiang |  | Workers' Party
Eunos  | Pritam Singh |  | Workers' Party
Kaki Bukit  | Muhamad Faisal Manap |  | Workers' Party
Paya Lebar  | Chen Show Mao |  | Workers' Party
Serangoon  | Sylvia Lim |  | Workers' Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC | Ang Mo Kio–Hougang  | Yeo Guat Kwang |  | People's Action Party
Cheng San–Seletar  | Ang Hin Kee |  | People's Action Party
Jalan Kayu  | Intan Azura Mokhtar |  | People's Action Party
Kebun Baru  | Inderjit Singh |  | People's Action Party
Teck Ghee  | Lee Hsien Loong |  | People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang  | Seng Han Thong |  | People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Bishan East  | Wong Kan Seng |  | People's Action Party
Bishan North  | Josephine Teo |  | People's Action Party
Thomson  | Hri Kumar Nair |  | People's Action Party
Toa Payoh Central  | Ng Eng Hen |  | People's Action Party
Toa Payoh East  | Zainudin Nordin |  | People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang SMC | Teo Ho Pin |  | People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang GRC | Bukit Gombak  | Low Yen Ling |  | People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang  | Gan Kim Yong |  | People's Action Party
Keat Hong  | Zaqy Mohamad |  | People's Action Party
Nanyang  | Alvin Yeo |  | People's Action Party
Yew Tee  | Alex Yam |  | People's Action Party
East Coast GRC | Bedok  | Lim Swee Say |  | 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  | Maliki Osman |  | People's Action Party
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Bukit Timah  | Sim Ann |  | People's Action Party
Cashew  | Vivian Balakrishnan |  | People's Action Party
Ulu Pandan  | Christopher de Souza |  | People's Action Party
Zhenghua  | Liang Eng Hwa |  | People's Action Party
Hong Kah North SMC | Amy Khor |  | People's Action Party
Hougang SMC | Png Eng Huat[b] |  | Workers' Party
Joo Chiat SMC | Charles Chong |  | People's Action Party
Jurong GRC | Bukit Batok  | David Ong |  | People's Action Party
Bukit Batok East  | Halimah Yacob |  | People's Action Party
Jurong Central  | Ang Wei Neng |  | People's Action Party
Jurong Spring  | Desmond Lee |  | People's Action Party
Taman Jurong  | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |  | People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC | Braddell Heights  | Seah Kian Peng |  | People's Action Party
Geylang Serai  | Fatimah Lateef |  | People's Action Party
Kembangan–Chai Chee  | Tan Chuan-Jin |  | People's Action Party
MacPherson  | Tin Pei Ling |  | People's Action Party
Marine Parade  | Goh Chok Tong |  | People's Action Party
Moulmein–Kallang GRC | Jalan Besar  | Edwin Tong |  | People's Action Party
Kampong Glam  | Denise Phua |  | People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer  | Yaacob Ibrahim |  | People's Action Party
Moulmein  | Lui Tuck Yew |  | People's Action Party
Mountbatten SMC | Lim Biow Chuan |  | People's Action Party
Nee Soon GRC | Canberra  | Lim Wee Kiak |  | People's Action Party
Chong Pang  | K. Shanmugam |  | People's Action Party
Nee Soon Central  | Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim |  | People's Action Party
Nee Soon East  | Patrick Tay |  | People's Action Party
Nee Soon South  | Lee Bee Wah |  | People's Action Party
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Pasir Ris East  | Zainal Sapari |  | People's Action Party
Pasir Ris West  | Teo Chee Hean |  | People's Action Party
Punggol Central  | Teo Ser Luck |  | People's Action Party
Punggol North  | Penny Low |  | People's Action Party
Punggol South  | Gan Thiam Poh |  | People's Action Party
Punggol West  | Janil Puthucheary |  | People's Action Party
Pioneer SMC | Cedric Foo |  | People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC | Sitoh Yih Pin |  | People's Action Party
Punggol East SMC | Lee Li Lian[c] |  | Workers' Party[c]
Radin Mas SMC | Sam Tan |  | People's Action Party
Sembawang GRC | Admiralty  | Vikram Nair |  | People's Action Party
Marsiling  | Hawazi Daipi  |  | People's Action Party
Sembawang  | Khaw Boon Wan |  | People's Action Party
Woodgrove  | Ong Teng Koon  |  | People's Action Party
Woodlands  | Ellen Lee |  | People's Action Party
Sengkang West SMC | Lam Pin Min |  | People's Action Party
Tampines GRC | Tampines Central  | Heng Swee Keat |  | People's Action Party
Tampines Changkat  | Irene Ng |  | People's Action Party
Tampines East  | Mah Bow Tan |  | People's Action Party
Tampines North  | Baey Yam Keng |  | People's Action Party
Tampines West  | Masagos Zulkifli |  | People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC | Buona Vista  | Chan Chun Sing |  | People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng  | Lily Neo |  | People's Action Party
Queenstown  | Chia Shi-Lu |  | People's Action Party
Tanglin–Cairnhill  | Indranee Rajah |  | People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru  | Vac­ant[d] |  | People's Action Party
West Coast GRC | Ayer Rajah  | Foo Mee Har |  | People's Action Party
Boon Lay  | Lawrence Wong |  | People's Action Party
Clementi  | Arthur Fong |  | People's Action Party
Telok Blangah  | Lim Hng Kiang |  | People's Action Party
West Coast  | S. Iswaran |  | People's Action Party
Whampoa SMC | Heng Chee How |  | People's Action Party
Yuhua SMC | Grace Fu |  | People's Action Party

### Non-constituency Members of Parliament

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Member  | Party  | Constituency contested

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Gerald Giam |  | Workers' Party | East Coast GRC
Lina Loh |  | Singapore People's Party | Potong Pasir SMC
Yee Jenn Jong |  | Workers' Party | Joo Chiat SMC

### Nominated Members of Parliament

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* Ramasamy Dhinakaran, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Faizah Jamal, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Nicholas Fang Kuo Wei, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Janice Koh, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Laurence Lien Tsung Chern, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Mary Liew Kiah Eng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Eugene Tan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Tan Su Shan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Teo Siong Seng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Chia Yong Yong, from 26 August 2014
* Thomas Chua Kee Seng, from 26 August 2014
* Karthikeyan s/o R. Krishnamurthy, from 26 August 2014
* Kuik Shiao-Yin, from 26 August 2014
* Mohd. Ismail bin Hussein, from 26 August 2014
* Rita Soh Siow Lan, from 26 August 2014
* Benedict Tan Chi'-Loong, from 26 August 2014
* Randolph Tan Gee Kwang, from 26 August 2014
* Tan Tai Yong, from 26 August 2014

## Notes

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1. ^ 139,771 of the 2,350,873 registered voters were in uncontested constituencies, leaving 2,211,102 voters able to vote.
2. ^ Yaw Shin Leong was the MP for the area prior to 14 February 2012.
3. ^ a b Michael Palmer was the MP for the area prior to 12 December 2012. Palmer was from the People's Action Party.
4. ^ Lee Kuan Yew died in office on 23 March 2015, with Indranee Rajah acted as interim MP for the division.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Speaker of Parliament, PAP MP Michael Palmer resigns due to 'improper conduct'". sg.news.yahoo.com. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
2. ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
3. ^ "Dissolution of Parliament on 25 August 2015 | Prime Minister's Office Singapore". www.pmo.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
4. ^ "Leader of the House". Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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Members of the 12th Parliament of Singapore (2011–2015)

Speaker: Halimah Yacob

* Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)

AljuniedWP|

* Chen, S M
* Lim, S L
* Low, T K
* Faisal
* Singh

Ang Mo KioPAP|

* Ang, H K
* Singh
* Intan
* Lee, H L
* Seng, H T
* Yeo, G K

Bishan-Toa PayohPAP|

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

Chua Chu KangPAP|

* Gan, K Y
* Low, Y L
* Yam, Z M
* Yeo, K H
* Zaqy

East CoastPAP|

* Lee Y S
* Lim S K
* Lim, S S
* Maliki
* Tan, S N

Holland-Bukit TimahPAP|

* de Souza
* Liang, E H
* Sim, Ann
* Vivian

JurongPAP|

* Ang, W N
* Halimah
* Lee, T S
* Ong, K H
* Tharman

Marine ParadePAP|

* Fatimah
* Goh, C T
* Seah, K P
* Tan, C J
* Tin, P L

Moulmein-KallangPAP|

* Lui, T Y
* Phua, L P
* Tong, C F
* Yaacob

Nee SoonPAP|

* Lee, B W
* Lim, W K
* Faishal
* Shanmugam
* Tay, T G

Pasir Ris-PunggolPAP|

* Gan, T P
* Puthucheary
* Low, Penny
* Teo, C H
* Teo, S L
* Zainal

SembawangPAP|

* Hawazi
* Khaw, B W
* Lee, G H
* Ong, T K
* Nair

TampinesPAP|

* Baey, Y K
* Heng, S K
* Mah, B T
* Masagos
* Ng, P H

Tanjong PagarPAP|

* Chan, C S
* Chia, S L
* Indranee
* Neo, Lily

West CoastPAP|

* Fong, Jen
* Foo, M H
* Iswaran
* Lim, H K
* Wong, S T

* Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)

Bukit PanjangPAP|

* Teo, H P

Hong Kah NorthPAP|

* Khor, L S

HougangWP|

* Png, E H

Joo ChiatPAP|

* Chong, Y F

MountbattenPAP|

* Lim, B C

PioneerPAP|

* Foo, C K

Potong PasirPAP|

* Sitoh, Y P

Punggol EastWP|

* Lee, L L

Radin MasPAP|

* Tan, C S

Sengkang WestPAP|

* Lam, P M

WhampoaPAP|

* Heng, C H

YuhuaPAP|

* Fu, H Y

* Non-elected members

NCMP|

* Giam, Y S
* Loh, W L
* Yee, J J

NMPs|

* Dhinakaran
* Faizah
* Fang, K W
* Koh, Y M
* Lien, T C
* Liew, K E
* Tan, K B
* Tan, S S
* Teo, S S

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* Chia, Y Y
* Chua, K S
* Karthikeyan
* Kuik, S Y
* Ismail
* Soh, S L
* Tan, C L
* Tan, G K
* Tan, T Y

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; SPP: Singapore People's Party; WP: The Workers' Party
For NCMPs, Gerald Giam and Yee Jenn Jong are from the WP, while Lina Loh is from the SPP. 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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