| 13thParliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| 15 January 2016 – 23 June 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 8 days) | |||||||
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| Speaker of Parliament |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Leader of the Opposition |
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| Session(s) | |||||||
| 1st Session | |||||||
| 15 January 2016 – 3 April 2018 (2 years, 2 months and 19 days) | |||||||
| 2nd Session | |||||||
| 7 May 2018 – 23 June 2020 (2 years, 1 month and 16 days) | |||||||
| Cabinet(s) | |||||||
| 13th Cabinet | |||||||
| Lee Hsien Loong 1 October 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |||||||
| Parliamentarians | |||||||
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The13th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of theParliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 15 January 2016[1] and ran until 3 April 2018;[2] the second session ran from 7 May 2018[3] until parliament was dissolved on 23 June 2020, with the final sitting held on 5 June.[4][5] The membership was set by the2015 Singapore General Election on 11 September 2015, and changed twice throughout the term; one was theresignation ofBukit Batok Single Member Constituency MPDavid Ong in 2016, and the resignation ofMarsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency MP and SpeakerHalimah Yacob in 2017.
The 13th Parliament is controlled by aPeople's Action Party majority, led byPrime MinisterLee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 1 October 2015. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of theWorkers' Party,Pritam Singh.Tan Chuan-Jin, of thePeople's Action Party, is theSpeaker of Parliament as of 11 September 2017. He succeeds Yacob, who resigned as Speaker to contest in thePresidential Elections 2017. Yacob was previously elected as the 9th Speaker of the House during the12th Parliament on 14 January 2013.
It was the first parliament where only two parties represent the parliament for a full duration of term, and the third time where the situation occurred, followingJ. B. Jeyaretnam'sby-election win in 1981 until 1984, and his vacation of his seat in 1986 until 1988. It was also the first Parliament without any members from theinaugural Parliament, following thedeath of the last original MPLee Kuan Yew prior to the formation of the Parliament.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| People's Action Party | 1,579,183 | 69.86 | 83 | +2 | |
| Workers' Party | 282,143 | 12.48 | 6 | 0 | |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 84,931 | 3.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Solidarity Party | 79,826 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform Party | 59,517 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Singaporeans First | 50,867 | 2.25 | 0 | New | |
| Singapore People's Party | 49,107 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Singapore Democratic Alliance | 46,550 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Power Party | 25,475 | 1.13 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 2,780 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 2,260,379 | 100.00 | 89 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 2,260,379 | 97.95 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 47,367 | 2.05 | |||
| Total votes | 2,307,746 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,462,926 | 93.70 | |||
| Source:Singapore Elections | |||||
The Workers' Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded threeNon-Constituency Member of Parliament seats in accordance with the Constitution.Lee Li Lian,Dennis Tan, andLeon Perera were appointed as NCMPs,[6] though Lee Li Lian decided not to accept the NCMP post.[7]
Chaired bySpeaker of ParliamentTan Chuan-Jin, the committee of selection selects and nominates members to the various sessional and select committees.[13] The committee consisted of seven other members:
The committee of privileges looks into any complaint alleging breaches of parliamentary privilege.[14] Chaired bySpeaker of ParliamentTan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:
The estimates committee examines the Government's budget and reports what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected and suggests the form in which the estimates shall be presented to Parliament. The committee consisted of eight members:[15]
The house committee looks after the comfort and convenience of Members of Parliament and advises the Speaker on these matters.[16] Chaired bySpeaker of ParliamentTan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:
The public accounts committee examines various accounts of the Government showing the appropriation of funds granted by Parliament to meet public expenditure, as well as other accounts laid before Parliament. The committee consisted of eight members:[17]
The public petitions committee deals with public petitions received by the House. Its function is to consider petitions referred to the Committee and to report to the House.[18] Chaired bySpeaker of ParliamentTan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:
The standing orders committee reviews the Standing Orders from time to time and recommends amendments and reports to the House on all matters relating to them.[19] Chaired bySpeaker of ParliamentTan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of nine other members:
Mooted by then-Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong in 1987, government parliamentary committees (GPCs) are set up by the governingPeople's Action Party to scrutinise the legislation and programmes of the various Ministries. They also serve as an additional channel of feedback on government policies.
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The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents.PAP:People's Action Party;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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
