| 14thParliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| Majority parliament | |||||||
| 24 August 2020 – 15 April 2025 (4 years, 7 months and 22 days) | |||||||
| House | |||||||
Seating arrangements of the House | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 24 August 2020 – 24 March 2023 (2 years and 7 months) | |||||||
| 2nd Session | |||||||
| 10 April 2023 – 15 April 2025 (2 years and 5 days) | |||||||
| Cabinet(s) | |||||||
| 14th Cabinet | |||||||
| Lee Hsien Loong 27 July 2020 – 15 May 2024 | |||||||
| 15th Cabinet | |||||||
| Lawrence Wong 15 May 2024 – 15 April 2025 | |||||||
| Parliamentarians | |||||||
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The14th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of theParliament of Singapore. It opened on 24 August 2020 and dissolved on 15 April 2025.[1] The membership was set by the2020 general election, held on 10 July. The final sitting for the term was on 8 April 2025, to discuss on the consensus relating thetariffs imposed byPresident of the United StatesDonald Trump a week prior.[2]
The 14th Parliament was controlled by thePeople's Action Party majority, led byPrime MinisterLee Hsien Loong and members of thecabinet, which assumed power on 25 July 2020; it was then later led by Prime MinisterLawrence Wong and itsinaugural cabinet, who assumed power on 15 May 2024. The initial number of seats of parliament at the start of the term was 104, with 10 seats from theWorkers' Party led byPritam Singh, twoNon-Constituency Member of Parliament seats from the Progress Singapore Party, and nineNominated Members. This is also the first time where the position for theLeader of the Opposition wasofficialised.
Not counting Nominated members,[3] The parliament had the most seats vacated in post-independence since theinaugural Parliament during the term, with six, includingSpeaker of ParliamentTan Chuan-Jin who vacated his seat citingextramaritial affair along withCheng Li Hui,[4]Senior MinisterTharman Shanmugaratnam who later contested the2023 Singaporean presidential election[5][6] andTransport MinisterS. Iswaran, who became the first cabinet minister sinceTeh Cheang Wan in 1986 to becharged for corruption.[7] At four years, seven months and 22 days, the 14th Parliament had the second longest term in Singapore history, only behind the8th Parliament; it also had the most sittings in one term, at 162, surpassing the previous term's 135.[8]
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's Action Party | 1,527,491 | 61.23 | –8.63 | 83 | 0 | |
| Workers' Party | 279,922 | 11.22 | –1.26 | 10 | +1 | |
| Progress Singapore Party | 253,996 | 10.18 | New | 2 | New | |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 111,054 | 4.45 | +0.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Solidarity Party | 93,653 | 3.75 | +0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peoples Voice | 59,183 | 2.37 | New | 0 | New | |
| Reform Party | 54,599 | 2.19 | –0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Singapore People's Party | 37,998 | 1.52 | –0.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Singapore Democratic Alliance | 37,237 | 1.49 | –0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Dot United | 31,260 | 1.25 | New | 0 | New | |
| People's Power Party | 7,489 | 0.30 | –0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 655 | 0.03 | –0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,494,537 | 100.00 | – | 95 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 2,494,537 | 98.20 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 45,822 | 1.80 | ||||
| Total votes | 2,540,359 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,651,435 | 95.81 | ||||
| Source:Singapore Elections | ||||||
The Progress Singapore Party, being the best performing opposition party was awarded twoNon-Constituency Member of Parliament seats in accordance with the Constitution.Hazel Poa, andLeong Mun Wai were appointed as NCMPs.[9]
The committee of selection selects and nominates members to the various sessional and select committees.[12] The committee consists of seven other members:
The committee of privileges looks into any complaint alleging breaches of parliamentary privilege.[13] The committee consists 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 consists of eight members:[14]
The house committee looks after the comfort and convenience of Members of Parliament and advises the Speaker on these matters.[15] The committee consists of six 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 consists of eight members:[16]
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.[17] The committee consists of seven 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.,[18] the committee consists of theDeputy Speakers of Parliament and seven other members:
The special select committee is set up to nominate persons for appointment asNominated Members of Parliament by thePresident.[19] The committee consists of six other members:
Mooted by then-Deputy 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.