3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore
# 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. Its first and only session started on 22 October 1963 and ended on 16 June 1965. The assembly was dissolved on 9 August 1965 and was succeeded by the 1st Parliament of Singapore.

## Officeholders

* Speaker:
   * Edmund W. Barker (PAP) until 30 October 1964
   * Arumugam Ponnu Rajah from 2 November 1964
      * Deputy Speaker: Fong Kim Heng (PAP)
* Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
   * Deputy Prime Minister: Toh Chin Chye (PAP)
* Leader of the Opposition: Lim Huan Boon (BS)
* Leader of the House: Toh Chin Chye (PAP)
* Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Chan Chee Seng

## Composition

| Party | Party | Members | Members |
| - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | At election | At dissolution |
| | People's Action Party | 37 | 38 |
| | Barisan Sosialis | 13 | 13 |
| | United People's Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 |
| Government majority | Government majority | 11 | 12 |

## Members

This is the list of members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore elected in the 1963 general election.

| Constituency | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Aljunied | S. V. Lingam | People's Action Party |
| Anson | Perumal Govindaswamy | People's Action Party |
| Bras Basah | Ho See Beng | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Merah | Lim Huan Boon | Barisan Sosialis |
| Bukit Panjang | Ong Lian Teng | Barisan Sosialis |
| Bukit Timah | Lee Tee Tong | Barisan Sosialis |
| Cairnhill | Lim Kim San | People's Action Party |
| Changi | Sim Boon Woo | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang | Chio Cheng Thun | Barisan Sosialis |
| Crawford | S. Thendayatha Bani | Barisan Sosialis |
| Delta | Chan Choy Siong | People's Action Party |
| Farrer Park | S. R. Dharmarajoo | People's Action Party |
| Geylang East | Ho Cheng Choon | People's Action Party |
| Geylang Serai | Rahamat bin Kenap | People's Action Party |
| Geylang West | Yong Nyuk Lin | People's Action Party |
| Havelock | Loh Miaw Gong | Barisan Sosialis |
| Hong Lim | Ong Eng Guan | United People's Party |
| Jalan Besar | Chan Chee Seng | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Kayu | Tan Cheng Tong | Barisan Sosialis |
| Joo Chiat | Fong Kim Heng | People's Action Party |
| Jurong | Chia Thye Poh | Barisan Sosialis |
| Kallang | Buang bin Omar Junid | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Glam | S. Rajaratnam | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Kapor | Mahmud bin Awang | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Kembangan | Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi | People's Action Party |
| Kreta Ayer | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein | Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi-Devan Nair | People's Action Party |
| Mountbatten | Ng Yeow Chong | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon | Chan Sun Wing | Barisan Sosialis |
| Pasir Panjang | Othman Wok | People's Action Party |
| Paya Lebar | Kow Kee Seng | Barisan Sosialis |
| Punggol | Ng Kah Ting | People's Action Party |
| Queenstown | Jek Yeun Thong | People's Action Party |
| River Valley | Lim Cheng Lock | People's Action Party |
| Rochore | Toh Chin Chye | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang | Teong Eng Siong | People's Action Party |
| Sepoy Lines | Wee Toon Boon | People's Action Party |
| Serangoon Gardens | Raphael Alfred Gonzales | People's Action Party |
| Siglap | Abdul Rahim Ishak | People's Action Party |
| Southern Islands | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | People's Action Party |
| Stamford | Andrew Fong Sip Chee | People's Action Party |
| Tampines | Poh Ber Liak | Barisan Sosialis |
| Tanglin | Edmund W. Barker | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar | Lee Kuan Yew | People's Action Party |
| Telok Ayer | Ong Pang Boon | People's Action Party |
| Telok Blangah | Bernard Rodrigues | People's Action Party |
| Thomson | Koo Young | Barisan Sosialis |
| Tiong Bahru | Lee Teck Him | People's Action Party |
| Toa Payoh | Wong Soon Fong | Barisan Sosialis |
| Ulu Pandan | Chow Chiok Hock | People's Action Party |
| Upper Serangoon | Sia Kah Hui | People's Action Party |

## By-elections

| Constituency | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Date of by-election | New member | New member | New member |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Constituency | Name | Party | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | Date of by-election | Name | Party | Party |
| Hong Lim | Ong Eng Guan | | UPP | 16 June 1965 | Resignation | 10 July 1965 | Lee Khoon Choy | | PAP |
