7th Parliament of Singapore
# 7th Parliament of Singapore

The 7th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 9 January 1989 and was prorogued on 21 April 1990. Its second session commenced on 7 June 1990 and was prorogued on 29 January 1991. It commenced its third session on 22 February 1991 and was dissolved on 14 August 1991.

The members of the 7th Parliament were elected in the 1988 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who subsequently handed over to Goh Chok Tong. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon. The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.

## Officeholders

* Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP)
   * Deputy Speaker:
      * Lim Boon Heng (PAP), from 16 January 1989
      * Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP), from 16 January 1989
* Prime Minister:
   * Lee Kuan Yew (PAP), until 28 November 1990
   * Goh Chok Tong (PAP), from 28 November 1990
      * Deputy Prime Minister:
         * Goh Chok Tong (PAP), until 28 November 1990
         * Ong Teng Cheong (PAP)
         * Lee Hsien Loong (PAP), from 28 November 1990
* Leader of the Opposition: Chiam See Tong (SDP)
* Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (PAP)
* Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Boon Yang
   * Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Ho Kah Leong

## Composition

| Party | Party | Members | Members |
| - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | At start | At dissolution |
| | People's Action Party | 80 | 80 |
| | Workers' Party | 2 | 1 |
| | Singapore Democratic Party | 1 | 1 |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | 0 | 2 |
| Vacant seats | Vacant seats | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 83 | 85 |
| Government majority | Government majority | 39 | 37 |

## Members

### Elected members

This is the list of members of the 7th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1988 general election.

| Constituency | Division | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aljunied GRC | Aljunied | Chin Harn Tong | People's Action Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Kampong Kembangan | Wan Hussin bin Zoohri | People's Action Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Kampong Ubi | George Yeo | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio SMC | Ang Mo Kio SMC | Yeo Toon Chia | People's Action Party |
| Ayer Rajah SMC | Ayer Rajah SMC | Tan Cheng Bock | People's Action Party |
| Bedok GRC | Bedok | S. Jayakumar | People's Action Party |
| Bedok GRC | Kampong Chai Chee | Ibrahim bin Othman | People's Action Party |
| Bedok GRC | Tanah Merah | Hong Hai | People's Action Party |
| Boon Lay SMC | Boon Lay SMC | Goh Chee Wee | People's Action Party |
| Braddell Heights SMC | Braddell Heights SMC | Goh Choon Kang | People's Action Party |
| Brickworks GRC | Alexandra | Tan Soo Khoon | People's Action Party |
| Brickworks GRC | Brickworks | Ahmad Mattar | People's Action Party |
| Brickworks GRC | Queenstown | Chay Wai Chuen | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Batok SMC | Bukit Batok SMC | Ong Chit Chung | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Gombak SMC | Bukit Gombak SMC | Seet Ai Mee | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Merah SMC | Bukit Merah SMC | Lim Chee Onn | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Panjang SMC | Bukit Panjang SMC | Lee Yiok Seng | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Timah SMC | Bukit Timah SMC | Wang Kai Yuen | People's Action Party |
| Buona Vista SMC | Buona Vista SMC | Peter Sung | People's Action Party |
| Cairnhill SMC | Cairnhill SMC | Wong Kwei Cheong | People's Action Party |
| Changi SMC | Changi SMC | Teo Chong Tee | People's Action Party |
| Cheng San GRC | Cheng San | Lee Yock Suan | People's Action Party |
| Cheng San GRC | Chong Boon | Rajagopal Sitaram Chandra Das | People's Action Party |
| Cheng San GRC | Jalan Kayu | Heng Chiang Meng | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang SMC | Chua Chu Kang SMC | Low Seow Chay | People's Action Party |
| Eunos GRC | Eunos | Zulkifli Mohammed | People's Action Party |
| Eunos GRC | Kaki Bukit | Chew Heng Ching | People's Action Party |
| Eunos GRC | Tampines North | Tay Eng Soon | People's Action Party |
| Fengshan SMC | Fengshan SMC | Arthur Beng Kian Lam | People's Action Party |
| Hong Kah GRC | Hong Kah Central | Abdul Nasser bin Kamaruddin | People's Action Party |
| Hong Kah GRC | Hong Kah North | John Chen Seow Phun | People's Action Party |
| Hong Kah GRC | Hong Kah South | Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party |
| Hougang SMC | Hougang SMC | Tang Guan Seng | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Geylang West | Peh Chin Hua | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Jalan Besar | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Kolam Ayer | Sidek Saniff | People's Action Party |
| Jurong SMC | Jurong SMC | Ho Kah Leong | People's Action Party |
| Kallang SMC | Kallang SMC | S. Dhanabalan | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Glam SMC | Kampong Glam SMC | Loh Meng See | People's Action Party |
| Kebun Baru SMC | Kebun Baru SMC | Lim Boon Heng | People's Action Party |
| Kim Keat SMC | Kim Keat SMC | Ong Teng Cheong | People's Action Party |
| Kim Seng SMC | Kim Seng SMC | Yeo Ning Hong | People's Action Party |
| Kreta Ayer SMC | Kreta Ayer SMC | Richard Hu | People's Action Party |
| Leng Kee SMC | Leng Kee SMC | Ow Chin Hock | People's Action Party |
| MacPherson SMC | MacPherson SMC | Chua Sian Chin | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Geylang Serai | Choo Wee Khiang | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Joo Chiat | Othman Haron Eusofe | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Marine Parade | Goh Chok Tong | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein SMC | Moulmein SMC | Sia Khoon Seong | People's Action Party |
| Mountbatten SMC | Mountbatten SMC | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon Central SMC | Nee Soon Central SMC | Ng Pock Too | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon South SMC | Nee Soon South SMC | Koh Lip Lin | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Panjang GRC | Clementi | Bernard Chen Tien Lap | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Panjang GRC | Pasir Panjang | Abbas Abu Amin | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Panjang GRC | West Coast | Wan Soon Bee | People's Action Party |
| Paya Lebar SMC | Paya Lebar SMC | Philip Tan Tee Yong | People's Action Party |
| Potong Pasir SMC | Potong Pasir SMC | Chiam See Tong | Singapore Democratic Party |
| Punggol SMC | Punggol SMC | Ng Kah Ting | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Chong Pang | Tony Tan | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Nee Soon East | Charles Chong | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Sembawang | K. Shanmugam | People's Action Party |
| Serangoon Gardens SMC | Serangoon Gardens SMC | Lau Teik Soon | People's Action Party |
| Siglap SMC | Siglap SMC | Abdullah Tarmugi | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines Changkat | Aline Wong | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines East | Mah Bow Tan | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines West | Yatiman bin Yusof | People's Action Party |
| Tanglin SMC | Tanglin SMC | Lew Syn Pau | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar SMC | Tanjong Pagar SMC | Lee Kuan Yew | People's Action Party |
| Teck Ghee SMC | Teck Ghee SMC | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party |
| Telok Blangah SMC | Telok Blangah SMC | Koh Lam Son | People's Action Party |
| Thomson SMC | Thomson SMC | Leong Horn Kee | People's Action Party |
| Tiong Bahru GRC | Henderson | Sushilan Vasoo | People's Action Party |
| Tiong Bahru GRC | Radin Mas | Chng Hee Kok | People's Action Party |
| Tiong Bahru GRC | Tiong Bahru | Ch'ng Jit Koon | People's Action Party |
| Toa Payoh GRC | Boon Teck | Ho Tat Kin | People's Action Party |
| Toa Payoh GRC | Kuo Chuan | Wong Kan Seng | People's Action Party |
| Toa Payoh GRC | Toa Payoh | Davinder ingh | People's Action Party |
| Ulu Pandan SMC | Ulu Pandan SMC | Dixie Tan | People's Action Party |
| Whampoa SMC | Whampoa SMC | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | People's Action Party |
| Yio Chu Kang SMC | Yio Chu Kang SMC | Lau Ping Sum | People's Action Party |
| Yuhua SMC | Yuhua SMC | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | People's Action Party |

### Non-Constituency Members of Parliament

Two Non-constituency Member of Parliament seats were allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.

| Member | Party | Party | Constituency contested |
| - | - | - | - |
| Lee Siew Choh | | Workers' Party | Eunos GRC |
| Francis Seow | | Workers' Party | Eunos GRC |

## Nominated Members of Parliament

The Nominated Members of Parliament scheme came into force on 10 September 1990 with the first NMPs being appointed on 22 November 1990.

* Maurice Choo, from 22 November 1990
* Leong Chee Whye, from 22 November 1990

## Vacant seats

| Constituency | Member | Party | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NCMP | Francis Seow | | WP | 17 December 1988 | Removed due to conviction for tax evasion |
