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3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore

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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[1] and ended on 16 June 1965. The assembly was dissolved on 7 December 1965 and was succeeded by the 1st Parliament of Singapore.[2][3]

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Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term22 October 1963 (1963-10-22) – 7 December 1965 (1965-12-07)
Election21 September 1963
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Composition at the start of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term22 October 1963 (1963-10-22) – 7 December 1965 (1965-12-07)
Election21 September 1963
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionBarisan Sosialis
United People's Party (until 1965)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Members51
SpeakerE. W. Barker (until 1964)
A. P. Rajah (from 1964)
Leader of the HouseToh Chin Chye
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Leader of the OppositionLim Huan Boon
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st22 October 1963 (1963-10-22) – 16 June 1965 (1965-06-16)
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Composition

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Party Members
At election[4] At dissolution
People's Action Party 37 38
Barisan Sosialis 13 13
United People's Party 1 0
Total 51 51
Government majority 23 25
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Members

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Constituency Member Party
Aljunied S. V. Lingam People's Action Party
Anson P. 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. T. Bani Barisan Sosialis
Delta Chan Choy Siong People's Action Party
Farrer Park S. Rajoo People's Action Party
Geylang East Ho Cheng Choon People's Action Party
Geylang Serai Rahmat 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[a] United People's Party
Lee Khoon Choy[b] People's Action 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 Omar Junid People's Action Party
Kampong Glam S. Rajaratnam People's Action Party
Kampong Kapor Mahmud Awang People's Action Party
Kampong Kembangan Ariff Suradi People's Action Party
Kreta Ayer Goh Keng Swee People's Action Party
Moulmein Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi 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 R. A. Gonzales People's Action Party
Siglap Abdul Rahim Ishak People's Action Party
Southern Islands Ya'acob Mohamed People's Action Party
Stamford Fong Sip Chee People's Action Party
Tampines Poh Ber Liak Barisan Sosialis
Tanglin E. 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
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Ong Eng Guan resigned on 16 June 1965.[5]
  2. [b]
    Lee Khoon Choy was by-elected on 10 July 1965, to succeed Ong Eng Guan.

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