# 2nd Legislative Assembly of Singapore

The 2nd Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1 July 1959 until 3 September 1963.

## Officeholders

* Speaker: Sir George Oehlers
** Deputy Speaker:
*** G. Kandasamy (PAP) until 24 September 1961
*** John Mammen (PAP) from 16 November 1961
* Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
** Deputy Prime Minister: Toh Chin Chye (PAP)
* Leader of the Opposition: Lim Yew Hock (SPA)
* Leader of the House: Toh Chin Chye (PAP)
* Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Khoon Choy

## Composition

| Party | Party | Members | Members |
| Party | Party | At election | At dissolution |
| | People's Action Party | 43 | 25 |
| | Barisan Sosialis | 0 | 14 |
| | Singapore People's Alliance | 4 | 4 |
| | United Malays National Organisation | 3 | 3 |
| | United People's Party | 0 | 2 |
| | Independent | 1 | 2 |
| Vacant seats | Vacant seats | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 |
| Government majority | Government majority | 17 | -1 |

## Members

This is the list of members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Singapore elected in the 1959 general election.
| Constituency | Members | Party |
| Aljunied | S. V. Lingam | People's Action Party |
| Anson | Baharudin bin Mohamed Ariff | People's Action Party |
| Bras Basah | Hoe Puay Choo | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Merah | Sellappa Ramaswamy | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Panjang | Lee Khoon Choy | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Timah | Yaacob bin Mohamed | People's Action Party |
| Cairnhill | Lim Yew Hock | Singapore People's Alliance |
| Changi | Teo Hock Guan | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang | Ong Chang Sam | People's Action Party |
| Crawford | Kenneth Michael Byrne | People's Action Party |
| Delta | Chan Choy Siong | People's Action Party |
| Farrer Park | A. P. Rajah | Independent |
| Geylang East | Mohamed Ismail bin Abdul Rahim | People's Action Party |
| Geylang Serai | Abdul Hamid Jumat | United Malays National Organisation |
| Geylang West | Yong Nyuk Lin | People's Action Party |
| Havelock | Low Por Tuck | People's Action Party |
| Hong Lim | Ong Eng Guan | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar | Chan Chee Seng | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Kayu | Tan Cheng Tong | People's Action Party |
| Joo Chiat | C. H. Koh | Singapore People's Alliance |
| Jurong | Chor Yeok Eng | People's Action Party |
| Kallang | Buang bin Omar Junid | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Glam | S. Rajaratnam | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Kapor | G. Kandasamy | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Kembangan | Mohammed Ali bin Alwi | United Malays National Organisation |
| Kreta Ayer | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein | Lin You Eng | People's Action Party |
| Mountbatten | Chua Seng Kim | Singapore People's Alliance |
| Nee Soon | Sheng Nam Chin | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Panjang | Tee Kim Leng | People's Action Party |
| Paya Lebar | Tan Kia Gan | People's Action Party |
| Punggol | Ng Teng Kian | People's Action Party |
| Queenstown | Lee Siew Choh | People's Action Party |
| River Valley | Lim Cheng Lock | People's Action Party |
| Rochore | Toh Chin Chye | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang | Ahmad Ibrahim | People's Action Party |
| Sepoy Lines | Wee Toon Boon | People's Action Party |
| Serangoon Gardens | Leong Keng Seng | People's Action Party |
| Siglap | Sahorah bte Ahmat | People's Action Party |
| Southern Islands | Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammed Akib | United Malays National Organisation |
| Stamford | Fung Yin Ching | People's Action Party |
| Tampines | Goh Chew Chua | People's Action Party |
| Tanglin | Thio Chan Bee | Singapore People's Alliance |
| Tanjong Pagar | Lee Kuan Yew | People's Action Party |
| Telok Ayer | Ong Pang Boon | People's Action Party |
| Telok Blangah | John Mammen | People's Action Party |
| Thomson | S.T. Bani | People's Action Party |
| Tiong Bahru | Lee Teck Him | People's Action Party |
| Toa Payoh | Wong Soon Fong | People's Action Party |
| Ulu Pandan | Mohamad Ariff bin Suradi | People's Action Party |
| Upper Serangoon | Chan Sun Wing | People's Action Party |

## Changes in members
### 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 | | Independent | 29 December 1960 | Resignation | 29 April 1961 | Ong Eng Guan | | Independent |
| Anson | Baharudin bin Mohamed Ariff | | PAP | 20 April 1961 | Death | 15 July 1961 | David Marshall | | WP |

### Vacant seats

| Constituency | Member | Party | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation |
| Sembawang | Ahmad Ibrahim | | PAP | 21 August 1962 | Death |

### Changes in party affiliation

| Member | Constituency | Date | Former party | New party | Reason |
| Ong Eng Guan | Hong Lim | 27 July 1960 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Ong Eng Guan | Hong Lim | 18 June 1961 | Independent | UPP | Formed new political party. |
| S. V. Lingam | Aljunied | 27 July 1960 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| S. V. Lingam | Aljunied | 18 June 1961 | Independent | UPP | Formed new political party. |
| S. V. Lingam | Aljunied | 4 August 1962 | UPP | Independent | Resigned due to disagreement with UPP. |
| S. V. Lingam | Aljunied | 16 August 1962 | Independent | PAP | Reinstated. |
| Ng Teng Kian | Punggol | 27 July 1960 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Ng Teng Kian | Punggol | 18 June 1961 | Independent | UPP | Formed new political party. |
| Lee Siew Choh | Queenstown | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Lee Siew Choh | Queenstown | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Teo Hock Guan | Changi | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Teo Hock Guan | Changi | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Ong Chang Sam | Chua Chu Kang | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Ong Chang Sam | Chua Chu Kang | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Low Por Tuck | Havelock | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Low Por Tuck | Havelock | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Tan Cheng Tong | Jalan Kayu | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Tan Cheng Tong | Jalan Kayu | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Lin You Eng | Moulmein | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Lin You Eng | Moulmein | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Sheng Nam Chin | Nee Soon | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Sheng Nam Chin | Nee Soon | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Tee Kim Leng | Pasir Panjang | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Tee Kim Leng | Pasir Panjang | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Leong Keng Seng | Serangoon Gardens | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Leong Keng Seng | Serangoon Gardens | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Fung Yin Ching | Stamford | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Fung Yin Ching | Stamford | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| S.T. Bani | Thomson | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| S.T. Bani | Thomson | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Wong Soon Fong | Toa Payoh | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Wong Soon Fong | Toa Payoh | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Chan Sun Wing | Upper Serangoon | 27 July 1961 | PAP | Independent | Expelled for challenging PAP leadership. |
| Chan Sun Wing | Upper Serangoon | 29 July 1961 | Independent | BS | Formed new political party. |
| Hoe Puay Choo | Bras Basah | 3 July 1962 | PAP | Independent | Resigned. |
| Hoe Puay Choo | Bras Basah | 11 August 1962 | Independent | BS | Joined Barisan. |
| David Marshall | Anson | 18 January 1963 | WP | Independent | Resigned due to disagreement with WP. |