# 2nd Parliament of Singapore

The 2nd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 May 1968 and was prorogued on 14 April 1971. It commenced its second session on 21 July 1971 and was dissolved on 16 August 1972.
The members of the 2nd Parliament were elected in the 1968 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. During the first session, Punch Coomaraswamy handed over the speakership to Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng.

## Officeholders

* Speaker:
** Punch Coomaraswamy, until 18 January 1970
** Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP), from 27 January 1970
* Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
* Leader of the House: E. W. Barker (PAP)
* Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui

## Composition

| Party | Party | Members | Members |
| Party | Party | At election | At dissolution |
| | People's Action Party | 58 | 58 |
| Total | Total | 58 | 58 |
| Government majority | Government majority | 29 | 29 |

## Members

This is the list of members of the 2nd Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1968 general election.
| Constituency | Member | Party |
| Alexandra | Wong Lin Ken | People's Action Party |
| Aljunied | Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail | People's Action Party |
| Anson | Perumal Govindaswamy | People's Action Party |
| Bras Basah | Ho See Beng | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Ho Swee | Seah Mui Kok | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Merah | Lim Guan Hoo | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Panjang | Pathmanaban Selvadurai | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Timah | Chor Yeok Eng | People's Action Party |
| Cairnhill | Lim Kim San | People's Action Party |
| Changi | Sim Boon Woo | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang | Tang See Chim | People's Action Party |
| Crawford | Low Yong Nguan | People's Action Party |
| Delta | Chan Choy Siong | People's Action Party |
| Farrer Park | Lee Chiaw Meng | People's Action Party |
| Geylang East | Ho Cheng Choon | People's Action Party |
| Geylang Serai | Rahmat bin Kenap | People's Action Party |
| Geylang West | Yong Nyuk Lin | People's Action Party |
| Havelock | Lim Soo Peng | People's Action Party |
| Hong Lim | Lee Khoon Choy | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar | Chan Chee Seng | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Kayu | Hwang Soo Jin | People's Action Party |
| Joo Chiat | Yeoh Ghim Seng | People's Action Party |
| Jurong | Ho Kah Leong | People's Action Party |
| Kallang | Abdul Aziz bin Karim | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Chai Chee | Sha'ari bin Tadin | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Glam | S. Rajaratnam | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Kapor | Lim Cheng Lock | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Kembangan | Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Ubi | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | People's Action Party |
| Katong | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | People's Action Party |
| Kreta Ayer | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party |
| MacPherson | Chua Sian Chin | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein | Lawrence Sia | People's Action Party |
| Mountbatten | Ng Yeow Chong | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon | Ong Soo Chuan | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Panjang | Othman bin Wok | People's Action Party |
| Paya Lebar | Tay Boon Too | People's Action Party |
| Potong Pasir | Sellappa Ramaswamy | People's Action Party |
| Punggol | Ng Kah Ting | People's Action Party |
| Queenstown | Jek Yeun Thong | People's Action Party |
| River Valley | Low Guan Onn | 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 | Leonard Peter Rodrigo | People's Action Party |
| Siglap | Abdul Rahim Ishak | People's Action Party |
| Stamford | Fong Sip Chee | People's Action Party |
| Tampines | Phua Bah Lee | People's Action Party |
| 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 | N. Naidu Govindasamy | People's Action Party |
| Thomson | Ang Nam Piau | People's Action Party |
| Tiong Bahru | Ch'ng Jit Koon | People's Action Party |
| Toa Payoh | Eric Cheong Yuen Chee | People's Action Party |
| Ulu Pandan | Lee Teck Him | People's Action Party |
| Upper Serangoon | Sia Kah Hui | People's Action Party |
| Whampoa | Buang bin Omar Junid | 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 |
| Delta | Chan Choy Siong | | PAP | 30 March 1970 | Resignation | 8 April 1970 | Yeo Choo Kok | | PAP |
| Havelock | Lim Soo Peng | | PAP | 30 March 1970 | Resignation | 8 April 1970 | Hon Sui Sen | | PAP |
| Whampoa | Buang bin Omar Junid | | PAP | 30 March 1970 | Resignation | 8 April 1970 | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | | PAP |
| Kampong Kapor | Lim Cheng Lock | | PAP | 30 March 1970 | Resignation | 18 April 1970 | Yeo Toon Chia | | PAP |
| Ulu Pandan | Lee Teck Him | | PAP | 30 March 1970 | Resignation | 18 April 1970 | Chiang Hai Ding | | PAP |