# 4th Parliament of Singapore

The 4th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 7 February 1977 and was prorogued on 2 October 1978. It commenced its second session on 26 December 1978 and was dissolved on 5 December 1980.
The members of the 4th Parliament were elected in the 1976 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speaker was Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng.
The fourth Parliament had eight changes throughout the term, with a series of four by-elections ensuing in 1977 and 1979, making it one of the largest change of Parliament's composition since the vacation of Barisan Sosialis during the first Parliament.

## Officeholders

* Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
** Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim (PAP)
* Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
** Deputy Prime Minister:
*** Goh Keng Swee (PAP)
*** S. Rajaratnam (PAP), from 1 June 1980
* Leader of the House: E. W. Barker (PAP)
* Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui

## Composition

| Political party | Political party | Members | Members |
| Political party | Political party | At election | At dissolution |
| | People's Action Party | 69 | 69 |
| Total | Total | 69 | 69 |
| Government majority | Government majority | 34 | 34 |

## Members

This is the list of members of the 4th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1977 general election.
| Constituency | Member | Party |
| Alexandra | Tan Soo Khoon | People's Action Party |
| Aljunied | Chin Harn Tong | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio | Yeo Toon Chia | People's Action Party |
| Anson | Perumal Govindaswamy | People's Action Party |
| Bedok | Sha'ari Tadin | People's Action Party |
| Boon Lay | Ngeow Pack Hua | People's Action Party |
| Boon Teck | Phey Yew Kok | People's Action Party |
| Braddell Heights | Lee Khoon Choy | People's Action Party |
| Brickworks | Ahmad Mattar | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Batok | Chai Chong Yii | 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 | Lee Yiok Seng | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Timah | Chor Yeok Eng | People's Action Party |
| Buona Vista | Ang Kok Peng | People's Action Party |
| Cairnhill | Lim Kim San | People's Action Party |
| Changi | Teo Chong Tee | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang | Tang See Chim | People's Action Party |
| Delta | Yeo Choo Kok | 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 | Hon Sui Sen | People's Action Party |
| Henderson | Lai Tha Chai | 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 | S. Dhanabalan | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Chai Chee | Fong Sip Chee | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Glam | S. Rajaratnam | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Kembangan | Mohd Mansor bin Sukaimi | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Ubi | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | People's Action Party |
| Katong | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | People's Action Party |
| Khe Bong | Ho See Beng | People's Action Party |
| Kim Keat | Ong Teng Cheong | People's Action Party |
| Kim Seng | Ong Leong Boon | People's Action Party |
| Kolam Ayer | Sidek bin Saniff | People's Action Party |
| Kreta Ayer | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party |
| Kuo Chuan | Pathmanaban Selvadurai | People's Action Party |
| Leng Kee | Ow Chin Hock | People's Action Party |
| MacPherson | Chua Sian Chin | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade | Goh Chok Tong | 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 Wok | People's Action Party |
| Paya Lebar | Tan Cheng San | People's Action Party |
| Potong Pasir | Ivan Cuthbert Baptist | People's Action Party |
| Punggol | Ng Kah Ting | People's Action Party |
| Queenstown | Jek Yeun Thong | People's Action Party |
| Radin Mas | N. Naidu Govindasamy | People's Action Party |
| River Valley | Tan Eng Liang | People's Action Party |
| Rochore | Toh Chin Chye | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang | Teong Eng Siong | People's Action Party |
| Serangoon Gardens | Lau Teik Soon | People's Action Party |
| Siglap | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 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 | Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem | 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 | Chiang Hai Ding | People's Action Party |
| Upper Serangoon | Sia Kah Hui | People's Action Party |
| Whampoa | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | 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 |
| Radin Mas | N. Naidu Govindasamy | | PAP | 14 February 1977 | Death | 14 May 1977 | Bernard Chen Tien Lap | | PAP |
| Bukit Merah | Lim Guan Hoo | | PAP | 1 July 1977 | Incapacitation | 23 July 1977 | Lim Chee Onn | | PAP |
| Geylang West | Yong Nyuk Lin | | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 31 January 1979 | Teh Cheang Wan | | PAP |
| Nee Soon | Ong Soo Chuan | | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 31 January 1979 | Koh Lip Lin | | PAP |
| Anson | Perumal Govindaswamy | | PAP | 1978 | Death | 10 February 1979 | Devan Nair | | PAP |
| Mountbatten | Ng Yeow Chong | | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 10 February 1979 | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | | PAP |
| Potong Pasir | Ivan Cuthbert Baptist | | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 10 February 1979 | Howe Yoon Chong | | PAP |
| Sembawang | Teong Eng Siong | | PAP | 12 January 1979 | Resignation | 10 February 1979 | Tony Tan | | PAP |