# 3rd Parliament of Singapore

The 3rd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 12 October 1972 and was prorogued on 6 December 1974. It commenced its second session on 21 February 1975 and was dissolved on 6 December 1976.
The members of the 3rd Parliament were elected in the 1972 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.
This was the first Parliament whereas all the seats in Parliament were intact throughout the term, without any vacancies or change of members. The next Parliament term to do so would not repeat again until seven terms later.

## Officeholders

* Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
** Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim (PAP), from 22 November 1972
* Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
** Deputy Prime Minister: Goh Keng Swee (PAP), from 1 March 1973
* 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 | 65 | 65 |
| Total | Total | 65 | 65 |
| Government majority | Government majority | 32 | 32 |

## Members

This is the list of members of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1972 general election.
| Constituency | Member | Party |
| Alexandra | Wong Lin Ken | People's Action Party |
| Aljunied | Chin Harn Tong | People's Action Party |
| Anson | Perumal Govindaswamy | People's Action Party |
| Boon Teck | Phey Yew Kok | People's Action Party |
| Bras Basah | Ho See Beng | 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 |
| 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 | Ang Kok Peng | 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 |
| 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 | Yeo Toon Chia | 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 |
| Kim Keat | Ong Teng Cheong | People's Action Party |
| Kim Seng | Ong Leong Boon | People's Action Party |
| Kreta Ayer | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party |
| Kuo Chuan | Pathmanaban Selvadurai | People's Action Party |
| Leng Kee | Ahmad Mattar | 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 Wok | People's Action Party |
| Paya Lebar | Tay Boon Too | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |