# 6th Parliament of Singapore

The 6th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 25 February 1985 and was prorogued on 27 January 1986. It commenced its second session on 20 February 1986 and was dissolved on 17 August 1988.
The members of the 6th Parliament were elected in the 1984 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 de facto Leader of the Opposition was J. B. Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party until he lost his parliamentary seat following his convictions, and was replaced by Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.
Two seats were vacated in 1986 and remained vacated until the end of term, with Jeyaretnam being the first, followed by Geylang West's MP Teh Cheang Wan who committed suicide over corruption; with Jeyaretnam's vacation, this was the last instance where only two parties represented the Parliament until 2015.

## Officeholders

* Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP)
** Deputy Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP), from 1 March 1985
* Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP)
** Deputy Prime Minister:
*** Goh Chok Tong (PAP)
*** Ong Teng Cheong (PAP)
* Leader of the Opposition:
** J. B. Jeyaretnam (WP), until 10 November 1986
** Chiam See Tong (SDP), from 10 November 1986
* Leader of the House:
** S. Dhanabalan (PAP), until 24 February 1987
** Wong Kan Seng (PAP), from 25 February 1987
* Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Yiok Seng
** Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
*** Lee Hsien Loong, until 27 January 1987
*** Eugene Yap, from 28 January 1987

## Composition

| Political party | Political party | Members | Members |
| Political party | Political party | At election | At dissolution |
| | People's Action Party | 77 | 76 |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | 0 |
| | Singapore Democratic Party | 1 | 1 |
| Vacant seats | Vacant seats | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 80 | 80 |
| Government majority | Government majority | 37 | 36 |

## Members
### Elected Members of Parliament

This is the list of members of the 6th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1985 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 | J. B. Jeyaratnam | Workers' Party |
| Ayer Rajah | Tan Cheng Bock | People's Action Party |
| Bedok | S. Jayakumar | People's Action Party |
| Bo Wen | Sushilan Vasoo | People's Action Party |
| Boon Lay | Goh Chee Wee | People's Action Party |
| Boon Teck | Ho Tat Kin | People's Action Party |
| Braddell Heights | Goh Choon Kang | People's Action Party |
| Brickworks | Ahmad Mattar | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Batok | Chai Chong Yii | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Merah | Lim Chee Onn | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Panjang | Lee Yiok Seng | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Timah | Wang Kai Yuen | People's Action Party |
| Buona Vista | Ang Kok Peng | People's Action Party |
| Cairnhill | Wong Kwei Cheong | People's Action Party |
| Changi | Teo Chong Tee | People's Action Party |
| Changkat | Aline Wong | People's Action Party |
| Cheng San | Lee Yock Suan | People's Action Party |
| Chong Boon | Rajagopal Sitaram Chandra Das | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang | Tang See Chim | People's Action Party |
| Clementi | Bernard Chen Tien Lap | People's Action Party |
| Delta | Yeo Choo Kok | People's Action Party |
| Eunos | Zulkifli Mohammed | People's Action Party |
| Fengshan | Arthur Beng Kian Lam | People's Action Party |
| Geylang Serai | Othman bin Haron Eusofe | People's Action Party |
| Geylang West | Teh Cheang Wan | People's Action Party |
| Henderson | Lai Tha Chai | People's Action Party |
| Hong Kah | Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Kayu | Heng Chiang Meng | People's Action Party |
| Joo Chiat | Yeoh Ghim Seng | People's Action Party |
| Jurong | Ho Kah Leong | People's Action Party |
| Kaki Bukit | Chew Heng Ching | 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 | Yatiman bin Yusof | People's Action Party |
| Kampong Ubi | Wan Hussin bin Zoohri | People's Action Party |
| Kebun Baru | Lim Boon Heng | People's Action Party |
| Khe Bong | Tang Guan Seng | People's Action Party |
| Kim Keat | Ong Teng Cheong | People's Action Party |
| Kim Seng | Yeo Ning Hong | People's Action Party |
| Kolam Ayer | Sidek bin Saniff | People's Action Party |
| Kreta Ayer | Hu Tsu Tau Richard | People's Action Party |
| Kuo Chuan | Wong Kan Seng | 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 | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon | Koh Lip Lin | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Panjang | Abbas Abu Amin | People's Action Party |
| Paya Lebar | Philip Tan Tee Yong | People's Action Party |
| Potong Pasir | Chiam See Tong | Singapore Democratic Party |
| Punggol | Ng Kah Ting | People's Action Party |
| Queenstown | Jek Yeun Thong | People's Action Party |
| Radin Mas | Chng Hee Kok | People's Action Party |
| River Valley | Tay Eng Soon | People's Action Party |
| Rochore | Toh Chin Chye | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang | Tony Tan Keng Yam | People's Action Party |
| Serangoon Gardens | Lau Teik Soon | People's Action Party |
| Siglap | Abdullah Tarmugi | People's Action Party |
| Tampines | Phua Bah Lee | People's Action Party |
| Tanah Merah | Ibrahim bin Othman | People's Action Party |
| Tanglin | E. W. Barker | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar | Lee Kuan Yew | People's Action Party |
| Teck Ghee | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party |
| Telok Ayer | Ong Pang Boon | People's Action Party |
| Telok Blangah | Koh Lam Son | People's Action Party |
| Thomson | Leong Horn Kee | 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 | Dixie Tan | People's Action Party |
| West Coast | Wan Soon Bee | People's Action Party |
| Whampoa | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | People's Action Party |
| Yio Chu Kang | Lau Ping Sum | People's Action Party |
| Yuhua | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | People's Action Party |

### Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.
| Member | Party | Party | Constituency contested |
| Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | | Workers' Party | Jalan Kayu |

## Changes in members
### Appointments

| Constituency | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Date of appointment | New member | New member | New member |
| Constituency | Name | Party | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | Date of appointment | Name | Party | Party |
| NCMP | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | | WP | 4 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. | 8 March 1985 | Tan Chee Kien | | SUF |

### Vacant seats

| Constituency | Member | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy |
| NCMP | Tan Chee Kien | SUF | 28 March 1985 | Rejected NCMP seat offer. |
| Anson | J. B. Jeyaratnam | WP | 10 November 1986 | Removed from Parliament due to being convicted of misrepresenting Workers' Party accounts. |
| Geylang West | Teh Cheang Wan | PAP | 14 December 1986 | Death by suicide over corruption investigation. |