# 12th Parliament of Singapore

The 12th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 10 October 2011 and was prorogued on 25 August 2015. The membership was set by the 2011 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2011 and changed three times due to expulsion of Hougang Single Member Constituency MP in 2012 and resignation of Punggol East Single Member Constituency MP and Speaker of Parliament over extra-marital affairs in 2013, as well as the death of Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore and MP of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency.
The 12th Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 7 May 2011. The Opposition was led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Khiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore was Halimah Yacob, of the People's Action Party. She was elected as the 9th Speaker of the House for the 12th Parliament on 14 January 2013.

## Result of the 2011 Singaporean general election

| | People's Action Party | 1,212,154 | 60.14 | 81 | –1 |
| | Workers' Party | 258,510 | 12.83 | 6 | +5 |
| | National Solidarity Party | 242,682 | 12.04 | 0 | New |
| | Singapore Democratic Party | 97,369 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | Reform Party | 86,294 | 4.28 | 0 | New |
| | Singapore People's Party | 62,639 | 3.11 | 0 | New |
| | Singapore Democratic Alliance | 55,988 | 2.78 | 0 | –1 |
| Total | Total | 2,015,636 | 100.00 | 87 | +3 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,015,636 | 97.83 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 44,737 | 2.17 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,060,373 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,350,873 | 93.18 | | |
| Source: Singapore Elections ||||||
The Workers' Party and the Singapore People's Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded 2 and 1 Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Seat respectively in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP Seats were held by Gerald Giam Yean Song and Yee Jenn Jong of the Workers' Party and Lina Chiam of Singapore People's Party.

## Officeholders
### Speakers

* Michael Palmer (People's Action Party; until 14 December 2012)
** Charles Chong (People's Action Party; 14 December 2012-13 January 2013 as acting speaker)
* Halimah Yacob (People's Action Party; from 14 January 2013)
* Deputy Speakers: Charles Chong and Seah Kian Peng (People's Action Party; from 17 October 2011)

### Leaders

* Prime Minister of Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong (People's Action Party)
* Leader of the Opposition: Low Thia Khiang (Workers' Party)

### House Leaders

* Leader of the House: Dr Ng Eng Hen (People's Action Party)
* Deputy Leader of the House: Heng Chee How (People's Action Party)

### Whips

* Government Whip: Gan Kim Yong
* Deputy Government Whip: Teo Ho Pin and Amy Khor

## Members
### Elected Members of Parliament

| Constituency | Division | Member | Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Bedok Reservoir–Punggol | Low Thia Khiang | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Eunos | Pritam Singh | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Kaki Bukit | Muhamad Faisal Manap | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Paya Lebar | Chen Show Mao | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Serangoon | Sylvia Lim | Workers' Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Ang Mo Kio–Hougang | Yeo Guat Kwang | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Cheng San–Seletar | Ang Hin Kee | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Jalan Kayu | Intan Azura Mokhtar | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Kebun Baru | Inderjit Singh | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Teck Ghee | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Yio Chu Kang | Seng Han Thong | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Bishan East | Wong Kan Seng | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Bishan North | Josephine Teo | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Thomson | Hri Kumar Nair | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Toa Payoh Central | Ng Eng Hen | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Toa Payoh East | Zainudin Nordin | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Panjang SMC | Bukit Panjang SMC | Teo Ho Pin | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Bukit Gombak | Low Yen Ling | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Chua Chu Kang | Gan Kim Yong | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Keat Hong | Zaqy Mohamad | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Nanyang | Alvin Yeo | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Yew Tee | Alex Yam | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Bedok | Lim Swee Say | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Changi–Simei | Jessica Tan | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Fengshan | Raymond Lim | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Kampong Chai Chee | Lee Yi Shyan | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Siglap | Maliki Osman | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Bukit Timah | Sim Ann | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Cashew | Vivian Balakrishnan | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Ulu Pandan | Christopher de Souza | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Zhenghua | Liang Eng Hwa | People's Action Party |
| Hong Kah North SMC | Hong Kah North SMC | Amy Khor | People's Action Party |
| Hougang SMC | Hougang SMC | Png Eng Huat | Workers' Party |
| Joo Chiat SMC | Joo Chiat SMC | Charles Chong | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Bukit Batok | David Ong | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Bukit Batok East | Halimah Yacob | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Jurong Central | Ang Wei Neng | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Jurong Spring | Desmond Lee | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Taman Jurong | Tharman Shanmugaratnam | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Braddell Heights | Seah Kian Peng | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Geylang Serai | Fatimah Lateef | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Kembangan–Chai Chee | Tan Chuan-Jin | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | MacPherson | Tin Pei Ling | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Marine Parade | Goh Chok Tong | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein–Kallang GRC | Jalan Besar | Edwin Tong | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein–Kallang GRC | Kampong Glam | Denise Phua | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein–Kallang GRC | Kolam Ayer | Yaacob Ibrahim | People's Action Party |
| Moulmein–Kallang GRC | Moulmein | Lui Tuck Yew | People's Action Party |
| Mountbatten SMC | Mountbatten SMC | Lim Biow Chuan | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Canberra | Lim Wee Kiak | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Chong Pang | K. Shanmugam | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Nee Soon Central | Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Nee Soon East | Patrick Tay | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Nee Soon South | Lee Bee Wah | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Pasir Ris East | Zainal Sapari | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Pasir Ris West | Teo Chee Hean | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Punggol Central | Teo Ser Luck | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Punggol North | Penny Low | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Punggol South | Gan Thiam Poh | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Punggol West | Janil Puthucheary | People's Action Party |
| Pioneer SMC | Pioneer SMC | Cedric Foo | People's Action Party |
| Potong Pasir SMC | Potong Pasir SMC | Sitoh Yih Pin | People's Action Party |
| Punggol East SMC | Punggol East SMC | Lee Li Lian | Workers' Party |
| Radin Mas SMC | Radin Mas SMC | Sam Tan | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Admiralty | Vikram Nair | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Marsiling | Hawazi Daipi | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Sembawang | Khaw Boon Wan | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Woodgrove | Ong Teng Koon | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Woodlands | Ellen Lee | People's Action Party |
| Sengkang West SMC | Sengkang West SMC | Lam Pin Min | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines Central | Heng Swee Keat | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines Changkat | Irene Ng | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines East | Mah Bow Tan | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines North | Baey Yam Keng | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines West | Masagos Zulkifli | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Buona Vista | Chan Chun Sing | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng | Lily Neo | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Queenstown | Chia Shi-Lu | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Tanglin–Cairnhill | Indranee Rajah | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru | Vac­ant | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | Ayer Rajah | Foo Mee Har | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | Boon Lay | Lawrence Wong | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | Clementi | Arthur Fong | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | Telok Blangah | Lim Hng Kiang | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | West Coast | S. Iswaran | People's Action Party |
| Whampoa SMC | Whampoa SMC | Heng Chee How | People's Action Party |
| Yuhua SMC | Yuhua SMC | Grace Fu | People's Action Party |

### Non-constituency Members of Parliament

| Member | Party | Constituency contested |
| Gerald Giam | Workers' Party | East Coast GRC |
| Lina Loh | Singapore People's Party | Potong Pasir SMC |
| Yee Jenn Jong | Workers' Party | Joo Chiat SMC |

### Nominated Members of Parliament

* Ramasamy Dhinakaran, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Faizah Jamal, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Nicholas Fang Kuo Wei, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Janice Koh, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Laurence Lien Tsung Chern, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Mary Liew Kiah Eng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Eugene Tan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Tan Su Shan, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Teo Siong Seng, from 14 February 2012 until 13 August 2014
* Chia Yong Yong, from 26 August 2014
* Thomas Chua Kee Seng, from 26 August 2014
* Karthikeyan s/o R. Krishnamurthy, from 26 August 2014
* Kuik Shiao-Yin, from 26 August 2014
* Mohd. Ismail bin Hussein, from 26 August 2014
* Rita Soh Siow Lan, from 26 August 2014
* Benedict Tan Chi'-Loong, from 26 August 2014
* Randolph Tan Gee Kwang, from 26 August 2014
* Tan Tai Yong, from 26 August 2014