The 9th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 26 May 1997 and was prorogued on 8 September 1999. It commenced its second session on 4 October 1999 and was dissolved on 18 October 2001.

The members of the Ninth Parliament were elected in the 1997 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his Cabinet. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.

Businesswoman Claire Chiang, businessmen Chuang Shaw Peng, Tay Beng Chuan and Zulkifli Baharudin, accountant Gerard Ee, lawyer Shriniwas Rai, trade unionist Cyrille Tan, and academic Simon Tay were appointed for two-year terms as Nominated Members of Parliament on 2 October 1997, joined by incumbent NMP Lee Tsao Yuan. On 2 October 1999, Chiang, Ee, Simon Tay, Tay Beng Chuan, and Zulkifli went on to serve second terms, joined by doctor Jennifer Lee and businessmen Goh Chong Chia, Noris Ong, and Thomas Thomas. All except for Chiang, Ee, and Zulkifli would be sworn in for another term on 2 October 2001, alongside human rights activist Braema Mathi and lawyer Chandra Mohan Nair, leaving one NMP seat vacant.

Two seats fell vacant during the term, namely Jalan Besar GRC MP Choo Wee Khiang, who resigned on 3 December 1999, and Non-constituency MP J. B. Jeyaretnam, who was removed from this seat on 23 July 2001. With Ho Kah Leong's departure, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew became the last MP from the pre-independence Legislative Assembly to remain in office.

Results of the 1997 general election

Officeholders

Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (East Coast GRC, PAP) Deputy Speaker: Eugene Yap (Marine Parade GRC, PAP) Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade GRC, PAP) Deputy Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (Ang Mo Kio GRC, PAP) Tony Tan (Sembawang GRC, PAP) Leader of the Opposition: Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir SMC, SPP) Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC, PAP) Government Party Whip: Lee Boon Yang (Jalan Besar GRC, PAP) Deputy Government Party Whip: Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay SMC, PAP) Ong Chit Chung (Bukit Timah GRC, PAP)

Composition Political partyMembersAt electionAt dissolutionPeople's Action Party8180Workers' Party1 + 1 1Singapore People's Party11Nominated Members of Parliament08Vacant seats63Total9093Government majority7978

Members ConstituencyDivisionMemberPartyAljunied GRCAljuniedToh See Kiat杜世杰PAPChangi–SimeiDavid Lim林得恩PAPEunosSidek Saniffصديق صانفPAPKampong KembanganGeorge Yeo杨荣文PAPPaya LebarKer Sin Tze柯新治PAPAng Mo Kio GRCAng Mo KioTang Guan Seng陈原生PAPKebun BaruInderjit Singhਇੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘPAPNee Soon SouthTan Boon Wan陈文焕PAPTeck GheeLee Hsien Loong李显龙PAPYio Chu KangSeng Han Thong成汉通PAPAyer Rajah SMCTan Cheng Bock陈清木PAPBishan–Toa Payoh GRCBishan EastWong Kan Seng黄根成PAPBishan NorthHo Tat Kin何达坚PAPThomsonLeong Horn Kee梁汉基PAPToa Payoh CentralIbrahim Othmanإبراهيم عثمانPAPToa Payoh EastDavinder Singhਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘPAPBoon Lay SMCGoh Chee Wee吴志伟PAPBukit Gombak SMCAng Mong Seng洪茂诚PAPBukit Timah GRCBukit BatokOng Chit Chung翁执中PAPBukit TimahWang Kai Yuen王家园PAPJurongR. Ravindranரவீந்திரன்PAPUlu PandanLim Boon Heng林文兴PAPYuhuaYu-Foo Yee Shoon于符喜泉PAPCheng San GRCCheng SanLee Yock Suan李玉全PAPJalan KayuHeng Chiang Meng王章明PAPPunggol CentralMichael Lim林俊龙PAPPunggol EastZainul Abidinزین العابدینPAPPunggol SouthYeo Guat Kwang杨木光PAPChua Chu Kang SMCLow Seow Chay刘绍济PAPEast Coast GRCBedokS. Jayakumarஎஸ். செயக்குமார்PAPFengshanChng Hee Kok庄熙国PAPJoo ChiatChan Soo Sen曾士生PAPKaki BukitChew Heng Ching周亨增PAPKampong Chai CheeTan Soo Khoon陈树群PAPSiglapAbdullah Tarmugiعبد الله موعيPAPHong Kah GRCHong Kah EastKenneth Chen陈冠立PAPHong Kah NorthJohn Chen陈晓朋PAPHong Kah WestHarun Abdul Ghaniهارون عبد الغنيPAPNanyangPeter Chen陈敏良PAPYew TeeYeo Cheow Tong姚照东PAPHougang SMCLow Thia Khiang刘程强WPJalan Besar GRCGeylang WestPeh Chin Hua白振华PAPJalan BesarLee Boon Yang李文献PAPKolam AyerYaacob Ibrahimيعقوب إبراهيمPAPWhampoaChoo Wee Khiang 朱为强PAPKampong Glam SMCLoh Meng See罗明士PAPKreta Ayer–Tanglin GRCKim SengLily Neo梁莉莉PAPKreta AyerRichard Hu胡赐道PAPMoulmeinR. Sinnakaruppanஆர். சின்னக்கருப்பன்PAPTanglinLew Syn Pau刘信保PAPMacPherson SMCMatthias Yao姚智PAPMarine Parade GRCBraddell HeightsGoh Choon Kang吴俊刚PAPGeylang SeraiOthman Haron Eusofeعثمان هارون يوسفPAPKampong UbiMaidin Packerميدين فقيرPAPMarine ParadeGoh Chok Tong吴作栋PAPMountbattenEugene Yap叶尧清PAPSerangoonLim Hwee Hua林陈惠华PAPNee Soon Central SMCNg Pock Too吴博韬PAPPasir Ris GRCPasir Ris CentralAhmad Magadأحمد ماعادPAPPasir Ris EliasCharles Chong张有福PAPPasir Ris LoyangTeo Chee Hean张志贤PAPPasir Ris SouthOng Kian Min王建明PAPPotong Pasir SMCChiam See Tong詹时中SPPSembawang GRCBukit PanjangTeo Ho Pin张俰宾PAPChong PangK. Shanmugamகா. சண்முகம்PAPMarsilingHawazi Daipiهاوازي دايڤيPAPNee Soon EastHo Peng Kee何炳基PAPSembawangTony Tan陈庆炎PAPWoodlandsChin Tet Yung陈德镛PAPTampines GRCTampines CentralSin Boon Ann陈文安PAPTampines ChangkatAline Wong黄简丽中PAPTampines EastMah Bow Tan马宝山PAPTampines WestYatiman Yusofياتيمان يوسفPAPTanjong Pagar GRCBuona VistaLim Swee Say林瑞生PAPLeng KeeOw Chin Hock欧进福PAPQueenstownChay Wai Chuen谢惠泉PAPRadin MasS. Vasooஎஸ். வாசுPAPTiong BahruKoo Tsai Kee顾蔡矶PAPTanjong PagarLee Kuan Yew李光耀PAPWest Coast GRCClementiBernard Chen陈天立PAPPasir PanjangS. Iswaranஎஸ். ஈஸ்வரன்PAPTelok BlangahLim Hng Kiang林勋强PAPWest CoastWan Soon Bee阮顺美PAPNon-constituency Member of ParliamentJ. B. Jeyaretnamஜே. பி. ஜெயரத்தினம்WPNominated Members of ParliamentClaire Chiang 张齐娥NMPChuang Shaw Peng 庄绍平NMPGerard Ee 余福金NMPLee Tsao Yuan 李曹圆NMPShriniwas Rai श्रीनिवास रायNMPCyrille Tan 陈顺龙NMPTay Beng Chuan 郑民川NMPSimon Tay 戴尚志NMPZulkifli Baharudin ذوالكفل البحرينNMPGoh Chong Chia 吴崇正NMPJennifer Lee 李玉珠NMPNoris Ong 王振源NMPThomas Thomas தாமஸ் தாமஸ்NMPBraema Mathi பிரேமா மதிNMPChandra Mohan Nair ചന്ദ്ര മോഹൻ നായർNMP

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