The 8th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 January 1992 and was prorogued on 6 December 1993. It commenced its second session on 10 January 1994 and was dissolved on 16 December 1996.

The members of the Eighth Parliament were elected in the 1991 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his Cabinet. Tan Soo Khoon served as Speaker. The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993,Chiam See Tong v Singapore Democratic Party 3 SLR(R) 774 at . with SDP chairman Ling How Doong taking his place afterwords.

Businessmen Chia Shi Teck and Robert Chua, surgeon Kanwaljit Soin, physician Toh Keng Kiat, unionist Tong Kok Yeo, and law professor Walter Woon were appointed for two-year terms as Nominated Members of Parliament on 7 September 1992. Soin and Woon would go on to serve another two terms, alongside unionist John de Payva, businessmen Imram Mohamed and Stephen Lee, and academic Lee Tsao Yuan. All six incumbent NMPs would be re-appointed on 7 September 1996 to serve for the remaining three months of the Eighth Parliament.

The Eighth Parliament Lim Chee Onn of Marine Parade GRC, Ong Teng Cheong of Toa Payoh GRC, and Tay Eng Soon of Eunos GRC vacate their seats. Of these three, only Lim's seat was replaced by a by-election, while the other two were left vacant.

With a tenure of around five years, the Eighth Parliament was the longest in Singapore history. With Ng Kah Ting's departure, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew became the last MP from the First Parliament to remain in office.

Results of the 1991 general election

Officeholders

Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (Bedok GRC, PAP) Deputy Speaker: Abdullah Tarmugi (Bedok GRC, PAP), until 30 June 1993 Eugene Yap (Mountbatten SMC, PAP), from 26 February 1993 Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade GRC, PAP) Deputy Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (Ang Mo Kio GRC, PAP) Ong Teng Cheong (Toa Payoh GRC, PAP), until 16 August 1993 Tony Tan (Sembawang GRC, PAP), from 1 August 1995 Leader of the Opposition: Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir SMC, SDP), until 17 May 1993 Ling How Doong (Bukit Gombak SMC, SDP), from 17 May 1993 Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (Thomson GRC, PAP) Government Party Whip: Lee Boon Yang (Jalan Besar GRC, PAP) Deputy Government Party Whip: Ho Kah Leong (Jurong SMC, PAP) Ong Chit Chung (Bukit Batok SMC, PAP), from 30 April 1994

Composition PartyMembersAt electionAt dissolutionPeople's Action Party7775Singapore Democratic Party33Workers' Party11Nominated Members of Parliament06Vacant seats62Total8787Government majority7371

Members ConstituencyDivisionMemberPartyAljunied GRCAljuniedChin Harn Tong钱翰琮PAPKampong KembanganGeorge Yeo杨荣文PAPKampong UbiMaidin Packerميدين ڤاکرPAPPaya LebarKer Sin Tze柯新治PAPAng Mo Kio GRCAng Mo KioYeo Toon Chia杨敦清PAPKebun BaruUmar Abdul Hamidعمر عبد الحميدPAPTeck GheeLee Hsien Loong李显龙PAPYio Chu KangLau Ping Sum刘炳森PAPAyer Rajah SMCTan Cheng Bock陈清木PAPBedok GRCBedokS. Jayakumarஎஸ். செயக்குமார்PAPFengshanArthur Beng孟建南PAPKampong Chai CheeTan Soo Khoon陈树群PAPSiglapAbdullah Tarmugiعبد الله تارموعيPAPBoon Lay SMCGoh Chee Wee吴志伟PAPBraddell Heights SMCGoh Choon Kang吴俊刚PAPBrickworks GRCBrickworksAhmad Mattarأحمد مطرPAPClementiBernard Chen陈天立PAPQueenstownChay Wai Chuen谢惠泉PAPWest CoastWan Soon Bee阮顺美PAPBukit Batok SMCOng Chit Chung翁执中PAPBukit Gombak SMCLing How Doong林孝谆SDPBukit Merah SMCCh'ng Jit Koon庄日昆PAPBukit Timah SMCWang Kai Yuen王家园PAPBuona Vista SMCPeter Sung宋彼得PAPChangi SMCTeo Chong Tee张宗治PAPCheng San GRCCheng SanLee Yock Suan李玉全PAPChong BoonS. Chandra Dasஎஸ். சந்திர தாஸ்PAPJalan KayuHeng Chiang Meng王章明PAPPunggolMichael Lim林俊龙PAPChua Chu Kang SMCLow Seow Chay刘绍济PAPEunos GRCEunosSidek Saniffصديق صانفPAPKaki BukitChew Heng Ching周亨增PAPPasir RisCharles Chong张有福PAPTampines NorthTay Eng Soon 郑永顺PAPHong Kah GRCHong Kah EastKenneth Chen陈冠立PAPHong Kah NorthJohn Chen陈晓朋PAPHong Kah SouthYeo Cheow Tong姚照东PAPHong Kah WestHarun Abdul Ghaniهارون عبد الغنيPAPHougang SMCLow Thia Khiang刘程强WPJalan Besar GRCGeylang WestPeh Chin Hua白振华PAPJalan BesarLee Boon Yang李文献PAPKallangChoo Wee Khiang朱为强PAPKolam AyerZulkifli Mohammedذوالکيفلي محمدPAPJurong SMCHo Kah Leong何家良PAPKampong Glam GRCCairnhillWong Kwei Cheong黄贵祥PAPKampong GlamLoh Meng See罗明士PAPKim SengYeo Ning Hong杨林丰PAPMoulmeinR. Sinnakaruppanஆர். சின்னக்கருப்பன்PAPKreta Ayer SMCRichard Hu胡赐道PAPLeng Kee SMCOw Chin Hock欧进福PAPMarine Parade GRCGeylang SeraiOthman Haron Eusofeعثمان هارون يوسفPAPJoo ChiatLim Chee Onn 林子安PAPTeo Chee Hean 张志贤PAPMacPhersonMatthias Yao姚智PAPMarine ParadeGoh Chok Tong吴作栋PAPMountbatten SMCEugene Yap叶尧清PAPNee Soon Central SMCCheo Chai Chen蒋才正SDPNee Soon South SMCKoh Lip Lin高立人PAPPotong Pasir SMCChiam See Tong詹时中SDPSembawang GRCBukit PanjangLee Yiok Seng李玉胜PAPChong PangK. Shanmugamகா. சண்முகம்PAPNee Soon EastHo Peng Kee何炳基PAPSembawangTony Tan陈庆炎PAPTampines GRCChangkat SouthChng Hee Kok庄熙国PAPTampines ChangkatAline Wong黄简丽中PAPTampines EastMah Bow Tan马宝山PAPTampines WestYatiman Yusofياتيمان يوسفPAPTanglin SMCLew Syn Pau刘信保PAPTanjong Pagar GRCRadin MasS. Vasooஎஸ். வாசுPAPTanjong PagarLee Kuan Yew李光耀PAPTelok BlangahLim Hng Kiang林勋强PAPTiong BahruKoo Tsai Kee顾蔡矶PAPThomson GRCBishan EastWong Kan Seng黄根成PAPBishan NorthIbrahim Othmanإبراهيم عثمانPAPSerangoon GardensLau Teik Soon刘德顺PAPThomsonLeong Horn Kee梁汉基PAPToa Payoh GRCBoon TeckHo Tat Kin何达坚PAPKim KeatOng Teng Cheong 王鼎昌PAPKuo ChuanS. Dhanabalanஎஸ். தநபாலன்PAPToa PayohDavinder Singhਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘPAPUlu Pandan SMCLim Boon Heng林文兴PAPYuhua SMCYu-Foo Yee Shoon于符喜泉PAPNominated Members of ParliamentChia Shi Teck 谢世德NMPRobert Chua 蔡哲洲NMPKanwaljit Soin ਕੰਵਲਜੀਤ ਸੋਇਨNMPToh Keng Kiat 苏庆杰NMPTong Kok Yeo 唐国耀NMPWalter Woon 温长明NMPJohn de Payva NMPImram Mohamed عمران محمدNMPStephen Lee 李庆言NMPLee Tsao Yuan 李曹圆NMP

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