Resignation of Speaker

The Clerk of Parliament: For the record, I have to inform hon Members that on 7 August 2017, Mdm Halimah Yacob resigned from her office as the Speaker of Parliament and from her seat in Parliament for the electoral division of Marsiling-Yew Tee. Hon Members were notified of the resignations of Mdm Halimah Yacob by me on the same day.

In accordance with Article 46(2) of the Constitution, the seat of Mdm Halimah Yacob as Member became vacant on 7 August 2017. In accordance with Article 40(4), the office of the Speaker also became vacant on the same day. Hon Members shall now elect a person to fill that office.