ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKER
Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 26 April 1955 · 1st Legislative Assembly
Official Report, 26 April 1955, Vol 1, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
[Mr Speaker in the Chair]
The Minister for Labour and Welfare (Mr Lim Yew Hock): Mr Speaker, I rise to propose the name of Mr R. C. H. Lim for Deputy Speaker.
The Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing (Inche Abdul Hamid Bin Haji Jumat): Mr Speaker, I rise to second the motion.
Mr Lim Choon Mong (Serangoon): Mr Speaker, I rise to propose Mr R. Jumabhoy as Deputy Speaker.
Mr William Tan (Tiong Bahru): Mr Speaker, I rise to second the motion proposing Mr R. Jumabhoy to be the Deputy Speaker.
Mr Speaker: We will proceed to ballot under Standing Order No. 2.
Ballot held.
Mr Speaker: The result of the ballot, hon. Members, is that Mr R. C. H. Lim received 18 votes and Mr R. Jumabhoy 12 votes. I declare that Mr R. C. H. Lim has been duly elected Deputy Speaker.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 26 April 1955. Republished on SGParliament.