ELECTION OF MEMBER TO PRESIDE AT SITTING

Parliament of Singapore · 30 December 1970 · 2nd Parliament

Official Report, 30 December 1970, Vol 30, Issue 7 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

The Leader of the House (Mr E. W. Barker) stood up, and addressing himself to the Clerk of Parliament said: Mr Lopez, I propose,

That Mr N. Govindasamy do preside at this sitting of Parliament.

Mr Ho See Beng (Bras Basah) stood up, and addressing himself to the Clerk of Parliament said: Mr Lopez, I second the proposal.

There being no other proposal, the Clerk then declared Mr N. Govindasamy to have been duly elected to preside at this sitting of Parliament.

Mr N. Govindasamy went to the Chair and sat down.

Then the Mace (which before lay below the Table) was placed upon the Table.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 30 December 1970. Republished on SGParliament.