ELECTION OF SPEAKER

Parliament of Singapore · 3 February 1981 · 5th Parliament

Official Report, 3 February 1981, Vol 40, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Hwang Soo JinP. Selvadurai

Mr Hwang Soo Jin (Jalan Kayu): stood up and addressing himseff to the Clerk of Parliament said: Mr Lopez, I propose,

That Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng do take the Chair of this Parliament as Speaker.

Mr P. Selvadurai (Kuo Chuan): stood up, and addressing himseff to the Clerk of Parliament said: Mr Lopez, I support the proposal.

There being no other proposal the Clerk then declared Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng to have been elected as Speaker of Parliament.

Mr Speaker, standing at the Table, made an Affirmation of Allegiance.

Mr Speaker went to the Chair and sat down.

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

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 3 February 1981. Republished on SGParliament.