ELECTION OF SPEAKER
Parliament of Singapore · 25 March 2002
Official Report, 25 March 2002, Vol 74, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
At 3.00 pm the Serjeant-at-Arms laid the Mace below the Table.
The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng) stood up, and addressing himself to the Clerk of Parliament said: Mr Ram, I propose,
That Mr Abdullah Tarmugi do take the Chair of this Parliament as Speaker.
Dr Wang Kai Yuen (Bukit Timah) stood up, and addressing himself to the Clerk of Parliament said: Mr Ram, I support the proposal.
There being only one proposal, the Clerk then declared Mr Abdullah Tarmugi to have been duly elected as Speaker of this Parliament. [Applause.]
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 25 March 2002. Republished on SGParliament.