| 11th Parliament of Singapore | |
| Body: | Parliament of Singapore |
| Meeting Place: | Parliament House |
| Government: | People's Action Party |
| Opposition: | Workers' Party Singapore Democratic Alliance |
| Term Start: | 2 November 2006 |
| Term End: | 19 April 2011 |
| Before: | 10th |
| After: | 12th |
| Chamber1: | Parliament of Singapore |
| Membership1: | 94 |
| Control1: | PAP supermajority |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Abdullah Tarmugi |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Leader of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Wong Kan Seng (until 2007) Mah Bow Tan (from 2007) |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Low Thia Khiang |
| Session1 Start: | 2 November 2006 |
| Session1 End: | 13 April 2009 |
| Session2 Start: | 18 May 2009 |
| Session2 End: | 19 April 2011 |
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The 11th Parliament of Singapore was the previous Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 2 November 2006 and was prorogued on 13 April 2009. The second session commence from 18 May 2009 and was dissolved on 19 April 2011.[1] The membership was set by the 2006 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2006, and it has changed twice due to the deaths of Jurong GRC MP Dr Ong Chit Chung in 2008, and Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Balaji Sadasivan who was also the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
The 11th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 7 May 2006. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Kiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is Abdullah bin Tarmugi of the People's Action Party. He was re-elected as the Speaker of the House for the 11th Parliament on 2 November 2006.
| Political party | Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At election | At dissolution | |||
| People's Action Party | 82 | 80 | ||
| Workers' Party | 2 | 1 | ||
| Singapore Democratic Alliance | 1 | 2 | ||
| Nominated Members of Parliament | 0 | 9 | ||
| Vacant seats | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 85 | 94 | ||
| Government majority | 39 | 34 | ||
The Worker's Party, being the best performing opposition party with 16.34 percent of the popular vote, was awarded a Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP seat was eventually taken up by Sylvia Lim, the chairperson of the Worker's Party.
| Constituency | Name | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurong GRC | Ong Chit Chung | PAP | 14 July 2008 | Death | ||
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Balaji Sadasivan | PAP | 27 September 2010 | Death | ||