The 1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore was a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 22 April 1955 until 31 March 1959.

Officeholders Speaker: Sir George Oehlers (Independent) Deputy Speaker: Richard Lim (Nominated member, LF) Chief Minister: David Marshall (Cairnhill, LF), until 7 June 1956 Lim Yew Hock (Havelock. LF), from 7 June 1956 Deputy Chief Minister: Abdul Hamid Jumat (Ulu Bedok, UMNO), from 7 June 1956 Leader of the Opposition: Lee Kuan Yew (Tanjong Pagar, PAP)

Composition PartyMembersAt electionAt dissolutionLabour Front100Progressive Party40People's Action Party34Democratic Party20Malayan Chinese Association12United Malays National Organisation12Malay Union10Singapore People's Alliance011Liberal Socialist Party03Citizens' Party01Independent75Ex-officio members33Vacant seats01Total3232Government majority –6–1

Members ConstituencyMemberPartyBukit PanjangGoh Tong LiangProgressive PartyBukit TimahLim Chin SiongPeople's Action PartyCairnhillDavid MarshallLabour FrontSoh Ghee SoonLiberal Socialist PartyChangiLim Cher KhengDemocratic PartyFarrer ParkA. R. LazarousLabour FrontGeylangMak Pak SheeLabour FrontHavelockLim Yew HockLabour FrontKampong KaporSeah Peng ChuanLabour FrontKatongA. J. BragaLabour FrontPasir PanjangWong Foo NamMalayan Chinese AssociationPaya LebarLim Koon TeckProgressive PartyPunggol–TampinesGoh Chew ChuaPeople's Action PartyQueenstownLee Choon EngLabour FrontRochoreTan Theng ChiangLabour FrontSembawangAhmad IbrahimIndependentSeletarM. P. D. NairIndependentSerangoonLim Choon MongProgressive PartySouthern IslandsMohamed SidikMalay UnionStamfordJ. M. JumabhoyLabour FrontTanglinJohn EdeProgressive PartyTanjong PagarLee Kuan YewPeople's Action PartyTelok AyerRajabali JumabhoyIndependentTiong BahruWilliam TanDemocratic PartyUlu BedokAbdul Hamid JumatUMNOWhampoaChew Swee KeeLabour FrontChief SecretaryWilliam GoodeNonpartisanEdgeworth DavidNonpartisanAttorney-GeneralJohn DaviesNonpartisanCharles Harris ButterfieldNonpartisanErnest Pattison ShanksNonpartisanFinancial SecretaryThomas HartNonpartisanNominated membersFrancis ThomasLabour FrontRichard LimLabour FrontG. A. P. SutherlandIndependentOng Piah TengIndependentJ. M. MasonIndependentEwen MacGregor Field FergussonIndependent Notes

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