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⭐ Core Definition: 14th Parliament of Singapore

The 14th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It opened on 24 August 2020 and dissolved on 15 April 2025. The membership was set by the 2020 general election, held on 10 July. The final sitting for the term was on 8 April 2025, to discuss on the consensus relating the tariffs imposed by President of the United States Donald Trump a week prior.

The 14th Parliament was controlled by the People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 25 July 2020; it was then later led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and its inaugural cabinet, who assumed power on 15 May 2024. The initial number of seats of parliament at the start of the term was 104, with 10 seats from the Workers' Party led by Pritam Singh, two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats from the Progress Singapore Party, and nine Nominated Members. This is also the first time where the position for the Leader of the Opposition was officialised.

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14th Parliament of Singapore in the context of 15th Parliament of Singapore

The 15th Parliament of Singapore is the current meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It was opened by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on 5 September 2025. The 97 elected members of this parliament were elected in the 2025 general election. As was the case in the previous parliament, this parliament is controlled by the majority of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), which is led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. There are 108 seats in this parliament – 97 from elected constituencies, 2 non-constituency (NCMPs) and 9 nominated (NMPs).

This parliament saw the return of only one opposition party since the 13th Parliament elected in 2015 – the Workers' Party (WP) – which is led by Pritam Singh and is also the Leader of the Opposition. The WP controls 10 elected and 2 NCMP seats, giving it a representation of 12 seats – the largest representation for any single opposition party in post-independence Singapore and surpassing its own record of 10 seats in the previous parliament. On 20 June 2025, the Prime Minister's Office announced the renomination of incumbent speaker Seah Kian Peng for another term.

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14th Parliament of Singapore in the context of 2025 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 3 May 2025 to elect members of Parliament. They were the sixteenth general elections since the introduction of self-government in 1959 and the fourteenth since independence in 1965. It was also the first election under prime minister Lawrence Wong, who succeeded Lee Hsien Loong in May 2024 and as secretary-general of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) that December. News outlets described this election as "a key test of public confidence" in Wong. The 14th Parliament was dissolved on 15 April, with Nomination Day being 23 April. A record 211 candidates contested the election, including 53 women, the highest number of female candidates in Singapore's history. The number of elected seats was increased from 93 to 97 from the previous election.

The parties focused their campaigns on the cost of living, with opposition parties pushing for reductions or exemptions in the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The opposition also called for reforms to public housing policies. Additionally, parties such as the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) and the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) advocated for stricter immigration controls. The PAP focused its campaign on constituency-level achievements and emphasised policy discussions, marking a stark contrast to previous elections where personal attacks and national-level rhetoric had played a more prominent role. The elections also saw attempted foreign interference, especially by politicians from the Malaysian Islamic Party.

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