title: Legislative Assembly of Singapore
text: # Legislative Assembly of Singapore
  
  The Legislative Assembly of the State of Singapore was the legislature of the Government of Singapore from 1955 to 1965 and is the predecessor of the Parliament of Singapore. The Rendel Constitution, proposed in 1953, sought to give the local population more self-governance as the Merdeka independence movement grew. The Constitution took effect upon the conclusion of the 1955 general election, creating the new Legislative Assembly to replace the Legislative Council of Singapore. In contrast to the Legislative Council, the majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly in 1955 were allotted by election rather than appointment by the British colonial government. 25 seats were elected and 7 were appointed. The British colonial government still reserved significant power, such as that of veto and control of certain aspects of the government.
  
  Ensuing activism for self-governance from the United Kingdom by Chief Ministers David Marshall and Lim Yew Hock led to a further amendment of the Constitution of Singapore in 1958, which proposed a fully elected body of 51 seats. This proposal took effect upon the conclusion of the 1959 general election.
  
  Upon the independence of Singapore in 1965, the Legislative Assembly was succeeded by the Parliament of Singapore.
  
  ## List of sessions
  
  | Legislative Assembly | Commenced | Session | Session dates | Dissolved | By-elections |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st (1955) | 22 April 1955 | 1st | 22 April 1955 – 7 June 1956 | 31 March 1959 | 1957 |
  | 1st (1955) | 22 April 1955 | 2nd | 29 August 1956 – 8 January 1958 | 31 March 1959 | 1957 |
  | 1st (1955) | 22 April 1955 | 3rd | 9 April 1958 – 19 March 1959 | 31 March 1959 | 1957 |
  | 2nd (1959) | 1 July 1959 | 1st | 1 July 1959 – 1 June 1960 | 3 September 1963 | 1961 (April, July) |
  | 2nd (1959) | 1 July 1959 | 2nd | 20 July 1960 – 20 July 1961 | 3 September 1963 | 1961 (April, July) |
  | 2nd (1959) | 1 July 1959 | 3rd | 31 October 1961 – 13 July 1962 | 3 September 1963 | 1961 (April, July) |
  | 2nd (1959) | 1 July 1959 | 4th | 27 March 1963 – 1 August 1963 | 3 September 1963 | 1961 (April, July) |
  | 3rd (1963) | 22 October 1963 | 1st | 22 October 1963 – 16 June 1965 | 9 August 1965 (Disbanded) | 1965 |
  