Non-constituency Member of Parliament
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A Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) is a member of an opposition political party in Singapore who, according to the Constitution and Parliamentary Elections Act, is declared to have been elected a Member of Parliament (MP) without constituency representation, despite having lost in a general election, by virtue of having been one of the best-performing losers. When less than 12 opposition MPs have been elected, the number of NCMPs is the difference to total 12. NCMPs enjoy all of the privileges of ordinary members of Parliament, apart from the salary, which is substantially lower.[1]
Non-constituency Member of Parliament | |
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Style | The Honourable (formal) |
Appointer | President of Singapore |
Term length | Five years, non-renewable |
Formation | 22 August 1984; 39 years ago (1984-08-22) |
First holder | Lee Siew Choh |
Salary | S$28,900 annually |
The incumbent NCMPs are Leong Mun Wai and Hazel Poa from the Progress Singapore Party, both of whom were declared elected on 16 July 2020.