Singapore

Parliament

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Law-making

Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities

Legislative activity

Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
43
(2022)
Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
221
(2020-08 - 2020-12)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
1
(2020-08 - 2020-12)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
220
(2020-08 - 2020-12)
Percentage of laws initiated by parliament in the previous legislature
0%
(2020-08 - 2020-12)
Dates of the previous legislature
15 Jan 2016 to 23 Jun 2020
(2020-08 - 2020-12)
Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation
No information available

Executive-legislative relations

Legislation adopted by parliament requires the assent of the Head of State
Yes

Notes: The President has the discretion to decline to give assent to legislation in limited circumstances: a Supply Bill, Supplementary Supply Bill or Final Supply Bill for any financial year in which estimates are likely to lead to drawing on reserves that have not been accumulated by the Government during its current term of office.

Sources: Constitution, art. 22H and 148A

Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
Not applicable
(2022)
Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation
Other

Notes: If no resolution to overrule the President is passed by Parliament within 30 days of assent being witheld from any Supply Bill, Supplementary Supply Bill or Final Supply Bill, Parliament may by resolution authorise expenditure or supplementary expenditure, from the Consolidated Fund and Development Fund for a given financial year.

Sources: Constitution, art. 37IF

Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree
Parliament

Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation

There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation into parliament
Yes
Number of times the procedure for emergency legislation was used, per year
0

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No