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$Title{Table 6.: Chronology}
1819 A trading station was established by Sir Stamford Raffles under an agreement
between the British East India Company and the Sultan of Johor and the Malay ruler
of the island.
1824 Singapore was ceded in perpetuity to the East India Company by the Sultan.
1826 Singapore was incorporated with Malacca and Penang to form the Straits
Settlements.
1830 The Straits Settlements was brought under the Presidency of Bengal in India.
1851 Singapore was transferred to the direct control of the Governor-General of India.
1867 Control of Singapore was transferred to the Colonial Office.
1942 The beginning of the Japanese Occupation.
1945 The surrender of Japan and re-occupation by the Allied Forces.
1946 Singapore was made a separate crown colony, to which the dependencies of
Christmas Island and Cocos Islands were attached.
1948 Six elected members out of a total of 22 were included in the Legislative Council for
the first time.
1955 A new Constitution was introduced, providing a Legislative Assembly with an elected
majority of 25 out of a total of 32 members. Cocos Islands was transferred to the
Commonwealth of Australia.
1957 The Constitutional Conference held in London agreed in principle that Singapore
should become a state and receive full internal self-government, leaving
responsibilities for external affairs and defence, and the ultimate right to suspend the
Constitution, in the hands of the United Kingdom government.
1958 May - Discussions were concluded in London on the terms of the Order in Council
required to give effect to the decisions of the Singapore Constitutional Conference of
1957.
August - The State of Singapore Act was passed in the United Kingdom Parliament,
providing for the establishment of the State of Singapore, and enabling the
promulgation of the Constitution by Order in Council, and the establishment of a Singapore
citizenship.
October - Christmas Island was transferred to the Commonwealth of Australia.
November - The Singapore Constitution Order in Council was brought into operation
by proclamation of the Governor.
1959 May 30 - General election to the first fully elected Legislative Assembly were held.
The People's Action Party won 43 seats out of 51 and formed the government.
June 3 - Singapore Order in Council came into operation: Singapore achieved
internal self-government.
1961 May 27 - The formation of Malaysia to include the Federation of Malaya, Singapore,
Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo (now Sabah) was proposed by the Malayan Prime
Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. The Singapore Government gave its support.
1962 August 1 - Agreement was reached in principle between the Malayan and the British
governments that Malaysia should come into being by August 31, 1963.
September 1 - Singapore referendum: 73 per cent of the electorate voted in favour of
merger in Malaysia.
1963 July 9 - The signing of the Malaysia Agreement at Marlborough House, London.
September 16 - With the formation of Malaysia, Singapore became independent
within the Federation of Malaysia.
September 21 - The PAP was again returned to the Legislative Assembly with 37
seats out of 51 at the general election.
1965 August 9 - Singapore became a fully independent and sovereign nation on
separation from Malaysia.
September 21 - Singapore became the 117th member of the United Nations.
December 22 - The Constitution Amendment Act was passed, under which the Head
of State became the President and the State of Singapore became the Republic of
Singapore.
1967 June 12 - Singapore issued its own currency.
1968 April 13 - General election: the PAP was returned to power for the third time, winning
all 58 seats.
1970 January 9 - The Supreme Court of Judicature Act came into force.
April 18 - By-elections in five constituencies: the PAP won two contested seats and
was returned unopposed in the other three.
1971 October 31 - The British Far East Command ceased operations.
1972 September 2 - General election: the PAP was returned to power for the fourth time.
1973 May 8 - The currency interchangeability arrangement with Malaysia came to an end.
1976 September 3 - Parliamentary Membership Bill, 1976, passed: six of the constituencies
were eliminated and ten created, increasing the number of constituencies
from 65 to 69.
December 23 - General election: the PAP was returned to power for thefifth time,
winning all 69 seats; 16 seats were returned unopposed.
1977 May 14 - A by-election in Radin Mas: the PAP and the Workers' Party contested
and the PAP won.
July 23 - A by-election in Bukit Merah: the PAP and the Barisan Sosialis
contested and the PAP won.
1979 February 10 - The PAP won all seven seats in by-elections. Two of the seats were
uncontested on Nomination Day. The Workers' Party, the United People's Front, the
United Front (now Singapore United Front) and an independent candidate contested
the other five.
1980 July 29 - Parliamentary Membership Bill, 1980, passed, increasing the number of
constituencies from 69 to 75.
December 23 - General election: the PAP was returned to power for the sixth time,
winning all 75 seats; 37 seats were returned unopposed.
1981 October 31 - The Workers' Party won the Anson by-election.
December 31 - Singapore's time was brought forward half an hour in line with a
common Malaysian time.
1984 December 22 - General election: the PAP was returned to power for the seventh
time, winning 77 seats (including 30 uncontested); one seat went to the Workers'
Party and one to the Singapore Democratic Party.
1988 September 3 - General election: People's Action Party won 80 seats: 11 unopposed
in two single-member constituencies and three GRCs, and 69 contested seats. The
remaining seat went to the Singapore Democratic Party. Two defeated Workers' Party
candidates were declared elected as non-constituency members, one was
subsequently disqualified.