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Part 4 – Parliamentary Elections Since 1965, the Legislature has not been contented with merely refining the broad principles laid out in the Constitution in a consistent manner but bent on expansively inventing new concepts, e.g. Non-constituency MP (1984), GRC (1988), Nominated MP (1990), and the Elected Presidency (1991).... 

Part 3 – Amendment of Constitution Many legal scholars conclude that the Constitution of Singapore is in a disconcerting state. Walter Woon, then soon-to-be Nominated Member of Parliament in 1991, lamented, ‘We effectively don’t have a Constitution. We have a law that can be easily changed by Parliament and by the party... 

Part 2 – Supremacy of Constitution The period in Singapore’s history leading to the merger with the Federation of Malaysia and later to the secession was indeed eventful, e.g., see Kevin YL Tan (2011), International Law, History & Policy: Singapore in the Early Years. However, the legal aspect of the Separation defined...