Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) Subject to this Constitution, all questions proposed for
- Jurisdiction
- Singapore
- Provision
- 57
- Source language
- English
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- in force
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Official source57.—(1) Subject to this Constitution, all questions proposed for
decision in Parliament shall be determined by a majority of the votes
of the Members present and voting; and if, upon any question before
Parliament, the votes of the Members are equally divided, the motion
shall be lost.
(2) If the Speaker has been elected from among persons who are not
Members of Parliament, he shall not vote, but subject to this
provision, the Speaker or other person presiding shall have an
original vote but no casting vote.
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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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