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The earliest political parties were established in the lead-up to Singapore first Legislative Council elections in 1948. Singapore is a republic. While the country has a multi-party system, the dominant political party have often been the People's Action Party since 1965, along with the main opposition party, the Workers' Party.
Pages in category "Political parties in Singapore" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In Singapore, the People's Action Party has been the governing party since 1959. With the changes to the number of NCMP seats from 3 to 9 in 2010, Low Thia Khiang has left Hougang SMC and joined Aljunied GRC to be able to secure the breakthrough of opposition GRC, and to cap to 3 NCMPs.
There are other major op parties such as the Singapore People's Party, Reform Party, and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), that do not hold a seat in parliament. J.B. Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party became the first opposition party member of parliament in 15 years when he won a 1981 by-election .
The Parliament of Singapore is unicameral with 93 seats. Since the legislative assembly election in 1959, the People's Action Party (PAP) has had an overwhelming majority, and for nearly two decades was the only political party to win any seats, and has always formed the Government of Singapore.
Two senior members of Singapore's largest opposition party quit on Wednesday after admitting to an inappropriate relationship, the latest scandal to hit a country otherwise used to stable and ...
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in Singapore since 1965, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a People's Action Party gain and red for a Workers' Party gain. There have been a total of 31 by-elections.
A spate of political scandals in Singapore, including a corruption case and the resignations of senior lawmakers, has been a "setback" to the ruling party, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong told ...