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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. ...
Singapore Democratic Party: 6th: 1 J.B. Jeyaretnam: Anson SMC: Workers' Party: 1988: Chiam See Tong: Potong Pasir SMC: Singapore Democratic Party: 7th: 2 1991: Cheo Chai Chen: Nee Soon Central SMC: Singapore Democratic Party: 8th: N/A Chiam See Tong: Potong Pasir SMC: Singapore Democratic Party: Ling How Doong: Bukit Gombak SMC: Singapore ...
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 .
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.
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 ...
Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has long prided itself on its high ethical standards but two political entanglements within a week have some wondering if the party's reputation of ...
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 ...