Singapore People's Alliance
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2012) |
Singapore People's Alliance | |
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| Chinese name | 新加坡人民联盟 |
| Malay name | Perikatan Rakyat Singapura |
| Founder | Lim Yew Hock[1][2] |
| Founded | 10 November 1958 |
| Dissolved | 16 May 1965 |
| Preceded by | Liberal Socialist Party |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Singapore Alliance Party |
The Singapore People's Alliance was a political coalition in Singapore founded in 1958, comprising the Labour Front and Liberal Socialist Party. It has never won any seats in the Parliament of Singapore. However, the party did win 4 seats to the Singaporean Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1959 under the leadership of former Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock, with a popular vote of 107,755 or 20.7% of the total number of votes. Following the election, the Liberal Socialist Party merged into it.[3]
History
[edit]After the entry of Singapore into Malaysia in the context of merger, it did not play a significant role in the national referendum of 1962 which approved the merger. It contested the general election of 1963 as part of the conservative Singapore Alliance Party, which was a branch of the federal Alliance Party. Its presence within the Singapore Alliance sparked friction with elements of the Singapore branch of the United Malay National Organisation.[3]
The Singapore Alliance fared poorly during the elections against the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) with the Singapore's People Alliance losing all four seats. This has been partly attributed by historian Albert Lau to the failure of Lim Yew Hock to stand in the elections.[3] Meanwhile, the political focus shifted towards the PAP–UMNO rivalry within Malaysia and rivalry between the PAP and the Barisan Sosialis.[3]
The Singapore People's Alliance was eventually dissolved in 16 May 1965.[2]
Election Results
[edit]| Election | Seats up for election | Seats contested | Seats won | Change | Votes contested | Votes polled | Vote share | Swing | Contested vote share | Swing | Resulting Government |
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| 1959[2] | 51 | 39 | 4 / 51
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new party | 398,745 | 107,755 | 20.67% | new party | 27.02% | new party | Opposition |
References
[edit]- ^ "Man who thumped the Reds". Straits Times. 1 December 1984.
- ^ a b c "Singapore People's Alliance". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Lau, Albert (1998). A Moment of Anguish: Singapore in Malaysia and the Politics of Disengagement. Singapore: Times Academic Press. ISBN 981-210-1349.
External links
[edit]- Background of Singapore People's Alliance Archived 2021-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Labour Front
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Notes: *The MPs of the Progress Singapore Party are Non-Constituency MPs. † The party has yet to contest in an election.
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