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Singapore People's Party
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The Singapore People's Party (abbrev: SPP; Chinese: 新加坡人民党) is a left of centre party in Singapore. It was founded in 1994 by Sin Kek Tong, who led a pro-Chiam See Tong faction out of the Singapore Democratic Party.
For three years, Sin Kek Tong was the stand-in secretary-general of the party until Chiam See Tong came and took over after parliament was dissolved in preparation for the 1997 General Elections. The party won its only seat in that election at Potong Pasir, with its leader Chiam See Tong as MP.
In 2001, Chiam See Tong initiated a cooperation with the National Solidarity Party, the Singapore Malay National Organisation and the Singapore Justice Party to form a common front against the governing People's Action Party (PAP). As a result, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) was formed.
In the 2001 General Elections, Chiam See Tong was returned to parliament with a slim majority as the sole Member of Parliament for the party and the SDA. The other member of parliament for the SDA, Steve Chia of the National Solidarity Party, is a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament as he finished as the best opposition runner-up.
Apart from Chiam See Tong, the other key member in this party is Sin Kek Tong who is best remembered for his narrow election loss in Braddell Heights constituency to the incumbent PAP Member of Parliament Goh Choon Kang during the 1991 General elections.
- Chairman: Sin Kek Tong
- Vice-Chairman: Yong Seng Fatt
- Secretary-General: Chiam See Tong
- Assistant Secretary-General: Desmond Lim Bak Chuan
- Singapore People's Party official site