The People's Action Party (abbrev: PAP; simplified Chinese: 人民行动党; traditional Chinese: 人民行動黨; pinyin: Rénmín Xíngdòng Dǎng; Malay: Parti Tindakan Rakyat; Tamil: மக்கள் செயல் கட்சி) is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959.
From the 1963 general elections, the PAP has dominated Singapore's parliamentary democracy and has been central to the city-state's rapid political, social, an...
More
Read article at Wikipedia
People's Action Party
Similar topics in Freebase
-
United People's Party
The United People's Party was a Singapore party formed by the former People's Action Party (PAP) leader Ong Eng Guan in 1961. After it won a seat (won by Ong Eng Guan), in the 1963 General Elections, the party's existence was in doubt as Singapore was knocked out of the Malaysian federation by... -
Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS)
The Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) short for "Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura" Chinese: 新加坡马来民族机构) is a political party in Singapore. With the advent of British’s representative, Mac Michael to Malaya in enforcing their Majesties, the Sultans to surrender Malaya and her... -
Malayan Communist Party
The Malayan Communist Party (MCP), officially known as the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), was founded in 1930 and laid down its arms in 1989. It is most famous for its role in the Malayan Emergency. Communism was first introduced into South-East Asia by Dutch radicals, and given impetus by the... -
Singapore People's Alliance
The Singapore People's Alliance was a political party in Singapore founded in 1959 that was drawn from the abandoned political party Labour Front and has never won any seats in the Parliament of Singapore. However, in the 30 May 1959 Singapore Legislative Assembly election results, led by Lim Yew... -
Singapore Democratic Alliance
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (abbrev: SDA; Chinese: 新加坡民主联盟) is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. The SDA was formed shortly before the 2001 general election to provide a common grouping under which different opposition parties could stand as a united front in elections against... -
Labour Front
The Labour Front was a political party in Singapore. It was founded before the 1955 legislative council elections by David Saul Marshall, Singapore's first chief minister in 1955 and Lim Yew Hock, Singapore's second chief minister. A centre-left grouping, the Labour Front won the 1955 legislative... -
Barisan Sosialis
The Barisan Sosialis (Malay for Socialist Front; Chinese: 社会主义阵线) is a former Singaporean left-wing political party formed in 1961, by left-wing members of the People's Action Party (PAP) and led by Dr Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong. The party was formed when the leftist members of the PAP were... -
Workers' Party of Singapore
The Workers' Party of Singapore (simplified Chinese: 新加坡工人党; traditional Chinese: 新加坡工人黨, often referred to simply as "The Workers' Party" or "WP") is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has five elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General... -
Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party (abbrev: DPP; Chinese: 民主进步党) is a political party in Singapore. The history of the party dates back to 16 March 1973 when it was first setup by a splinter group from the Workers' Party and named the United Front. It was renamed the Singapore United Front on 5 March... -
Singapore Democratic Party
The Singapore Democratic Party (abbrev: SDP; simplified Chinese: 新加坡民主党; traditional Chinese: 新加坡民主黨; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் மக்களாட்சி; Malay: Parti Demokratik Singapura) is an opposition political party in Singapore. The party was founded in 1980 by Chiam See Tong, who as Secretary-General became the...