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Progress Singapore Party
The Progress Singapore Party (abbreviation: PSP) is a political party in Singapore. It was one of the three political parties represented in 14th Parliament, alongside the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and the other opposition Workers' Party (WP), with 2 Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP), Leong Mun Wai and Hazel Poa. History 2019: Beginnings and first General Elections The party was founded in 2019 by Tan Cheng Bock and 11 other members. They, together with Lee Hsien Yang, expressed that the current PAP leadership has "lost its way" and deviated from the founding principles of its founding fathers. The party was officially registered on 28 March 2019 after being approved by the Registry of Societies. The initial formation included 12 members, including some former People's Action Party's politicians. Party founder Tan Cheng Bock explained that the forming of the political party was a result of an erosion of good governance in terms of transparency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Cheng Bock
Adrian Tan Cheng Bock ( zh, s=陈清木, poj=Tân Chheng-bo̍k; born 26 April 1940) is a Singaporean former politician and physician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency, Ayer Rajah SMC between 1980 and 2006. Tan contested in the 2011 Singaporean presidential election, 2011 presidential election in a four-cornered fight where he was unsuccessful in his bid, losing with marginally 34.85% of the votes to Tony Tan. After leaving the PAP, Tan founded the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), serving as secretary-general between 2019 and 2021 and as chairman since 2021. Early life and education Tan was born on 26 April 1940 in Singapore. He came from a Hokkien-speaking family. Tan attended Radin Mas Primary School and Raffles Institution (Secondary), Raffles Institution (RI). He graduated from the University of Singapore in 1968 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Medical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Singaporean Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Singapore on 27 August 2011. Incumbent president S. R. Nathan, who had been uncontested election, elected unopposed in 1999 Singaporean presidential election, 1999 and 2005 Singaporean presidential election, 2005, did not seek re-election. It was the fourth elected Singaporean presidential election, as well as the second to be contested by more than one candidate. A non-partisan position, the candidates contesting in the election were Tony Tan, Tan Cheng Bock, Tan Jee Say and Tan Kin Lian, who were all independents or had resigned from any political parties that they had previously been members of. They were all issued the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) as well as a community certificate to be able to contest in the election as per the eligibility requirements. Singaporeans were unusually divided in this election; Tony Tan only received 35.20% of the vote, slightly edging out Tan Cheng Bock by a mere 7,382 votes or 0.35% who received 34.85% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency
The Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) in the north-eastern area, Singapore. It is managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council. The current Member of Parliament is Yip Hon Weng of the People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ... (PAP). Member of Parliament Electoral results Elections in 1980s Elections in 2000s Elections in 2020s See also * Yio Chu Kang * Yio Chu Kang MRT station References 2020 General Election's result [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reform Party (Singapore)
The Reform Party (RP) is a List of political parties in Singapore, political party in Singapore. According to its constitution, the party seeks to promote "political, social and economic reform; restoration of full human rights; a fairer and just distribution of wealth with the elimination of poverty; an independently appointed judiciary; and a fully elected and sovereign parliament". Its philosophy states that "That every member of the society is born with fundamental rights which cannot be abrogated... and that it is the paramount duty of the society to promote the human dignity of its every single member." Since 2020, the party has embarked on a green manifesto. RP was founded by opposition veteran and lawyer J. B. Jeyaretnam, former Secretary-General of the Workers' Party of Singapore, Workers' Party (WP) and the first opposition candidate in post-independence Singapore, on 3 July 2008. Around three months after the party's foundation, J.B. Jeyaretnam died on 30 September, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Timah
Bukit Timah ( ), often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly from the Central Business District, bordering the Central Water Catchment to the north, Bukit Panjang to the northwest, Queenstown to the south, Tanglin to the southeast, Clementi to the southwest, Novena to the east and Bukit Batok to the west. It is further split into eight subzones, namely Anak Bukit, Coronation Road, Farrer Court, Hillcrest, Holland Road, Leedon Park, Swiss Club and Ulu Pandan. Owing to its prime location, Bukit Timah has some of the densest clusters of luxury condominiums and landed property in the city, with very few public housing. Etymology The last identification of the area was on the 1828 map by Frankin and Jackson and was noted as Bukit Timah. As the interior of Singapore was not fully explored, it is likely the name came from the Malays. In Malay, Bukit Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast GRC
The West Coast Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western and central areas of Singapore. The five divisions consisted of: Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh, West Coast, Boon Lay, Nanyang and Telok Blangah managed by West Coast Town Council. West Coast GRC covered the areas of Ayer Rajah, Dover, Pasir Panjang, the south-western area, West Coast, Jurong, Jurong Island, Sentosa, Telok Blangah, Tuas and much of Singapore's southern & western territorial waters and offshore islands. History In January 2024, Iswaran resigned from the PAP, the ministership for transport and his seat as Member of Parliament (MP) in the GRC after he was charged in the State Courts of Singapore with 27 charges relating to bribery and corruption. Following the 2025 Elections Boundary Review Committee's report, the majority of West Coast GRC was merged into West Coast–Jurong West GRC, along with the entire residential area of the Taman J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore People's Party
The Singapore People's Party (abbreviation: SPP) is a political party in Singapore. SPP was founded in 1994 by Sin Kek Tong who left the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with various SDP members after internal conflicts in SDP. The leadership was held by Sin until Chiam See Tong left SDP in December 1996 and Chiam assumed leadership. History 1994 - 2000 : Formation SPP was founded on 21 November 1994 by Sin Kek Tong, who led a pro- Chiam See Tong faction out of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). Over two years, Sin stood as the pro-tem leader until Chiam joined the party and assumed leadership in December 1996, at the time the Parliament was dissolved ahead of the 1997 general election. Chiam then became the party's first Member of Parliament (MP) when he won the constituency of Potong Pasir at the election, where he also did under the SDP banner. 2001 - 2008 : As part of Singapore Democratic Alliance In 2001, the SPP became a founding member of the Singapore Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Philemon
Ravi Chandran Philemon (born 15 May 1968) is a Singaporean politician and the secretary-general of Red Dot United (RDU) since its formation. Previously, Philemon was also a member of the National Solidarity Party (NSP), Progress Singapore Party (PSP) and Singapore People's Party (SPP). Political career In 2012, Philemon joined the NSP to help Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss in her campaign. In February 2015, Philemon left the party after unsuccessfully challenging for the post of secretary-general. In the 2015 general election, Philemon contested Hong Kah North SMC as the SPP candidate against incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament Amy Khor. Philemon received 25.24% of the vote against Amy Khor's 74.76%. In the lead-up to the 2020 general election, Philemon joined the newly formed PSP led by Tan Cheng Bock. However, in May 2020, Philemon left the party, joining 10 other members, formed Red Dot United. Philemon led a team to contest Jurong GRC. Red Dot Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Member Constituencies
A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. In some countries, such as Australia and India, members of the lower house of parliament are elected from single-member districts, while members of the upper house are elected from multi-member districts. In some other countries, such as Singapore, members of parliament can be elected from either single-member or multi-member districts. History in the United States The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, states: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States...Representatives...shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers." In other words, the Constitution specifies that each state will be apportioned a number of representat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group Representative Constituencies
A group representation constituency (GRC) is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore in which teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be elected into Parliament as the Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency. Synonymous to the party block voting (PBV) or the general ticket used in other countries, the Government stated that the GRC scheme was primarily implemented to enshrine minority representation in Parliament: at least one of the MPs in a GRC must be a member of the Malay, Indian or another minority community of Singapore. In addition, it was economical for town councils, which manage public housing estates, to handle larger constituencies. The GRC scheme came into effect on 1 June 1988, and was first introduced at the general election that same year. Prior to that date, all constituencies were Single Member Constituencies (SMCs). The Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218, 2008 Rev. Ed.) ("PEA") states that there must be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type O Blood
The ABO blood group system is used to denote the presence of one, both, or neither of the A and B antigens on erythrocytes (red blood cells). For human blood transfusions, it is the most important of the 47 different blood type (or group) classification systems currently recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusions (ISBT) as of December 2022. A mismatch in this serotype (or in various others) can cause a potentially fatal adverse reaction after a transfusion, or an unwanted immune response to an organ transplant. Such mismatches are rare in modern medicine. The associated anti-A and anti-B antibodies are usually IgM antibodies, produced in the first years of life by sensitization to environmental substances such as food, bacteria, and viruses. The ABO blood types were discovered by Karl Landsteiner in 1901; he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930 for this discovery. ABO blood types are also present in other primates such as apes, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community Development Council
The Community Development Council (CDC; ; zh, 社區發展理事會; ) is a government-led organisation to organise grassroot organisations and community programmes into smaller, local units as a bridge between the government and the community in Singapore. It encourages volunteerism from wider community, and organises community and social assistance programs with the help of a monetary grant from the government. They are governed by the ''Community Development Council Rules 1997''. Organisation These are the constituencies in each of the five Community Development Council districts as of 23 May 2025: The council boundaries follow that of the existing political divisions, with each handling between four and six GRCs and SMCs and roughly dividing the country's population into equal parts. Each CDC is managed by a Council, which in turn is headed by an appointed mayor and has between 12 and 80 members. The members are appointed by the chairman or deputy chairman of the People's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
