People's Alliance for Reform
{{Short description|Singaporean political alliance}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = People's Alliance for Reform
| native_name = {{nobold|{{native name|zh|人民联盟|italics=no}}}}
| logo =
| logo_size =
| colours = {{colour box|#6E0722}} Brown
| headquarters = 5C Goodwood Hill, Singapore 258904
| seats1_title = Parliament
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|104|hex=#91268E}}
| website = https://peoplesallianceforreform.com/
| colorcode = {{party color|People's Alliance for Reform (Singapore)}}
| country = Singapore
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2023|06}}
| ideology = Populism
| position =
| chairman = Kenneth Jeyaretnam
| secretary_general = Lim Tean
| founders = Lim Tean
Kenneth Jeyaretnam
Goh Meng Seng
Mohamad Hamim bin Aliyas
| split =
| registered =
}}
People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) is a political alliance in Singapore consisting of Peoples Voice (PV), Reform Party (RP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). It was formed in June 2023.
History
In June 2023, PV leader Lim Tean announced the formation of the People's Alliance with the Reform Party (RP), the People's Power Party (PPP), and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The four parties would contest the upcoming 2025 general election as an alliance. Lim was appointed Secretary-General, RP Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam was appointed Chairman, and PPP Secretary-General Goh Meng Seng was appointed Organising Secretary.{{Cite web |last=Ganesan |first=Natasha |date=1 Jun 2023 |title=4 opposition parties form alliance to contest in Singapore’s next General Election |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/general-election-alliance-lim-tean-peoples-voice-reform-party-peoples-power-democratic-progressive-opposition-3530861 |access-date=17 June 2023 |website=CNA |language=en}}
On 22 February 2025, the PPP withdrew from the alliance due to "strategic differences" within the alliance, particularly regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and contesting Tampines GRC.{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Pei Ting |last2=Sun |first2=David |date=2025-02-22 |title=People’s Power Party withdraws from four-party opposition alliance led by Lim Tean |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/peoples-power-party-withdraws-from-four-party-opposition-alliance-led-by-lim-tean |access-date=2025-03-04 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}
After the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee released its report on 11 March 2025, Secretary-General Lim Tean announced on Facebook that the party plans to contest 10 constituencies: Jalan Kayu SMC, Potong Pasir SMC, Mountbatten SMC, Radin Mas SMC, Queenstown SMC, Kebun Baru SMC, Marymount SMC, Yio Chu Kang SMC, Jalan Besar GRC and Tanjong Pagar GRC.{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Tean |title=The People’s Alliance for Reform (PAR) Will Be Contesting The Following Constituencies In GE2025! |url=https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesVoiceSingapore/posts/pfbid0wWqADcBrqP6R7TRMTYC3Fj59PLTmtRHYKwf6aAMYTVw7X1J7at7SYPWnw6pUggEBl?rdid=cmgw2jHdDnE3IZix# |website=Facebook}} PAR eventually contested in six constituencies: Jalan Besar GRC, Tanjong Pagar GRC, Potong Pasir SMC, Queenstown SMC, Radin Mas SMC and Yio Chu Kang SMC.{{Cite web |last=Yow |first=Daphne |date=23 April 2025 |title=GE2025: Who's contesting where, at a glance |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-nomination-day-who-contest-where-grc-smc-parliament-5080186 |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=CNA |language=en}}
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Member Parties
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! rowspan="2"| Logo ! colspan="3" rowspan="2" | Name ! rowspan="2"| Leader(s) ! rowspan="2"| Seats |
| Votes (%) |
|---|
| File:PV logo variation.svg
| style="background:{{party color|Peoples Voice (Singapore)}};"| | style="text-align:center;" | PV | Lim Tean | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | – |
| File:Reform Party Singapore logo (simple).svg
| style="background:{{party color|Reform Party (Singapore)}};"| | style="text-align:center;" | RP | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | – |
| File:DPP logo variation.png
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party (Singapore)}};"| | style="text-align:center;" | DPP | Democratic Progressive Party | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | – |
Former member parties
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! rowspan="2"| Logo ! colspan="3" rowspan="2" | Name ! rowspan="2"| Leader(s) | |
| Left |
|---|
| 35px
| style="background:{{party color|People's Power Party (Singapore)}};"| | style="text-align:center;" | PPP | 24 February 2025 |
Central Executive Committee
According to the PAR's website as of 15 April 2025, the Central Executive Committee comprises the following members:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Title !Name |
| Chairman |
| Secretary-General |
| Assistant Secretary-General
|Mahaboob Batcha Abdul Rasheed |
| Treasurer |
Electoral history
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |
| rowspan=3 | Election
! rowspan=3 | Leader ! rowspan=3 | Votes ! rowspan=3 | % ! colspan=5 | Seats ! rowspan=3 | NCMPs ! rowspan=3 | Position ! rowspan=3 | Result | |
|---|---|
| colspan=3 | Contested
! rowspan=2 | Total ! rowspan=2 | +/– | |
| Seats
! Won ! Lost | |
| 2025
| Lim Tean | | | | | | {{Composition bar|0|97 | hex={{party color|People's Alliance for Reform}}}}
| | | | |
See also
References
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