Political parties in Singapore lists political parties in Singapore. Singapore is a one party dominant state with the People's Action Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. There are presently about 23 registered political parties.

Registered political parties

Contested in elections

• Angkatan Islam Singapura (formally known as the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party )
• Democratic Progressive Party
• Katong United Residents' Association
• Labour Party
• Liberal Socialist Party
• People's Action Party - ruling
• People's Front, The
• Singapore Chinese Party
• Singapore Congress
• Singapore Democratic Alliance
  • National Solidarity Party
  • Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (Singapore Malay National Organisation)
  • Singapore Justice Party
  • Singapore People's Party
• Singapore Democratic Party
• Singapore Malay Union
• Singapore People's Alliance
• Singapore People's Party
• United Democratic Party
• United National Front
• United People's Front
• Workers' Party of Singapore

Never contested

• Alliance Party Singapore
• National Party of Singapore
• People's Republican Party
• Persatuan Melayu Singapura (Singapore Malay Society )
• Singapore Indian Congress
• Singapore National Front

Defunct parties

• Barisan Sosialis (merged with the Workers' Party of Singapore in 1988)
• Democratic Party (merged with the Progressive Party to form the Liberal Socialist Party )
• Labour Front (defactions to form Singapore People's Alliance in 1959)
• Malayan Chinese Association (still xists in Malaysia as the Malaysian Chinese Association)
• Malayan Democratic Union (dissolved in 1948)
• Malayan Indian Congress (still xists in Malaysia as the Malaysian Indian Congress)
• Progressive Party (merged with the Democratic Party to form the Liberal Socialist Party )
• Parti Pakyat (still exists in Malaysia as Parti Keadilan Rakyat )
• Singapore Socialist Party (merged to form Labour Front)
• Singapore United Front (merged with the Workers' Party of Singapore in 1988)
• United Front (renamed Singapore United Front in 1984)
• United People's Party

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
• Group Representation Constituency

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Political parties in Singapore