Peoples Voice (Singapore) Explained

Peoples Voice
Lang1:Malay
Name Lang1:Suara Rakyat
Lang2:Chinese
Name Lang2:人民之声
Rénmín Zhīshēng
Lang3:Tamil
Name Lang3:மக்கள் குரல்
Makkaḷ Kural
Colours: Black
Headquarters:5C Goodwood Hill, Singapore 258904
Seats1 Title:Parliament
Country:Singapore
Ideology:Populism
Leader:Lim Tean
Founder:Lim Tean

Peoples Voice (abbreviation: PV) is an opposition political party in Singapore.

History

Peoples Voice was formed after Lim Tean resigned from the National Solidarity Party in 2017, thus stepping down from the secretary-general position as well, citing fundamental differences in approach to politics.[1] [2] [3] was officially registered on 31 October 2018 with the Registry of Societies.

In March 2019, Leong Sze Hian was made the PV shadow finance minister.[4] Kok Ming Cheang is the shadow cabinet minister for health.[5]

had put forward 10 candidates to contest in the Mountbatten Single Member Constituency, Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC for the 2020 Singaporean general election, which was called on 23 June 2020 with the dissolution of the 13th Parliament of Singapore, for the latter it was also a three-cornered contest against a third party, Singapore Democratic Alliance.[6] [7] [8] On 10 July, the party won none of the constituencies, and their five-member team for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC team had lost a combined $67,500 election deposit (five times the deposit of $13,500 per candidate) for garnering only 12.18% of the votes, falling just 0.32% short of the one-eighth threshold (12.5%) in order to keep their deposit.[9] In terms of the share, they got 21.26% of the votes cast on all the constituencies contested, and 2.37% based on overall popular vote.

In June 2023, PV leader Lim Tean announced the formation of an alliance with three other opposition parties: Reform Party, People's Power Party and the Democratic Progressive Party. The alliance, called People's Alliance, will contest in the 2025 Singapore General Election under the banner of the alliance. Under the new alliance, Lim Tean will assume the position of Secretary-General while Reform Party's Secretary-General, Kenneth Jeyaretnam will be the chairman. Other notable members include Goh Meng Seng, the Secretary-General of the People's Power Party, who wiill assume the position of Organising Secretary.[10]

Electoral history

ElectionSeats up for electionSeats contested by partySeats won by walkoverContested seats wonContested seats lostTotal seats wonChangeTotal votesShare of votesPopular voteResulting GovernmentParty leader
20209310001059,06021.26%2.37%Lim Tean

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NSP Secretary General Lim Tean quits party suddenly. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927021520/https://mothership.sg/2017/05/nsp-secretary-general-lim-tean-quits-party-suddenly/. 2019-09-27. 2019-09-27. Mothership.sg.
  2. Web site: Former opposition party chief Lim Tean forms new political party, People's Voice. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927021518/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/former-opposition-party-chief-lim-tean-forms-new-political-party-peoples-voice. 2019-09-27. 2019-09-27. TODAYonline.
  3. Web site: Lim Tean resigns as NSP secretary-general. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927051315/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lim-tean-resigns-as-nsp-secretary-general-8871432. 2019-09-27. 2019-09-27. CNA.
  4. Web site: Leong Sze Hian joins People's Voice Party as 'Shadow Finance Minister'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930032201/https://mothership.sg/2019/03/leong-sze-hian-join-peoples-voice/. 30 September 2019. 30 September 2019.
  5. Web site: PAP's Choice of PM Candidate Worries Singaporeans. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930033712/http://peoplesvoicesg.com/2019/05/. 30 September 2019. 30 September 2019.
  6. Web site: GE2020: Nominations close with all 93 seats contested; 3-way fights in 2 constituencies . 1 July 2020.
  7. Web site: GE2020: PAP's Lim Biow Chuan up against Peoples Voice's Sivakumaran Chellappa in Mountbatten SMC. 2020-07-01. CNA. en.
  8. Web site: Heijmans. Philip. Mokhtar. Faris. 23 June 2020. Singapore's Lee Calls Election for New Mandate to Fight Pandemic. 2020-07-01. www.bloomberg.com.
  9. Web site: GE2020 official results: PAP wins Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC with 64.15% of votes, PV party to lose election deposit . 11 July 2020 . 12 July 2020.
  10. Web site: 4 opposition parties form alliance to contest in Singapore’s next General Election . 2023-06-17 . CNA . en.