People's Alliance for Reform
| Chairman | Mohamad Hamim bin Aliyas |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General | Lim Tean |
| Founders | Lim Tean Kenneth Jeyaretnam Goh Meng Seng Mohamad Hamim bin Aliyas |
| Founded | June 2023 |
| Headquarters | 5C Goodwood Hill, Singapore 258904 |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Colours | Brown |
| Parliament | 0 / 104
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| Website | |
| https://sites.google.com/view/par-singapore | |
The People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) is a political alliance in Singapore comprising two extra-parliamentary parties, Peoples Voice (PV) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). It was formed in June 2023. The PAR is commonly labelled a "mosquito party", a local expression for frivolous political parties in Singapore that attract little genuine backing, with their candidates and members often treated more as objects of mockery than as serious political contenders.[1][2]
History
2023: Formation
In June 2023, Lim Tean, secretary-general of PV, announced the formation of a political alliance comprising PV, DPP, the Reform Party (RP), and the People's Power Party (PPP); it was named the People's Alliance for Reform. The four parties were to contest the upcoming 2025 general election as an alliance. Lim was appointed secretary-general of PAR, Kenneth Jeyaretnam, secretary-general of RP, was appointed chairperson, and Goh Meng Seng, secretary-general of PPP, was appointed organising secretary.[3]
2025: Withdrawal of PPP
On 22 February 2025, the PPP withdrew from the alliance due to "strategic differences" with the rest of the alliance, particularly regarding its opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine and desire to contest Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC). The latter point of contention, in particular, was opposed by the rest of the PAR due to its potential to create a four-cornered contest in Tampines GRC.[4][5]
2025 general election
After the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee released its report on 11 March 2025, Lim announced on Facebook that PAR planned to contest 10 constituencies: Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency (SMC), Kebun Baru SMC, Marymount SMC, Mountbatten SMC, Potong Pasir SMC, Queenstown SMC, Radin Mas SMC, Yio Chu Kang SMC, Jalan Besar GRC and Tanjong Pagar GRC.[6] It eventually contested in six constituencies: Jalan Besar GRC, Tanjong Pagar GRC, Potong Pasir SMC, Queenstown SMC, Radin Mas SMC and Yio Chu Kang SMC.[5]
The PAR failed to win any constituency; it also lost its election deposits in Potong Pasir and Radin Mas SMCs as it failed to garner at least 12.5% of the vote there.[7] The biggest constituency-level share of the vote for the governing People's Action Party (PAP) was also seen in Queenstown SMC, which the PAR had contested.[8]
Withdrawal of RP
On 7 July 2025, Jeyaretnam announced the withdrawal of RP from PAR, with effect from the end of the month.[9] Jeyaretnam would be replaced by Hamim Aliyas as chairman.
Member parties
| Logo | Name | Leader(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Peoples Voice | Lim Tean | ||
| DPP | Democratic Progressive Party | Mohamad Hamim Aliyas | ||
Former member parties
| Logo | Name | Leader(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left | |||||
| PPP | People's Power Party | Goh Meng Seng | 24 February 2025 | ||
| RP | Reform Party | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 31 July 2025 | ||
Central Executive Committee
The PAR's Central Executive Committee comprises the following members:
| Title | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary-General | Lim Tean | PV |
| Chairman | Mohamad Hamim Aliyas | DPP |
| Vice Chairman | Dr. Michael Fang | PV |
| Treasurer | Sarina Abu Hassan | PV |
| Women's Wing | Vigneswari Ramachandran | PV |
| Malay Bureau | Abdul Rahman Bin Ahmad | DPP |
| Abdul Malik Bin Rahmat | DPP | |
| Organizing Secretary | Prabu Ramachandran | PV |
| Han Hui Hui | PV |
Electoral performance
Parliament
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | NCMPs | Position | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Total | +/– | |||||||||
| Seats | Won | Lost | |||||||||
| 2025 | Lim Tean | 59,875 | 2.51% | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 / 97
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Seats contested
| Election | Constituencies contested | Contested vote % | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-member GRC: Tanjong Pagar; 4-member GRC: Jalan Besar; SMC: Potong Pasir[a], Queenstown, Radin Mas[a], Yio Chu Kang | 19.08[b] | N/A |
- ^ a b loss of candidate election deposit(s) in contested seat(s)
- ^ Calculation based on https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2025.html
See also
References
- ^ Tham Yuen-C (10 May 2025). "When it comes to voting for the opposition, Singaporeans want it slow and steady, and not suddenly". straitstimes.com. The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ Kazimier Lim (6 May 2025). "What can we learn from the Singaporean election, where nobody lost?". lowyinstitute.org. Lowy Institute. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ Ganesan, Natasha (1 June 2023). "4 opposition parties form alliance to contest in Singapore's next General Election". CNA. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Wong, Pei Ting; Sun, David (22 February 2025). "People's Power Party withdraws from four-party opposition alliance led by Lim Tean". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ a b Yow, Daphne (23 April 2025). "GE2025: Who's contesting where, at a glance". CNA. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Lim, Tean. "The People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) Will Be Contesting The Following Constituencies In GE2025!". Facebook.
- ^ "GE2025: PAR's Lim Tean vows to 'come back much stronger', after alliance loses in all 6 constituencies". CNA. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "PAP's Eric Chua wins Queenstown SMC with 81.12% of votes over PAR's Mahaboob Batcha". AsiaOne. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Reform Party to leave opposition alliance PAR by end of July". CNA. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.