People's Power Party (Singapore)

2015: Formation and first election contest

The PPP was formed by politician Goh Meng Seng on 16 July 2015 just a few months prior to the election held that year. He advocated a governance system based on Sun Yat-sen's principles of the Separation of Five Powers.^[6][7] Goh had previously served as a member of the Worker's Party (WP) and National Solidarity Party (NSP), in 2006 and 2011, respectively. In the aftermath of the 2011 election, Goh resigned from the NSP's secretary-general position and relinquished his party membership.

The PPP first contested in Singapore's general elections in the 2015 general election. It contested the four-member Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC), with a team consisting of Goh, Lee Tze Shih, Low Wai Choo, and former NSP member Syafarin Sarif, against the People's Action Party (PAP) team of Gan Kim Yong, Low Yen Ling, Zaqy Mohamad and Yee Chia Hsing. The PPP team lost the contest with 25,460 votes, a vote share of 23.11%. Goh was surprised by the number of voters that turned out to vote for the PPP, as they were among the worst performing candidates in the election despite his status as a veteran politician. He claimed that this was as his party lacked media coverage. Shortly after the election, he returned to Hong Kong to reside with his family.

2016–2023: Political alliance and 2020 general election

In 2018, PPP along with six other opposition parties: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), NSP, Reform Party (RP), Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Singaporeans First (SF), and Peoples Voice (PV), and led by former PAP member of parliament and presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock, discussed the possibility of forming a coalition for the next election.^[8] In March 2020, the PPP, SF, RP and DPP applied to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).^[9]

The PPP participated in the 2020 general election, fielding their only candidate Goh to contest the MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC).^[10] On 27 June, Goh confirmed that this was to be his final election, reiterating his belief that he could contribute more to Parliament as an opposition member if elected, while praising the incumbent Tin Pei Ling for her dedication.^[11] Goh was defeated by a 71.74% to 28.26% vote share.^[12]

2024–present: 2025 general election

In May 2024, PPP suggested to temporarily suspend COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore "in response to an increasing number of reports indicating significant adverse effects" of such vaccines. Ministry of Health of Singapore rejected the calls, citing works referred by PPP had either been debunked or not written by authors cited by PPP.^[13] By 21 November 2024, the PPP had formed the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) with three other parties: DPP, RP, and PV.^[14] On 23 February 2025, it was announced that the PPP had withdrawn from the coalition, citing strategic differences, though it was stated that the PPP would remain open to future collaboration with PAR.^[15]

After the release of the new electoral boundaries, Goh reversed his commitment not to contest the election. On 3 March 2025, he announced on a Facebook post that the PPP would be contesting Nee Soon GRC due to believing that PAP might field a "well known LGBTQ activist" in the area. Goh stated that his party took a "firm stance" against the "LGBTQ agenda", as they viewed it as a threat to the "sustainability" of Singapore’s population growth.^[16]

It was also announced that the party would be running in Tampines GRC, Ang Mo Kio GRC, Tampines Changkat SMC, and Jalan Kayu SMC. This appeared to conflict with the plans of other opposition parties, such as Red Dot United (RDU) and PAR.^[17] Later on 16 March, Goh revealed he would be "glad" to withdraw from the competition in Nee Soon GRC, provided the PAP did not field the aforementioned activist.^[18] Subsequently, the PPP did so on 22 March under an agreement that would allow RDU to have a "clean fight" with the PAP team there.^[18] On 22 April, PPP announced they would withdraw from contesting Jalan Kayu and Tampines Changkat SMCs while continuing to contest both Tampines and Ang Mo Kio GRCs.^[19]

During the rallies for the election, Goh also attacked other opposition parties. He repeatedly accused the Workers' Party (WP) and Pritam Singh, secretary-general of WP, of "betraying voters" of Marine Parade–Braddell Heights by not contesting in said GRC at the last minute without informing the other opposition parties. In one rally, he also abruptly stated that he would like to not be asked about Singh again, stating "I'm not interested in him. I'm not gay."^[20][21] Other speakers at PPP's rallies also alluded to WP being in an "alliance with the PAP", and that electing WP would be "electing PAP in blue".^[21]

The results saw both teams in Ang Mo Kio and Tampines GRCs having their $67,500 deposits forfeited (for a total of $135,000), as these candidates garnered less than 12.5% of valid votes in their respective contested constituencies.^[22]. Ang Mo Kio GRC saw both opponents, them and the Singapore United Party (SUP), each scoring no more than 12% of the votes, while Tampines GRC had set its second-worst performing score in the election's history at 0.43% (only behind the National Solidarity Party, who scored 0.18% on the same constituency), while its other opponent, the WP, won 47.37%.^[23] Goh was reportedly demoralised following the results, having sold his property to finance the PPP's campaign and stated that he did not plan to return to politics until he amassed enough money to contest again.^[22][24]

In 2026, the party's website domain was taken over by an unaffiliated foreign entity and now documents the party's history for historical purposes.^[25]

Policies

The PPP firmly believes that democracy provides the necessary balance of powers needed for the long-term stability of Singapore. This is achieved through the distinct separation of five powers, which are:^[26]

1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judiciary
4. Impeachment
5. Selection

The PPP finds that in order to achieve an effective and functioning democracy via separation of these five powers, the President of Singapore should be empowered to effectively oversee the faculties of Impeachment and Selection in the form of:^[26]

• Corruption Practice Investigation Bureau (CPIB)
• Ombudsman Commission
• Equal Opportunity Commission
• Elections Department (ELD)
• Public Service Commission (PSC)

In contrast, there are only three branches (Judiciary, Executive and Legislative) of the state as of 2025, and the President, as head of state, does not fall into any of the branches.^[27]

For the 2025 general elections, the PPP had published an eight-point manifesto:^[28]

1. Singaporean-First Policy
2. Medical Freedom and Rights
3. Lower Cost of Living
4. Housing & CPF Reform
5. Affordable Healthcare
6. Population Policy
7. Stronger Families
8. Better Governance

Samuel Lee

In late April 2025, PPP candidate Samuel Lee became famous on the internet after a video of him lamenting his struggle to find a "career path" through singing parodies of the Chinese song 我是一只小小鸟 (I am just a tiny bird) in English and Chinese went viral.^[29][30] Lee was fielded in Ang Mo Kio GRC as a candidate.^[31]

During the campaign period, it was found that Lee had previously been arrested for committing a rash act while driving and was handed a six-week jail term. The PPP said that Lee had been remorseful and taken full responsibility for his actions.^[32] Eventually, Lee's team lost their deposit, receiving only 10.20% of the vote.^[33]

List of secretaries-general

Current CEC members

The PPP announced its 5th Central Executive Committee members on 7 November 2024, which are as follows:^[34][35]

Parliament

More information Election, Leader ...

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats					NCMPs	Position	Result
				Contested			Total	+/–
				Seats	Won	Lost
2015	Goh Meng Seng	25,475	1.13%	4	0	4	0 / 89		0 / 3	9th	No seats
2020		7,489	0.3%	1	0	1	0 / 93		0 / 2	11th	No seats
2025		15,494	0.65%	10	0	10	0 / 97		0 / 2	10th	No seats

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Seats contested

More information Election, Constituencies contested ...

Election	Constituencies contested	Contested vote %	+/–
2015	4-member GRC: Chua Chu Kang	23.09%[22]	—N/a
2020	SMC: MacPherson	28.26%	5.17%
2025	5-member GRC: Ang Mo Kio, Tampines	5.47%[22]	22.79%

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