1981 Anson by-election
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A parliamentary by-election was held in the Anson Constituency in Singapore on 31 October 1981. It was called following the resignation of Devan Nair, the incumbent Member of Parliament from the Peopl
The Sunday Times the day after the by-election, reporting on Jeyaretnam's victory.
Workers' Party (Singapore)
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The Workers' Party is a major social democratic political party in Singapore and one of the two contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the governing People's Action Party.
David Marshall, the first Chief Minister of Singapore and founder of the Workers' Party
A residential block (pictured in 2023) in Hougang SMC, a safe seat for the WP. The party, fielding Low Thia Khiang, first won the constituency in 1991.
A Workers' Party election rally at the Serangoon Stadium.
North Vista Secondary School, one of the counting centres for the Punggol East SMC (later as Sengkang GRC since 2020).