Lim Chin Siong was a Singaporean politician and union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the founders of the governing People's Action Party, which has governed the count
Lim in the 1950s
Lee Kuan Yew had made a secret alliance with the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), yet the CPM could not secure the voter base needed to win in the 1961 Hong Lim by-election.
The Barisan Sosialis was founded by Lim Chin Siong and he became its secretary-general in Aug 1961.
An example of the referendum ballot paper used during the election. All three choices for the referendum were for merger, but in different forms. The Barisan's option was distorted and called Option B.
The People's Action Party is a major conservative political party in Singapore and is the contemporary governing political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition
Lim Chin Siong
…5 February 1996) was a Singaporean politician and union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the founders of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed the country continuously since independence. Lim also used his popularity to galvanise many trade unions in support of the…
Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore and one of the founders of the People's Action Party
The Sunday Times the day after the 1959 election, reporting on the results and the PAP's victory
A PAP election rally at Tampines Stadium in 2011
People's Action Party activists during the 2011 general election