The Workers' Party is a major social democratic political party in Singapore and one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP). The WP sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is currently the largest and oldest opposition party in Parliament, having contested every parliamentary election since 1959 against the dominant PAP. Since the 1991 general election, the WP has been the only political party, other than the PAP, with elected Members of Parliament (MPs).
Vadakkoot Viswanatha Menon, also known as Ambadi Viswam, was an Indian politician and was the former minister in the southern state of Kerala in India. He had also served as a member in the Indian Parliament.
There are currently two types of elections in Singapore. Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament must be conducted within three months of the dissolution of Parliament, which has a maximum term of five years from the first sitting of Parliament, and presidential elections are conducted every six years.
Founded on 21 September, 1947 in Kozhikode, the Kerala Socialist Party (KSP) is a political party in India established under the leadership of Mathai Manjooran. Initially a small entity, the KSP gained significant public attention due to the efforts of its front-line leaders. The party became part of the coalition that formed the first democratically elected communist government in the world after San Marino. Within its first two-and-a-half decades, the KSP significantly influenced the Kerala state's post-independence political landscape.
General elections were held in Singapore on 10 April 1951 to elect members to nine seats in the Legislative Council, up from six seats in the 1948 elections. A 32-day-long campaign period was scheduled, with nomination day on 8 March 1951. The result was a victory for the Progressive Party, which won six of the nine seats.
S. Damodaran is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
Adoor Prakash is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. He is currently the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, representing Attingal constituency of Kerala.
Kaki Bukit Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Bedok, Singapore; carved from Kampong Chai Chee division in prior to 1980 elections and was absorbed into the Eunos GRC on 1988 elections.
Jalan Kayu Constituency was a single member constituency in Jalan Kayu, Singapore, between 1959 and 1988.
The Goa legislative assembly election was held on 3 March 2012, to select the 40 members of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended in March 2012.
Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, representing Paravur Assembly Constituency in Ernakulam District, serving as Leader of the Opposition (UDF) in the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
The Cochin Legislative Council was a unicameral legislative body of the Cochin State that functioned from 1925 to 1948 before the merger of Cochin and Travancore to form the Travancore–Cochin state and the Travancore–Cochin Legislative Assembly.
Seletar Constituency was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Singapore between 1951 and 1959. It covered the Seletar area in North-East Region.
Vilasini Menon was a Singaporean lawyer and politician. She became the first woman elected to national office in Singapore when she was elected to the Legislative Council in 1951.
Charles Yeo Yao Hui is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician who served as the chairman of the opposition Reform Party between 2020 and 2022.
Rural East Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. It elected one Legislative Council member.
Rural West Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. It elected one Legislative Council member.
Vayloo Pakirisamy Pillai was a member of the Singapore Advisory Council and the Municipal Commission of Singapore and a leader of the Indian community of Singapore. He served as the president of the Singapore Indian Association and the Inter-Religious Organisation.
Lim Guan Hoo was a Singaporean politician. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 1966 till his death in office in 1977. Lim also served as Parliamentary Secretary to Communications from 1972 to 1973 and to Home Affairs from 1973 to 1977.
Hwang Soo Jin is a China-born Singaporean former politician and insurer. A former member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Jalan Kayu Constituency from 1968 to 1984 and the Deputy Speaker of Parliament from 1981 to 1984.
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