In 2024, they formed the People's Alliance for Reform with the Democratic Progressive Party, Reform Party, and Peoples Voice, but left the coalition following differences in strategies. During the 2025 general election, they contested in two constituencies – Ang Mo Kio and Tampines GRCs – but were unsuccessful in either of them, and lost their $67,500 deposit as they did not meet the 12.5% vote threshold. They are known for their anti-vaccine stance during the COVID-19 pandemic and anti-LGBTQ views during the 2025 general election. Goh has served as the leader of the PPP since its founding.
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
The PPP participated in the 2020 general election, fielding their only candidate Goh to contest the MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC).[7] 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.[8] Goh was defeated by a 71.74% to 28.26% vote share.[9]
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.[10]
By 21 November 2024, the PPP had formed the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) with three other parties: DPP, RP, and PV.[11] On 23 February 2025, it was announced that the PPP had withdrawn from the coalition, citing strategic differences, though it was stated that the PPP would remain open to future collaboration with PAR.[12]
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.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[15] 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.[16]
During the rallies for the election, Goh repeatedly accused WP and Pritam Singh, secretary general of WP, of betraying voters of Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC for not contesting the GRC without informing the other opposition parties.[17][18] Other speakers at PPP's rallies also alluded WP of being in “alliance with the PAP” that electing WP would have elected PAP but in blue.[17]
The 2025 general election saw the PPP losing in both Ang Mo Kio and Tampines GRCs. In Ang Mo Kio GRC, PPP received around 11 percent of the votes, similar to Singapore United Party, while PAP won a decisive victory of almost 80 percent of the votes. The party received less than 1% of the votes in Tampines GRC, similar to NSP, while the PAP and WP garnering 52% and 47% respectively.[19] As a result, both teams forfeited their $67,500 deposit each (a total of $135,000) for polling less than 12.5% of valid votes in their respective contested constituency.[20] With the release of the results, Goh was reportedly demoralized, 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.[20][21]
Manifesto
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:[22]
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Impeachment
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:[22]
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.[23]
For the 2025 general elections, the PPP had published an eight-point manifesto:[24]
Singaporean-First Policy
Medical Freedom and Rights
Lower Cost of Living
Housing & CPF Reform
Affordable Healthcare
Population Policy
Stronger Families
Better Governance
Controversies and Memes
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 oath" 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.[25][26] Lee was fielded in Ang Mo Kio GRC as a candidate.[27]
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.[28] Eventually, Lee's team lost their deposit, receiving 10.21% of the vote.[29]
William Lim
During a rally speech on 29 Apr 2025 at Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Lim, who was a limousine driver, claimed that "LTA [said] they have no manpower, they do not have 24 hours service", referring to LTA enforcers. Lim then elaborated to compare LTA to the police and the "fire people", stating that if the latter two did not have 24 hour service, the consequences would be drastic. Lim's speech went viral on the Internet due to his poor command of English and his dramatisation of the issue.[30][31]
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