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|partyname=Workers' Party | |partyname=Workers' Party | ||
|otherpartyname=工人党</ | |otherpartyname=工人党<br />Parti Pekerja<br />பாட்டாளிக் கட்சி | ||
|abbrev=WP | |abbrev=WP | ||
|leadername1=Pritam Singh | |leadername1=Pritam Singh | ||
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|birthyear=1957 | |birthyear=1957 | ||
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|website=https://www.wp.sg | |website=https://www.wp.sg | ||
|othersites=https://www.facebook.com/workersparty/ | |othersites=https://www.facebook.com/workersparty/ | ||
|youthwingname=Workers' Party Youth Wing</ | |youthwingname=Workers' Party Youth Wing<br />https://www.facebook.com/wpyouth/ | ||
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A number of Workers' Party members have also served as Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs). Lee Siew Choh served as an NCMP from 1988 to 1991. Jeyaretnam returned to Parliament as an NCMP from 1997 to 2001 and Sylvia Lim has served as an NCMP from 2006 to 2011. Two members of the party, Gerald Giam and Yee Jenn Jong, served as NCMPs between 2011 and 2015. After the 2015 general election, the Workers' Party nominated Dennis Tan Lip Fong, its candidate in Fengshan SMC, as well as Leon Perera and Daniel Goh Pei Siong, two members of its East Coast GRC team, to serve as NCMPs in the current parliament. | A number of Workers' Party members have also served as Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs). Lee Siew Choh served as an NCMP from 1988 to 1991. Jeyaretnam returned to Parliament as an NCMP from 1997 to 2001 and Sylvia Lim has served as an NCMP from 2006 to 2011. Two members of the party, Gerald Giam and Yee Jenn Jong, served as NCMPs between 2011 and 2015. After the 2015 general election, the Workers' Party nominated Dennis Tan Lip Fong, its candidate in Fengshan SMC, as well as Leon Perera and Daniel Goh Pei Siong, two members of its East Coast GRC team, to serve as NCMPs in the current parliament. | ||
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[[File:WP-Aljunied.png|frameless|200px]]</ | [[File:WP-Aljunied.png|frameless|200px]]<br /> | ||
''<small>Typical WP uniform worn by members on their walkabouts</small>'' | ''<small>Typical WP uniform worn by members on their walkabouts</small>'' | ||
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In recent years, the Workers' Party's candidates have worn a uniform of light blue shirts while campaigning to represent the party's links with the blue collar workers. | In recent years, the Workers' Party's candidates have worn a uniform of light blue shirts while campaigning to represent the party's links with the blue collar workers. | ||
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== Ideology == | == Ideology == | ||