How To Register A Political Party In Singapore

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How to register a political party in singapore. Pan malayan islamic party alliance party singapura a k a. 10 or more founding members all must be singaporeans. If the party wishes to use an abbreviation of its name set out that. In writing and signed by the applicants of whom not more than two thirds shall be of the same gender. Include signed minutes of the first meeting of the founding members of the political party.

The official website of the elections department singapore. All members of political parties must be singaporean citizens. Application for provisional registration of a proposed political party among others must be. Angkatan islam singapura a k a. You will have to be registered as a political association a special category under the societies act.

This may simply be a hard number like 1000 or it may be a certain percentage of voters registered in your area like 5 percent. As such the following rules pertaining to political associations apply. Party must not have external affiliations. To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures. Singapore s political system which it borrowed from the british is a westminster style democracy.

How to register a party any party that wants to participate in an election must register with the iec. Registration of a political party is two fold. Information of the political party. Forming a new national or state political party organization. Set out the name of the party.

You may choose to register at national level which will allow your party to contest elections of the national assembly provincial legislatures and all municipal councils. The fec determines if a committee has demonstrated enough national or state activity to qualify as a national or state party. Under the current legislation all political parties termed political associations must be registered under the societies act. The requirements are as follow. Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party.