Singapore United Party

Singapore United Party
Malay nameParti Bersatu Singapura[1]
Chinese name统一党[2]
Tǒngyīdǎng
Secretary-GeneralAndy Zhu
ChairmanChandran S/O Sanmugam @ Muhammad Ridhuan
FounderAndy Zhu
Founded24 December 2020 (2020-12-24)
Split fromReform Party
Headquarters338 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, #01-1677, Teck Ghee Court, Singapore 560338
ColoursGrey
Parliament
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Website
Official website

The Singapore United Party (abbreviation: SUP) is a political party in Singapore founded on 24 December 2020.

Party Founding

The party was formed out of former members of the Reform Party in the aftermath of the 2020 Singaporean general election.[3] Its secretary-general is Andy Zhu, the former chairman of the Reform Party.

Following the 2020 general election, the Reform Party announced that its chairman Andy Zhu and treasurer Noraini Yunus had stepped down from the central executive committee. Reform Party secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam alleged that Zhu had modified the party's payment policy without prior approval and the pair had been voted out unanimously. Zhu declined these allegations, claiming that he had been ousted via "undemocratic” means, whilst also contesting Jeyaretnam's assertion that the vote against him had been unanimous.[4]

On 24 December 2020, the Singapore United Party was registered at the Registry of Societies, with Zhu becoming the party's secretary-general. Zhu sought to emphasise that the party was not a breakaway faction of his former party. However, analysts had noted that the party membership at the time of its founding consisted of a large number of former Reform Party members.[5] As the party is still relatively new to the electoral landscape of Singapore, it lacks a distinct manifesto or ideology, though it has pledged to work on "bread-and-butter issues"[6] as well as women's rights.[7]

In 2024, the party would enter an informal political alliance with the NSP, RDU and SPP named The Coalition where they agreed to avoid three cornered contests.[8] During the 2025 general election, the party contested in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.[9] On 3 May 2025, they won only 10.84% of the valid votes against the PAP team led by senior minister Lee Hsien Loong, as well as the PPP (People's Power Party) team led by William Lim. The team thus lost their combined electoral deposit of $67,500 as a result.

Leadership

The following members are part of the Singapore United Party's central executive committee.[10]

Officer-holder Name
Secretary-General Andy Zhu
Deputy Secretary-General Darren Soh Guan Soon
Chairman Chandran S/O Sanmugam @ Muhammad Ridhuan
Deputy Chairman N/A
Treasurer Noraini Yunus
Deputy Treasurer Tyeisha Syaquilla Ayub
Organizing Secretary Kenneth Zhang
Pro-Term Committee Member Mohamad Affendy Abdul Rahim
Pro-Term Committee Member Zhang Guoqiang
Pro-Term Committee Member Choo Zin Chye
Pro-Term Committee Member Gurdev Singh

Electoral performance

Parliament

Election Leader Votes % Seats NCMPs Position Result
Contested Total +/–
Seats Won Lost
2025 Andy Zhu 15,811 0.66% 5 0 5
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 Steady
0 / 2
 Increase9th No seats

Seats contested

Election Constituencies contested Contested Vote %[11] +/–
2025 5-member GRC: Ang Mo Kio1 10.8% —
  1. ^ : loss of candidate election deposit(s) in contested seat(s)

References

  1. ^ "Bekas anggota CEC Parti Reform tubuh parti pembangkang baru". Berita. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ 陈, 可扬 (1 January 2021). "革新党原主席朱来成 携旧部创立新加坡统一党". Lianhe Zaobao. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ Tang, Hazel (17 April 2025). "GE2025: Opposition Singapore United Party unveils team to contest Ang Mo Kio GRC". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. ^ Stolarchuk, Jewel (31 December 2020). "Former Reform Party members form new political party – Singapore United Party". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ Sin, Yuen (5 January 2021). "Former Reform Party chairman Andy Zhu and others form new political party, Singapore United Party". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "How will new political party 'Singapore United Party' contribute to Singapore?". The Online Citizen. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Former Reform Party CEC members and others set up new opposition party". Today. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Four opposition parties form coalition ahead of next GE". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. ^ Yow, Daphne (23 April 2025). "GE2025: Who's contesting where, at a glance". CNA. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  10. ^ Stolarchuk, Jewel (31 December 2020). "Former Reform Party members form new political party – Singapore United Party". theindependent.sg. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Singapore Elections".


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