People’s Action Party

• 21 November 1954: Formation of the People’s Action Party
• 1955: Limited Self-Government Election; Singapore’s first
  • PAP lost
  • They didn’t have enough time to prepare, having just formed in 1954
• 1959: Internal self-government for Singapore was attained
  • Singaporeans now have the right to vote
  • They also had more control over government (more local involvement)
• 1959: PAP won 43 of 51 seats
  • The PAP was the first local government following attainment of internal self-government
  • 30 May 1959: Lee Kuan Yew became Singapore’s first prime minister