Political Parties
Besides the ruling PAP, the other major political parties were the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP) led by Low Thia Khiang, the Singapore People's Party (SPP) led by Chiam See Tong, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) led by Steve Chia, and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) led by Chee Soon Juan, who himself was ineligible to run in this election because of a 2002 conviction.
Four parties, including the SPP and the NSP, contested the election as members of the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).
Read more about this topic: Singaporean General Election, 2006, Background
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