Singaporeans First Party (SFP) Election 2015

History 

Established on 25 August 2014, Singaporeans First Party comprises of a group of 10 Singaporeans whom feel strongly that people are important and form the soul of a nation. Singaporeans have become secondary to the relentless pursuit of economic growth over the last 50 years.

SingFirst felt that the nation has lost its soul and thus aims to build a fair society with strong families and a confident people with high self-esteem. In short, Fair Society, Strong Families and Esteemed People.

Party Leadership - Sec General

Mr Tan Jee Say (born 12 February 1954) is a Singaporean investment adviser, politician and former civil servant. He was a principal private secretary to former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. He attended University College, Oxford, on a Government Overseas Merit Scholarship and graduated with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Tan was a member of the civil service for 11 years, including six years in the Ministry of Trade and Industry from 1979 to 1985. He rose to become Deputy Director for Economic and Manpower Planning. During that period, he served concurrently as secretary to Albert Winsemius, the government's economic adviser.

Interesting Facts - The Battle of the 4 Tans ! 2011 presidential election

In July 2011, Tan resigned from the SDP and announced his candidacy for the 2011 presidential election. His campaign symbol (which is printed on the ballots) was a heart, which he said represents empathy and compassion. He contested along with Tony Tan, Tan Cheng Bock and Tan Kin Lian a.k.a the 4 Tans !

Presidential Election 2011 Results 

Political pundits had suggested that Mr Tan Jee Say and Tan Kin Lian should have withdrawn from the onset to facilitate a straight fight between Dr Tan Cheng Bock  and Dr Tony Tan, but both declined to withdraw resulting in a slim win by Dr Tony Tan who garnered 35.19 percent of the vote, of just 7,269 votes ahead of Tan Cheng Bock. Tan Jee Say finished third with 25.04 percent of the vote. Reflecting on the result, Tan conceded that his "confrontational" image may have hurt his bid. 

Mr Tan Jee Say a.k.a "Supperman of Singapore " ?

Mr Tan Jee Say is dubbed as the Supperman of Singapore whom have huge ambitious by being the only person in Singapore to contest in both GE 2011 and the President Election in 2011. In one of his rally,  Mr Tan proposed S$60 billion to be set aside for a National Regeneration Plan which he called the sum "small change" compared to the government's supposed surpluses and losses in investments.

Party Attire

The party logo shows a head with a heart and represents that the Party has the interests of Singaporeans, first and foremost, at heart. The red colour represents our belief in Singapore and shows the passion of Party’s members to champion for the interests of Singaporeans first. The white background stands for integrity and transparency and we uphold these values in our pursuit of a fair society, strong families and esteemed people for all Singaporeans.

Party Ideology

5 values form the word FIRST

• Fairness
• Integrity
• Responsibility
• Sincerity
• Transparency

Troop & Support Strength:  3416 (facebook) 

Can SingFirst connects with the young votes as amongst the Opposition Political Parties, Sing First appears to be the least social media savvy, making alarming simple errors such as spellchecks on their press release and their social media engagement with the general public.

2011 Election Results

Tan contested the 2011 general election under the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). His team composed of Vincent Wijeysingha, Ang Yong Guan (Current Chairman of SingFirst) and Michelle Lee, they lost to the People's Action Party (PAP) team led by Vivian Balakrishnan securing only 39.9% of the votes.

2015 Contesting Wards

On 10 Aug, SingFirst announced that to avoid a 3-corner fight, SingFirst will hereby withdraw its interest to contest AMK GRC and focus its resources on Tanjong Pagar and Jurong GRCs.

• Tanjong Pagar 5 members GRC
• Jurong 5 members GRCs

SingFirst can potentially capture 10 seats for the coming General Election.

Hot Potato Question? Tanjong Pagar GRC - The Impenetrable Fortress

Tanjong Pagar GRC is of huge political and historical significance to PAP, helm by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the longest-serving MPs in the world, representing Tanjong Pagar since 1955. Tanjong Pagar GRC also seen as the heart of Singapore, cutting across vast area in the south of Singapore, it consists of five divisions, namely Buona Vista, Queenstown, Tanglin-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru and Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng. The constituency consists of the areas of Tanjong Pagar, part of the Marina Bay area, Marina South, Queenstown, Tiong Bahru, Tanglin, Orchard Road, Bukit Merah, Buona Vista, Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Kim Seng, Outram Park.

If the Great Tanjong Pagar does falls... the Great Wall of PAP will collapse like dominoes...

TP GRC : Battle Royale or Mission kamikaze ?

Tanjong Pagar constituency has been uncontested since it became a 5 members GRC in 1991. Can Sing First wrestle this political stronghold away from the PAP team lead by Mr Kee Chiu, Minister in Prime Minister's Office and the Secretary-General of the National Trade Union Congress, Chan Chun Sing or will it wither away in the face of intense competition... ? We eagerly await the announcement of Sing First candidates...