Progressive Party (Singapore)

Progressive Party
Chinese name进步党
Jìnbù Dǎng
Malay nameParti Progresif
ڤرتي ڤروݢريسيف
Tamil nameமுற்போக்குக் கட்சி Muṟpōkkuk kaṭci
FounderTan Chye Cheng
Founded25 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-25)
Dissolved10 May 1956; 68 years ago (1956-05-10)
Merged intoLiberal Socialist Party
Succeeded byLiberal Socialist Party
IdeologyReformism
ColoursPurple

The Singapore Progressive Party (abbreviation: PP), or simply the Progressive Party, was a political party that was formed on 25 August 1947. It won the 1948 Legislative Assembly general elections with half of the contested seats in the Legislative Assembly, 3 out of 6. At that time, the self-government power of the Legislative Assembly was still rather limited.