The Singapore Progressive Party (SPP) was formed on 25 August 1947 by English-educated lawyers, C. C. Tan, John Laycock and N. A. Mallal.[1] The SPP advocated a gradual transition to self-government through steady constitutional reform.[2] The party played a role in initiating the Central Provident Fund Bill and the setting up of the Singapore Improvement Trust, the predecessor of the Housing and Development Board.[3] While SPP dominated the Legislative Council elections of 1948 and 1951, it failed to retain its position in the 1955 election.[4] In 1956, the SPP merged with the Democratic Party to form the Liberal Socialist Party (LSP).[5]
References
1. New Singapore political party. (1947, August 26). The Singapore Free Press, p. 1. Retrieved from Newspaper SG; Turnbull, C. M. (2009). A history of modern Singapore, 1819–2005 (p. 238). Singapore: NUS Press. Call no.: RSING 959.57 TUR-[HIS].
2. Turnbull, 2009, p. 239.
3. Turnbull, 2009, pp. 242–243.
4. Turnbull, 2009, pp. 239, 243.
5. Parties to merge on Sunday. (1956, February 1). The Straits Times, p. 5. Retrieved from Newspaper SG.
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