Labour Front

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Labour Front was a left-leaning political party in Singapore in the 1950s that briefly governed the colony under Chief Minister David Marshall before declining and being succeeded in prominence by the People’s Action Party.

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instanceOf political party
activePeriod 1950s
associatedWith trade unions in Singapore
country Singapore
declineReason electoral defeat
internal divisions
labour unrest
dissolvedIn 1960
electoralOutcome1959 lost majority to People’s Action Party
formedGovernmentType coalition government
formedGovernmentWith Singapore Alliance
foundedIn 1954
founder David Marshall
governedEntity Colony of Singapore
governingPeriodEnd 1959
governingPeriodStart 1955
headOfGovernmentDuringRule David Marshall
Lim Yew Hock
heldOfficeOf Chief Minister of Singapore
historicalRole early self-government movement in Singapore
ideology centre-left politics
social democracy
keyFigure Chan Chiaw Thor
David Marshall
Francis Thomas
Lim Yew Hock
languageOfPolitics Chinese
English
Malay
Tamil
leader David Marshall
legislature Legislative Assembly of Singapore
negotiatedWith British colonial authorities
notableEvent formation of first elected government of Singapore in 1955
opposedBy People’s Action Party
participatedInElection 1955 Singapore general election
politicalPosition left-leaning
politicalSystemContext British colonial rule in Singapore
positionOnColonialStatus negotiated for greater autonomy from Britain
region Southeast Asia
representedConstituenciesIn Legislative Assembly of Singapore
status defunct
succeededInProminenceBy People’s Action Party
successorOrganization Singapore People’s Alliance
supportedPolicy self-government for Singapore
wonElection 1955 Singapore general election

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David Marshall memberOf Labour Front