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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1954 ⓘ |
| founder | David Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedEntity | Colony of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingPeriodEnd | 1959 ⓘ |
| governingPeriodStart | 1955 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentDuringRule |
David Marshall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lim Yew Hock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeOf | Chief Minister of Singapore ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early self-government movement in Singapore ⓘ |
| ideology |
centre-left politics
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Chan Chiaw Thor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lim Yew Hock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPolitics |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | David Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Legislative Assembly of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| notableEvent | formation of first elected government of Singapore in 1955 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | People’s Action Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedInElection | 1955 Singapore general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-leaning ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | British colonial rule in Singapore ⓘ |
| positionOnColonialStatus | negotiated for greater autonomy from Britain ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| representedConstituenciesIn | Legislative Assembly of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| succeededInProminenceBy | People’s Action Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | Singapore People’s Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | self-government for Singapore ⓘ |
| wonElection | 1955 Singapore general election ⓘ |
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