Progressive Party
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Parti Progresif
Established: 25 August 1947
Dissolved: 10 May 1956
Symbol: Orchid
The first party to appeared in Singapore elections, it was dominant in its earlier days. Comprising primarily of English-speaking professionals that included renowned legal fraternity personalities such as C. C. Tan and John Laycock, it adopted its symbol on 2 April 1955 but in the GE that year, its fortunes declined. On 5 February 1956, this then-oldest party merged with the newest DP to form LSP and was subsequently dissolved.