The Citizens' Party () was a political party in Singapore.
History The party was established on 25 February 1959 by Seah Peng Chuan. Seah had been elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1955 elections as a member of the Labour Front, but had left the party to sit as an independent.Citizens' Party Singapore Elections
In the May 1959 elections the party nominated five candidates for the 51 seats in the Assembly. However, it received only 0.6% of the vote and failed to win a seat.
The party subsequently merged into the Workers' Party on 13 September 1960. On 14 September, the party ceased to exist. Election results Legislative Assembly Election Leader Votes % Seats Position Result Contested Total Seats Won Lost1959Seah Peng Chuan 3,210 0.62% 5 0 5 8th Seats contested ElectionConstituencies contestedContested vote % 1959 Kallang, Kampong Kapor, Telok Ayer, Telok Blangah, Upper Serangoon 5.6%
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