The People's Progressive Party was a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...

. It was the only opposition party in the country from 1951 until 1964.

History

The party was established in 1950, and lost the 1951 elections

Saint Lucian general election, 1951

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 12 October 1951. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won five of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 59.1%.-Results:...

 to the Saint Lucia Labour Party

Saint Lucia Labour Party

The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:...

. Elections held in 1954

Saint Lucian general election, 1954

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 23 September 1954. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won five of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 49.4%.-Results:...

, 1957

Saint Lucian general election, 1957

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 18 September 1957. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won seven of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 56.8%.-Results:...

 and 1961

Saint Lucian general election, 1961

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 14 April 1961. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won nine of the ten seats.-Results:...

 saw the same outcome, with the PPP and independent candidates never winning more than three seats. Shortly before the 1964 elections

Saint Lucian general election, 1964

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 25 June 1964. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won six of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 51.9%.-Results:...

 the party merged with the National Labour Movement, a breakaway faction from the Labour Party to form the United Workers' Party, which went onto win the elections.

The party was resurrected for the 1992 elections

Saint Lucian general election, 1992

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 27 April 1992. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 62.8%.-Results:...

, but received just 97 votes and failed to win a seat. They did not contest any further elections.