Progressive Party
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East Asia
- Progressive Party (China)Progressive Party (China)- Origins :Chinese constitutionalism was a movement that originated after the First Sino-Japanese War . A young group of intellectuals in China led by Kang Youwei argued that China's defeat was due to its lack of modern institutions and legal framework which the Self-Strengthening Movement had...
, a party founded in 1913 as a merger between three parties in the National Assembly of the Republic of China - Democratic Progressive PartyDemocratic Progressive PartyThe Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,...
, a major party in the Republic of China - Progressive Party (Philippines)Progressive Party (Philippines)The Progressive Party of the Philippines , also known as the Party for Philippine Progress, was a reformist political party that existed in the late 1950s and the 1960s. It is considered to be the earliest form of a genuine alternative party to the then-dominant political pair of the Nacionalista...
, a reformist political party in the Philippines - Progressive Party (Singapore)Progressive Party (Singapore)The Singapore Progressive Party , or just, the Progressive Party is a now defunct political party that was formed on August 25, 1947. It won the Legislative Assembly general elections in 1948 by winning half of the contested seats in the Legislative Assembly, 3 out of 6...
, a defunct political party in Singapore that won the Legislative Assembly general elections in 1948 - Sabah Progressive PartySabah Progressive PartyThe Sabah Progressive Party is a political party based in Sabah, East Malaysia. It was registered on 21 January 1994 by dissidents led by former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee from Parti Bersatu Sabah . Formerly a component party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, SAPP officially...
, a political party based in Sabah, east Malaysia - New Progressive Party (South Korea)New Progressive Party (South Korea)New Progressive Party is a left-wing political party in South Korea. New Progressive party was established by a number of Democratic Labour Party members who left the party in reaction to the dominating Korean nationalist faction.First party president was Roh Hoe-chan, elected at the 2004...
, a political party in South Korea - ShimpotōShimpoto' was a short-lived political party in Meiji period Japan.The Shimpotō was founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu in March 1896, as a merger of the Rikken Kaishintō and minor political parties to offset a temporary alliance between Ōkuma's rival, Itō Hirobumi and the Jiyuto.In June 1898, the Shimpotō merged...
, a political party in Japan
Europe
- Progressive Party (Belgium)Progressive Party (Belgium)The Progressive Party of Belgium was a progressive Liberal party which existed from 1887 until 1900.-History:After the defeat of the Liberal party in the general elections of 1884 the doctrinarian faction continued to dominate the Belgian Liberal party. However, the progressistes or radicals no...
, a Belgian progressive liberal party at the end of the 19th century - Progressive Party (Iceland)Progressive Party (Iceland)The Progressive Party is an agrarian, liberal and centrist party in Iceland. The party is a member of the Liberal International. Current chairman of the party is Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson. He was elected on January 18, 2009. His predecessor was Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, who only served as...
, an agrarian and liberal party in Iceland - Progressive Party (Portugal)Progressive Party (Portugal)The Progressive Party , along with the their opponent the Partido Regenerador, was a political party in Portugal during the constitutional monarchy at the end of the 19th century.-Ideology:...
- Donegal Progressive PartyDonegal Progressive PartyThe Donegal Progressive Party was a minor party in the Republic of Ireland.The party drew its support mostly from the Unionist community in County Donegal. It was opposed to a united Ireland. At the 1973 general election, the party's leader advised Protestants to vote for Fianna Fáil, as it had...
, a defunct political party opposed to a united Ireland - Progressive Party (London)Progressive Party (London)The Progressive Party was a political party based around the Liberal Party that contested municipal elections in the County of London.It was founded in 1888 by a group of Liberals and leaders of the labour movement. It was also supported by the Fabian Society, and Sidney Webb was one of its...
, a defunct municipal party for the London County Council based around the Liberal Party - Serbian Progressive PartySerbian Progressive PartyThe Serbian Progressive Party is a right-wing political party in Serbia.-History:The Serbian Progressive Party formed as a group of breakaway MPs in parliament from the Serbian Radical Party led by Tomislav Nikolić over disagreements about the direction of the party. Its founding congress was...
, a political party in Serbia - Progressives (Scotland)Progressives (Scotland)The Progressive Party was the name of a defunct municipal political organisation that operated in several Scottish cities and towns in the 20th century but based around tacit anti-Labour co-operation between the Unionist Party, Scottish Liberals and Independents.National political parties were...
, a defunct municipal party with conservative leanings in Scotland - Scottish ProgressivesScottish ProgressivesThe Scottish Progressive Party is a centre-right political party active in Scotland. It is registered in the UK with the Electoral Commission under the name of 'The Progressive Party' and holds to the values of the Scottish Enlightenment.The party should not be confused with the former...
, a centre-right political party based in Scotland - Progressive Unionist PartyProgressive Unionist PartyThe Progressive Unionist Party is a small unionist political party in Northern Ireland. It was formed from the Independent Unionist Group operating in the Shankill area of Belfast, becoming the PUP in 1979...
, a political party in Northern Ireland - Progressive DemocratsProgressive DemocratsThe Progressive Democrats , commonly known as the PDs, was a pro-free market liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.Launched on 21 December 1985 by Desmond O'Malley and other politicians who had split from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, the Progressive Democrats took liberal positions on...
, a defunct political party in Ireland
Oceania
- Melanesian Progressive PartyMelanesian Progressive PartyThe Melanesian Progressive Party is a political party in Vanuatu. At the last legislative elections, 6 July 2004, the party won 4 out of 52 seats, an increase of 2 seats. Despite its small number of seats it has been important in setting up coalition governments since the 1990s. Its most prominent...
, a political party in Vanuatu - New Zealand Progressive PartyNew Zealand Progressive PartyJim Anderton's Progressive Party , is a New Zealand political party generally somewhat to the left of its ally, the Labour Party....
, a political party in New Zealand - Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)The Progressive Green Party was an environmentalist political party in New Zealand. It was established as a "blue-green" party - that is, one which is environmentalist , but is economically right-wing rather than left-wing ....
, a defunct centre-right environmentalist political party in New Zealand - Progressive Party (1901), an early political party in Australia
- Progressive Party (1920)Progressive Party (1920)The Progressive Party was a New South Wales political party that operated between 1920 and 1927, achieving representation in the Legislative Assembly due to proportional representation. The party attracted support from conservative voters in both rural and urban NSW. As a result, its policies were...
, an early political party in Australia
Africa
- Progressive Party (South Africa)Progressive Party (South Africa)The Progressive Party was a liberal party in South Africa that opposed the ruling National Party's policies of apartheid, and championed the Rule of Law. For years its only member of parliament was Helen Suzman...
, a liberal South African party that opposed the ruling National Party's policies of apartheid
North America
- Progressive Party of CanadaProgressive Party of CanadaThe Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
a political party during the interwar period in Canada- Progressive Party of ManitobaProgressive Party of ManitobaThe Progressive Party of Manitoba, Canada, was a political party that developed from the United Farmers of Manitoba, an agrarian movement that became politically active following World War I...
, the provincial wing of the above party in Manitoba
- Progressive Party of Manitoba
- Progressive Party of Manitoba (1981–1995), a later provincial political party
- Progressive Party (Barbados), a political party in Barbados
- Progressive Party (United States, 1912)Progressive Party (United States, 1912)The Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political party. It was formed after a split in the Republican Party between President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt....
, Theodore Roosevelt's "Bull Moose Party" - Progressive Party (United States, 1924)Progressive Party (United States, 1924)The Progressive Party of 1924 was a new party created as a vehicle for Robert M. La Follette, Sr. to run for president in the 1924 election. It did not run candidates for other offices, and it disappeared after the election except in Wisconsin. Its name resembles the 1912 Progressive Party, which...
, associated with Robert M. La Follette, Sr. - Progressive Party (United States, 1948)Progressive Party (United States, 1948)The United States Progressive Party of 1948 was a left-wing political party that ran former Vice President Henry A. Wallace of Iowa for president and U.S. Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho for vice president in 1948.-Foundation:...
, associated with Henry A. Wallace - Oregon Progressive Party, a current state-level party
- Vermont Progressive PartyVermont Progressive PartyThe Vermont Progressive Party is an American political party. It was founded in 1999 and is active only in the U.S. state of Vermont. In terms of the dominant two parties in the United States, it enjoys support from "traditional liberal" Democrats and working class Republicans. The party is...
, a current state-level party - Minnesota Progressive PartyMinnesota Progressive PartyIn 1968, Eugene McCarthy established the Minnesota Progressive Party in order to run for president. Even though popular in the state of Minnesota, he was third in the final outcome of Election Day....
, which ran Eugene McCarthy for President in 1968 - Wisconsin Progressive PartyWisconsin Progressive PartyThe Wisconsin Progressive Party , was a third party which briefly held a dominant role in Wisconsin politics. The Party was the brainchild of Philip La Follette and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., the sons of the famous Wisconsin Governor and Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr....
, 1934-1946 active political party in Wisconsin - Progressive Party of Missouri, the Green Party affiliate for the state of Missouri
- Progressive Labor Party (United States)
South America
- Progressive Party of Brazil, one of Brazil's oldest parties with a continuous history
Middle East
- Progressive Party (Israel)Progressive Party (Israel)The Progressive Party was a political party in Israel.-History:The Progressive Party was a liberal party, most of whose founders came from the ranks of the New Aliyah Party and HaOved HaTzioni, which had been active prior to independence...
, a defunct political party in Israel - Progressive Socialist PartyProgressive Socialist PartyThe Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt...
, political party in Lebanon
See also
- Broad Front - Progressive Encounter - New Majority
- National Progressive Party (disambiguation)
- Progress Party (disambiguation)
- Progressive Democratic Party (disambiguation)
- Progressive ChristianityProgressive ChristianityProgressive Christianity is the name given to a movement within contemporary Christianity characterized by willingness to question tradition, acceptance of human diversity with a strong emphasis on social justice or care for the poor and the oppressed and environmental stewardship of the Earth...
- List of political parties