Progressive Labour Party

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Progressive Labour Party

political party, Bermuda

Also known as: PLP, Progressive Labor Party

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Bermuda
History of Bermuda
…first Bermudian political party, the Progressive Labour Party (PLP), organized in 1963, claimed to represent the nonwhite citizens. In 1968 a new constitution gave strong powers to the elected head of the majority political party in the legislature, and the next election placed the multiracial United Bermuda Party (UBP) in…
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…first Bermudian political party, the Progressive Labour Party (PLP), organized in 1963, claimed to represent the nonwhite citizens. In 1968 a new constitution gave strong powers to the elected head of the majority political party in the legislature, and the next election placed the multiracial United Bermuda Party (UBP) in…
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John Swan
The opposition Progressive Labour Party, seeing its chance to unseat the premier, called on voters to either abstain or oppose independence. Voters within the United Bermuda Party belied its name by dividing on the issue.
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The opposition Progressive Labour Party, seeing its chance to unseat the premier, called on voters to either abstain or oppose independence. Voters within the United Bermuda Party belied its name by dividing on the issue.
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