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In 1956, Singapore's first Chief Minister, [[David Saul Marshall]], resigned following the failure of the Merdeka Talks that had sought self-governance for Singapore. Initially he remained a backbencher in the Legislative Assembly for the Labour Front (the largest party in the assembly at the time), but he left the party in 1957.  [[David Saul Marshall]] then set up another party and the Workers’ Party (WP) was formed on '''3 November 1957''', with the inauguration held at the Hokkien Association Hall on Telok Ayer Street.<ref>Walking with Singapore-The Workers' Party 60th Anniversary, page 27</ref>  Marshall was subsequently elected to head the party as its chairman. Marshall lost his seat in the assembly at the 1959 general election (in which the People's Action Party (PAP) became the majority party and the Workers' Party did not win any seats).