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The '''Transvaal Independent Labour Party''' (ILP) was a political party in the [[Transvaal Colony]].
The party was established in 1906 as a social democratic organisation, bringing together leading white trade unionists and some socialist activists. It was inspired by the British [[Independent Labour Party]], from which it copied its constitution.<ref name="ticktin">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Unlike the British party, it had nationalist sympathies, and the majority of its members held openly racist views, opposing Indian and Chinese immigration in particular. The main exception to this was Archie Crawford, Arthur Brittlebank and John Campbell, who argued that the party should admit non-whites. These racist views created difficulties in 1907, when [[Keir Hardie]] of the British ILP visited the colony as part of a speaking tour, but the party's leaders decided that their support for his socialist views trumped their opposition to his anti-racism speeches.<ref name="hyslop">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
At the [[1907 Transvaal general election]], the party stood 13 candidates, of whom three were elected: J. Reid, [[Harry Sampson]] and [[Peter Whiteside (politician)|Peter Whiteside]]. Other key leaders included [[James Thompson Bain]] and Tom Matthews. In 1910, the Transvaal Colony became part of the new [[Union of South Africa]], and the ILP became part of a new [[South African Labour Party]].<ref name="ticktin" /><ref name="gitsham">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Political parties in South Africa]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1906]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1910]]
[[Category:Transvaal Colony]]
The party was established in 1906 as a social democratic organisation, bringing together leading white trade unionists and some socialist activists. It was inspired by the British [[Independent Labour Party]], from which it copied its constitution.<ref name="ticktin">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Unlike the British party, it had nationalist sympathies, and the majority of its members held openly racist views, opposing Indian and Chinese immigration in particular. The main exception to this was Archie Crawford, Arthur Brittlebank and John Campbell, who argued that the party should admit non-whites. These racist views created difficulties in 1907, when [[Keir Hardie]] of the British ILP visited the colony as part of a speaking tour, but the party's leaders decided that their support for his socialist views trumped their opposition to his anti-racism speeches.<ref name="hyslop">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
At the [[1907 Transvaal general election]], the party stood 13 candidates, of whom three were elected: J. Reid, [[Harry Sampson]] and [[Peter Whiteside (politician)|Peter Whiteside]]. Other key leaders included [[James Thompson Bain]] and Tom Matthews. In 1910, the Transvaal Colony became part of the new [[Union of South Africa]], and the ILP became part of a new [[South African Labour Party]].<ref name="ticktin" /><ref name="gitsham">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Political parties in South Africa]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1906]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1910]]
[[Category:Transvaal Colony]]
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