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In Sulivannian politics, there are two major parties, the '''Progressive Democratic''' party and the '''Liberal Federal Unionist''' party; five smaller major parties which hold significant status in national and subdivisional parliaments, the '''Social Democratic Alliance''', the '''Conservative''', the '''Sulivannia First''', the '''Greens''' and the '''National Democratic Libertarians''' parties, and numerous minor political parties. For simplicity, only parties which hold at least one seat in the [[Parliament of Sulivannia]] are listed.

== Major Political Parties ==
=== Progressive Democratic ===
The '''[[Progressive Democratic]]''' party, or simply the Pro Dems were found in its current state in 1928, and formed from the [[Sulivannian Labour Party]] (1835-1928), which itself derived from the [[National Labour Party]] (1821-1835). The party is the mainstream centre-left party of the country and supports improved conditions for the working and middle class, broader civil rights, increased economic regulation, a cleaner environment, increased scientific advancement, improved education and better public healthcare. Main support comes from young to middle-aged residents as well as significant minority support, from working to middle-class areas in the small and large cosmopolitan cities nationwide, small farming towns and villages along the [[Tremond River Valley]], while still retaining moderate support in some rural areas in the relatively conservative-leaning southern states. Currently the party has held a majority of seats in both chambers in the [[2019 Sulivannian general election|parliament of Sulivannia since 2019]], as a coalition government with the [[Social Democratic Alliance]] party, and a [[2017 Sulivannian state and territorial legislatures elections|plurality of state and territorial legislature seats since 2017]].

* '''House of Representatives Seats:''' 294/608
* '''Senate Seats:''' 105/254
* '''State and Territorial House of Representatives Seats:''' 1764/3771
* '''State and Territorial Senate Seats:''' 861/1923

=== Liberal Federal Unionist ===
The '''[[Liberal Federal Unionist]]''' party, or simply the Lib Feds formed in 1878, following the split of the [[Federalist Party]] (1821-1878) into the Lib Feds and the [[Freedom Liberal Party]] (1878-1921). The party merged with the smaller [[Conservative]] party, becoming the [[Liberal-Conservative]] party during 1931 to 1977 until the Conservatives split off again. The party is the mainstream centre-right party of the country and is moderately patriotic, supporting strong economic growth, tougher immigration, large businesses, cleaner environment although with limited measures, reduced regulation and increasing scientific advancement. Main support comes from primarily conservative-leaning middle-class voters, businesspeople, upper-class voters from more affluent parts of cities, as well as some support from lower-class voters. A large majority of the rural population also supports the Lib Feds, and support is evenly distributed through the country. Currently the party is part of the opposition in both chambers in the parliament of Sulivannia, having controlled the legislature from 2011 to 2019, along with a minority of state and territorial legislature seats since 2017.

* '''House of Representatives Seats:''' 238/608
* '''Senate Seats:''' 96/254
* '''State and Territorial House of Representatives Seats:''' 1517/3771
* '''State and Territorial Senate Seats:''' 794/1923


== Other Major Political Parties ==
There are five smaller major political parties which hold seats in the Sulivannian Parliament, which hold power to a much smaller degree than the Pro Dems and Lib Feds, however they hold significant sway in political discourse, particularly in the Sulivannian Senate.
* The '''[[Social Democratic Alliance]]''' party, or the Soc Dems is a left-wing socialist, populist party formed in 2015, winning the third-largest number of seats in both houses in the 2019 general election. The party enabled a majority government between the Pro Dems and Soc Dems of 324 seats in the lower house. 
* The '''[[Conservative]]''' party, is a right-wing conservative pro-isolationist, pro-small government party which initially more than doubled their delegation from 13 seats to 39 seats in the [[2015 Sulivannian general election|2015 general election]]. However in the 2019 general election, the party lost three-quarters of their 36 lower house seats, down to 9 members.
* The '''[[Sulivannia First]]''' party, formerly the [[Sulivannia Nationalist Party]] before 2015, a centrist, big-tent, pro-nationalist party which more than tripled their lower house seat count from 3 members to 11 seats in the 2015 general election. 
* The '''[[Greens]]''', formerly the [[The Green Party]] before 1995, is a social democratic, left-wing environmentalist party formed in 1955 has consistently held between four and ten lower house members since gaining their first seat in [[1974 Sulivannian general election|1974]].
* The '''[[National Democratic Libertarians]]''' party, or the Nat Dems is a centre-left, libertarian, pro-small government party formed in 1913 between members of the then Freedom Liberal Party and then Sulivannian Labour party.

== Minor Political Parties ==
There are numerous minor parties, most of which do not hold seats in the Sulivannian Parliament. The list below states the parties which hold at least one seat in Parliament.
* The '''[[Restoration Party]]''' is a centre-right, traditionalist, anti-LGBT, conservative, family-oriented party established in 1836.
* The '''[[West Coast Union]]''' party is a centre-left pro-worker, pro-union party which contests seats located in the western states.
* The '''[[United We Stand]]''' party, named after the nation's motto is a centrist nationalist party formed in 1963.
* The '''[[Conservative Unionists]]''' party is a right-wing conservative, moderately nationalist party created in 1950, from members originally from the Liberal-Conservative party.
* The '''[[Green Socialists]]''' party is a left-wing, youthful, socialist, pro-LGBT party formed in 2017, in response to austerity measures from the Lib Fed government, split off from the Soc Dems.
* '''[[Jarvis Pelton's Team]]''' is a centrist, pro-family party established by [[Jarvis Pelton]] himself in 1992. 
* The '''[[New North West Independence Movement]]''' party is a centrist, pro-independence party for the northwestern states formed in 1942.