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[[Category:Political parties in Estmere]][[Category:Social Democratic and Co-operative Party]]{{Infobox political party
[[Category:Political parties in Estmere]][[Category:Progressive Social Democrats]]{{Infobox political party
| name = Social Democratic and {{nowrap|Co-operative}} Party
| name = Progressive Social Democrats
| native_name = Sȯcydėmscratic nd Samodvẹrc Partẹ<br>Parti social-démocratique et {{nowrap|co-opéthâtique}}
| native_name = Prȯgresiv Sȯcydėmscrats<br>Social-démocrates progressifs
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| abbreviation = SDCP
| abbreviation = PSD
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| leader1_title = Leader
| leader1_title = Leader
| leader1_name =  [[Zoe Halivar]]
| leader1_name =  [[Zoe Halivar]]
| leader2_title = Deputy Leader
| leader2_title = Deputy Leader
| leader2_name = [[Ned Tarry]]
| leader2_name = [[Andrew Thompson]]
| leader3_title = General Secretary
| leader3_title = General Secretary
| leader3_name = [[Stephen Bradley]]
| leader3_name = [[Stephen Bradley]]
| leader4_title = Party Chair
| leader4_title = Chief Whip
| leader4_name = [[Vara Varun]]
| leader4_name = [[Peter Sargent]]
| leader5_title = Chief Whip
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| leader5_name = [[Helena Sargent]]
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| founded = {{start date|1901|02|02}}<br><small>(As ESWI)</small><br>{{start date|1919|05|01}}<br><small>(As SDCP)</small>
*[[Socialist Party of Estmere|Socialist Party]]
*[[The Radicals (Estmere)|The Radicals]]
*[[Co-operative Party]]}}
| registered =  
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| merger = [[Independent Labour Committee|ILC]], [[Co-operative Representation Party|CRP]]
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| headquarters = SDCP HQ, 218 Hall Street, [[Morwall]]
| headquarters = PSDHQ, 218 Hall Street, [[Morwall]]
| newspaper = ''The Red Flag''
| newspaper = ''The Clarion Call''
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| student_wing = Social Democratic Students
| student_wing = Social Democratic Students
| youth_wing = Young Social Democrats
| youth_wing = Young Progressives
| womens_wing = SDCP Women
| womens_wing = Progressive Social Democratic Women
| wing1_title = LGBT wing
| wing1_title = LGBT wing
| wing1 = LGBT+ Social Democrats
| wing1 = LGBT+ Progressive Social Democrats
| wing2_title = Labour wing
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| wing2 = [[Congress of Estmerish Trade Unions|CETU]]
| wing2 = [[Congress of Estmerish Trade Unions|CETU]]
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| membership = {{increase}} 489,000
| membership = {{increase}} 397,000
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| ideology = {{wp|Social democracy}}<br>{{wp|Progressivism}}<br>{{wp|Pro-Europeanism|Pro-Eucleanism}}<br>'''Factions:'''<br>{{nowrap|{{wp|Democratic socialism}}}}<br>{{wp|Social liberalism}}<br>{{wp|Trade unionism}}<br>{{wp|Cooperative|Co-operatism}}
| position = {{wp|Centre-left}}
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| affiliation1_title = [[Euclean Parliament]] group
| affiliation1_title = [[Euclean Parliament]] group
| affiliation1  = [[Socialist Alternative for Euclea|ASE]]
| affiliation1  = [[Socialist Alternative for Euclea|ASE]]
| international = [[International Socialist Forum|FSI]]
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| seats1_title = [[Chamber of Commons of Estmere|Chamber of Commons]]
| seats1_title = [[Chamber of Commons of Estmere|Chamber of Commons]]
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| seats4_title = [[Constituent entitites of Estmere|State legislatures]]
| seats4_title = First Ministers
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| seats4 = {{Infobox political party/seats|7|13|hex=#EA2D5A}}<ref group=note>This figure includes [[Adi Harjo]] of [[Kingsport]], whose [[Kingsport Socialist Co-operative Party]] is the regional affiliate of the PSD.</ref>
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The '''Social Democratic and Co-operative Party''' ({{wp|Anglish|Swathish}}: ''Sȯcydėmscratic nd Samodvẹrc Partẹ'', {{wp|Jèrriais|Flurian}}: ''Parti social-démocratique et co-opéthâtique''), also known by the abbreviation '''SDCP''' or as the '''Social Democrats''', is a {{wp|centre-left}} {{wp|political party}} in [[Estmere]], which currently leads a minority government.
The '''Progressive Social Democrats''' ({{wp|Anglish|Swathish}}: ''Prȯgresiv Sȯcydėmscrats'', {{wp|Jèrriais|Flurian}}: ''Social-démocrates progressifs''), also known by the abbreviation '''PSD''', are a {{wp|centre-left}} [[List of political parties in Estmere|political party]] in [[Estmere]], which currently leads a {{wp|minority government}}, the [[Halivar ministry]], with support from the [[Greens (Estmere)|Greens]] and [[Left Party (Estmere)|Left Party]].
 
Founded in 1901 as the '''Estmerish Section of the Workers' International''', the party organised alongside the Estmerish {{wp|trade union movement}}, sharing close links with the [[Congress of Estmerish Trade Unions]]. With [[Sidney Bell]] as leader, the party grew to be a political voice of much of the {{wp|working class}}. The party eventually however fell to severe infighting, chiefly over the [[Kirenian Revolution]], and over the party's response to the [[Great Collapse]]. A split materialised in 1919, when [[Ed Barton|"Red" Ed Barton]] and the {{wp|council communism|council socialist}} wing of the party walked out of the annual congress, organising their own in opposition. The remainder of the party under [[Joseph Halstadder]] then organised a merger with the {{wp|municipal socialism|municipal socialist}} [[Independent Labour Committee]] and the {{wp|co-operative movement|co-operative}} [[Co-operative Representation Party]], rebranding under the current name. The left-splitters under Barton kept the name [[Estmerish Section of the Workers' International|ESWI]] but were organisationally distinct.
 
The party supported the war effort during the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], and under [[John Henderson]] briefly became the leading party in the war-time {{wp|national government}} from 1930 to 1932. The party initially struggled to assert itself during the peace negotiations, but after [[Vincent Holmes]] took over leadership of the party he quickly positioned it as one of the more stable parties on the political scene. Holmes led the party to victory in [[1941 Estmerish general election|1941]], organising the reconstruction effort, nationalising a number of industries and establishing the {{wp|welfare state}}, while maintaining Estmere's position as a {{wp|world power}}. After a brief {{wp|lame duck}} administration under [[Richard Moore]], the party returned to opposition until [[Fabian Young]]'s close victory in [[1953 Estmerish general election|1953]]. Young's government was notable for reforming planning laws, but lost the support of the [[Radical Liberals (Estmere)|Radical Liberals]] over this issue, and the party lost the subsequent [[1955 Estmerish general election|1955 election]], beginning a twelve-year stint in opposition.
 
The party failed to return to government under [[Harold Anderson]] and [[John Archer]], and provided the official opposition to the SDU governments of the time. The party was subject to fraught infighting throughout this time, between the {{wp|social democracy|social democratic}} Youngites and the {{wp|democratic socialism|democratic socialist}} Archerites. The party eventually returned to power under the unifying figure [[Kenneth Lawson]] in [[1967 Estmerish general election|1967]]. His first government was notable for expanding social security and a number of liberalising bills. The party dominated government under Lawson, [[William Prentice]] and [[David Armstrong]] until 1976, when it was brought down by the [[Twin Bushes scandal]] and rising discontent in the country. The party returned to opposition in 1976, and provided the official opposition to the SDU until 1981, when the newly-formed [[Reform Party]] formed its own government; with the SDU as official opposition, the SDCP were relegated to other opposition.
 
The SDCP faced a crisis of confidence as Reform overtook it as the primary centre-left party in Estmere. It spent the rest of the 1980s in deep ideological conflict, and did not return to relevance until the party under [[John Hart]] acted as a junior coalition partner to the government of [[Heidi Reid]]. It pulled its support in 2006 on account of Reid's {{wp|neoliberalism|neoliberal}} response to the [[2005 recession]]. Starting in the 2010s, the party experienced a revival. [[Nick Lawrence]] distanced the party from Reid's government, and began to rebuild the party outside of its heartlands. Under [[Zoe Halivar]], the party achieved its best result in decades in the [[2018 Estmerish general election|2018 snap election]], with the party overtaking Reform as second-largest. Over the course of that Parliament, Halivar promoted the party to the country, and following the [[Estmerish missing pensions scandal|gambled pensions scandal]], the party won power in the [[2021 Estmerish general election|2021 election]], with Halivar becoming the first SDCP PM in 45 years.
 
Alongside the [[Sotirian Democratic Union]] and the Reform Party, the SDCP is considered one of Estmere's three major parties. It has provided 6 of the 26 post-war [[Prime Minister of Estmere|Prime Ministers]]. The party espouses {{wp|social democracy}} and {{wp|Cooperative|co-operatism}}, and is generally agreed to have a {{wp|progressivism|progressive}} and {{wp|social liberalism|socially liberal}} outlook. Zoe Halivar, considered to be on the {{wp|soft left}} of the party, has led the party since 2016, and also serves as {{wp|Leader of the Opposition}}. The SDCP is a founding member of [[Socialist Alternative for Euclea]] and the [[International Socialist Forum]], and in 2019 had a membership of 489,000.


history


As the successor to the Socialist Party,  the PSD is considered one of Estmere's three major parties alongside the [[Sotirian Democratic Union]] and the Reform Party. The party espouses {{wp|social democracy}} and {{wp|progressivism}}, and is seen to be {{wp|Pro-Europeanism|pro-Euclean}} and liberal on social issues. There are factions which support {{wp|democratic socialism}}, {{wp|social liberalism}}, {{wp|trade unionism}} and {{wp|Cooperative|co-operatism}}. Zoe Halivar, considered to be on the {{wp|soft left}} of the party, has led the party since 2016, and has served as [[Prime Minister of Estmere]] since 2021. The PSD is a founding member of [[Socialist Alternative for Euclea]] and in 2019 had a membership of 397,000.


==History==
==History==
===Foundation and party split===
===Predecessors===
===Wartime coalition===
===Foundation and early years===
===Holmes government===
===Official opposition===
===Opposition===
===Lawson government===
===Overtaken by Reform===
===Long opposition===
===Return to relevancy===
===Halivar government===
===Halivar government===
==Ideology==
==Ideology==
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==Organisation==
==Organisation==
===Leaders===
===Leaders===
==Electoral results==
==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{Political parties in Estmere}}
|-
! No.
! width=150|Name<br /><small>(Born–Died)</small>
! Portrait
! colspan=2|Term in Office
! Party leadership<br>elections
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 1
| [[Sidney Bell]]<br /><small>(1861–1942)</small>|| [[File:George Lansbury.jpg|60px]] || 2 February 1901 || 11 October 1904 || 1901<br>1902<br>1903<br>1904a
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 2
| [[George Staines]]<br /><small>(1867–1941)</small>|| [[File:J.R. Clynes LCCN2014717260 (cropped).jpg|60px]] || 11 October 1904 || 4 March 1908 || 1904b<br>1905<br>1906<br>1907<br>1908
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 3
| [[George Dimbleby]]<br /><small>(1863–1933)</small>|| [[File:1910 Arthur Henderson.jpg|60px]] || 4 March 1908 || 4 February 1916 || 1909<br>1910<br>1911<br>1912<br>1913<br>1914<br>1915
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 4
| [[Joseph Halstadder]]<br /><small>(1859–1936)</small>|| [[File:Havelock Ellis cph.3b08675.jpg|60px]] || 4 February 1916 || 25 May 1924 || 1916<br>1917<br>1918<br>1919
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 5
| [[Elias Turner]]<br /><small>(1881–1963)</small>|| [[File:Thomas Johnston.png|60px]] || 25 May 1924 || 6 January 1927 || 1924
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 6
| [[John Henderson]]<br /><small>(1864–1939)</small>|| [[File:Lord Snowden.jpg|60px]] || 6 January 1927 || 3 February 1935 || 1927<br>1932
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 7
| [[Vincent Holmes]]<br /><small>(1881–1951)</small>|| [[File:Ernest Bevin MP.jpg|60px]] || 3 February 1935 || 5 July 1949 || 1935
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 8
| [[Richard Moore]]<br /><small>(1888–1965)</small>|| [[File:Herbert Morrison 1947.jpg|60px]] || 5 July 1949 || 18 October 1949 || 1949a
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 9
| [[Fabian Young]]<br /><small>(1911–1986)</small>|| [[File:Hugh Gaitskell 1958.jpg|60px]] || 18 October 1949 || 2 February 1959 || 1949b<br>1955
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 10
| [[Harold Anderson]]<br /><small>(0000–0000)</small>|| [[File:Hugh Gaitskell 1958.jpg|60px]] || 2 February 1959 || 2 February 1964 || 1959
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 11
| [[John Archer]]<br /><small>(0000–0000)</small>|| [[File:Hugh Gaitskell 1958.jpg|60px]] || 2 February 1964 || 25 August 1965 || 1964
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 12
| [[Kenneth Lawson]]<br /><small>(1917–1998)</small>|| [[File:Kenneth Lawson.png|60px]] || 25 August 1965 || 5 October 1972 || 1965
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| –
| [[William Prentice]]<br /><small>(1918–1996)</small>|| [[File:Harold Wilson.jpg|60px]] || 5 October 1972 || 15 April 1973 || ''Acting''
|-
! style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| 13
| [[David Armstrong]]<br /><small>(1915–2013)</small>|| [[File:Denis Healey.jpg|60px]] || 15 April 1973 || 6 February 1978 || 1973
|}
 
==Electoral results==

Latest revision as of 16:45, 19 April 2023

Progressive Social Democrats

Prȯgresiv Sȯcydėmscrats
Social-démocrates progressifs
AbbreviationPSD
LeaderZoe Halivar
Deputy LeaderAndrew Thompson
General SecretaryStephen Bradley
Chief WhipPeter Sargent
Founded1 May 2004;
20 years ago (2004-05-01)
Merger of
HeadquartersPSDHQ, 218 Hall Street, Morwall
NewspaperThe Clarion Call
Student wingSocial Democratic Students
Youth wingYoung Progressives
Women's wingProgressive Social Democratic Women
LGBT wingLGBT+ Progressive Social Democrats
Labour wingCETU
Membership (2019)Increase 397,000
IdeologySocial democracy
Progressivism
Pro-Eucleanism
Factions:
Democratic socialism
Social liberalism
Trade unionism
Co-operatism
Political positionCentre-left
Euclean Parliament groupASE
Colours  Pink
Chamber of Commons
253 / 600
Chamber of Peers
76 / 300
State legislatures
375 / 1,471
First Ministers
7 / 13
[note 1]
Euclean Parliament
39 / 114
Website
psd.org.es

The Progressive Social Democrats (Swathish: Prȯgresiv Sȯcydėmscrats, Flurian: Social-démocrates progressifs), also known by the abbreviation PSD, are a centre-left political party in Estmere, which currently leads a minority government, the Halivar ministry, with support from the Greens and Left Party.

history

As the successor to the Socialist Party, the PSD is considered one of Estmere's three major parties alongside the Sotirian Democratic Union and the Reform Party. The party espouses social democracy and progressivism, and is seen to be pro-Euclean and liberal on social issues. There are factions which support democratic socialism, social liberalism, trade unionism and co-operatism. Zoe Halivar, considered to be on the soft left of the party, has led the party since 2016, and has served as Prime Minister of Estmere since 2021. The PSD is a founding member of Socialist Alternative for Euclea and in 2019 had a membership of 397,000.

History

Predecessors

Foundation and early years

Official opposition

Halivar government

Ideology

Factions

Organisation

Leaders

Electoral results

Notes

  1. ↑ This figure includes Adi Harjo of Kingsport, whose Kingsport Socialist Co-operative Party is the regional affiliate of the PSD.
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