Liberty and Justice

Liberty and Justice Rhyddid a Chyfiawnder Saoirse agus Ceartas
Leader	Carwyn ap Gruffudd
Headquarters	Lloidas, County Caithia
Youth wing	Liberty's Future
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Caldish unionism
Political position	Centre-right
National party	Liberty Party
Colours	Purple
Caithian seats in the Comhthionól Náisiúnta	0 / 3
Cynulliad	1 / 32
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Liberty and Justice (Caithian: Rhyddid a Chyfiawnder, Ghaillish: Saoirse agus Ceartas) is a liberal conservative political party that operates in County Caithia. It is branch of the Liberty Party and works with them at a national level. The party was founded in 1980 to contest Caithia's legislative elections. In 2019, the party split when three dissatisfied assemblymembers resigned from the party to form The Wave. It has one elected member of the Cynulliad and has representation in 7 of Caithia's 16 parishes. It is currently supporting the coalition government led by First Minister Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid.

Platform

The party maintains a liberal conservative platform. At times, it has been notably more conservative than the national party. It became more liberal in recent years. However, this trend was abruptly reversed when many in the party have adopted similar positions and rhetoric to Pádraig Mac Piarais, who leads the national party. This has resulted in a party schism, with 3 of the party's assemblymembers defecting in 2019. A number of local politicians have also left the party.

Election results

Cynulliad

Election year	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/-	Government
1985	TBD	TBD	5 / 32	New	in opposition to Forward government
1985	TBD	TBD	6 / 32	1	in opposition to Forward-Trawlers government
1990	TBD	TBD	3 / 32	3	in opposition to Homeland minority government
1995	TBD	TBD	4 / 32	1	in opposition to Forward-Trawlers-Social Democratic government
2000	TBD	TBD	5 / 32	1	in opposition to Forward-Trawlers-Social Democratic government
2005	TBD	TBD	4 / 32	1	in opposition to Forward-Ind. minority government
2010	TBD	TBD	8 / 32	4	in opposition to Forward-Trawlers-Social Democratic government
2015	TBD	TBD	4 / 32	4	in opposition to Forward-Trawlers-Social Democratic government
2020	TBD	TBD	1 / 32	3	supporting Social Democratic-Trawlers-Wave government

Leadership and elected representatives

The party is led by Carwyn ap Gruffudd, who also serves as the party president. The deputy leader is TBD, who is the a parish councilor in Lloidas.

Cynulliad (ACs/TTs)

Member of Cynulliad	First elected
Carwyn ap Gruffudd	2015