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| founded =        {{start date|1998|01|30}}
| merger =  [[Democratic Party (Seketan)|Democratic Party]] <br/> [[Liberal Party (Seketan)|Liberal Party]]
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{{Seketese Politics}}
{{Seketese Politics}}
The [[Liberal Democratic Party (Seketan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] is a liberal political party in Seketan.
The [[Liberal Democratic Party (Seketan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] is a {{wp|liberal}} political party in Seketan. Since its creation in 1996, it has frequently been the third-largest party in Seketese politics. Currently, it has 14 MHA's, 4 [[State Council|senators]], and 30 provincial lawmakers. They sit in the centre of the Seketese political spectrum between the [[Socialist Party (Seketan)|Socialists]] and the [[National Conservative Party (Seketan)|National Conservatives]]. Despite often being a kingmaker in minority governments, they have never served in government at the national level, though they have been junior partners in provincial governments and were once the senior member in Nelderjen's government from 2018-2022.
 
The party was established in 1998 after the [[Democratic Party (Seketan)|Democratic Party]] and the [[Liberal Party (Seketan)|Liberal Party]] merged. The Liberal Party had existed since 1889, being one of the few parties not banned under the Kjedorate regime, while the Democratic party emerged from the moderate factions in the [[1978 Seketese Revolution]]. Both parties served in several governments, supporting both Socialist and National Conservative Governments. By the 1990s, after several elections of perceived vote splitting between the two liberal parties, a merger was agreed to, thus forming the modern Liberal Democrats.
 
Today the party is broadly a coalition of liberals and progressives, with a small libertarian faction on the right. The party has often fluctuated between the centre-right and centre-left based on which faction has supremacy. They are most popular among the collage educated, self-employed, middle-class, and urban voters.
==Election Results==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Election
!Party votes
!Total %
!Change %
!Seats won
!Seats change
!Status
|-
![[1999 Seketese General Election|1999]]
|543,063
|17.2%
|{{decrease}} 3.3pp{{efn|Compared to DY and LY's 1996 result}}
|{{composition bar|22|193|hex=#ff8c00}}
|{{increase}} 3
|{{no|Opposition}}
|-
![[2003 Seketese General Election|2003]]
|516,724
|17.3%
|{{increase}} 0.1pp
|{{composition bar|22|193|hex=#ff8c00}}
|{{Steady}} 0
|{{no|Opposition}}
|-
![[2005 Seketese General Election|2005]]
|457,358
|15.8%
|{{decrease}} 1.5pp
|{{composition bar|28|293|hex=#ff8c00}}
|{{increase}} 6
|{{no|Opposition}}
|-
![[2006 Seketese General Election|2006]]
|447,103
|14.7%
|{{decrease}} 1.1pp
|{{composition bar|20|293|hex=#ff8c00}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|{{no|Opposition}}
|-
![[2010 Seketese General Election|2010]]
|471,068
|15.7%
|{{decrease}} 0.1pp
|{{composition bar|26|293|hex=#ff8c00}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|{{no|Opposition}}
|-
![[2014 Seketese General Election|2014]]
|1,171,942
|36.1%
|
|{{composition bar|145|293|hex=#38761d}}
|
|{{yes|Minority Government}}
|-
![[2017 Seketese General Election|2017]]
|917,811
|32.1%
|{{decrease}} 3.96pp
|{{composition bar|125|293|hex=#38761d}}
|{{decrease}} 18
|{{yes2|Coalition (with [[Labour and Unionists Cooperative|OeUC]])}}
|-
![[2021 Seketese General Election|2021]]
|670,708
|20.5%
|{{decrease}} 11.8pp
|{{composition bar|63|293|hex=#38761d}}
|{{decrease}} 38
|{{no|Opposition}}
|-
|}

Revision as of 21:34, 17 March 2023

Liberal Democratic Party

Libre democrateça ynden
Abbreviation  LDY
LeaderKati Jolas
PresidentLyeslji Yorgan
FoundedJanuary 30, 1998 (1998-01-30)
Merger ofDemocratic Party
Liberal Party
HeadquartersConelibek
Youth wingYoung LibDems
IdeologyLiberalism

Social Liberalism
Pro-europeanism

Libertarianism (minority)
Political positionCentre
Colors  Orange
Commons Council
14 / 293
State Council
4 / 106
State Governors
0 / 7
State Legislatures
30 / 487
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The Liberal Democratic Party is a liberal political party in Seketan. Since its creation in 1996, it has frequently been the third-largest party in Seketese politics. Currently, it has 14 MHA's, 4 senators, and 30 provincial lawmakers. They sit in the centre of the Seketese political spectrum between the Socialists and the National Conservatives. Despite often being a kingmaker in minority governments, they have never served in government at the national level, though they have been junior partners in provincial governments and were once the senior member in Nelderjen's government from 2018-2022.

The party was established in 1998 after the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party merged. The Liberal Party had existed since 1889, being one of the few parties not banned under the Kjedorate regime, while the Democratic party emerged from the moderate factions in the 1978 Seketese Revolution. Both parties served in several governments, supporting both Socialist and National Conservative Governments. By the 1990s, after several elections of perceived vote splitting between the two liberal parties, a merger was agreed to, thus forming the modern Liberal Democrats.

Today the party is broadly a coalition of liberals and progressives, with a small libertarian faction on the right. The party has often fluctuated between the centre-right and centre-left based on which faction has supremacy. They are most popular among the collage educated, self-employed, middle-class, and urban voters.

Election Results

Election Party votes Total % Change % Seats won Seats change Status
1999 543,063 17.2% Decrease 3.3pp[a]
22 / 193
 Increase 3 Opposition
2003 516,724 17.3% Increase 0.1pp
22 / 193
 Steady 0 Opposition
2005 457,358 15.8% Decrease 1.5pp
28 / 293
 Increase 6 Opposition
2006 447,103 14.7% Decrease 1.1pp
20 / 293
 Decrease 8 Opposition
2010 471,068 15.7% Decrease 0.1pp
26 / 293
 Decrease 2 Opposition
2014 1,171,942 36.1%
145 / 293
 Minority Government
2017 917,811 32.1% Decrease 3.96pp
125 / 293
 Decrease 18 Coalition (with OeUC)
2021 670,708 20.5% Decrease 11.8pp
63 / 293
 Decrease 38 Opposition


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