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The '''Free Christian State Party''' ({{wp|Dutch}}: ''Vrije Christelijke Rijkspartij'', '''VCRP''') is a {{wp|Social liberalism|social liberal}} and {{wp|Left-libertarianism|left-libertarian}} political party.
The '''Free Christian State Party''' ({{wp|Dutch}}: ''Vrije Christelijke Rijkspartij'', '''VCRP''') is a {{wp|Social liberalism|social liberal}} and {{wp|Left-libertarianism|left-libertarian}} political party.
=== History ===
=== History ===
In the 1970s the VCRP lost a lot of voters to christian-pacifist [[Caucus'70]]. In the [[1981 Schoklandic general election|1981 election]] the party lost all their seats a had no parliamentary representation in the State Assembly. For twelve years the VCRP remained as a extra-parliamentary political party. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the VCRP saw a increase in popularity, in the [[1993 Schoklandic general election|1993 election]] the VCRP won 15 seats and entered the State Assembly after twelve years of no representation at national level.  
In the 1970s the VCRP lost a lot of voters to christian-pacifist [[Caucus'70]]. In the [[1981 Schoklandic general election|1981 election]] the party lost all their seats a had no parliamentary representation in the State Assembly. For nine years the VCRP remained as a extra-parliamentary political party. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the VCRP saw a increase in popularity, in the [[1990 Schoklandic general election|1990 election]] the VCRP won 9 seats and entered the State Assembly after nine years of no representation at national level.  
=== Electorate ===
=== Electorate ===
The electorate of the '''VCRP''' is concentrated in the Capital-Region and in the larger cities of the rural states. Important voter groups are students, scienctists, teachers and people working in the creative sector.
The electorate of the '''VCRP''' is concentrated in the Capital-Region and in the larger cities of the rural states. Important voter groups are students, scienctists, teachers and people working in the creative sector.

Latest revision as of 13:26, 11 August 2020

Free Christian State Party

Vrije Christelijke Rijkspartij
AbbreviationVCRP
Founded1887
NewspaperDe VCRO
Membership (2020)185,678 Increase
(150,543 members of De VCRO)
IdeologySocial liberalism
Left-libertarianism
Christian left
Radicalism
Anti-fascism
Political positionCentre-left to Centre
National affiliationLD&R (1993-now)
Plural Left (1968-1980)
Colors  Blue
  Black
State Assembly
17 / 220
Governorships
1 / 4

The Free Christian State Party (Dutch: Vrije Christelijke Rijkspartij, VCRP) is a social liberal and left-libertarian political party.

History

In the 1970s the VCRP lost a lot of voters to christian-pacifist Caucus'70. In the 1981 election the party lost all their seats a had no parliamentary representation in the State Assembly. For nine years the VCRP remained as a extra-parliamentary political party. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the VCRP saw a increase in popularity, in the 1990 election the VCRP won 9 seats and entered the State Assembly after nine years of no representation at national level.

Electorate

The electorate of the VCRP is concentrated in the Capital-Region and in the larger cities of the rural states. Important voter groups are students, scienctists, teachers and people working in the creative sector.

Election results

State Assembly

Election year % of votes Seats won +/- (% point) +/- (seats) Govt?
1950 4.8% #6
9 / 220
Opposition
1954 5.4% #6
10 / 220
Increase 0.6 Increase 1 Opposition
1958 5.3% #5
10 / 220
Decrease 0.1 Steady Government
SDRP-PRP-LRP-VCRP
1962 5.3% #5
11 / 220
Steady Increase 1 Government
SDRP-PRP-LRP-VCRP
1966 5.4% #6
11 / 220
Increase 0.1 Steady Opposition
1969 4.4% #5
9 / 220
Decrease 1.0 Decrease 2 Government
SDRP-LD&R-F'70-VCRP
1973 3.5% #6
6 / 220
Decrease 0.9 Decrease 3 Government
SDRP-CRP-F'70-VCRP
1977 1.4% #9
2 / 220
Decrease 2.1 Decrease 4 Opposition
1981 1.2% #10
0 / 220
Decrease 0.2 Decrease 2 Extra-parliamentary
1985 0.7% #10
0 / 220
Decrease 0.5 Steady Extra-parliamentary
1989 0.6% #10
0 / 220
Decrease 0.1 Steady Extra-parliamentary
1990 4.7% #6
9 / 220
Increase 4.1 Increase 9 Opposition