Liberal Democratic Party (Seketan)

Revision as of 02:03, 14 September 2023 by JaacTree (talk | contribs) (Info about the Liberal Party)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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
20 / 293
State Council
4 / 106
State Governors
0 / 7
State Legislatures
10 / 487

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 1908, 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.

History

Liberal Party

The Liberal Party was founded in 1908 in Winneston after a coalition of academics and emerging businessmen signed the Liberty Treaty, a series of essays from political thinker Ymiþi Aaltyen. It promoted what was known at the time as "liberalism", what is known today more commonly as "classical liberalism" for the Kingdom of Seketan in the Nelbec Empire. It's startup coincided with the establishment of Société Conelibek (1907), with the two organizations signing a memorandum of understanding in 1913 just before the break out of the Seketese Revolution and Seketese Civil War. The party looslysupported the Kjedorates politically, though explicitly not militarly, and often came into conflict with the Kjedorates over administrative issues during the civil war. Upon the Kjedorate victory in 1923, the party was one of two non-Kjedorate parties that remained legalized, partially due to their ties to Société Conelibek, but also to garner support for the Kjedorate Regime amoungst academics and businessmen.

By the 1978 Seketese Revolution, the party had remained existant as a key part of the Kjedorate system. Most factions within the party where neutral or supported the revolution. The party chose to run in the first post-revollutionary election in 1978 Seketese General Election, finishing with 9 seats, almost exclusivly in major cities. For the next many elections the party continued to hobble along, winning between 3 and 10 seats. By the mid 90's, stagnation amoungst membership started causing problems on the parties finances. This, along side a widespread perception that their policies were identical to the newer, larger, and liberal Democratcs, which drew members and voters away under the fear of vote splitting. In 1995 the party annouced that it would go bankrupt in 2 years if course didn't change, and would petition the Democrats for a deal.

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 503,450 17.3% Increase 2.6pp
33 / 293
Increase 13 Opposition
2014 531,299 16.4% Decrease 0.9pp
34 / 293
Increase 1 Opposition
2017 414,382 14.5% Decrease 1.9pp
29 / 293
Decrease 5 Opposition
2021 97,358 3.0% Decrease 11.5pp
2 / 293
Decrease 28 Opposition
  1. Compared to DY and LY's 1996 result