Free Christian State Party

Free Christian State Party Vrije Christelijke Rijkspartij
Abbreviation	VCRP
Founded	1887
Newspaper	De VCRO
Membership (2020)	185,678 (150,543 members of De VCRO)
Ideology	Social liberalism Left-libertarianism Christian left Radicalism Anti-fascism
Political position	Centre-left to Centre
National affiliation	LD&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	0.6	1	Opposition
1958	5.3% #5	10 / 220	0.1		Government SDRP-PRP-LRP-VCRP
1962	5.3% #5	11 / 220		1	Government SDRP-PRP-LRP-VCRP
1966	5.4% #6	11 / 220	0.1		Opposition
1969	4.4% #5	9 / 220	1.0	2	Government SDRP-LD&R-F'70-VCRP
1973	3.5% #6	6 / 220	0.9	3	Government SDRP-CRP-F'70-VCRP
1977	1.4% #9	2 / 220	2.1	4	Opposition
1981	1.2% #10	0 / 220	0.2	2	Extra-parliamentary
1985	0.7% #10	0 / 220	0.5		Extra-parliamentary
1989	0.6% #10	0 / 220	0.1		Extra-parliamentary
1990	4.7% #6	9 / 220	4.1	9	Opposition