Talk:List of parliamentary elections in Renvyle

Lawrence pulling plug on coalition isn't backed by all Progressives. Centre-left faction led by Minister for Foreign Affairs splits off to join Labour.

Post-2019: Left-wing era as a result of decades of neoliberalism. Even when right-wing gets back into power, it struggles against a forming left-wing consensus and the PLP remains the main opposition force.

2025: PLP 98, G 19, SDP 25, P 18, LPP 65, NU 21

Next election: New SDP will be made up of 13 ex-Progressives, founded new party when Lawrence pulls out of coalition, just enough to keep PLP in power with support from the Greens. Colour is 9D74E3. 2021 result = PLP 84, G 27, SDP 17, P 24, LPP 94.

Ulf Kristersson will be post-2019 leader of the Liberals.

2011 election: Progressives blamed the PLP for dragging the government to the left, thereby costing its reelection.

1995 election: SDA and Moderates thought joint election ticket with preagreed coalition platform would oust the Liberals, but during the campaign public disagreements were aired which meant there was a lack of message discipline. This boosted those who were arguing for a formal merging of the parties, who were united on most key issues. When they did merge, the Moderate leader became deputy leader of the Progressives, and went on to become PM after SDA leader's retirement.

ERA OF CONSOLIDATION FROM 1991 TO 2019

1989 election: due to bad relations with his Moderate deputy, the SDA leader and PM forms minority government with CFW, backlach ensues compared with LPP merger which leads to 1991 result. Government collapses early due to defections and SDA internal disagreements.

1985 election: FPP goes too far in government, stirs up backlash (eg. CFW has its best result).

1983 election: FPP comes ahead of Liberals this time, demands premiership and forces Liberal leader down to Deputy PM status. Partnership does not work well this way and government collapses.

Era to do with personality/partnership clashes from 1979 to 1991 --- era of instability?

1979 to 1985 characterised by radical right-wing reforms. Sparked rise of the CFW.

1975: Moderate support down, losing votes to all parties but especially to the resurgent SDA. Right-wing parties benefit from decline in NDP support following scandals in the party's ranks. Moderate meltdown partislly caused by left-wing part of the base seeing former Centre Party deputy leader as too far to the right, so defected to SDA.

1971: Success of the Moderates continues, although relaxing of immigration laws has lead to all-time high NDP support.

1967: Moderate landslide as merger into new party clearly successful, leans on SDA for confidence votes. Moderate leader becomes PM, most respected Renvylese statesmen of his day.

Post-1963: Solidarity and left-wing of United Left merge, while the right-wing of United Left joins with Centre Party to form Moderate Party.

1959: Liberals change leaders before election to hugely popular figure from outside of politics (military?) and win in landslide, pushing the Christian Democrats below the 5% threshold.

1955-1967: Period of Liberal dominance in parliamentary elections.

Other than its win in the 1951 election, the United Left was an abject failure. Riven by infighting which doomed the party from the beginning, trying to please too many people at once (eg. reliance on Centre Party angered the left).

1920s-1955: Height of support for socialist and far-left parties. Rise of Liberals (caused by support for political reforms such as extending the franchise). Liberal Party initially two separate liberal parties, reflective of fractured politics of the time, lots of coalition building. Decline of National/Conservative/Unionist Party - traditionalist grouping clinging to old traditions of the monarchy, out of step with a modernising nation experiencing vast cultural change. Equivalent of age of deference coming to an end.

After 1927 the SLP abolished first past the post and replaced it with a proportional system. Communist Party had been very reliant on concentrated support in (?) area of the country. SLP leader is assassinated.

1927: After Social Liberals spend year underminding SLP it pulls its support, expecting a return to normalcy. Voters unimpressed by arrogance, leads to even bigger SLP landslide.

Social Liberals a victim of their own success:: their main purpose was based on democratisation and expansion of political rights, once this was achieved the working class looked to the SLP for advancement, safety net, industrial reform etc.

1923-1926: Social Liberals in government reliant on SLP, but when effects of Great Reccession hit goes along with Unionist-reccomended austerity so SLP pulls support.

1917: Social Liberals agree to abstain on votes of confidence in Unionists after the election, seen as respecting result of the election. Angers the Communists, although Unionists had been expected to win anyway.

1913: Unionist majority government.

1910: First elections to be held under new constitution. Previously the legislature was called the Royal Assembly, had reserved places for the clergy and (until 1884) the nobility. There had also be a small upper chamber called the Council of State solely appointed by the monarch. The Council of State became a separate body under the new constitution, serving as an advisory council to the monarch.