Liberal Democrats | ||||
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Leader | Saracen's Fez | |||
Deputy leaders | shadowdweller, SnowMiku | |||
Founded | May 2005 | |||
Also known as | Liberal Party (March 2013 – July 2018) | |||
Ideology | Liberalism Centrism | |||
Political position | Centre | |||
Colours | Amber Orange | |||
House of Commons | 15/50
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Website | ||||
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"Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty." - Hubert H. Humphrey
The Liberal Democrats (formerly the Liberal Party) is a socially liberal party in the House of Commons, currently lead by Saracen's Fez. The party has existed since the foundation of the MHoC in 2005.
The Liberal Democrats are located in the centre ground of TSR politics, and have usually been the sole party of the centre, standing for social liberalism and a social market economy. The formation of the Citizen's Party has nonetheless solidified the Liberal Democrats as a primarily centre-left and left-liberal force, with the Citizens standing for right-liberalism.
History[]
In the early years of the MHoC, the Liberal Democrats were frequently the largest party in the House, and they were the first party in government following the formation of the MHoC in May 2005. The party received the most votes and seats in the second, seventh, tenth and eleventh general elections, and were the largest government party in the fifth, seventh and tenth Parliaments. In the twenty-ninth Parliament, the Lib Dems repeated the feat of being the largest party and leading the government, largely on the back of a strong Liberal Democrat real-life performance around the 2019 European elections.
In March 2013, the Liberal Democrats renamed themselves as the Liberal Party, reversing this decision in July 2018. The party continues to serve as an active voice in the House of Commons.
Electoral Performance[]
The Party began leading two minority Governments, but have only between leading members of a Government twice after that.
This table shows how the Liberal Party has performed in General Elections since the first one in May 2005:
Election | Votes | Vote % | % Change | Rank | Seats | Seat Change | Outcome of Election |
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May 2005 | votes
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32.66% | N/A | 1st | 17/50
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N/A | Liberal Democrat Minority |
November 2005 | votes
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24.98% | 7.68% | 1st * | 13/50
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4 | Liberal Democrat Minority |
May 2006 | 44 | 14.43% | 10.55% | 3rd | 8/50
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6 | Conservative-Monster Raving Loony Coalition |
November 2006 | 49 | 20.68% | 6.25% | 2nd | 11/50
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3 | Monster Raving Loony Minority |
May 2007 | votes
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15.11% | 5.57% | 3rd | 8/50
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3 | Monster Raving Loony Minority |
December 2007 | votes
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17.24% | 2.13% | 4th | 9/50
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1 | Labour-Monster Raving Loony Coalition |
June 2008 | votes
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24.18% | 6.94% | 1st | 13/50
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4 | Liberal Democrat-Labour Coalition |
November 2008 | 67 | 16.14% | 8.14% | 3rd | 9/50
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4 | Conservative Minority |
May 2009 | votes
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18.18% | 2.04% | 2nd | 10/50
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1 | No Government |
November 2009 | votes
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21.44% | 3.26% | 1st | 12/50
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2 | Liberal Democrat-Conservative-Centre Coalition |
May 2010 | 104 | 22.41% | 0.97% | 1st | 13/50
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1 | Conservative-Libertarian-UKIP Coalition |
October 2010 | votes
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14.7% | 7.71% | 3rd | 7/50
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6 | Conservative-Libertarian Coalition |
April 2011 | 99 | 9.2% | 5.5% | 5th | 4/50
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3 | Labour-Liberal Democrat-Centre-UKIP Coalition |
October 2011 | 54 | 11.30% | 2.1% | 5th | 6/50
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2 | Labour-Liberal Democrat Coalition |
March 2012 | 67 | 9.38% | 1.92% | 5th | 5/50
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1 | Conservative-UKIP-Faland Coalition |
September 2012 | 38 | 6.1% | 3.28% | 8th | 3/50
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2 | Labour-Socialist-Addzter Coalition |
April 2013 | 53 | 8.72% | 2.62% | 6th | 5/50
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2 | Conservative-UKIP-Libertarian Coalition |
September 2013 | 58 | 12.42% | 3.7% | 4th | 7/50
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2 | Conservative-Liberal-UKIP Coalition |
March 2014 | 61 | 7.92% | 4.5% | 1st | 4/50
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3 | Labour-Socialist-Green Coalition |
September 2014 | 57 | 9.12% | 1.2% | 6th | 5/50
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1 | Green-Labour-Liberal Coalition |
May 2015 | 33 | 9.02% | 0.1% | 5th | 5/50
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No Change | Labour-Liberal Coalition
Green-UKIP-Liberal Coalition |
October 2015 | 40 | 16.74% | 7.72% | 3rd | 9/50
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4 | Labour-Liberal Coalition |
April 2016 | 28 | 15.14% | 1.6% | 3rd | 8/50
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1 | Conservative-Liberal-National Liberal Coalition |
November 2016 | 26 | 17.33% | 2.19% | 3rd | 9/50
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1 | Labour-Socialist Coalition |
June 2017 | 30 | 14.49% | 2.84% | 4th | 8/50
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1 | Labour-Liberal-Socialist Coalition |
December 2017 | 19 | 15.97% | 1.48% | 4th | 9/50
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1 | Conservative-Liberal-UKIP Coalition
Liberal-Libertarian Coalition |
June 2018 | 20 | 11.90% | 4.08% | 4th | 7/50
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2 | Conservative Minority |
December 2018 | 27 | 18.37% | 6.47% | 3rd | 10/50
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3 | Conservative Minority |
July 2019 | 43 | 26.87% | 8.5% | 1st | 15/50
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5 | Liberal Democrat-Labour Coalition |
December 2019 | 20 | 17.7% | 9.17% | 3rd | 9/50
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6 | Labour-Liberal Democrat Coalition |
April 2020 | 25 | 16.78% | 0.92% | 3rd | 9/50
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No Change | Conservative-Citizen's Coalition |
November 2020 | 28 | 28.57% | 11.79% | 2nd | 15/50
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6 | Liberal Democrat-Labour Coalition |
Leaders[]
There have been 26 Liberal Democrat leaders to date, with 2 + 2 = 5 being the first one and Saracen's Fez being the current one. NDGAARONDI, Eru Iluvatar, Afcwimbledon2 and PetrosAC are the only leaders to have served more than one term. PetrosAC is the only leader to have served on three occasions.
Liberal Democrat leaders who also served as Prime Minister are marked with an asterisk.
Leader | Took office | Left office | |
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2 + 2 = 5* | May 2005 | January 2006 | |
Daragh* | January 2006 | March 2006 | |
NDGAARONDI* | March 2006 | May 2006 | |
RobbieC | May 2006 | October 2006 | |
Teehar | October 2006 | April 2007 | |
NDGAARONDI | April 2007 | December 2007 | |
Eru Iluvatar* | December 2007 | July 2008 | |
Budgie* | July 2008 | October 2008 | |
veggie4life* | November 2008 | January 2009 | |
DayneD89 | January 2009 | June 2009 | |
Eru Iluvatar | June 2009 | December 2009 | |
Thunder and Jazz* | December 2009 | February 2010 | |
Afcwimbledon2* | February 2010 | May 2010 | |
Matthew_Lowson* | May 2010 | August 2010 | |
Student2806 | September 2010 | September 2011 | |
Wilzman | September 2011 | January 2012 | |
Morgsie | February 2012 | June 2012 | |
Thunder_Chunky | June 2012 | October 2012 | |
Birchington | October 2012 | June 2014 | |
MacDaddi | June 2014 | March 2015 | |
Airmed | April 2015 | August 2015 | |
Jarred | August 2015 | December 2015 | |
PetrosAC* | December 2015 | April 2017 | |
Elizabeth II | April 2017 | August 2017 | |
Afcwimbledon2 | August 2017 | March 2018 | |
PetrosAC* | March 2018 | September 2018 | |
Eppeb | September 2018 | December 2018 | |
PetrosAC* | December 2018 | March 2019 | |
04MR17* | March 2019 | October 2019 | |
TheRadishPrince* | October 2019 | February 2020 | |
Saracen's Fez* | March 2020 | Incumbent |
Deputy leaders[]
The position of deputy leader was created in January 2010. There have been 20 Liberal Democrat deputy leaders to date, with Lefty Leo being the first one and SnowMiku and shadowdweller being the current ones.
Deputy Leaders who also served as leader at some point are marked with an asterisk.
Deputy Leader | Took office | Left office | |
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Lefty Leo | January 2010 | March 2010 | |
Thunder_Chunky* | March 2010 | May 2011 | |
elli_emc | May 2011 | November 2011 | |
Morgsie | November 2011 | February 2012 | |
Birchington* | February 2012 | October 2012 | |
jsb123 | October 2012 | April 2013 | |
Diety | April 2013 | September 2013 | |
Mazzini | September 2013 | December 2013 | |
Will95206 | December 2013 | July 2014 | |
Green_Pink | August 2014 | August 2015 | |
PetrosAC* | September 2015 | December 2015 | |
Airmed* | January 2016 | July 2016 | |
thehistorybore | July 2016 | November 2016 | |
Elizabeth II* | November 2016 | April 2017 | |
Airmed* | April 2017 | October 2017 | |
Conceited (acting) | June 2017 | August 2017 | |
PetrosAC* | October 2017 | March 2018 | |
LifeIsFine | March 2018 | June 2018 | |
04MR17* | July 2018 | April 2019 | |
TheRadishPrince* | April 2019 | October 2019 | |
Saracen's Fez* | November 2019 | March 2020 | |
shadowdweller & | March 2020 | Incumbent |
Chairs[]
In February 2014, the position of chair was introduced. There have been 12 Liberal Democrat chairs, with MacDaddi being the first one and Jarred being the last one. In May 2019, the position of chair was suspended, though there remains an option to bring it back in the future.
Chairs who also served as leader at some point are marked with an asterisk.
Chair | Took office | Left office | |
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MacDaddi* | February 2014 | June 2014 | |
Birchington* | June 2014 | December 2014 | |
Birkenhead | December 2014 | April 2015 | |
PetrosAC* | April 2015 | September 2015 | |
itsdancross | October 2015 | November 2015 | |
JoeL1994 | November 2015 | March 2016 | |
thehistorybore | March 2016 | July 2016 | |
Elizabeth II* | August 2016 | November 2016 | |
Conceited | November 2016 | December 2017 | |
Afcwimbledon2* (acting) | June 2017 | August 2017 | |
Tommy1boy | December 2017 | March 2018 | |
Jarred* | March 2018 | May 2019 |