Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party [ lɪbəɹəl pɑ ː ti ] was a political party in Britain. She went in the 1830s out of the Whig Party and the so-called radicals, which later were joined by the followers of Sir Robert Peel. One of their strongest leader was David Lloyd George. In the British two-party system, it was next to the Conservative Party, the reformerischere political force, which also advocated free trade. They took turns to 1885 from the Conservatives in government.

In the following hundred years, the Liberal Party lost gradually in importance.

In the general election of 1983 and 1987, the Liberals formed together with the spin-off of the Labour Party Social Democratic Party an Electoral Alliance (The Alliance). 1988 finally united the two parties to the Liberal Democrats.

Nowadays exists in the UK, a Liberal Party, which was formed by opponents of the merger with the Social Democratic Party. But it is legally a new organization, not the legal successor of the merged into the Association of Liberal Party.

History

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The removal of the Unionist Party on the question of Irish self-government weakened the Liberals sustainable. You could still win a majority again in 1906. The advent of the Labour Party, however, eluded the Liberals their voters in the working class, and it was replaced by the Labour Party in the role of the second major party. Prior to the establishment as a candidate of the Labour Party in 1900 representatives of the workers, that is, the Trade Unions, for the Liberals to the House of Commons elections ( " Lib Lab ").

In 1931 it came to the elimination of the National Liberal Party.

After the Second World War, their share of the vote reached a low point; then he recovered. Because of the electoral system, the Liberals could, however, despite a vocal proportion of partially nearly 20 % nationally only a few seats in the House of gain.

Liberal chairman of 1859-1988

Liberal chairman of the House of Commons from 1859-1916

Leader of the Liberal Party from 1916-1988

  • Herbert Henry Asquith, 1925, 1916-1926
  • Donald MacLean, 1919-1920
  • David Lloyd George, 1926-1931
  • Herbert Samuel, 1931-1935
  • Archibald Sinclair, 1935-1945
  • Clement Davies, 1945-1956
  • Jo Grimond, 1956-1967
  • Jeremy Thorpe, 1967-1976
  • Jo Grimond, 1976
  • David Steel, 1976-1988
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