Liberal Union (Netherlands)
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Liberal Union Liberal Unie | |
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Founded | 4 March 1885[1] |
Dissolved | 16 April 1921[1] |
Merged into | Liberal State Party |
Ideology | Conservative liberalism[2][3] |
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The Liberal Union (Dutch: Liberale Unie) was a conservative liberal[2] and progressive liberal political party in the Netherlands. A major party in its time, the Liberals were one of the historic predecessors of the Liberal State Party, and therefore of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
History
After the
In 1885 all the liberal political clubs and caucuses were united in the Liberal Union. The Union was factionalised: it had a progressive, a conservative and a centrist faction.
In the
The anti-Takkians won the
In 1901, the progressive liberals in the party founded the
After the disastrous 1918 general election, the liberals lost almost half of their seats; they fell from thirty-seven to twenty seats. In 1921 the Liberals merged with the League of Free Liberals, as well as the Economic League, Middle Class Party and the Neutral Party, to form the Liberal State Party, the mainstream liberal party.[9]
Ideology and issues
The Union started out as a moderately
Representation
Leadership
Chairman of the parliamentary party[10]
- 1905–1913 Hendrik Goeman Borgesius
- 1913–1917 Theo de Meester
- 1917–1918 Eduard Ellis van Raalte
- 1918–1921 Pieter Rink
- 1891–1894 Van Tienhoven
- 1897–1901 Pierson
- 1905–1908 De Meester
- 1913–1918 Cort van der Linden
Members of the House of Representatives
Development of the number of seats in the Lower House, of the 100 available. Before 1918 elected in single member districts, after that by proportional representation:
- 1918 - 6
- 1913 - 22
- 1909 - 20
- 1905 - 25
- 1901 - 18
- 1897 - 35
- 1894 - 57 (this includes conservative liberals)
- 1891 - 53 (this includes conservative liberals)
- 1888 - 46
Electorate
Liberal received support from
Relationships to other parties
The Liberal Union formed a loose alliance with the League of Free Liberals and the Free-thinking Liberal League. The parties cooperated in several cabinets. The liberal legislation to extend suffrage and to better the position of workers was often supported by the Social Democratic Workers' Party.
See also
- Liberalism
- List of liberal theorists
- Liberalism by country
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in the Netherlands
References
- ^ a b "Liberale Unie". Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85567-328-1. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Liberale Unie". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Liberalen". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Takkianen en anti-Takkianen (1894)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Kabinet-Pierson (1897-1901)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Public Or Private Goods? Redefining Res Publica, 2017, Editors: Daan van der Linde, Brigitte Unger, Michael Getzner, PART II NEW CORE TASKS: SOCIAL SECURITY 7: Protection against unemployment: a res publica? Brigitte Unger, P.119
- ^ "Kabinet-Cort van der Linden (1913-1918)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Kabinet-Liberale Staatspartij 'De Vrijheidsbond' (LSP)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie Liberale Unie (LU)". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 February 2018.