National Liberal Party (UK, 1999)
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National Liberal Party | |
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Founded | March 1999 |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-right[1] |
Colours | |
Website | |
http://nationalliberal.org/ | |
The National Liberal Party is a far right
Background
The National Liberal Party was founded by Graham Williamson and Patrick Harrington.[2] It appeals for ethnic minority votes by focusing on national struggles abroad, with particular emphasis on injustices in Sri Lanka and India.
The party ran in the 2010 general election, contesting the Eastleigh seat. Its candidate, Keith Lowe, ran a campaign criticising the sitting MP Chris Huhne for his failure to support a referendum for the public to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. During the election, the presence of several former National Front (NF) members in prominent positions was raised in the local press, although the general secretary, David Durant – himself a former NF member – said that the party belonged to the "patriotic centre".[5]
Despite the far-right and fascist backgrounds of its leaders,
Criticism from the extreme right
Following revelations about the party's origins by
Elections contested
Parliamentary elections
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Eastleigh | Keith Low | 93 | 0.2[8] |
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Ealing, Southall | Jagdeesh Singh | 461 | 1.1[9] |
Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner | Sockalingam Yogalingam | 166 | 0.3[10] |
European Parliament elections
Regional lists | Candidates | Votes | % | MEPs |
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London | Graham Williamson Jagdeesh Singh Sockalingam Yogalingam Doris Jones Upkar Singh Rai Yussef Anwar Araz Yurdseven Bernard Dube |
6,736 | 0.3 | 0[11] |
London Assembly elections
List | Candidates | Votes | % | AMs |
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London-wide list | Upkar Rai Arunasalam Rajalingam Faisal Maramazi Araz Yurdseven Ponniah Yogaraja |
2,860 | 0.1 | 0[12] |
References
- ^ a b Jessica Elgot, "British National Party Decline Show Far Right Is In A Very, Very Bad Way", Huffpost, 14 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Brian Whelan, "Exposed: far-right veteran seeking London multicultural vote", Channel 4 News, 3 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Also posted in Searchlight, 3 May 2014
- ^ "Registration summary: National Liberal Party - True Liberalism". The Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Statement of parties and individual candidates nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Regional Returning Officer for London. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Ex National Front men 'target' Chris Huhne". Eastleigh News. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Dr Yussuf Anwar on National Liberal Party policies". BBC News. 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Media smear merchants find new target". Heritage and Destiny. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Election 2010 - Eastleigh". BBC News.
- ^ "Election 2015 - Ealing Southall". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Election 2015 - Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Vote 2014 - London". BBC News.
- ^ "Results 2021". London Elects. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.