Schematic history of liberal parties around the world


This text is part of the Liberalism series (III)




Liberalism in countries / Liberal parties

LI / ELDR (ALDE) / CALD

Timeline of liberal parties in:

Africa -  The Americas - Asia - Europe - Oceania

- Liberal thinkers
At the moment this Schematic history of liberal parties around the world is far from complete and in the upcoming periods new countries will be added. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. Parties printed in bold are present-day liberal parties, parties printed in italic are parties outside the liberal spectrum.

Table of contents
1 Albania
2 Argentina
3 Armenia
4 Australia
5 Austria
6 Belgium
7 Bolivia
8 Canada
9 Denmark
10 Finland
11 Germany
12 Iceland
13 Japan
14 Netherlands
15 Norway
16 South Africa
17 Sweden
18 United Kingdom

Albania

Argentina

Armenia

  • 1885: National liberals form the Armenagan Party
    • 1908: The AP merges with a faction of the Reorganised Henchak Party into the Democratic Party (Ramgavar Party)
      • 1921: The party merges in exile with the ⇒ Liberal Party into the Democratic Liberal Party (Ramgavar Azadagan Party)
        • This party continues in exile and is said to be represented in the first parliament after Armenian independence in the 1990s
  • 1918: A liberal anti-violence faction of the Reorganised Henchak Party forms the Liberal Party (Azadagan Party)
    • 1921: In exile the party merges into the ⇒ Democratic Liberal Party

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bolivia

  • 1883: Liberals form the Liberal Party (Partido Liberal)
    • 1952: After the revolution of 1952 the Partido Liberal de facto disappears as a political party

Canada

Denmark

  • 1840: The National Liberal Party (Nationalliberale Parti)) is formed
  • 1870: Liberal farmers form the liberal party The United Left (Det Forenede Venstre)
    • 1892: The United Left falls apart in the Left Reform Party (Venstrereformpartiet) and the ⇒ Moderate Left
      • 1905: A radical faction of the party secedes as present-day ⇒ Radical Left
        • 1910: The VRP and the ⇒ Moderate Left merge into Left (Venstre, now usually not translated into English))
          • 1934: A right-wing faction secedes as the conservative Free People's Party (Det Frie Folkeparti)
            • 1965: A left-wing faction forms the ⇒ Liberal Center
  • 1892: A right wing faction of the ⇒ United Left forms the Moderate Left (Det Moderate Venstre)
    • 1910: The Moderate Left merges into the new ⇒ Left
  • 1905: A radical faction of the ⇒ Left Reform Party secedes as the present-day Radical Left (Det Radikale Venstre, now usually not translated or translated as the Social Liberal Party)
  • 1965: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Left forms the Liberal Center (Liberalt Centrum)
    • 1968: LC disappears

Finland

Germany

Iceland

Japan

In Japan the name liberal is often used by conservative parties
  • 1874: Liberals found the Public Society of Patriots (Aikoku Koto)
    • 1881: The Aikoku Koto is continued by the Liberal Party (Jiyu-to)
      • 1891: The Jiyuto is renamed into Constitutional Liberal Party (Rikken Jiyuto)
        • 1898: The Constitutional Liberal Party merges with the ⇒ Progressive Party into the Constitutional Politics Party (Kenseito)
          • 1898: A faction secedes as the ⇒ Constitutional Center Party
            • 1900: The party is taken over by the oligarchy and renamed into Constitutional Political Friends Association (Rikken Seiyukai)
  • 1882: The Constitutional Progressive Party (Rikken Kaishinto) is formed
    • 1896: The party is continued by the Progressive Party (Shinpoto)
      • 1898: The party merges merges into the Constitutional Politics Party (Kenseito)
        • 1898: This party falls apart and a faction of the Kenseito forms the Constitutional Center Party (Kensei Honto), renamed in 1910 into the Constitutional National Party (Rikken Kokuminto)
          • 1913: A faction secedes as the ⇒ Constitutional Friendship Association
            • 1922: The Constitutional National Party is is renamed Reform Club (Kakushin Kurabu)
              • 1920s: The Reform Club merges into the Constitutional Political Friends Association
  • 1913: A faction of the ⇒ Constitutional National Party forms the Constitutional Friendship Association (Rikken Doshikai), renamed Constitutional Association (Kenseikai) in 1916
    • 1927: The Constitutional Association merges with the ⇒ Political Friends Center Party into the Constitutional People's Party (Rikken Minseito)
      • 1940: The party is dissolved by the regime
  • 1924: A faction of the Constitutional Political Friends Association forms the Political Friends Center Party (Seiyu Honto)
    • 1927: The party merges into the ⇒ Constitutional People's Party
  • 1993: A liberal faction of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (Jiyu-Minshuto) secedes as the Renewal Party (Shinseito)
    • 1994: The Renewal Party merges with other factions into the New Progress Party (Sinshinto)
      • 1997: The New Progress Party falls apart into many parties, among them since 1998 the Liberal Party (Jiyuto), but also the Good Governance Party (Minseito), the New Fraternity Party (Shinto-Yuai) and the Democratic Reform Party (Minshu-Kaikaku-Rengo)
        • 2000: Dissidents of the Liberal Party form the New Conservative Party (Hoshuto)
          • 2003: The Liberal Party merges into the ⇒ Democratic Party of Japan
  • 1993: A liberal faction of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (Jiyu-Minshuto) secedes as the New Party Harbinger (Shinto Sakigake)
    • 1996: Most members co-found the ⇒ Democratic Party of Japan
      • 1998: The party evolved in conservative direction, renamed into Harbinger (Sakigake) and further renamed in 2002 into Green Assembly (Midori No Kaigi)
  • 1996: Dissidents from the ⇒ New Party Harbinger and the Social Democratic Party of Japan form the Democratic Party of Japan (Nihon Minshuto)
    • 1998: The party merges with the Good Governance Party (Minseito), the New Fraternity Party (Shinto-Yuai) and the Democratic Reform Party (Minshu-Kaikaku-Rengo) under the name Democratic Party of Japan (Nihon Minshuto)
      • 2003: The ⇒ Liberal Party merges into the party

Netherlands

  • 1885: Liberals form the Liberal Union (Liberale Unie)
    • 1892: A radical faction forms the ⇒ Radical League
      • 1894: A conservative faction forms the ⇒ Free Liberals
        • 1901: A radical faction secedes and merges with the ⇒ Radical League into the ⇒ Freethinking Democratic League
          • 1921: The LU merges with the ⇒ Economic League and the ⇒ League of Free Liberals into the Freedom League (Vrijheidsbond)
            • 1922: A right-wing faction secedes as the ⇒ Liberal Party
              • 1928: The Vrijheidsbond is renamed in Liberal State Party (Liberale Staatspartij)
                • 1945: The LSP is reorganised into the Freedom Party (Partij voor de Vrijheid), including a faction of the ⇒ Freethinking Democratic League
  • 1892: A radical faction of the ⇒ Liberal Union forms the Radical League (Radicale Bond)
    • 1901: A second radical faction of the ⇒ Liberal Union merges with the Radical League into the Freethinking Democratic League
      • 1917: A right-wing faction secedes as the ⇒ Economic League
        • 1946: The Freethinking Democratic League merges into the present-day Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid), a faction joins the ⇒ Freedom Party
          • 1948: Some former members leave the Labour Party and merge into the ⇒ People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
  • 1894: A conservative faction of the ⇒ Liberale Union forms the Free Liberals (Vrije Liberalen), since 1906 renamed the League of Free Liberals (Bond van Vrije Liberalen)
    • 1921: The league merges into the ⇒ Freedom League
  • 1917: A right-wing faction of the ⇒ Freethinking Democratic League forms the Economic League (Economische Bond)
    • 1921: The league merges into the ⇒ Freedom League
  • 1922: A right-wing faction of the ⇒ Freedom League forms the Liberal Party (Liberale Partij) and disappears in 1925
  • 1966: Independent progressive liberals form the party Democrats 66 (Democraten '66), later without apostroph

Norway

  • 1884: The liberals organise themselves into the Left (Venstre, nowadays usually not translated)
    • 1888: The moderate faction of Venstre forms the ⇒ Moderate Left
      • 1903: The right wing of Venstre forms the ⇒ Liberal Left
        • 1911: A radical faction forms ⇒ Workers' Democrats
          • 1936: Venstre is joined by the ⇒ Radical People's Party
            • 1972: The pro-European faction of the Venstre forms the ⇒ New Left
              • 1988: The ⇒ Liberal People's Party rejoins Venstre
  • 1888: The moderate faction of ⇒ Venstre forms the Moderate Left (Det Moderate Venstre)
    • 1903: Moderate Venstre merges into the conservative Right (Hřyre)
  • 1903: The right wing of ⇒ Venstre forms the Liberal Left (Liberale Venstre)
    • 1909: Liberale Venstre is reorganised into the Freethinking Left (Frisinedde Venstre), renamed in 1931 Freethinking People's Party (Frisinnede Folkeparti)
      • 1936: The party ceases to exist
  • 1911: A radical faction of ⇒ Venstre forms Workers' Democrats (Arbeiderdemokraterne), renamed in 1921 Radical People's Party (Radikale folkeparti)
    • 1936: The party becomes a faction of ⇒ Venstre
  • 1972: The pro European faction of ⇒ Venstre forms the New Left (Nye Venstre), renamed in 1973 into the New People's Party (Det Nye Folkeparti) and in 1980 into the Liberal People's Party (Det liberale folkeparti)
    • 1988: The party rejoins ⇒ Venstre

South Africa

Sweden

United Kingdom

  • 1647: The proto-liberal Levellers are formed
    • 1653: The Levellers dissappear
  • 1681: The Whigs constitute themselves
    • 1859: The Whigs merge with the ⇒ Peelites and ⇒ Radicals into the Liberal Party
      • 1886: A faction secedes as the ⇒ Liberal Unionist Party
        • 1918: The party falls apart into the Coalition Liberals and the ⇒ Independent Liberals
  • 1830s: The Radicals become active and ally themselves with the ⇒ Whigs
    • 1859: The Radicals merges into the new ⇒ Liberal Party
  • 1840s: The Peelites secede from the Tories
    • 1859: The Peelites merge into the new ⇒ Liberal Party
  • 1886: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party forms the Liberal Unionist Party
  • 1918: A faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party forms the Independent Liberals
    • 1923: The Independent Liberals rejoin the ⇒ Liberal Party
  • 1931: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party forms the Liberal National Party
  • 1988: A faction of the old ⇒ Liberal party forms the new Liberal Party

Northern Ireland


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