Freethinker Political Parties
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The Freethinker Commonwealth's unicameral legislature fairly unique composition (and, to a lesser extent its large size) has lead to a large variety of political parties representing a vast range of interests and concerns. Because of the partial representative system, to earn a representative in the assembly only requires a quarter of one percent of the electoral vote, many special interest groups will field their own candidates to provide a representative within the legislature. There no less than eight hundred seats to be won, of which half are constituency posts (conducted by the first-past-the-post system) and half are representative posts taken from party lists.
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Coalitions
The Democratic Coalition
The National Coalition
The Socialist Coalition
The Political Parties
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| Party | Short Name | Leader(s) | Ideology | Description | % of Votes Cast | Representative MPs | Constituency MPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lib Dems | Sir Theodore Barham | Liberalism | Economically liberal, socially liberal, economic competence and a strong national identity has kept them reasonably popular with many voters since they came to power 16 years ago. Party of government and by far the largest player in the Democratic Coalition. | 36.75% | 147 | 211 |
| Conservatives | Con | Dame Sarah Dallow | Liberal Conservatism | Economically liberal, socially moderate, main opposition party with more nationalistic outlook, but a more (relatively) conservative agenda regarding many of the more controversial government policies. Still extremely liberal in these regards compared to many countries, however. Attracts most of the traditionalist vote in the Commonwealth. Largest party in the National Coalition. | 21.20% | 85 | 99 |
| Social Democrats | Soc Dems | St.John Grissom | Social Liberalism | Economically moderate, socially liberal, more interventionist (and 'green') than the Liberal Democrats, and the only other large party in the Democratic Coalition. Atttracts a considerable proportion of the social democratic and green vote, though many see them as too close to the Lib Dems to be considered a truely indepedent party. | 13.70% | 55 | 31 |
| Socialist Party | Soc | Tim Farahind | Moderate Socialism | Economically socialist, socially moderate, largest left-wing party in the Commonwealth in the traditional sense. Although not outright Communist, is nonetheless the major recipient of much of the left-wing vote as well as some green and traditionalist support. | 8.35% | 33 | 25 |
| Freethinker National Party | Nat | Harry Bargot | Nationalist Conservatism | Economically conservative, socially moderate and unusually for a Freethinker Party has some leanings towards religious voters. Moderately popular mainly amongst immigrant and ex-military communities. Although right-leaning, they are not a far-right group. | 4.15% | 17 | 10 |
| Common Sense Party | Com Sen | Jim Brockburne | Social Libertarianism | Economic and Socially Liberal, similar though more Libertarian party to the Liberal and Social Democrats that appeals for less government intervention in transport, health and education services. The largest independent party. | 3.80% | 15 | 7 |
| Green Nation Party | Green | Sella Montague | Moderate Enviromentalism | Economically and Socially moderate, the largest Freethinker Green party concentrates on enviromental issues and draws most of the green vote to the Democratic Coalition. More moderate than most eviromentalist groups towards business, favours market solutions alongside government regulation for best effect. | 3.70% | 15 | 3 |
| Outback Alliance | Out Al | Dame Kelly Dawson | Moderate Conservatism | Economically conservative, socially liberal party generally seen as an Outbacker special interest group, seeking protection and help for rural services and companies. Although they form part of the National Alliance, in terms of social policy they're actually closer to the Democrats. | 2.55% | 10 | 8 |
| Not Really Serious Party | Ser | Hugh Jazzman | Satirical | Light hearted protest party which keeps on surprisingly increasing in popularity and power. Though often proposing things for sheer amusement, they've proven exceptionally adept at pointing out the flaws in other party's plans through humourous satire. Popular and well known to the public, they are ferociously independent. | 2.45% | 10 | 1 |
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- See Also: Freethinker Government
