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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freethinker Liberal Democrats | Lib Dems | Sir John Barham | Classical 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 | 201 |
| Freethinker Conservatives | Con | Dame Sarah Dallow | 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 |
| Freethinker 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 |
| Freethinker Socialist Party | Soc | Tim Farahind | Moderate Socialism | Economically socialist, socially moderate, largest left-wing part 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 | Conservatism | Economically conservative, socially moderate and unusually for a Freethinker Party has some leanings towards Christian and Reverence insitutions and ideas. Moderately popular mainly amongst immigrant and ex-military communities. | 4.15% | 17 | 10 |
See Also: Freethinker Government
