Liberal Party 210515 220752895 2008-06-21T12:08:13Z Gail 7214503 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/58.165.104.82|58.165.104.82]] to last version by Ultraexactzz (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Cleanup|date=March 2008}} '''Liberal Party''' is the name of dozens of [[political party|political parties]] around the world. It usually designates a party that is ideologically [[liberalism|liberal]], meaning that they advocate [[individual rights]] and civil liberties, and sometimes [[left-wing_politics|left wing]], meaning that they are [[egalitarianism|egalitarian]] and believe in the [[redistribution of wealth]] from rich to poor. However, there are also some Liberal Parties which subscribe to [[classical liberalism]] and therefore support a mostly unregulated [[free market]]. {{see also|Liberalism worldwide}} ==Present-day parties== {| class="wikitable" !Nation !Party |- |[[Åland]] |[[Liberals for Åland]] |- |[[Andorra]] |[[Liberal Party of Andorra]] |- |[[Aruba]] |[[Aruban Liberal Organization]] |- |[[Australia]] |[[Liberal Party of Australia]]<br/>[[Liberty & Democracy Party]] formerly ''Liberal Democratic Party'' |- |[[Austria]] |[[Liberal Forum]] |- |[[Bangladesh]] |[[Liberal Party Bangladesh]] |- |[[Belgium]] |[[Flemish Liberals and Democrats]] ([[Flanders]])<br/>[[Reformist Movement]] ([[Wallonia]]) |- |[[Brazil]] |[[Liberal Front Party]]<br />[[Liberal Party (Brazil)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Canada]] |[[Liberal Party of Canada]] (federal party)<br/> Provincial parties affiliated with the federal party includes [[Manitoba Liberal Party]], [[New Brunswick Liberal Association]], [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Liberal Party (Nova Scotia)|Nova Scotia Liberal Party]], [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party]], and the [[Yukon Liberal Party]]. Autonomous provincial liberal parties with ties to the federal party includes [[Ontario Liberal Party]], and [[Alberta Liberal Party]]. Unaffiliated and independent provincial parties includes the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]], [[Parti libéral du Québec]] and [[Saskatchewan Liberal Party]]. |- |[[Colombia]] |[[Colombian Liberal Party]], a member of [[Socialist International]] |- |[[Croatia]] |[[Croatian People's Party]] |- |[[Cuba]] |[[Cuban Liberal Union]] |- |[[Denmark]] |[[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark]]<br/>[[Det Radikale Venstre|Danish Social Liberal Party]] |- |[[Egypt]] |[[Liberal Party (Egypt)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Finland]] |[[Liberals (Finland)|Liberals]] |- |[[France]] |[[Liberal Alternative]] |- |[[Germany]] |[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] |- |[[Gibraltar]] |[[Liberal Party of Gibraltar]] |- |[[Haiti]] |[[Liberal Party (Haiti)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Honduras]] |[[Liberal Party of Honduras]] |- |[[Hong Kong]] |[[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Iceland]] |[[Liberal Party (Iceland)|Liberal Party]] (Frjálslyndi Flokkurinn) |- |[[Ireland]] |[[Progressive Democrats]] |- |[[Italy]] |[[Italian Liberal Party]] |- |[[Japan]] |[[Liberal Party (Japan)]]<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] |- |[[Lithuania]] |[[Liberal and Centre Union]] |- |[[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] |[[Liberal Party of Macedonia]] |- |[[Montenegro]] |[[Liberal Party of Montenegro]] |- |[[Morocco]] |[[Moroccan Liberal Party]] |- |[[The Netherlands]] |[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]<br/>[[Democrats 66]] |- |[[Nicaragua]] |[[Constitutional Liberal Party]] |- |[[Norway]] |[[Liberal Party of Norway]] |- |[[Paraguay]] |[[Authentic Radical Liberal Party]] |- |[[Philippines]] |[[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Russia]] |[[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] |- |[[Romania]] |[[Romanian National Liberal Party]] |- |[[Rwanda]] |[[Liberal Party (Rwanda)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Serbia]] |[[Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia 2005)|Liberal Democratic Party]]<br/>[[Liberals of Serbia]]<br/>[[Serbian Liberal Party]] |- |[[Sri Lanka]] |[[Liberal Party of Sri Lanka]] |- |[[Sweden]] |[[Liberal People's Party (Sweden)|Liberal People's Party]] |- |[[Switzerland]] |[[Liberal Party of Switzerland]] |- |[[Ukraine]] |[[Liberal Party (Ukraine)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[United Kingdom]] |[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]<br />[[Liberal Party (modern)|Liberal Party]] (claims to be the same as the historic Liberal Party, ''see below'') |} ==Defunct parties of the name== {| class="wikitable" !Nation !Party |- |[[Argentina]] |[[Liberal Party (Argentina)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Armenia]] |[[Liberal Party (Armenia)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Australia]] |[[Commonwealth Liberal Party]] |- |[[Belgium]] |[[Liberal Party (Belgium)|Liberal Party]]<br />[[Liberal Party (Brussels)|Brussels Liberal Party]]<br />[[Reformist Liberal Party]] now merged into [[Mouvement Réformateur]] (French-speaking) |- |[[Bolivia]] |[[Liberal Party (Bolivia)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Chile]] |[[Liberal Party (Chile)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Croatia]] |[[Liberal Party (Croatia)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Finland]] |[[Liberal Party (Finland)|Liberal Party]]<br />[[Liberal People's Party (Finland)|Liberal People's Party]] |- |[[Germany]] |[[Liberal Union (Germany)|Liberal Union]] |- |[[Greece]] |[[Liberal Party (Greece)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Isle of Man]] |[[Manx Liberal Party]] |- |[[Israel]] |[[Liberal Party (Israel)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Italy]] |[[Italian Liberal Party (historical)|Italian Liberal Party]]<br/>[[Liberal Party (Italy)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Japan]] |[[Jiyuto|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Montenegro]] |[[Liberal Alliance of Montenegro]] |- |[[Netherlands]] |[[Liberal State Party]]<br/>[[Liberal Union]]<br/>[[Liberal Party (Netherlands)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[New Zealand]] |[[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal Party]]<br/>[[New Zealand Liberal Party (1963)|Liberal Party (1963)]]<br/>[[New Zealand Liberal Party (1992)|Liberal Party (1992)]] |- |[[Paraguay]] |[[Liberal Party (Paraguay)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Puerto Rico]] |[[Liberal Party (Puerto Rico)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Rhodesia]] (now [[Zimbabwe]]) |[[Southern Rhodesia Liberal Party]] |- |[[Serbia]] |[[Liberal Party (Serbia, 1883)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[South Africa]] |[[South African Liberal Party]], outlawed by the [[Apartheid]] regime |- |[[South Korea]] |[[Liberal Party (South Korea)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[Sweden]] |[[Liberal Party of Sweden]] |- |[[United Kingdom]] |[[Liberal_Party_(UK)|Liberal Party]], merged into [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] |- |[[Uruguay]] |[[Liberal Party (Uruguay)|Liberal Party]] |- |[[United States]] |[[Liberal Party (New York State)|Liberal Party]] of [[New York]]<br />[[Liberal Party (Utah)|Liberal Party]] of [[Utah]]<br />[[Liberal Party (New Jersey)|Liberal Party]] of [[New Jersey]] |} ==In combination== The term ''Liberal'' is also used in combination with: *''Democratic'' {{see|Liberal Democratic Party}} *''National'' {{see|National Liberal Party}} *''New'' {{see|New Liberal Party}} *''People's'' {{see|Liberal People's Party}} *''Progressive'' {{see|Progressive Liberal Party}} *''Radical'' {{see|Radical Liberal Party}} *''Reform'' {{see|Liberal Reform Party}} *''Social'' {{see|Social Liberal Party}} ==See also== *[[Free Democratic Party]] *[[Freedom Party]] *[[Liberal International]] *[[Liberal parties]] *[[List of liberal parties]] *[[Radical Party]] [[Category:Lists of political parties by generic name]] {{wiktionary}} [[cy:Plaid Ryddfrydol]] [[de:Liberale Partei]] [[fr:Parti libéral]] [[ko:자유당]] [[nl:Liberal Party]] [[ja:自由党]] [[sr:Либерална странка]] [[sv:Liberal Party]] [[zh:自由黨]]