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Liberal Democratic Party Liberaal Democratische Partij | |
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Chairperson | Sammy van Tuyll [1] |
Founder | Sammy van Tuyll |
Founded | August 2006 |
Headquarters | Beelslaan 26, Haarlem |
Ideology | Social liberalism |
Political position | Centre [2] |
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Dutch : Liberaal Democratische Partij, LibDem) is a minor social liberal party in the Netherlands, founded in August 2006. [3] The leader of the party is Sammy van Tuyll van Serooskerken.
Election year | House of Representatives | |||
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# of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– | |
2006 | 2,276 | 0,02 (#19) | 0 / 150 | New |
2012 | 2,126 | 0,02 (#19) | 0 / 150 | 0 |
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– |
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2009 | 10,757 | 0.24 (#13) | 0 / 25 | New |
2014 | 6,349 | 0.13 (#17) | 0 / 26 | 0 |
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