Liberal Democratic Party (Netherlands)

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Liberal Democratic Party
Liberaal Democratische Partij
Abbreviation
  • LibDem
  • LDP
Chairperson Sammy van Tuyll [1]
FounderSammy van Tuyll
FoundedAugust 2006 (2006-08)
HeadquartersBeelslaan 26,
Haarlem
Ideology Social liberalism
Political position Centre [2]
Website
libdem.nl
Election poster for the 2014 European Parliament election EP-NL-2014-LibDem.png
Election poster for the 2014 European Parliament election

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.

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Electoral results

Parliament

Election yearHouse of Representatives
# of
overall votes
 % of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/–
2006 2,2760,02 (#19)
0 / 150
New
2012 2,1260,02 (#19)
0 / 150
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European Parliament

Election year# of
overall votes
 % of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/–
2009 10,7570.24 (#13)
0 / 25
New
2014 6,3490.13 (#17)
0 / 26
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References

  1. "Mensen". LibDem (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Vraag en antwoord". LibDem (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "Liberaal Democratische Partij (LibDem)". Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.