The Liberal Party is any of many
political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
around the world.
The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from
liberal conservatism
Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by libe ...
on the right to
social liberalism
Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights, as opposed to classical liberalism which favors limited g ...
on the left. For example, while the
political systems
In political science, a political system means the form of Political organisation, political organization that can be observed, recognised or otherwise declared by a society or state (polity), state.
It defines the process for making official gov ...
of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
and
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
share many similarities, the
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia (LP) is the prominent centre-right political party in Australia. It is considered one of the two major parties in Australian politics, the other being the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The Liberal Party was fo ...
is Australia's
major party
A major party is a political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Major parties hold a significant percentage of the vote in electio ...
on the
centre-right
Centre-right politics is the set of right-wing politics, right-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. It is commonly associated with conservatism, Christian democracy, liberal conservatism, and conservative liberalis ...
, while the
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the Centrism, ...
is typically described as
centre-left
Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, social liberalism, progressivism, and green politics. Ideas commo ...
.
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Active liberal parties
This is a list of existing and active Liberal Parties worldwide with a name similar to "Liberal party".
Defunct liberal parties
See also
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Liberalism by country
This article gives information on liberalism worldwide. It is an overview of parties that adhere to some form of liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world.
Introduction
What constitutes a liberal party is highly deb ...
, for a list of liberal parties, such as:
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Democratic Liberal Party (disambiguation)
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Liberal Democratic Party (disambiguation)
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Liberal People's Party (disambiguation)
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Liberal Reform Party (disambiguation)
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National Liberal Party (disambiguation)
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New Liberal Party (disambiguation)
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Progressive Liberal Party (disambiguation)
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Radical Liberal Party (disambiguation)
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Social Liberal Party (disambiguation)
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Free Democratic Party (disambiguation)
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Radical Party (disambiguation) Radical Party may refer to any of a number of political parties professing the progressive-liberal ideology known as Radicalism:
Worldwide
* Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty (1989–present)
Europe
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Freedom Party
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Partido Liberal (disambiguation)
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Liberal government, a list of Australian, Canadian, and British Liberal governments
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Liberal International
Liberal International (LI) is a worldwide organization of liberalism, liberal political parties. The political international was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal and progressive democratic parties aim ...
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Liberal Party leadership election (disambiguation)
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