| Liberal Party 自由党 Zìyóudǎng | |
| Leaders | Chen Shangsun Yang Qiulai Jin Huanbo Bao Huangpu Lin Kuntai Chen Wuqing Li Linhuang |
|---|---|
| Founded | 5 January 1850 |
| Dissolved | 28 June 1892 |
| Merged into | Democratic League of Craftia |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| In government (federal) | 1850–1859 1861–1874 1878–1880 1890–1892 |
| Colour | Yellow |
The Liberal Party (LP, known as the Liberals or by its Chinese name, the Ziyoudang or Tzuyutang) was a centrist and liberal political party in the Kingdom of Craftia. It was formed in 1850 by members of the Craftian Liberal Society to contest the inaugural general election in 1850. It sat in the centre of the political spectrum and was the dominant party in parliament until the 1880s. After the invasion of Craftia by the Miners Republic in 1892, the Liberal Party was disbanded and its members formed the Democratic League of Craftia, an underground society that aimed to restore democracy in Craftia. It would eventually achieve this in 1945. The Democratic League became the National Labour Party, who won the election in 1945, making the Liberal Party an indirect (and the earliest) ancestor to the modern-day National United Party.
Federal party leaders[]
| No. | Name | Term | Time in office | Term as Premier/ Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term began | Term ended | ||||
| 1 | Chen Shangsun | 5 January 1850 | 17 July 1859 | 9 years, 6 months, 13 days (3481 days) | 1850–1859 |
| 2 | Yang Qiulai | 18 July 1859 | 22 September 1873 | 14 years, 2 months, 5 days (5181 days) | 1861–1873 |
| 3 | Jin Huanbo | 23 September 1873 | 14 May 1877 | 3 years, 7 months, 22 days (1330 days) | 1873–1874 |
| 4 | Bao Huangpu | 15 May 1877 | 8 December 1880 | 3 years, 6 months, 24 days (1304 days) | 1878–1880 |
| 5 | Lin Kuntai | 9 December 1880 | 16 January 1881 | 1 month, 8 days (39 days) | |
| 6 | Chen Wuqing | 17 January 1881 | 27 September 1887 | 6 years, 8 months, 11 days (2445 days) | |
| 7 | Lin Lihuang | 28 September 1887 | 28 June 1892 | 4 years, 10 months, 1 day (1767 days) | 1890–1892 |
Federal election results[]
| Election | Seats won | ± | Total votes | % | Swing | Position | Government | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 58 / 100
|
 58
|
53.78% | 53.78%
|
1st
|
Government | Chen Shangsun | ||
| 1853 | 55 / 100
|
 3
|
50.56% | 3.22%
|
 1st
|
Government | Chen Shangsun | ||
| 1856 | 54 / 100
|
1
|
50.98% | 0.42%
|
1st
|
Government | Chen Shangsun | ||
| 1859 | 46 / 100
|
8
|
48.69% | 2.29%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Chen Shangsun | ||
| 1861 | 52 / 100
|
6
|
55.09% | 6.40%
|
1st
|
Government | Yang Qiulai | ||
| 1862 | 66 / 121
|
14
|
57.70% | 2.61%
|
1st
|
Government | Yang Qiulai | ||
| 1865 | 71 / 121
|
5
|
58.47% | 0.77%
|
1st
|
Government | Yang Qiulai | ||
| 1868 | 64 / 119
|
7
|
52.25% | 6.22%
|
1st
|
Government | Yang Qiulai | ||
| 1871 | 67 / 120
|
3
|
49.37% | 2.88%
|
1st
|
Government | Yang Qiulai | ||
| 1874 | 32 / 120
|
35
|
33.12% | 15.25%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Jin Huanbo | ||
| 1877 | 59 / 120
|
27
|
46.65% | 13.53%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Bao Huangpu | ||
| 1878 | 62 / 120
|
3
|
49.64% | 2.99%
|
1st
|
Government | Bao Huangpu | ||
| 1880 | 55 / 125
|
7
|
41.88% | 7.76%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Bao Huangpu | ||
| 1882 | 60 / 140
|
5
|
43.58% | 1.70%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Chen Wuqing | ||
| 1884 | 61 / 140
|
1
|
43.68% | 0.10%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Chen Wuqing | ||
| 1885 | 65 / 140
|
4
|
44.95% | 1.27%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Chen Wuqing | ||
| 1887 | 70 / 150
|
5
|
39.65% | 5.30%
|
2nd
|
Opposition | Chen Wuqing | ||
| 1890 | 73 / 150
|
3
|
44.10% | 4.45%
|
1st
|
Government (LP C&S) |
Li Linhuang | ||