SDP–Liberal Alliance
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The SDP–Liberal Alliance was a centrist political coalition in the United Kingdom during the 1980s that united the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party to contest elections together as an alternative to the Conservative and Labour parties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SDP–Liberal Alliance canonical | 5 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral coalition
ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| aimedFor |
influence on UK public policy
ⓘ
parliamentary representation ⓘ |
| contested |
United Kingdom general elections
ⓘ
local elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | centrist alternative to two-party dominance ⓘ |
| electoralStrategy | seat-sharing agreement between member parties ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Liberal Party (UK)
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form:
Social Democratic Party (UK)
|
| hasMemberParty |
Liberal Party (UK)
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form:
Social Democratic Party (UK)
|
| ideology | centrism ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| operatedInJurisdiction |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| opposedParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
ⓘ
Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
social democracy
ⓘ
social liberalism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrum | between Conservative Party and Labour Party ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | multi-party system ⓘ |
| purpose |
to contest elections jointly
ⓘ
to provide an alternative to the Conservative Party ⓘ to provide an alternative to the Labour Party ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain ⓘ |
| soughtToAppealTo |
centrist voters
ⓘ
moderate voters ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981)
subject surface form:
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981)