Freedom Party (Netherlands)

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Political party in Netherlands

Freedom Party

Partij van de Vrijheid

Leader| Steven Bierema
Founded| 23 March 1946
Dissolved| 24 January 1948
Preceded by| Liberal State Party
Merged into| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Ideology| Conservative liberalism
Classical liberalism
Political position| Centre-right
International affiliation| Liberal International

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The Freedom Party (Dutch: Partij van de Vrijheid, PvdV) was a short-lived conservative liberal[1] political party in the Netherlands active from 1946 to 1948. The PvdV was the successor of the Liberal State Party and a predecessor of the modern-day People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).[1]

## Party history

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The PvdV was founded on 23 March 1946 by a group around the young liberal Korthals and the director of Heineken. After the foundation they were joined by the rest of the top of the pre-war Liberal State Party. The party was supposed to be less conservative and more modern that its predecessor. In 1948 it merged with social liberal dissidents from the Labour Party, led by Pieter Oud, to become the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). In the 1946 elections it received six seats and it was confined to a minor position in opposition.

## Ideology and issues

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The PvdV was classical liberal party with progressive leanings, committed to individual freedom and free market economics.

## Representation

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This table shows the PvdV's results in elections to the House of Representatives, Senate and States-Provincial, as well as the party's political leadership: the fractievoorzitter, is the chair of the parliamentary party and the lead candidate is the party's top candidate in the general election, these posts are normally taken by the party's leader.

Year  | HoR | S | SP | Parliamentary leader | Lead candidate

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1946 | 6  | 3  | 37  | Steven Bierema | multiple including Bierema
1947  | 6  | 3  | 37  | Steven Bierema  | no elections

## Electorate

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The PvdV mainly received support from atheists or latitudinarian Protestants from higher classes: businessmen, civil servants, wealthy farmers, and voters with free professions (such as lawyers and doctors). The party performed particularly well in the major trading cities Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the rich municipalities around Hilversum and The Hague and in northern rural provinces, like Groningen and Drenthe.

## Pillarisation

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The PvdV lacked a real system of pillarized organisations around it. 'Neutral' organisations, which were not linked to a pillar, often had friendly relations with the PvdV. This included the general broadcasting association AVRO (Algemene Verenigde Radio Omroep, General United Radio Broadcasting Organisation), the general union ANWV (Algemene Nederlandse Werkelieden Vereniging, the General Dutch Workers' Association), furthermore the neutral employers' organisation VNO and the financial paper Het Handelsblad had good relations with the party.

## See also

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* Liberalism in the Netherlands
* People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
* Democrats 66

## References

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1. ^ a b Emiel Lamberts (1 January 1997). Christian Democracy in the European Union, 1945/1995: Proceedings of the Leuven Colloquium, 15-18 November 1995. Leuven University Press. p. 56\. ISBN 978-90-6186-808-8.

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Defunct political parties in the Netherlands

Only parties represented in parliament are shown.

Catholic|

* General League
* Roman Catholic People's Party
* Roman Catholic State Party
* Catholic People's Party
* Catholic National Party
* Political Party of Radicals
* Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands

Liberal|

* Liberal Union
* Radical League
* Free-thinking Democratic League
* League of Free Liberals
* Liberal Party
* Economic League
* Middle Class Party
* Neutral Party
* Liberal State Party
* Freedom Party

Reformed|

* Anti-Revolutionary Party
* Christian Historical Voters' League
* Free Anti Revolutionary Party
* Christian Historical Party
* Frisian League
* Christian Historical Union
* League of Christian Socialists
* Christian Democratic Party
* Christian Social Party
* Christian Democratic Union
* Reformed Reformed State Party
* Reformed Political Alliance
* Reformatory Political Federation
* Evangelical People's Party

Socialist|

* Social Democratic League
* Social Democratic Workers' Party
* Socialist Party
* Revolutionary Socialist Party
* Pacifist Socialist Party
* Democratic Socialists '70

Other|

* Alliance for the Democratisation of the Army
* Middle Party for City and Country
* Alliance for National Reconstruction
* New Middle Party
* Livable Netherlands
* Independent Citizens' Party

Communist|

* Communist Party of the Netherlands
* Communist Party of Holland – Central Committee

Far-right|

* National Socialist Movement
* Centre Party
* Centre Democrats

Nationalist|

* Peasants' League
* Farmers' Party
* Nederlandsche Unie
* Pim Fortuyn List

Pensioners|

* General Elderly Alliance
* Union 55+

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Liberal political parties in the Netherlands

Social|

* Radical League
* Free-thinking Democratic League
* Economic League
* Democratic Party
* Democrats 66
* Party for Neighbourly Love, Freedom and Diversity
* Liberal Democratic Party
* Volt Netherlands
* Henk Krol List
* Splinter

Conservative|

* Liberal Union
* League of Free Liberals
* Liberal State Party
* Liberal Party
* Fatherland League
* Freedom Party
* People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
* New Middle Party
* Pim Fortuyn List
* Forza! Nederland
* Party for Justice, Action and Progress
* Party for Freedom
* Party for the Netherlands
* One NL
* Trots op Nederland
* Onafhankelijke Burger Partij
* Democratic Political Turning Point
* VoorNederland
* Entrepreneurs' Party
* Otten Group
* JA21
* Belang van Nederland

Libertarian|

* Libertarian Party

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