This is a list of the British

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SDP–Liberal Alliance The SDP–Liberal Alliance was a centrist and social liberal political and electoral alliance in the United Kingdom. Formed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party, the SDP–Liberal Alliance was established in 1981, contest ...

, and Liberal Democrats general election manifestos since the 1900 general election. From 1900 to 1918, the Liberal general election manifesto was usually published as a form of a short personal address by the leader of the Party. From 1922, the party usually published a more formal document. From the 1900 election to the 1979 election the party went to the polls as the Liberal Party. In

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and

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, the party went to the polls under the banner of the "

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", as a result of the pact between the Liberals and the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ...

, which formed as a breakaway from

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in 1981. Since 1992 it has competed as the Liberal Democrats, due to the merger of the Liberals and the SDP in 1988. From 2010 to 2015, the Liberal Democrats, having signed an agreement with the

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, served as junior partner in the first coalition government since the

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References

Archive of Liberal / SDP / Libdem Manifestos, 1900–2001
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats (UK) general election manifestos

Manifestos A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government. A manifesto usually accepts a previously published opinion or public consensus or promotes a ...

Political manifestos United Kingdom politics-related lists Party platforms

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