Free Democratic Party (Batavia)

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Free Democratic PartyVrije Democratische Partij	Free Democratic PartyVrije Democratische Partij
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Leader 	Branden Dykstra
Deputy Leader 	Mark Ollongren
Founded 	16 April 1942
Ideology 	Conservative liberalismClassical liberalism
Political position 	Centre-right
Colour 	Blue
Slogan 	Voor een liberaal Batavia ("For a liberal Batavia")
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The Free Democratic Party (FDP, Dutch: Vrije Democratische Partij, VDP, commonly known as the Free Democrats or Vrije Democraten in Dutch) is a centre-right liberal political party in Batavia. The party is the one of the three historical major political parties in Enderronian politics, the others being the Batavian Labour Party and the Christian Democrats. The current party leader is Branden Dykstra, who has been Prime Minister of Batavia since 2010.
The Free Democratic Party was historically the weakest of the three major parties in Batavia, consistently polling third in general elections for most of the time between the 1970s and the 2010s. It has formed the government as the largest party of a coalition from 1980 to 1983, 1999 to 2003 and 2010 to the present. However, it has participated in coalition governments for all but four years (2006–2010) since 1972. In 2013 it became the largest party in parliament for the first time in its history, overtaking the Christian Democrats as Batavia's largest centre-right party.
The FDP was formed in 1942 and has been represented in the Parliament of Batavia since the first post-war election in 1949.
==Election results==
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 bar:1955 from:start till:5.08 text:5.08
 bar:1959 from:start till:4.35 text:4.35
 bar:1961 from:start till:9.50 text:9.50
 bar:1964 from:start till:12.52 text:12.52
 bar:1967 from:start till:13.42 text:13.42
 bar:1969 from:start till:11.39 text:11.39
 bar:1972 from:start till:15.80 text:15.80
 bar:1976 from:start till:18.24 text:18.24
 bar:1980 from:start till:22.11 text:22.11
 bar:1983 from:start till:18.26 text:18.26
 bar:1984 from:start till:13.41 text:13.41
 bar:1988 from:start till:14.17 text:14.17
 bar:1991 from:start till:16.29 text:16.29
 bar:1994 from:start till:13.34 text:13.34
 bar:1996 from:start till:14.57 text:14.57
 bar:1999 from:start till:19.29 text:19.29
 bar:2003 from:start till:13.67 text:13.67
 bar:2006 from:start till:19.36 text:19.36
 bar:2010 from:start till:25.05 text:25.05
 bar:2013 from:start till:26.58 text:26.58
 bar:2017 from:start till:28.77 text:28.77
 
Election	Seats won	± 	Total votes	% 	Position	Government	Leader
1949 	/ 	3 	 	2.77% 	5th 	Opposition	Jurren Lourens
1952 	/ 	0 	 	3.14% 	5th 	Opposition	Jurren Lourens
1955 	/ 	3 	 	5.08% 	5th 	Opposition	Arnout Houver
1959 	/ 	1 	 	4.35% 	5th 	Coalition 	Jan Reitz
1961 	/ 	6 	 	9.50% 	5th 	Opposition	Jan Reitz
1964 	/ 	4 	 	12.52%	4th 	Opposition	Jan Reitz
1967 	/ 	1 	 	13.42%	4th 	Opposition	Frank Denk
1969 	/ 	3 	 	11.39%	4th 	Opposition	Frank Denk
1972 	/ 	8 	 	15.80%	3rd 	Coalition 	Willem Braker
1976 	/ 	4 	 	18.24%	3rd 	Coalition 	Jansen Dykstra
1980 	/ 	5 	 	22.11%	3rd 	Coalition 	Frank Denk
1983 	/ 	2 	 	18.26%	3rd 	Coalition 	Frank Denk
1984 	/ 	8 	 	13.41%	3rd 	Coalition 	Lars Luttikhof
1988 	/ 	1 	 	14.17%	3rd 	Coalition 	Lars Luttikhof
1991 	/ 	4 	 	16.29%	3rd 	Coalition 	Lars Luttikhof
1994 	/ 	1 	 	13.34%	4th 	Coalition 	Lars Luttikhof
1996 	/ 	4 	 	14.57%	3rd 	Coalition 	Tom Lee
1999 	/ 	10	 	19.29%	2nd 	Coalition 	Willem van de Steege
2003 	/ 	11	 	13.67%	3rd 	Coalition 	Willem van de Steege
2006 	/ 	10	 	19.36%	2nd 	Opposition	Stef Jacobsen
2010 	/ 	10	 	25.05%	2nd 	Coalition 	Branden Dykstra
2013 	/ 	3 	 	26.58%	1st 	Coalition 	Branden Dykstra
2017 	/ 	4 	 	28.77%	1st 	Coalition 	Branden Dykstra