Plymouth Social Democratic Party

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Plymouth Social Democratic Party	Plymouth Social Democratic Party
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Leader 	Bruce Sun
Deputy Leader 	Nick Karatasos
Founded 	16 September 1946
Ideology 	Social democracySocial liberalism
Political position 	Centre-left
Colour 	Red
Slogan 	Doing What Matters
Prefectural Assembly 	/
EnderronianParliament (PL seats)	/
The Plymouth Social Democratic Party (commonly known as the Plymouth SDP or Plymouth Social Democrats) is the branch of the Social Democratic Party of Enderron operating in Plymouth Prefecture. The party is the one of the two major political parties in Plymouth politics, the other being the Plymouth Liberal Party. The current party leader is Premier Bruce Sun, since 2013. The party has been the governing party of Plymouth since 2016.
The Plymouth SDP has historically been the weaker of the two parties in Plymouth, having won 9 of the 21 prefectural elections since Enderronian independence.
At the federal level, the SDP has won a majority of Plymouth's seats at every election since 1990.
==Party leaders==
No. 	Name 	Term began 	Term ended 	Time in office
align="centre"	Harold Abshire 	16 September 1946	15 March 1948 	
align="centre"	Jeff Steinberg 	15 March 1948 	10 October 1955 	
align="centre"	Michael Valliere	10 October 1955 	28 May 1960 	
align="centre"	Billy Holden 	28 May 1960 	9 December 1963 	
align="centre"	Michael Valliere	9 December 1963 	21 July 1964 	
align="centre"	Rupert Meyer 	21 July 1964 	19 May 1968 	
align="centre"	Colin Jackson 	19 May 1968 	7 January 1978 	
align="centre"	Thomas McDowell 	7 January 1978 	18 May 1984 	
align="centre"	Jack Starkey 	18 May 1984 	25 March 1987 	
align="centre"	Jenny McKenzie 	25 March 1987 	17 July 1993 	
align="centre"	Margaret Patten 	17 July 1993 	14 November 1996 	
align="centre"	Bill McQuillen 	14 November 1996 	22 May 2000 	
align="centre"	Steve Radford 	22 May 2000 	23 May 2004 	
align="centre"	Gary Miller 	23 May 2004 	19 September 2013	
align="centre"	Bruce Sun 	19 September 2013	Incumbent 	
===Deputy party leaders===
#Jeff Steinberg (1946–1948)
#Adam Cooke (1948–1950)
#David Waters (1950–1953, 1955–1960)
#Michael Valliere (1953–1955)
#Rupert Meyer (1960–1964)
#J. P. Somersby (1964–1971)
#Thomas McDowell (1971–1974)
#Richard Power (1974–1978)
#Jack Starkey (1978–1984, 1987–1988)
#Robert Preston (1984–1987)
#Josh Nelson (1987–1993)
#Dominic Schultz (1993–1996)
#Steve Radford (1996–2000)
#Michelle Asgard (2000–2004)
#Annie Lee (2004–2009)
#Charles Dwayne (2009–2010)
#Tim Nathaniel (2010–2013)
#Stephanie DiLorenzo (2013–2016)
#Steph Fisher (2016–2021)
#Nick Karatasos (2021–present)
==Election results==
===Prefectural Assembly===
Election	Seats won	± 	Total votes	%	Position	Government 	Leader
1946 	/ 	New	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Harold Abshire
1950 	/ 	7 	 	 	2nd 	Minoritygovernment 	Jeff Steinberg
1952 	/ 	1 	 	 	1st 	Coalitiongovernment	Jeff Steinberg
1956 	/ 	5 	 	 	1st 	Majoritygovernment 	Michael Valliere
1960 	/ 	12 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Michael Valliere
1964 	/ 	3 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Michael Valliere
1968 	/ 	11 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Rupert Meyer
1972 	/ 	14 	 	 	1st 	Majoritygovernment 	Colin Jackson
1976 	/ 	10 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Colin Jackson
1980 	/ 	5 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Thomas McDowell
1984 	/ 	3 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Thomas McDowell
1988 	/ 	1 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Jenny McKenzie
1990 	/ 	16 	 	 	1st 	Majoritygovernment 	Jenny McKenzie
1992 	/ 	10 	 	 	1st 	Majoritygovernment 	Jenny McKenzie
1996 	/ 	8 	 	 	1st 	Majoritygovernment 	Margaret Patten
2000 	/ 	7 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Bill McQuillen
2004 	/ 	4 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Steve Radford
2008 	/ 	4 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Gary Miller
2012 	/ 	5 	 	 	2nd 	OfficialOpposition 	Gary Miller
2016 	/ 	14 	 	 	1st 	Majoritygovernment 	Bruce Sun
2020 	/ 	3 	 	 	1st 	Majoritygovernment 	Bruce Sun