Labor Party (Dissau)

The Labor Party is a political party in the Kingdom of Dissau that is considered to be a social democratic or/and democratic socialist party. The party was formed in 1904 to contest the 1904 Dissauian General Election but they failed to win the election or even win second place, winning 3rd place, not far behind the Free Liberal Party. In the 1907 Dissauian General Election, however, the party became the official opposition party and since then has either been in government or the official opposition. The party has led 7 government, those being: the 1st Labor Government: 1916 - 1924, 2nd Labor Government: 1932 - 1939, Third Labor Government: 1946 - 1952, Fourth Labor Government: 1961 - 1968, Fifth Labor Government: 1969 - 1977, Sixth Labor: 1985 - 1995, and the Seventh Labor Government: 2004 - 2011.
The Labor Party was originally built on ideals of socialism and trade unionism. They continued these ideals throughout the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, and until the early 1940s. After the early 1940s, the party decided to value democracy much more, establishing ideals similar to democratic socialism. The party continued these ideals alongside more progressive social policy until Astryd Rigby resigned as leader of the Labor Party in 1997. Her resignation led to Lenny Weathers to take over as leader of the party and instead of continuing on a socialist platform, he decided to make major reforms in the ideology of the party, instead valuing social democracy and progressivism over socialism. His policies were generally favored by most of the Labor Party but most older Labor Party members opposed the reformation of the party, leading to many leaving the party. After failing to win the 2000 Dissauian General Election, Weathers resigned in February 2001 and was replaced by Ben Cutworth. Cutworth decided to continue on with Weathers' policies and since then, the party has continued on that path with some exceptions.
== History ==
=== Foundations & Early Years: 1904 - 1916 ===
=== First Labor Government & In Opposition: 1916 - 1932 ===
=== Second Labor Government & In Opposition: 1932 - 1946 ===
=== Post-War Labor Government: 1946 - 1952 ===
=== In Opposition: 1952 - 1961 ===
=== The Labor Years: 1961 - 1977 ===
==== In Government: 1961 - 1968 ====
==== Brief Opposition: 1968 - 1969 ====
==== In Government: 1969 - 1977 ====
=== In Opposition: 1977 - 1985 ===
=== Sixth Labor Government: 1985 - 1995 ===
=== In Opposition: 1995 - 2004 ===
=== Seventh Labor Government: 2004 - 2011 ===
=== In Opposition: 2011 - Present ===
== Ideology ==
== Constitution & Structure ==
The Labor Party self-describes themselves as a "social democratic party," which is generally shared with most of the public and media. The party first formed the "Labor Party Constitution" in 1904 and since then, they continue to update the constitution every ten years, with the most recent update being in 2014 and the next will be in 2024. The party holds an annual conference every year to discuss their policies and platform and implements those ideas into their manifesto.
== Electoral Performances ==
Election	Leader 	Seats 	Seats	Seats	Position	Government
Election	Leader 	No. 	+\- 	Share	Position	Government
1904 	George A. Martin 	25 / 146 	- 	17.1%	3rd 	Out of Government
1907 	George A. Martin 	47 / 146 	+22 	32.2%	2nd 	Out of Government
1908 	George A. Martin 	58 / 146 	+11 	39.7%	2nd 	Out of Government
1910 	Allistair Blue 	50 / 146 	-8 	34.3%	2nd 	Out of Government
1911 	Allistair Blue 	66 / 146 	+16 	45.2%	2nd 	Out of Government
1912 	Allistair Blue 	58 / 146 	-8 	39.7%	2nd 	Out of Government
1913 	Allistair Blue 	61 / 146 	+3 	41.8%	2nd 	Out of Government
1914 	Allistair Blue 	63 / 146 	+2 	43.2%	2nd 	Out of Government
1916 	Karl Cameron 	75 / 146 	+12 	51.4%	1st 	In Government
1918 	Karl Cameron 	78 / 146 	+3 	53.4%	1st 	In Government
1919 	Karl Cameron 	89 / 146 	+11 	61.0%	1st 	In Government
1920 	Karl Cameron 	75 / 146 	-14 	51.4%	1st 	In Government
1924 	Karl Cameron 	80 / 188 	+5 	42.6%	2nd 	Out of Government
1927 	Paul Sisztika 	71 / 188 	-9 	37.8%	2nd 	Out of Government
1928 	Paul Sisztika 	78 / 188 	+7 	41.5%	2nd 	Out of Government
1930 	Paul Sisztika 	82 / 188 	+4 	43.6%	2nd 	Out of Government
1932 	Alan Bartram 	97 / 188 	+15 	51.6%	1st 	In Government
1936 	Agnar MacDonald 	101 / 188	+4 	53.7%	1st 	In Government
1939 	Agnar MacDonald 	66 / 188 	-35 	35.1%	2nd 	Out of Government
1940 	Agnar MacDonald 	56 / 188 	-10 	29.8%	2nd 	Out of Government
1944 	Ruben Cantallof 	80 / 188 	+14 	42.6%	2nd 	Out of Government
1946 	Ruben Cantallof 	126 / 218	+46 	57.8%	1st 	In Government
1948 	Ruben Cantallof 	113 / 218	-13 	51.9%	1st 	In Government
1952 	Edward Meyer 	97 / 218 	-16 	44.5%	2nd 	Out of Government
1956 	Isiah Nostrana 	85 / 218 	-12 	39.0%	2nd 	Out of Government
1960 	Isiah Nostrana 	97 / 218 	+12 	44.5%	2nd 	Out of Government
1961 	Astryd Rigby 	113 / 218	+16 	51.9%	1st 	In Government
1963 	Astryd Rigby 	121 / 218	+8 	55.5%	1st 	In Government
1964 	Astryd Rigby 	131 / 218	+10 	60.1%	1st 	In Government
1968 	Astryd Rigby 	97 / 218 	+34 	44.5%	2nd 	Out of Government
1969 	Viggo Tauar 	115 / 218	+18 	52.8%	1st 	In Government
1972 	Astryd Rigby 	143 / 247	+28 	57.8%	1st 	In Government
1973 	Astryd Rigby 	136 / 247	-7 	54.9%	1st 	In Government
1976 	Astryd Rigby 	121 / 247	-15 	48.9%	1st 	In Government
1977 	Astryd Rigby 	105 / 247	-16 	42.4%	2nd 	Out of Government
1979 	Astryd Rigby 	109 / 247	+4 	44.0%	2nd 	Out of Government
1980 	Astryd Rigby 	79 / 247 	-30 	31.9%	2nd 	Out of Government
1984 	Astryd Rigby 	97 / 247 	+18 	39.2%	2nd 	Out of Government
1985 	Astryd Rigby 	125 / 247	+28 	50.5%	1st 	In Government
1986 	Astryd Rigby 	133 / 247	+8 	53.7%	1st 	In Government
1988 	Astryd Rigby 	107 / 258	-26 	41.5%	1st 	In Government
1989 	Astryd Rigby 	121 / 258	+14 	46.9%	1st 	In Government
1991 	Astryd Rigby 	125 / 258	+4 	48.5%	1st 	In Government
1992 	Astryd Rigby 	124 / 258	-1 	48.1%	1st 	In Government
1995 	Astryd Rigby 	75 / 258 	-51 	29.1%	2nd 	Out of Government
1996 	Astryd Rigby 	66 / 258 	-9 	25.6%	2nd 	Out of Government
2000 	Ben Cutworth 	61 / 258 	-5 	23.7%	2nd 	Out of Government
2002 	Ben Cutworth 	81 / 258 	+20 	31.4%	2nd 	Out of Government
2004 	Ben Cutworth 	103 / 258	+22 	40.0%	1st 	In Government
2007 	Ben Cutworth 	94 / 258 	-9 	36.5%	1st 	In Government
2008 	Lawrence Ottertail	101 / 258	+7 	39.2%	1st 	In Government
2010 	Lawrence Ottertail	97 / 258 	-4 	37.6%	1st 	In Government
2011 	Eilidh Abertachn 	61 / 287 	-36 	21.2%	2nd 	Out of Government
2014 	Eilidh Abertachn 	58 / 287 	-3 	20.2%	2nd 	Out of Government
2016 	Bill Marche 	76 / 287 	+18 	26.4%	2nd 	Out of Government
2019 	Bill Marche 	85 / 287 	+9 	29.6%	2nd 	Out of Government
2020 	Bill Marche 	75 / 287 	-10 	26.1%	2nd 	Out of Government
2024 	Sean T. Buchanan 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
== Leadership ==