British Mariana Liberal Party

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British Mariana Liberal Party	British Mariana Liberal Party
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Founded 	1 January 1840
Dissolved 	1 May 1907
Split from 	Progressive Party
Merged into 	Enderron People's Party
Ideology 	LiberalismPopulismCentrism
Political position 	Centre to centre-left
Colour 	Yellow
The British Mariana Liberal Party (BMLP, originally known as the Radical Party) was a liberal political party in Enderron that existed from 1840 to 1907. For a majority of its history it adhered to the centre of the Enderronian political spectrum, and its main rival was the Conservative Party of British Mariana.
The British Mariana Liberal Party is generally regarded as Enderron's first ever organised political party, as its predecessor, the Progressive Party, was more of a loose political movement. The Liberal Party first came to power in the 1840 election under founding leader Thomas Southcott. The Southcott Government was defeated by Henry Bassinger and the Conservative Party in 1843 but returned a year later after Bassinger lost confidence of the parliament, and lasted until 1850. The Liberals governed again from 1857 to 1861 and then 1870 to 1871 (a single term each time). Under the leadership of Charles Leighton, the Liberals governed for 14 unbroken years and won six straight elections from 1875 to 1889. The Leighton Government was instrumental in implementing signature Liberal policies, particularly the early foundations of the later welfare state and industrial relations, as well as universal male suffrage. The Liberals were also generally supportive of increased autonomy from the United Kingdom and improving relations with Enderron's Asian neighbours, particularly Japan.
The Liberals fragmented in the late 1890s and early 1900s, with the left wing of the party splitting to form the Democratic Party of Enderron, while the remaining centrist and right-leaning factions eventually merged with their longtime rival, the Conservatives, in 1907 to form the Enderron People's Party.
==Election results==
Election	Seats won	± 	Total votes	% 	Position	Government 	Leader
1840 	/ 	25	 	26.17%	2nd 	Coalition 	Thomas Southcott
1843 	/ 	14	 	40.60%	2nd 	Opposition 	Thomas Southcott
1846 	/ 	13	 	48.34%	1st 	Government 	Thomas Southcott
1850 	/ 	8 	 	47.77%	2nd 	Opposition 	Thomas Southcott
1852 	/ 	1 	 	50.98%	2nd 	Opposition 	Thomas Southcott
1855 	/ 	1 	 	52.65%	2nd 	Opposition 	Thomas Southcott
1857 	/ 	0 	 	49.24%	1st 	Government 	James Jenkins
1861 	/ 	13	 	41.30%	2nd 	Opposition 	James Jenkins
1864 	/ 	14	 	47.40%	2nd 	Opposition 	John Terrence
1865 	/ 	6 	 	42.20%	2nd 	Opposition 	John Terrence
1868 	/ 	5 	 	50.02%	2nd 	Opposition 	Henry Nash
1871 	/ 	2 	 	44.58%	2nd 	Opposition 	Henry Nash
1875 	/ 	12	 	52.23%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1877 	/ 	7 	 	56.17%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1880 	/ 	4 	 	59.24%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1883 	/ 	1 	 	53.13%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1885 	/ 	1 	 	55.35%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1888 	/ 	8 	 	48.89%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1889 	/ 	3 	 	44.86%	2nd 	Opposition 	Charles Leighton
1891 	/ 	1 	 	51.28%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1894 	/ 	2 	 	47.40%	2nd 	Opposition 	Charles Leighton
1897 	/ 	7 	 	52.22%	1st 	Government 	Charles Leighton
1900 	/ 	12	 	40.83%	2nd 	Opposition 	Charles Leighton
1901 	/ 	17	 	23.41%	3rd 	Third party	Julius Findley
1904 	/ 	9 	 	17.40%	3rd 	Third party	Richard Reynolds