Labour Party (Lunasia)

Labour Party 	Labour Party 	Labour Party 	Labour Party
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Founded 	Founded 	2 January 1919 	2 January 1919
Dissolved 	Dissolved 	31 July 2022 	31 July 2022
Merged into 	Merged into 	Unionist Party 	Unionist Party
Ideology 	Ideology 	Social democracyUnionismPro-ICN	Social democracyUnionismPro-ICN
Political position	Political position	Centre-left 	Centre-left
Colours 	Colours 	Red 	Red
Headquarters 	Headquarters 	Saint George 	Saint George
The Labour Party was a centre-left political party in Lunasia that existed from 1919 to 2022. The party was described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and unionists.
The Labour Party was the first English-speaking party to include Dutch Lunasi politicians into their party. In 1944, Benjamin Booysens became the first Dutch Lunasi presidential nominee for the Labour Party.
The party was dissolved on 31 July 2022 when it merged into the Unionist Party.
== Election results ==
===1979-2021===
Election	Leader(s) 	Seats	+/–	Election	Nominee 	Votes	Goverment
1919 	George Butler 	28 	 	1919 	George Butler 	23 	Minority presidency
1924 	George Butler 	18 	10 	1924 	N/A 	N/A 	Opposition
1929 	Claude McGowanRicus Kuiper 	28 	10 	1929 	Pierce Ponsonby 	15 	Opposition
1934 	Claude McGowanTinus Hendricks 	38 	10 	1934 	Claude McGowan 	26 	Minority presidency
1939 	Benjamin Booysens 	36 	2 	1939 	Claude McGowan 	19 	Minority presidency
1944 	Benjamin Booysens 	28 	8 	1944 	Benjamin Booysens	17 	Minority presidency
1948 	Benjamin BooysensNick Howard 	30 	2 	1949 	Gerald Burt 	3 	Opposition
1954 	Siams PowellNick Howard 	30 	= 	1954 	Siams Powell 	12 	Opposition
1959 	Hugh Mitchell 	50 	20 	1959 	Hugh Mitchell 	32 	Majority presidency
1964 	Hugh Mitchell 	54 	4 	1964 	Hugh Mitchell 	17 	Opposition
1969 	Steven HessMatthew Harper 	86 	32 	1969 	Steven Hess 	53 	Majority presidency
1974 	Steven Hess 	104 	18 	1974 	Steven Hess 	57 	Majority presidency
1979 	Daniel BurkeDavid WaaijmanKo van Eerden	68 	36 	1979 	David Waaijman 	23 	Opposition
1984 	David Waaijman 	34 	34 	1984 	David Waaijman 	10 	Opposition
1989 	Cecil Kalau 	48 	14 	1989 	Cecil Kalau 	18 	Opposition
1994 	Ralph BairdRosie Huff 	40 	8 	1994 	Ralph Baird 	29 	Opposition
1999 	Peter Swanepoel 	64 	24 	1999 	Peter Swanepoel 	51 	Majority presidency
2004 	Peter Swanepoel 	52 	12 	2004 	Peter Swanepoel 	45 	Minority presidency
2006 	Peter Swanepoel 	34 	18 	2006 	Peter Swanepoel 	4 	Opposition
2011 	Arthur Sheehan 	20 	14 	2011 	N/A 	N/A 	Opposition
2016 	George Emerson 	32 	12 	2016 	George Emerson 	23 	Minority presidency
Mar 2021	George Emerson 	40 	8 	Mar 2021	George Emerson 	26 	Opposition
=== 2021-present ===
==== Parliamentary elections ====
Election	Leader 	Constituency	Constituency	Party list	Party list	Seats	+/–	Status
Election	Leader 	Seats 	% 	Votes 	% 	Seats	+/–	Status
Oct 2021	George Emerson 	21 	34.43 	755,384 	11.38 	28 	12 	Coalition (NP-LP)
2022 	Katie Robasinua	3 	4.92 	516,039 	7.70 	8 	20 	Opposition
==== Presidential elections ====
Election	Nominee 	First round	First round	First round	Second round	Second round	Second round
Election	Nominee 	Votes 	% 	Rank 	Votes 	% 	Result
Oct 2021	Miranda Miller-Smith	440,818 	6.29 	5th 	Eliminated 	Eliminated 	Eliminated
Category:Defunct political parties in Lunasia