SDP

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SDP is the commonly used abbreviation for the Social Democratic Party, a centrist political party in the United Kingdom founded in 1981.

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Label Occurrences
SDP canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
abbreviation SDP ⓘ
advocates constitutional reform ⓘ
electoral reform ⓘ
mixed economy ⓘ
pro-European policies ⓘ
allianceName SDP–Liberal Alliance ⓘ
color red ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electoralAlliancePeriod 1981–1988 ⓘ
electoralSystemContext first-past-the-post ⓘ
formedAllianceWith Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
founded 1981 ⓘ
founder Bill Rodgers ⓘ
David Owen ⓘ
Roy Jenkins ⓘ
Shirley Williams ⓘ
founderCollective Gang of Four (UK politics) ⓘ
linked to: Gang of Four
historicalPeriod late 20th century British politics ⓘ
ideology social democracy ⓘ
LimehouseDeclarationDate 1981 ⓘ
mergedInto Liberal Democrats ⓘ
mergerCompleted 1988 ⓘ
notableEvent Limehouse Declaration ⓘ
notableLeader Bill Rodgers ⓘ
David Owen ⓘ
Roy Jenkins ⓘ
Shirley Williams ⓘ
opposedBy Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
opposes far-left economic policies ⓘ
unilateral nuclear disarmament ⓘ
parliamentaryRepresentation House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalPosition centre ⓘ
politicalSpectrum centre to centre-left ⓘ
reasonForSplit opposition to Labour Party leftward shift ⓘ
support for European integration ⓘ
region Great Britain ⓘ
splitFrom Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
status defunct political party ⓘ
succeededBy Liberal Democrats ⓘ
successor Liberal Democrats ⓘ
supportedBy centrist voters ⓘ
moderate social democrats ⓘ
supports European Economic Community membership ⓘ
NATO membership ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
welfare state ⓘ

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Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) → shortName → SDP ⓘ
subject linked to: Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) → abbreviation → SDP ⓘ
subject linked to: SDP