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Scottish Liberal Democrats

Scottish Liberal Democrats
Pàrtaidh Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba (Scottish Gaelic)
Scots Leeberal Democrats (Scots)
LeaderAlex Cole-Hamilton
Deputy LeaderWendy Chamberlain
PresidentWillie Wilson
Founded8 March 1988 (1988-03-08)
Headquarters4 Clifton Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5DR[1]
Youth wingScottish Young Liberals
Membership (December 2020)Decrease 4,185[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National affiliationLiberal Democrats
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliationLiberal International
Colours  Yellow[8]
Slogan"For a fair deal for Scotland"
House of Commons
(Scottish seats)
6 / 57
Scottish Parliament
4 / 129
Local government in Scotland
87 / 1,227
Website
www.scotlibdems.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba; Scots: Scots Leeberal Democrats) is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, part of UK Liberal Democrats. The party holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 6 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats is one of the three state parties[9] within the federal[10] Liberal Democrats, the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the English Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats do not contest elections in Northern Ireland.

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  4. ^ Helma Gerritje Engelien de Vries (2007). Insiders and Outsiders: Global Social Movements, Party Politics, and Democracy in Europe and North America. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-549-45223-2. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ "F41: Towards a Federal UK (Emergency Motion)". libdems.org.uk. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Scot Lib Dems launch Federalism drive". scotlibdems.org.uk. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ Foster, Greg (8 March 2016). "Where do the Scottish Lib Dems stand on independence?". Scottish Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Style guide". Liberal Democrats. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. ^ "The party is led by Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen MSP and is a state party within the Liberal Democrats", scotlibdems.org.uk, accessed 23 September 2006 (Archived 2 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine)
  10. ^ "Party Structure" Archived 2 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine, scotlibdems.org.uk

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