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Political parties and the democratic mandate : comparing collective mandate fulfilment in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

Louwerse, T.P.

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Louwerse, T. P. (2011, June 22). Political parties and the democratic mandate : comparing collective mandate fulfilment in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/17723

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Appendix B

Abbreviations of party names

Table B.1: Abbreviations of British party names

Abbreviation Full Name Remarks

Con Conservative Party

Lib

Liberal Party until 1983

Liberal/SDP Alliance from 1983 to 1991 Liberal Democrats from 1991 onwards

Lab Labour Party

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234 Abbreviations of party names

Table B.2: Abbreviations of Dutch party namesa

Abreviation Full Dutch Name Full English Name

AOV Algemeen Ouderen Verbond General Old People’s Party ARP Anti-Revolutionaire Partij Anti-Revolutionary Party

BP Boerenpartij Farmer’s party

CD Centrum Democraten Centre Democrats

CDA Christen Democratisch App`el

Christian Democratic Appeal

CHU Christelijk Historische Unie Christian Historical Union CPN Communistische Partij

Nederland

Communist Party of the Netherlands

CU ChristenUnie Christian Union

D66 Democraten 66 Democrats 66

DS’70 Democratisch-Socialisten 1970

Democratic Socialists 1970

EVP Evangelische Volkspartij Evangelical People’s Party

GL GroenLinks GreenLeft

GPV Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond

Reformed Political Union

LPF Lijst Pim Fortuyn List Pim Fortuyn

PPR Politieke Partij Radicalen Radical Political Party PSP Pacifistisch Socialistische

Partij

Pacifist Socialist Party

PvdA Partij van de Arbeid Labour Party RKPN Rooms-Katholieke Partij

Nederland

Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands

RPF Reformatorische Politieke Federatie

Reformed Political Federation

KVP Katholieke Volkspartij Catholic People’s Party SP Socialistische Partij Socialist Party

SGP Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij

Political Reformed Party

Unie 55+ Unie 55+ Union 55+

VVD Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie

People’s party for Freedom and Democracy

aBased on Andeweg and Irwin (2009).

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