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* The '''[[British Liberal Party]]''' was powerful from the 1860s to 1920, then declined.  It evolved from the Whig Party. Most members merged with Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the [[Liberal Democrats]] in 1988.  
 
* The '''[[British Liberal Party]]''' was powerful from the 1860s to 1920, then declined.  It evolved from the Whig Party. Most members merged with Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the [[Liberal Democrats]] in 1988.  
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* The '''[[Liberal Party of Australia]]''', founded in [[1944]].  There was also an earlier Liberal Party (Australia) during the second decade of the [[20th century]].
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* The '''[[Liberal Party of Australia]]''', founded in 1944.  There was also an earlier Liberal Party (Australia) during the second decade of the [[20th century]].
    
* The '''[[Liberal Party of Canada]]''' is a [[leftist]] political party.
 
* The '''[[Liberal Party of Canada]]''' is a [[leftist]] political party.
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* '''The [[Democratic Party]] in the [[United States]] is now often referred to as "The Liberal Party".'''
 
* '''The [[Democratic Party]] in the [[United States]] is now often referred to as "The Liberal Party".'''
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World-wide, although some "liberal" parties claim to be "pro-business" or "pro-small business" they invariably adopt policies that are anti-corporation, anti-large business and increase corporate taxation to provide more social welfare "benefits", typical of [[liberals]] in the U.S.
    
[[Category:Political Parties]]
 
[[Category:Political Parties]]
 
[[Category:Liberalism]]
 
[[Category:Liberalism]]
 
[[Category: Liberals]]
 
[[Category: Liberals]]
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