*Patriot 1785-1787
*Patriot 1795.1.17-1806.6.5
*Conservative [Con] 1814-1840.10.20
*Con 1848.3.25-.11.21
*Conservative-Liberal [Con-Lib] 1848.11.21-1849.11.1
*Liberal [Lib] 1849.11.1-1853.4.19
*Con-Lib 1853.4.19-1856.7.1
*Anti-Revolutionary Party [ARP] 1856.7.1-1858.3.18
*Joint rule by Con-Lib and Lib 1858.3.18-1861.3.14
*Con-Lib 1861.3.14-1862.1.31
*Lib 1862.2.1-1866.6.1
*Joint rule by ARP and Con 1866.6.1-1868.6.4
*Lib 1868.6.4-1874.6.20
*Joint rule by Con and Conservative-Protestant [Con-P] 1874.8.27-1877.9.25
*Lib 1877.11.3-1879.8.20
*Con-P 1879.8.20-1883.4.23
*Con 1883.4.23-1888.4.21
*ARP 1888.4.21-1891.8.21
*Lib 1891.8.21-1894.5.9
*Old Liberal 1894.5.9-1897.7.27
*Liberal Union [LU] 1897.7.27-1901.7.28
*ARP 1901.7.28-1905.8.14
*LU 1905.8.14-1908.2.8
*ARP 1908.12.8-1913.8.29
*Lib 1913.8.29-1918.9.7
*General Federation of Roman Catholic Voting Unions [AB] 1918.9.7-1925.7.31
*ARP 1925.7.31-1926.3.4
*Christian Historical Union [CHU] 1926.3.4-1929.8.4
*Roman Catholic States Party [RKSP] 1929.8.4-1933.5.24
*ARP 1933.5.24-1939.8.10
*CHU 1939.8.10-1940.5.13
*Radical Party [RP] 1945.6.23-1946.7.2
*Catholic People's Party [KVP] (previously RKSP) 1946.7.2-1948.8.6
*Labour Party [PvdA] (developed from RP) 1948.8.6-1958.12.22
*KVP 1958.12.22-1966.11.22
*ARP 1966.11.22-1967.4.3
*KVP 1967.4.3-1971.7.6
*ARP 1971.7.6-1973.5.11
*PvdA 1973.5.11-1977.12.19
*KVP 1977.12.19-1980.10.11
*Christian-Democatic Appeal [CDA] (formed by the merger of KVP, ARP, CHU) 1980.10.11-1994.8.22
*PvdA 1994.8.22-2002.7.22
*CDA 2002.7.22-
*Liberal Party [PL] 1831.2.26-..27
*Catholic Party [CP] 1831.2.27-.3.10
*PL 1831.3.10-.11.12
*CP 1831.11.12-1832.3.26
*PL 1832.3.26-.10.20
*CP 1832.10.20-1845.7.30
*PL 1845.7.30-1846.3.31
*Catholic Union [UCB] (previously CP) 1846.3.31-1847.8.12
*PL 1847.8.12-1855.3.30
*UCB 1855.3.30-1857.11.9
*PL 1857.11.9-1870.7.2
*UCB 1870.7.2-1878.6.19
*PL 1878.6.19-1884.6.16
*UCB 1884.6.16-1914.10.8
*UCB 1918.11.21-1936
*Catholic Party (previously UCB) 1937.11.24
*PL 1937.11.24-1938.5.15
*Workers' Party [POB-BWP] 1938.5.15-1939.2.20
*Social Catholic Party-Catholic Flemish People's Party [PCS-KVV] 1939.2.20-1940.5.25
*Socialist Party [BSP-PSB] (previously POB-BWP) 1945.2.11-1949.8.10
*Christian People's Party-Social Christian Party [CVP-PSC] (previously CP) 1949.8.10-1954.4.23
*BSP-PSB 1954.4.23-1958.6.26
*CVP-PSC 1958.6.26-1968.1
*Coalition formed by Christian People's Party [CVP] and Social Christian Party [PSC] (split from
CVP-PSC) 1973.1.26
*BSP-PSB 1973.1.26-1974.4.25
*Coalition formed by CVP and PSC 1974.4.25-1979.4.3
*CVP 1979.4.3-1999.7.12
*Liberal Democratic Party (split from PL) 1999.7.12-2008.3.20
*Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party (previously CVP) 2008.3.20-
*Democratic Party [DP] 1860.9.26-1874.12.26
*Liberal Party 1874.12.26-1888.9.22
*DP 1888.9.22-1915.10.12
*Christian Social People's Party [CSV] 1915.11.5-1916.2.22
*DP 1916.2.22-1917.6.17
*Party of the Right [PD] 1917.6.17-1925.3.19
*National Independence Party 1925.3.19-1926.7.16
*PD 1926.7.16-1937.11.6
*CSV 1937.11.6-1940.5.10
*CSV 1944.9.23-1974.6.15
*DP 1974.6.15-1979.7.19
*CSV 1979.7.19-
*National and Democratic Union 1997.2.3-2005.6.1
*Feuillants 1791.9.14-1792.8.10
*Girondins 1792.9.22-1793.7.c10
*Jacobin Montagnards 1793.7.¬ù10-1794.7.27
*Constitutionals 1819.11.19-1820.2.20
*Ultra-royalists 1822.9.4-1828.1.4
*Movement 1830.11.2-1831.3.13
*Resistance [Res] 1831.3.13-1832.5.16
*Oreanlist Monarchist 1835.3.12-1836.2.22
*Parliamentary Monarchist-Center Left [MP-CG] 1836.2.22-.9.6
*Res 1836.9.6-1839.3.31
*MP-CG 1840.3.1-.10.29
*Parliamentary Monarchist-Center Right 1847.9.19-1848.2.23
*Res 1848.2.23-..24
*MP-CG 1848.2.24
*Republican 1848.6.28-.12.20
*Order Party 1848.12.20-1852.12.1
*Parliamentary Monarchist [MP] 1871.2.17-1873.5.24
*Monarchist [Mon] 1873.5.25-1874.5.22
*Conservative [Con] 1874.5.22-1875.3.10
*Mon 1875.3.10-1876.2.23
*MP 1876.2.23-.12.12
*Moderate Republican [RM] 1876.12.12-1877.5.17
*Mon 1877.5.17-.11.23
*MP 1877.12.13-1879.2.4
*Conservative Republican 1879.2.4-.12.28
*Opportunist Republican [RO] 1879.12.28-1880.9.23
*Left Republican [GR] 1880.9.23-1881.11.14
*RO 1881.11.14-1882.8.7
*GR 1882.8.7-1883.1.29
*Radical Party [Rad] 1883.1.29-.2.21
*GR 1883.2.21-1885.4.6
*Radical Socialist Party [RRRS] 1885.4.6-1886.1.7
*RO 1886.1.7-.12.16
*Rad 1886.12.16-1887.5.30
*RO 1887.5.30-.12.12
*GR 1887.12.12-1888.4.3
*Rad 1888.4.3-1889.2.22
*GR 1889.2.22-1890.3.17
*RO 1890.3.17-1892.2.27
*GR 1892.2.27-.12.6
*RM 1892.12.6-1893.4.4
*GR 1893.4.4-1895.1.26
*RM 1895.1.26-.11.1
*Rad 1895.11.1-1896.4.29
*RM 1896.4.29-1898.6.28
*Rad 1898.6.28-.11.1
*GR 1898.11.1-1899.6.22
*Republican Union 1899.6.22-1902.6.7
*Rad 1902.6.7-1905.1.24
*RO 1905.1.24-1906.3.12
*Rad 1906.3.12-1909.7.24
*Workers International French Section [SFIO] 1909.7.24-1911.3.2
*RRRS 1911.3.2-.6.27
*Rad 1911.6.27-1912.1.21
*Progressive Republican Party [PRP] 1912.1.21-1913.1.21
*SFIO 1913.1.21-.3.22
*GR 1913.3.22-.12.9
*RRRS 1913.12.9-1914.6.9
*RM 1914.6.9-..13
*Republican Socialist Party [PSR] 1914.6.13-1917.3.20
*RM 1917.3.20-.9.12
*PSR 1917.9.12-.11.16
*Rad 1917.11.16-1920.1.20
*PSR 1920.1.19-.9.24
*GR 1920.9.24-1921.1.16
*PSR 1921.1.16-1922.1.15
*PRP 1922.1.15-1924.6.8
*National Republican Party 1924.6.8-..15
*Rad 1924.6.15-1925.4.17
*PSR 1925.4.17-1926.7.20
*Rad 1926.7.20-..23
*PRP 1926.7.23-1929.7.29
*PSR 1929.7.29-.11.2
*GR 1929.11.2-1930.2.21
*RRRS 1930.2.21-.3.2
*GR 1930.3.2-.12.13
*RRRS 1930.12.13-1931.1.27
*National Bloc [BN] 1931.1.27-1932.2.20
*GR 1932.2.20-.6.3
*Rad 1932.6.3-.12.18
*SFIO 1932.12.18-1933.1.31
*RRRS 1933.1.31-1934.11.8
*Democratic Republican Alliance [ARD] 1934.11.8-1935.6.1
*BN 1935.6.7-1936.1.24
*RRRS 1936.1.24-.6.4
*SFIO 1936.6.4-1937.6.22
*RRRS 1937.6.22-1938.3.13
*SFIO 1938.3.13-.4.10
*RRRS 1938.4.10-1940.3.21
*ARD 1940.3.21-.6.16
*Fighting French 1943.6.3-1946.1.26
*SFIO 1946.1.26-.6.24
*Republican People's Movement [MRP] 1946.6.24-.10.13
*MRP 1946.10.13-.12.16
*SFIO 1946.12.16-1947.11.24
*MRP 1947.11.24-1948.7.26
*RRRS 1948.7.26-.8.31
*MRP 1948.8.31-.9.12
*RRRS 1948.9.12-1949.10.28
*MRP 1949.10.28-1950.6.30
*RRRS 1950.6.30-.7.12
*Democratic and Socialist Union [UDSR] 1950.7.12-1951.3.10
*RRRS 1951.3.10-.8.11
*UDSR 1951.8.11-1952.1.20
*RRRS 1952.1.20-.3.8
*National Center of Farmers and the Self-employed [CNIP] 1952.3.8-1953.1.8
*Rad 1953.1.8-.6.27
*CNIP 1953.6.27-1954.6.18
*RRRS 1954.6.18-1956.1.31
*SFIO 1956.1.31-1957.6.12
*RRRS 1957.6.12-1958.5.13
*MRP 1958.5.13-.6.1
*Union for the New Republic [UNR] (commonly known as Gaullist Party) 1958.6.1-.10.5
*UNR 1958.10.5-1967
*Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic [UDR] (developed from UNR) 1967-1968
*Union of Democrats for the Republic [UDR] (previously UDR) 1968-1969.4.28
*UDR 1969.6.20-1974.4.3
*National Federation of Independent Republicans [RI] 1974.5.27-1978.6
*Union for the French Democracy [UDF] (developed from RI) 1978.6-1981.5.21
*Socialist Party [PS] (previously SFIO) 1981.5.21-1995.5.17
*Rally for the Republic [RPR] (previously UDR) 1995.5.17-2002.4.23
*Union for the Presidential Majority [UMP] (formed by the merger of RPR and Liberal Democracy)
2002.4.23-.11.17
*Union for a Popular Movement (previously UMP) 2002.11.17-
*National Liberal Party [PNL] 1982.1.8-1984.5.21
*Conservative Party 1984.5.21-1990.1.12
*PNL 1990.1.12-1994.12.7
*Liberal Union 1994.12.7-2005.6.3
*Liberal Party 2005.6.3-2009.6.5
*Social Democratic Party 2009.6.5-
*Liberal Party [PL] 1834.1.15-1835.9.25
*PL 1836.5.15-1837.8.18
*PL 1837.10.18-1840.8.28
*Progressive Party [PPg] 1840.9.16-1841.5.10
*Constitutional Monarchy Party [PM] 1841.5.20-1843.5.19
*PM 1843.7.23-1854.7.18
*PPg 1854.7.19-1856.7.14
*Liberal Union [UL] 1856.7.14-.10.12
*PM 1856.10.12-1857.10.15
*UL 1857.10.15-1866.7.10
*PM 1866.7.10-1868.4.23
*UL 1868.4.23-1868.9.30
*PL 1868.10.8-1871.1.2
*PL 1871.1.4-.7.24
*PPg 1871.7.24-.10.5
*PL 1871.10.5-1872.6.13
*PPg 1872.6.13-1873.2.11
*Democratic Party 1873.2.11-.6.11
*Federalist Republican Party 1873.6.11-.9.6
*Republican Party 1873.9.6-1874.1.3
*PL 1874.1.4-.12.29
*PL 1874.12.29-..30
*PL 1874.12.31-1875.9.12
*PL 1875.12.2-1883.10.13
*PPg 1883.10.13-1884.1.18
*PL 1884.1.18-1899.3.4
*Liberal Conservative Party [PC] 1899.3.4-1901.3.6
*PL 1901.3.6-1902.12.6
*PC 1902.12.6-1905.6.23
*Left-Democratic Party 1905.6.23-.12.1
*PL 1905.12.1-1907.1.25
*PC 1907.1.25-1909.10.21
*PL 1909.10.21-1913.10.27
*PC 1913.10.27-1915.12.9
*PL 1915.12.9-1917.6.11
*PC 1917.6.11-.11.3
*PL 1917.11.3-1918.3.28
*PC 1918.3.28-.11.9
*PL 1918.11.9-1919.4.15
*PC 1919.4.15-1922.12.7
*PL 1922.12.7-1923.9.15
*Conservative Republican Party 1931.4.14-.10.15
*Agrarian 1931.10.15-1933.9.12
*Radical Republican Party 1933.9.12-1935.9.25
*Liberal Conservative Party 1935.12.14-1936.2.19
*Republican Left [IR] 1936.2.19-.7.19
*Republican Union 1936.7.19
*IR 1936.7.19-.9.4
*Socialist Workers' Party [PSOE] 1936.9.4-1939.3.31
*Phalange Party 1939.4.1-1956
*National Movement (previously Phalange Party) [NM] 1956-1975.11.22
*NM 1975.11.22-1976.7.5
*Union of Democratic Centre 1976.7.5-1982.12.2
*PSOE 1982.12.2-1996.5.5
*People's Party 1996.5.5-2004.4.18
*PSOE 2004.4.18-
*Liberal [Lib] 1834.9.24-1835.5.27
*Lib 1836.4.20-.9.10
*Lib 1839.9.26-1851.5.1
*Regenerator Party [Reg] 1851.5.1-1856.6.6
*Historical Party [Hist] 1856.6.6-1859.3.16
*Reg 1859.3.16-1860.7.4
*Hist 1860.7.4-1865.4.17
*Reformist Party [Ref] 1865.4.17-.9.4
*Coalition formed by Hist and Reg 1866.9.4-1868.1.4
*Ref 1868.7.22-1869.8.11
*Hist 1869.8.11-1870.5.19
*Reg 1870.5.19-.8.29
*Ref 1870.8.30-1871.9.13
*Reg 1871.9.13-1877.3.6
*Ref 1877.3.6-1878.1.26
*Reg 1878.1.26-1879.5.29
*Progressive Party (formed by merger of Hist and Ref) [Prog] 1879.5.29-1881.3.23
*Reg 1881.3.23-1886.2.16
*Prog 1886.2.16-1890.1.14
*Reg 1890.1.14-.10.11
*Reg 1893.2.22-1897.2.5
*Prog 1897.2.5-1900.7.26
*Reg 1900.7.26-1904.10.20
*Prog 1904.10.20-1906.3.19
*Reg 1906.3.19-.5.19
*Liberal Regenerator Party 1906.5.19-1908.2.4
*Reg 1910.6.26-.10.4
*Republican Union 1911.9.4-.11.13
*Democratic Party [PD] 1911.11.13-1915.1.28
*PD 1915.11.29-1916.3.16
*Republican Evolutionist Party 1916.3.16-1917.4.25
*PD 1917.4.25-.12.8
*Republican Party 1919.1.27-.3.30
*PD 1919.3.30-.6.30
*PD 1920.1.21-.3.8
*PD 1920.6.26-.7.19
*Liberal Republic Party [PRL] 1920.7.19-.11.20
*PD 1921.3.2-.5.23
*PRL 1921.5.23-.10.19
*Republican National Union 1921.12.16-1922.2.7
*PD 1922.2.7-1923.11.15
*PD 1925.7.1-1926.5.30
*National Union 1930.1.21-1974.4.25
*Movement of Armed Forces 1974.7.18-1976.7.23
*Socialist Party [PS] 1976.7.23-1978.8.28
*Centre of Social Democrat 1980.1.3-.12.4
*Social Democrat Party [PSD] 1981.1.9-1983.6.9
*PS 1983.6.9-1985.11.6
*PSD 1985.11.6-1995.10.30
*PS 1995.10.30-2002.4.6
*PSD 2002.4.6-2005.3.12
*PS 2005.3.12-
*Whig Party [Whg] 1690.11.15-1697.5.1
*Whg 1700.12.12-1701.12.27
*Tory Party [Tor] 1702.5.8-1707.5.1
*Tor 1707.5.1-1710.8.11
*Tor 1711.3.29-1714.7.30
*Whg 1715.10.10-1762.5.26
*Tor 1762.5.26-1763.4.16
*Whg 1763.4.16-1768.10.14
*Tor 1768.10.14-1782.3.22
*Whg 1782.3.27-1783.12.19
*Tor 1783.12.19-1806.1.23
*Whg 1806.2.11-1809.10.4
*Tor 1809.10.4-1830.11.22
*Whg 1830.11.22-1834.7.16
*Liberal Party [Lib] (previously Whg) 1834.7.16-.11.17
*Tor 1834.11.17-.12.10
*Conservative Party [Con] (previously Tor) 1834.12.10-1835.4.18
*Lib 1835.4.18-1841.8.30
*Con 1841.8.30-1846.6.30
*Lib 1846.7.6-1852.2.23
*Con 1852.2.23-.12.19
*Peelite Party 1852.12.19-1855.2.6
*Lib 1855.2.6-1858.2.20
*Con 1858.2.20-1859.6.12
*Lib 1859.6.12-1866.6.28
*Con 1866.6.28-1868.12.3
*Lib 1868.12.3-1874.2.20
*Con 1874.2.20-1880.4.23
*Lib 1880.4.23-1885.6.23
*Con 1885.6.23-1886.2.1
*Lib 1886.2.1-.7.25
*Con 1886.8.3-1892.8.15
*Lib 1892.8.15-1895.6.25
*Con 1895.6.25-1905.12.5
*Lib 1905.12.5-1922.10.23
*Con 1922.10.23-1924.1.22
*Labour Party [Lab] 1924.1.22-.11.4
*Con 1924.11.4-1929.6.5
*Lab 1929.6.5-1935.6.7
*Con 1935.6.7-1945.7.26
*Lab 1945.7.26-1951.10.26
*Con 1951.10.26-1964.10.16
*Lab 1964.10.16-1970.6.19
*Con 1970.6.19-1974.3.4
*Lab 1974.3.4-1979.5.4
*Con 1979.5.4-1997.5.2
*Lab 1997.5.2-
*Republican Brotherhood 1916.4.24-..29
*Sinn Fein 1919.1.22-1922.7.17
*United Ireland Party [FG] 1922.8.25-1932.3.9
*Republican Party [FF] 1932.3.9-1948.2.18
*FG 1948.2.18-1951.6.13
*FF 1951.6.13-1954.6.2
*FG 1954.6.2-1957.3.20
*FF 1957.3.20-1973.3.14
*FG 1973.3.14-1977.7.5
*FF 1977.7.5-1981.6.30
*FG 1981.6.30-1982.3.9
*FF 1982.3.9-.12.14
*FG 1982.12.14-1987.3.10
*FF 1987.3.10-1994.12.15
*FG 1994.12.15-1997.6.26
*FF 1997.6.26-