Tulip Party (Cycoldia)

Tulip Party
Party Logo
Abbreviation	TP
Leader	Nicholas Lokin
Spokesman	Plamen Iliev II
Founders	Nicholas Lokin William Denton Plamen Iliev II
Founded	30 October 2023
Registered	31 October 2023
Preceded by	Liberal Party
Membership	7
Political position	Party Policy: Big tent Leftism Progressivism Factions: Lokinite Social Democracy Dentonite Liberalism Ilievite Socialism
Colors	Orange
Prime Minister	0 / 1
General Assembly	2 / 10
Non-Voting Assembly	0 / 5
House of Lords	0 / 19

The Tulip Party is a political organisation in the Grand Republic of Cycoldia led by Nicholas Lokin and founded by him, OPA Director William Denton and Independent GA candidate Plamen Iliev. It presently acts as the leading opposition party, taking that position from the Unitary Party in April of 2024. It has seven official members as of May 2024. It has taken part in two Special Elections, December 2023 and February 2024, running Plamen Iliev II as their candidate both times. The Tulip Party has led an electoral pact with the Labour Party and (formerly) the Green Alliance since the February 2024 special election.

Leadership

Image	Name	Term of office			Elections	Government
		When taking office	When losing office	Term length		General Assembly	House of Lords
	Nicholas Lokin	31 October 2023	Incumbent	196 days	2024 Mar	Opposition	Extra-parliamentary

Electoral History

One general election has been held since the party's creation, however its predecessor - the Liberal Party has participated in two general elections, gaining and then losing a seat held by William Denton in the March Elections of 2022 and 2023 respectively. In the March 2024 general election, two of the party's founders and candidates - Plamen Iliev and Nicholas Lokin - won 1st and 3rd place in the IRV ranking, earning them the Septenary and Octonary Seats respectively. The party has also participated in two special elections, running Plamen Iliev as their candidate both times.

In the December 2023 special election their candidate placed last in first choice votes, however they placed third in the Condorcet preference ranking. This may be due to the Tulip Party's promotion of and cooperation with the Labour and Unitary Parties during their campaign, uniting in their broad opposition to the Monarchist Party.

In the February 2024 special election, most members of the party independently boycotted an election poll, causing a predicted 66.66% vote in favour of Mats Seifert, the Monarchist Party candidate and former Unitary Party candidate in December 2023. During the election however, an electoral pact of the Tulip Party, Green Alliance, and Labour caused them to tie in Condorcet voting, eventually losing in the instant runoff to Mats Seifert, with Seifert getting 53.33% of the vote. This election was notable as it was the first time that a non-Monarchist Party candidate recieved a plurality of first choice votes, that being Plamen Iliev with 43.33% of the vote.

Election	Seats		Leader
	General Assembly	+/-
2024 Mar	2 / 10	2	Nicholas Lokin