Social Democratic Party

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party in Australia. The party has been in government as the primary party within multiple coalitions at the federal level. mikiboss is the leader of the party since January 2021.

History
The Social Democratic Party was formed on 2 October 2018 as a result of the faction breakup of the Australian Labour Party. The leader, Youmaton, spilled her Social Democrats faction off to form the Social Democratic Party. The party at founding was primarily comprised of the membership of the ALP faction. It entered Parliament with both lower and upper house representation, quickly becoming the dominant party in opposition with Youmaton remaining the Leader of the Opposition. On 12 October 2018, the Australian Unity Party merged into the party.

December 2018 Federal Election and the First Youmaton Government
The party entered Government at its first federal election contest in December 2018. As the party was the dominant party of the Left Coalition, commanding 6 seats in the lower house, Youmaton took the office of Prime Minister. Around a month after the election, the Radical Party merged into the SDP.

March 2019 Federal Election and the Second Youmaton Government
After Prime Minister Youmaton called an early election due to government instability, the SDP surged to 9 seats (1 short of a majority) in the House of Representatives. The SDP soon begun negotiations with the United Democratic Party to form government, and by the end of the day had established the Third Youmaton Ministry.

May 2019 Federal Election and Extra-Parliamentary Status
The Youmaton government suffered a crushing defeat in the May 2019 General Election, being relegated to only one seat in the House of Representatives that was occupied by Youmaton themselves. Due to other matters that have never been fully disclosed, Youmaton did not contest the July 2019 Federal Election, and MattMonti became the leader of the Social Democratic Party. During this time, the party reassembled its focus and sought to reconsolidate their base.

September 2019 Federal Election and the Pearce By-Election
After their exile from the House of Representatives, the Social Democratic Party reassembled with Youmaton as their leader. The Party contested the September 2019 Federal Election and gained the electorate seats of Canberra and Mayo to become a cross-bench party of the House of Representatives. In the middle of the term, the Social Democratic Party gained the electorate seat of Pearce as a result of NGSpy's victory in the Pearce By-Election. This further increased the SDP's influence in the lower chamber, which assisted them greatly in the January 2020 Federal Election. The Social Democratic Party also gained 1 senate seat in the half-senate election called during the parliamentary term, which would later lead them to gaining a senate majority.

First Leadership Election and the January 2020 Federal Election
Due to Youmaton's long period of leadership in the Social Democratic Party, they resigned as leader of the party, and an election for the new leader was called. The national conference voted for MattMonti to become the leader of the party, and they led the party in the January 2020 Federal Election. Through dedicated campaign and large member numbers, the Social Democratic Party managed to gain 3 more seats overall in the House of Representatives. The incumbent members of Pearce (NGSpy) and Canberra (Youmaton) maintained their seat, and the party gained the electorate seats of Lingiari, Cunningham, Robertson and Hotham. The Social Democratic Party also gained 2 senate seats, giving them status as one of the larger parties in the 7-seat senate. In an upset, the leader of the party, MattMonti, was voted out of the electorate of Mayo. The Social Democratic Party shot up in polls by 20% after the General Election, but had no effective parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. The Social Democratic Party

Second Leadership Election and the First NGSpy Government
MattMonti immediately resigned from the leadership of the Social Democratic Party due to their loss in the electorate of Mayo, and the second leadership election of the Social Democratic Party was called. The candidates were NGSpy and Jayden_Williamson, who were the Chair and Deputy Leader of the Party respectively. In a close result, NGSpy won the leadership of the party, while Jayden_Williamson maintained their deputy leadership. NGSpy formally created a coalition with the Australian Labor Party, who was led by the member for Dension (dyljam), as well as gaining confidence and supply from the member for Nicholls (showstealer1829) and the member for Moncrieff (Zak8658).

The First NGSpy government worked on sustaining Australia after the bushfires, and later on starting the fight against the COVID-19 virus. The NGSpy government used their House of Representatives and Senate influence to pass multiple acts including:
 * Changes to the Income Tax Rates, which have been the first since the Incident of 2017;
 * Removing discrimination in regards to sexuality for Blood Donations;
 * The establishment of the National Anthem Plebiscite of 2020;
 * The first iteration of the 2020-21 budget; and
 * The establishment of the Makarrata Commission.

During the term, the Social Democratic Party decided to merge with the Australian Labor Party, as well as merging with the Socialist Party the reassembled mid-way through the term. This along with the merger between the Liberal and National Party restarted the two party system structure in Australia.

April 2020 General Election and the First NGSpy Opposition
The Social Democratic Party in the April 2020 General Election managed to come out with 5 seats in the House of Representatives, but this was not enough in comparison to the 7 seats that the Liberal National Party gained. The leadership of NGSpy was called into question by many Liberal Party members, which results in a Vote of Confidence that was triggered by NGSpy in order to prove the confidence of his party. The motion resulted in the positive, and NGSpy lead the opposition throughout the 16th term. They primarily focused on the response to COVID-19 and countering efforts from the Liberal National Party by their use of a 5 seat majority in the 8 seat senate to block all bills they disagreed with. The opposition during this time:
 * Wrote the Coronavirus Economic Response Package of the government, which included JobKeeper;
 * Reformed Defence legislation for more legislative involvement;
 * Established the General Practitioner Accessibility Agency of the government; and
 * Allowed the experimentation and use of Nuclear Fusion energy in Australia.

July 2020 General Election and the Second NGSpy Government
The Liberal National Party during their term in government sparked many controversies, which led to lower support for them, and allowed the opposition to retain their seat numbers in the House of Representatives. The member for Hotham (mikiboss) managed to gain a majority of the votes in the electorate of Cowper, which caused the incumbent Prime Minister (Griffonomics) to lose their seat. In the senate, the Social Democratic Party lost one seat. The Social Democratic Party formed a coalition with the Country Labor Party and gained supply and confidence from the member for Sydney (General_Rommel) and the member for Dension (dyljam) to form government. The 2nd NGSpy ministry mainly created policies around Australia's current structural issues that appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic, and included reform to environment legislation, industrial relations legislation and tax legislation. The government's main policies were:
 * The introduction of the Major Bank Levy;
 * The reintroduction of the Clean Energy Legislation created under the Gillard Administration;
 * Repealing the Australian Building and Construction Commission;
 * Introducing Magnitsky Sanctions into Australian law; and
 * Introducing the first iteration of the 2021-22 budget.