Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) election) party members argued for a wider franchise. Before the leadership election of 1976, all members were given a vote in an electoral college based on allocating electoral votes to constituency associations (which were then divided proportionately to the votes of the members of the association). The candidates were required to be members of the House of Commons, nominated by a quarter of the MPs. The electoral college system was only used once, when David Steel was elected leader. Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was formally established in 1859 and existed until merging with the Social
Andalusian Social Liberal Party Andalusian Social Liberal Party The Andalusian Social Liberal Party (, abbreviated PSLA) was a political party in Andalusia. The party was led by Manuel Clavero Arévalo, Minister for Relations with the regions. The party advocated regional autonomies, but not a federal state. The party was launched at a meeting in Seville December 12, 1976. The founding congress of PSLA was held in Seville January 21-22, 1977, which elected a regional committee. Clavero Arévalo was elected chairman of the party and Antonio José Delgado general secretary. The party congress declared that the party sought alliances with other centrist forces. In July