Liberal Political Parties in Austria
- 1861: Liberals from various parliamentary factions united in the Constitutional Party (Verfassungspartei)
- 1873: A radical faction of the Constitutional Party formed the Progressive Club (Fortschrittsklub), while a right-wing faction formed the conservative Constitutionalist Landlordism (Verfassungstreuer Großgrundbesitz) group
- 1881: The Constitutional Party merged with the Progressive Club to form the United Left (Vereinigte Linke)
- 1885: The United Left fractured into a Liberal German Austrian Club (Deutsch-Österreichischer Klub) and a nationalist German Club (Deutscher Klub)
- 1888: The remnants of the United Left merged with the moderate parts of the German Club into the United German Left (Verenigte Deutsche Linke)
- 1891: The Constitutionalist Landlordism merged with the United German Left
- 1897: The merger was dissolved leaving a Constitutionalist Landlordism and the German Progressive Party (Deutsche Fortschrittspartei)
- 1911: These elements merged into the nationalist German National League (Deutscher Nationalverband), and liberal forces ceased to exist in name
- 1918-1934 The Landbund and Greater German People's Party each comprised liberal factions and ideas
- 1949: With the formation of the Federation of Independents, many liberals became active in this party, but were soon marginalized by the nationalist factions. After the merger into the nationalist Freedom Party of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs) this situation continued.
- 1993: Liberal dissidents inside the Freedom Party of Austria, which was more or less a liberal controlled party from 1980 to 1986, formed the Liberal Forum (Liberales Forum)
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