Ecological-Left Liberal Democratic Party

The Ecological-Left Liberal Democratic Party (German: Ökolinksliberale Demokratische Partei) short-form: ÖLDP, formerly known as the Social Liberal Democratic Party (Sozialliberale Demokratische Partei, SLDP), is a minor party in Germany primarily active in the Hamburg borough of Altona. The party was founded by the former SPD member Bérangère Bultheel in 2012.^[3][4][2]

Ecological-Left Liberal Democratic Party Ökolinksliberale Demokratische Partei
Abbreviation	ÖLDP
Leader	Bérangère Bultheel
Founded	2012
Headquarters	Nagelshof 3, 22559 Hamburg, Germany[1]
Membership	70[2]
Ideology	Social democracy Social liberalism Anti-fascism Secularism European federalism
Political position	Centre-left
Party flag
Website
http://www.oeldp.eu/
Politics of Germany Political parties Elections

Elections

Federal elections

Bérangère Bultheel, the founder and leader of the ÖLDP, ran as an independent in the 2017 federal election where she received 320 votes (0.0%).^[4][5] The ÖLDP, under its new name, participated in the 2021 federal election in the constituency of Altona, where it received 159 constituency votes (0.1%).

Year	Party list		Constituency
	Votes	%	Votes	%
2021			159[6]	0.1%

State elections

At the time known as the SLDP, the party took part in the 2020 Hamburg state election, where it received 653 votes (0.0%).^[7]

Year	HH
	Party list		Constituency
	Votes	%	Votes	%
2020			653	0.0
2025[a]			689	0.0

Local elections

Year	HA
	Party list		Constituency
	Votes	%	Votes	%
2019			1,225	0.2

European elections

The at-the-time SLDP applied to take part in the 2019 European elections but was denied due to not gaining enough signatures.^[9][10]

See also

• Left liberalism
• Hamburg-Altona
• List of political parties in Germany
• Social Democratic Party of Germany

Notes

1. Although officially running as an independent, Bérangère Bultheel appeared on the ballot with the words "ÖKOLINKSLIBERALE DEMOKRATISCHE BEWEGUNG. FREIHEITEN, FRIEDEN & WOHLSTAND FÜR ALLE! SOZIALE BEWEGUNG" before her name.^[8]