Craftian Democrats

The Craftian Democrats (colloquially referred to as the Dems) was a centrist political party in Craftia, operating between 1986 and 1989. It was formed by ten moderate National and Protection MPs who defected due to their respective parties' refusal to cooperate with each other and the Craftia Liberty Party after the inaugural federal election in 1986. The party merged in to the Liberty Party before the next election in 1989. The party was not related to the the historical Craftian Democrats that existed between 1870 and 1893, although several successor parties, including the New Democrats and Liberal Democrats were formed from the remnants of the Democrats.