Peter's Parliamentary America Master Thread

[Peter the Lefty]

All right, my 1960-1964 tl was WAAYY too detailed, and I plan to make my others much briefer.  But here's the master thread for them all.  Anyways, since my knowledge of American history is greater now than it was when I started the tl, I've edited the list of PM's.  Here it is in the year 1960.

Prime Ministers of America
1. James G. Blaine–Conservative–1880-1889
2. Thomas F. Bayard–Liberal–1888-1892
3. James G. Blaine–Conservative–1892-1893
4. William B. Allison–Conservative–1893
5. Thomas F. Bayard–Liberal–1893-1895
6. William B. Allison–Conservative–1895
7. William McKinley–Conservative–1895-1900
8. Grover Cleveland–Liberal–1900-1901
9. Theodore Roosevelt–Liberal–1901-1908
10. Alton B. Parker–Liberal–1908-1909
11. Joseph G. Cannon–Conservative–1909-1913
12. Woodrow Wilson–Liberal–1913-1920
13. Joseph G. Cannon–Conservative–1920-1923
14. Henry Cabot Lodge–Conservative–1923-1926
15. James E. Watson–Conservative–1926-1932
16. Franklin D. Roosevelt–Liberal–1932-1945
17. Harry S. Truman–Liberal–1945-1948
18. Thomas E. Dewey–Conservative–1948-

[Peter the Lefty]

Links to Individual Threads
1960-1964:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=165264.0

1964-?
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=180670.0

[Peter the Lefty]

Leaders of the Opposition:
1. Thomas F. Bayard–Liberal–1880-1889
2. James Blaine–Conservative–1889-1892
3. Thomas F. Bayard–Liberal–1892-1893
4. William B. Allison–Conservative–1893-1895
5. Thomas F. Bayard–Liberal–1895-1898
6. Grover Cleveland–Liberal–1898-1900
7. William McKinley–Conservative–1900-1907
8. Joseph G. Cannon–Conservative–1907-1909
9. Alton B. Parker–Liberal–1909-1910
10. Woodrow Wilson–Liberal–1910-1913
11. Joseph G. Cannon–Conservative–1913-1916
12. Eugene V. Debs–Labor–1916
13. Robert La Follette–Labor–1916 (party expelled from House.  Position vacant until 1918)
14. Joseph G. Cannon–Conservative–1918-1920
15. Al Smith–Liberal–1920-1931
16. Franklin D. Roosevelt–Liberal–1931-1932
17. John Nance Garner–Conservative–1932-1941
18. Thomas E. Dewey–Conservative–1941*, 1945-1948
19. Harry Truman–Liberal–1948-1952
20. Adlai E. Stevenson II–Liberal–1952-
*from 1941 to 1945, there was an all-party wartime coalition government, so there was no Leader of the Opposition until the government was disbanded.

[Peter the Lefty]

Leaders of the Conservative Party
1. James G. Blaine–Conservative–1880-1893
2. William B. Allison–Conservative–1893-1895
3. William McKinley–1895-1907
4. Joseph G. Cannon–1907-1923
5. Henry Cabot Lodge–1923-1926
6. James E. Watson–1926-1932
7. John Nance Garner–1932-1941
8. Thomas E. Dewey–1941-

Leaders of the Liberal Party
1. Thomas F. Bayard–1880-1898
2. Grover Cleveland–1898-1901
3. Theodore Roosevelt–1901-1908
4. Alton B. Parker–1908-1910
5. Woodrow Wilson–1910-1920
6. Al Smith–1920-1931
7. Franklin D. Roosevelt–1931-1945
8. Harry Truman–1945-1952
9. Adlai E. Stevenson–1952-

Leaders of the Labor Party
1. Eugene V. Debs–1900-1916
2. Robert La Follette–1916-1925
3. Morris Hillquit–1925-1933
4. Norman Thomas–1933-1940
5. Henry A. Wallace–1940-1946
6. Louis Waldman–1946-1948
7. Estes Kefauver–1948-1958
8. Hubert Humphrey–1958-

Leaders of the American People's Party
1. Strom Thurmond–1947-

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

What are the notable differences between the Liberals and Labor at this point, and why might a person choose one over the other?

[Peter the Lefty]

What are the notable differences between the Liberals and Labor at this point, and why might a person choose one over the other?

It's in the early-to-mid 1960's that the two parties are closer than they've ever been, and closer they'll ever be again.  The Liberals are still more centrist, though, and it's usually reflected by a tougher defense policy (though there's some overlap between them on certain foreign policy issues, as Scoop Jackson, for example, is definitely to the right of Stuart Symington and Jacob Javits in that area).  The Liberals are also generally more business-friendly, and the tax rates that they support are usually lower than those of Labor, though still higher than those advocated by the Torries.  It's also similar with levels of social welfare spending, the minimum wage, etc. 

[Peter the Lefty]

Governments of America
1. Conservative–1880-1885
2. Conservative–1885-1889
3. Liberal–1889-1892
4. Conservative–1892-1893
5. Liberal–1893-1895
6. Conservative–1895-1896
7. Conservative–1896-1900
8. Liberal–1900-1901
9. Liberal–1901-1905
10. Liberal–1905-1909
11. Conservative–1909-1913
12. Liberal–1913-1916
13. Liberal-Conservative Coalition–1916-1918
14. Liberal–1918-1920
15. Conservative–1920-1924
16. Conservative–1924-1928
17. Conservative–1928-1932
18. Liberal–1932-1936
19. Liberal–1936-1940
20. Liberal–1940-1941
21. Liberal-Conservative Coalition*–1941-1944
22. Liberal-Conservative Coalition*–1944-1945
23. Liberal–1945-1948
24. Conservative–1948-1952
25. Conservative–1952-1956
26. Conservative–1956-Present

* Indicates parliamentary support by the Labor Party