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The Conservative Party is a name used by many
political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative Party include:


Europe


Current

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Croatian Conservative Party The Croatian Conservative Party ( hr, Hrvatska konzervativna stranka or HKS) was a conservative political party in Croatia. Last president of the party was Marijan Pavliček. It was founded on 20 November 2014. It joined the Alliance of Europea ...
, * Conservative Party (Czech Republic) *
Conservative People's Party (Denmark) The Conservative People's Party ( da, Det Konservative Folkeparti, DKF), also known as The Conservatives () is a conservative centre-right political party in Denmark. The party is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and International ...
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Conservative Party of Georgia The Conservative Party of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს კონსერვატიული პარტია, ''Sak’art’velos konservatiuli partia'', SKP) is a political party, active in Georgia since 2001. Under its ...
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Conservative Party (Norway) The Conservative Party or The Right ( nb, Høyre, nn, Høgre, , H; se, Olgešbellodat) is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway. It is the major party of the Norwegian centre-right, and was the leading party in government as part of ...
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Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of the Two-party system, two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. ...
* The Conservatives (Latvia)


Historical

* Conservative Party (Bulgaria), 1879–1884 * Conservative Party (Kingdom of Serbia), 1861-1895 *
German Conservative Party The German Conservative Party (german: Deutschkonservative Partei, DkP) was a right-wing political party of the German Empire founded in 1876. It largely represented the wealthy landowning elite Prussian Junkers. The party was a response to Ge ...
, 1876–1918 *
Conservative Party (Hungary) The Conservative Party (''Konzervatív Párt'') was one of the most influential political groups of the National Assembly of the 1840s in Hungary. The group was led by Emil Dessewffy. In 1849 the party merged into the Opposition Party. History ...
, 1846–1849 * Conservative Party (Iceland), 1924–1927 *
Conservative Party (Prussia) The Conservative Party was a party in Prussia founded in 1848 from the relatively loose cooperation of conservative associations, groups and members of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people wh ...
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Vlad Țepeș League The Vlad Țepeș League ( ro, Liga Vlad Țepeș, LVȚ), later Conservative Party (''Partidul Conservator'', PC), was a political party in Romania, founded and presided upon by Grigore Filipescu. A "right-wing conservative" movement, it emerged arou ...
, in Romania 1929–1938 *
Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) The Conservative Party ( ro, Partidul Conservator) was between 1880 and 1918 one of Romania's two most important parties, the other one being the Liberal Party.Scurtu 1982, p.41''n''; for the founding of the party, this source gives February 188 ...
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Conservative Party (Romania) The Conservative Party ( ro, Partidul Conservator, PC) was a conservative political party in Romania. It was founded in 1991, approximately two years after the fall of Communism in Romania, originally under the name Romanian Humanist Party ( ro, ...
, 1991–2015 *
Conservative Party (Spain) The Liberal Conservative Party ( es, Partido Liberal-Conservador, PLC), also known more simply as the Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador, PC), was a Spanish political party founded in 1876 by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo. History Foun ...
, 1876–1931 *
Tories A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...
, Britain and Ireland 1678–1834; the roots of the
Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of the Two-party system, two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. ...


Africa

* Conservative Party (Egypt) *
Conservative Party (Kenya) The Conservative Party of Kenya is a political party in the Republic of Kenya. It did not have much history of electoral success, or even activity, until it was reported that members of the Jubilee coalition of parties intended to convert it int ...
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Conservative Party (South Africa) The Conservative Party of South Africa ( af, Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika) was a far-right South African political party that sought to preserve many aspects of apartheid in the system's final decade, and formed the official opposition i ...
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Conservative Party (Uganda) The Conservative Party (CP) is a centre-right political party in Uganda. It is led by Ken Lukyamuzi. History The Conservative Party serves as ''de facto'' successor to Kabaka Yekka, a Baganda political party and movement that had been loyal ...


Americas


Canada

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Conservative Labour There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party, or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Pa ...
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Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates cont ...
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Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Con ...
(founded 2003) *
Liberal-Conservative Party The Liberal-Conservative Party (french: le Parti libéral-conservateur) was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, and again from 1922 to 1938, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as la ...
, name until 1873 and 1922–1938 *
National Liberal and Conservative Party The National Liberal and Conservative Party was the name adopted by the Conservative Party of Canada in 1920 after the end of the Unionist government of Robert Borden. The Conservatives, led by Arthur Meighen, adopted the name in the hope of makin ...
, 1920–1921 *
Nationalist Conservative The label ''Nationalist Conservative'' was used by several Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada (MPs) and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation ...
, in Canada *
Progressive Conservative Party (disambiguation) Progressive Conservative Party prominently refers to a group of Canadian political parties that are distinct and on the centre-right of the political spectrum: National *Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, merged into the modern-day Conserv ...


United States

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Conservative Party (United States) The Conservative Party in the United States refers to various state parties that have no connection with one another and that support conservatism in the United States. National level There never has been an active national political party in the U ...
* New Jersey Conservative Party *
Conservative Party of New York State The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line, James L. Buckley won election to the U ...
* Conservative Party (South Carolina) *
Conservative Party of Virginia (1867) The Conservative Party of Virginia was a United States political party in the state of Virginia during the second half of 19th century. It centered on opposition to Reconstruction. During its history, the party was successful in electing six congr ...
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Conservative Party of Virginia (1965) The Conservative Party of Virginia was a United States political party in the state of Virginia during the mid 20th century. The party formed after Mills E. Godwin, Jr. was selected as the Democratic party's candidate for governor in 1965 due to h ...


Others

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Conservative Party (Bolivia) The Conservative Party (Spanish: ''Partido Conservador'') was one of two major political parties in Bolivia in the late 19th century. The other was the Liberal Party. Between 1884 and 1899, all of the Presidents of Bolivia were members of the Con ...
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Conservative Party (Brazil) The Conservative Party ( pt, Partido Conservador) was a Brazilian political party of the imperial period, which was formed c. 1836 and ended with the proclamation of the Republic in 1889. This party arose mostly from a dissident wing of the Moderat ...
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Conservative Party (Chile) The Conservative Party (in Spanish: ''Partido Conservador'', PCon) of Chile was one of the principal Chilean political parties since its foundation in 1836 until 1948, when it broke apart. In 1953 it reformed as the United Conservative Party and ...
, 1836–1948 *
United Conservative Party (Chile) The United Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador Unido, PCU) was a right-wing Chilean political party founded in December 1953 after the merger of the Traditionalist Conservative Party and a faction of the Social Christian Conservative Par ...
, 1953–1966 *
Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador Colombiano) is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was formally established in 1849 by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro. The Conservative party along ...
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Conservative Party (Ecuador) The Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador, abbreviated as ''PC'') was an Ecuadorian conservative party formed in 1869. Initially associated with the military of Ecuador the PC became one of the two great parties of state in the country, alt ...
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Conservative Party (Guatemala) The Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador, PC) was one of the two major political parties in Guatemala during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Conservative Party originated in the Serviles political group—consisting primar ...
, c. 1830–1920 *
Conservative Party (Mexico) The Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador) was one of two major factions in Mexican political thought that emerged in the years after independence, the other being the Liberals. At various times and under different circumstances they wer ...
, 1849–1867 *
Conservative Party (Nicaragua) The Conservative Party () is a conservative political party in Nicaragua. Its slogan is “Dios, Orden, Justicia” (), often depicted on the three sides of a triangle. History The party is the oldest currently existing in Nicaragua. It was fo ...
* Conservative Party (Panama) *
Conservative Party (Venezuela) The Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador, PC), was a political party in Venezuela, founded in 1830. It was the rival of the Liberal Party. History The party very successfully promoted conservative policies during the early days of the Rep ...


Asia

* Democratic Conservative Party (Syria), also simply known as the "Conservative Party"


Oceania


Australia

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Australian Conservatives The Australian Conservatives was formed in July 2016 as a conservative political activist group in Australia and as a political party in February 2017. It was led by Cory Bernardi, who had been elected to the Senate for the Liberal Party, b ...


New Zealand

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Conservative Party of New Zealand New Conservative is a List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand. Observers have described the party's policies as far-right, though the party now states it has moved to a more centrist position under new leadersh ...
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New Zealand Conservative Party The New Zealand Conservative Party (originally known as Right of Centre) was a short-lived political party in New Zealand. It was founded by a dissident National Party MP, Ross Meurant. Foundation Meurant had led the New Zealand Police's high ...
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New Zealand National Party The New Zealand National Party ( mi, Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa), shortened to National () or the Nats, is a centre-right political party in New Zealand. It is one of two major parties that dominate contemporary New Zealand politics, alongside ...


Elsewhere

* Conservative Party (Hong Kong) *
New Conservative Party (Japan) The New Conservative Party (NCP) was the name of two now-defunct political parties in Japan. The first of the two parties was founded on April 3, 2000 by 21 lower house and 6 upper house defectors from the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). It was ...
, Japan 2000–2003


Other

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Conservative Catholics (Italy) The Conservative Catholics ( it, Cattolici Conservatori) were a right-wing conservative political party in Italy, composed by strong conservatives and clericalists. History They have been active since the unification of Italy as a parliamentary ...
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Conservative Nationalist Party The Conservative Nationalist Party was a minor Australian political party that ran two candidates for the Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the ...
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Conservative Party Archive The Conservative Party Archive (CPA) is the official place of deposit for the historic records of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. Based at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, it was established as a centre for people. Overv ...
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Conservative Party Review (2016) {{unreferenced, date=December 2016 The Conservative Party Review (2016) is a set of internal reforms within the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. It was the brainchild of Conservative Party Chairman, Andrew Feldman, ...
* ''The Conservative'' (1898-1902), a weekly newspaper in Nebraska * ''The Conservative'' (journal)


See also

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Conservatism (disambiguation) Conservatism is a set of political philosophies that favour tradition. Conservatism or conservative may also refer to: * Linguistic conservatism, a language form that has changed relatively little over its history * Conservatism (belief revision) ...
* Conservative Alliance (disambiguation) *
Conservative Christianity (disambiguation) Conservative Christianity, also known as conservative theology, theological conservatism, traditional Christianity, or biblical orthodoxy is a grouping of overlapping and denominationally diverse theological movements within Christianity that seek ...
* Conservative Democratic Party (disambiguation) *
Conservative government Conservative or Tory government may refer to: Canada In Canadian politics, a Conservative government may refer to the following governments administered by the Conservative Party of Canada or one of its historical predecessors: * 1st Canadian Mi ...
, a list of Canadian and British Conservative governments *
Conservative Party leadership election (disambiguation) Conservative Party leadership election may refer to: Canada Progressive Conservative Associations * Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership elections * Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia leadership elections ...
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Conservative People's Party (disambiguation) Conservative People's Party may refer to: *Conservative People's Party (Argentina) *Conservative People's Party (Bohemia), a political party in the 1900s and 1910s *Conservative People's Party (Denmark) *Conservative People's Party of Estonia *Conse ...
* Leader of the Conservative Party (disambiguation) *
List of conservative parties by country Many countries have political parties that are deemed to represent conservative, center-right, right wing, or Tory views, and which may be referred to informally as conservative parties even if not explicitly named so. Those parties are listed ...
* List of Conservative Party politicians * New Conservative Party (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, political