The label ''Nationalist Conservative'' was used by several

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Members of the

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(MPs) and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation of the

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or as a result of disputes with the party. The three MPs were first elected in the nineteenth century when the term

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in Quebec referred to

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, as opposed to British imperialism or a desire for an

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See also