Progressive Conservative may refer to an advocate of
progressive conservatism
Progressive conservatism is a political ideology which combines conservative and progressive policies. The initial origins of progressivism come from Western Europe during the 18th century and the Age of Enlightenment when it was believed th ...
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Progressive Conservative may also refer to:
Canada
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Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, a former Canadian federal party; a successor of the original
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 ...
and a predecessor of the
modern-day Conservative Party of Canada
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Progressive-Conservative (candidate), who supported both Progressive Party and Conservative Party
Provincial
Current
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Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
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Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right, conservative political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The party has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granti ...
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Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
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Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.
History
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Defunct
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Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, a predecessor of the
United Conservative Party of Alberta
* BC Progressive Conservative Party, name used by the
Conservative Party of British Columbia from 1942 to 1991
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Progressive Conservative Party of Quebec
The ''Parti progressiste conservateur du Québec'' (Eng: Progressive Conservative Party of Quebec) was formed in 1982 with Denis Carignan as leader but was rebuffed by federal Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark who told them to keep their ...
, a failed attempt at a provincial wing that never gained support from the federal party
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Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Yukon) was a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. It was succeeded by the Yukon Party.
History
The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party was founded in ...
, a predecessor of the
Yukon Party
Elsewhere
Politics
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Centre-right politics
Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and me ...
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Red Tory, is an adherent of a
centre-right or
paternalistic-conservative political philosophy derived from the
Tory tradition, predominantly in Canada, but also in the United Kingdom
Politicians
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Nick Boles, a current self-subscribed 'Independent Progressive Conservative' British MP after his departure of his former party, the
Conservative Party of the United Kingdom since April 1
See also
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Conservative
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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) ...
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Progressive (disambiguation)
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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 ...
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