The Conservative Party is a name used by many
political parties
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around the world. These political parties are generally
right-wing
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though their exact ideologies can range from
centre-right
Centre-right politics is the set of right-wing politics, right-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. It is commonly associated with conservatism, Christian democracy, liberal conservatism, and conservative liberalis ...
to
far-right
Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the ...
.
Political parties by this name include:
Europe
Current
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Croatian Conservative Party
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Conservative Party (Czech Republic)
The Conservative Party (), abbreviated to KONS, is a small centre-right political party in the Czech Republic. The party opposes socialism, and advocates economic liberalism and reduction of taxes and public spending.
History
Founded in 1990, t ...
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party (, DKF), also known as The Conservatives () is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in Denmark, political party in Denmark. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union and ...
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Conservative Party of Georgia
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Conservative Party (Norway)
The Conservative Party or The Right (, , , H; ) 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 the Solberg cabinet from 2013 to 2021 ...
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Cent ...
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The Conservatives (Latvia)
Historical
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Conservative Party (Bulgaria), 1879–1884
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Conservative Party (Kingdom of Serbia), 1861-1895
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German Conservative Party
The German Conservative Party (, DkP) was a Right-wing politics, right-wing political party of the German Empire founded in 1876. It largely represented the wealthy landowning German nobility and the Prussian Junker (Prussia), Junker class.
The p ...
, 1876–1918
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Conservative Party (Hungary), 1846–1849
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Conservative Party (Iceland), 1924–1927
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Conservative Party (Prussia), 1848–1876
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Vlad Țepeș League
The Vlad Țepeș League (, LVȚ; colloquially ''Țepiști'', singular form: ''Țepist''), later Conservative Party (''Partidul Conservator'', PC), was a political party in Romania, founded and presided upon by Grigore Filipescu. A "right-wing conse ...
, in Romania 1929–1938
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Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918)
The Conservative Party () 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 1880, does not specify day o ...
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Conservative Party (Romania), 1991–2015
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Conservative Party (Spain), 1876–1931
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Conservative Party (Sweden), 1995-1999
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Tories, Britain and Ireland 1678–1834; the roots of the
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Cent ...
Africa
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Conservative Party (Egypt)
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Conservative Party (Kenya)
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Conservative Party (South Africa)
The Conservative Party () 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 in the white-only House of Assembly in the last seven y ...
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Conservative Party (Uganda)
Americas
Canada
Current
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Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC; , ), sometimes referred to as the Tories, is a Government of Canada, federal List of political parties in Canada, political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main Right-wing ...
(founded 2003)
Historical
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Conservative Labour (1872–1875)
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Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
The Conservative Party of Canada () was a major federal political party in Canada that existed under that name from 1867 before being renamed the Progressive Conservative Party in 1942. The party adhered to traditionalist conservatism and ...
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Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party () was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1917, and again from 1922 to 1938. Prior to 1970, candidates could run under any label they chose, and in many of Canada's early elections, there wer ...
, name until 1873 and 1922–1938
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National Liberal and Conservative Party, 1920–1921
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Nationalist Conservative (date?)
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Progressive Conservative Party (disambiguation)
Progressive Conservative Party prominently refers to a group of Canada, 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 ...
United States
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Conservative Party (United States)
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New Jersey Conservative Party
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Conservative Party of New York State
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Conservative Party (South Carolina)
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Conservative Party of Virginia (1867)
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Conservative Party of Virginia (1965)
In the United States, the Conservative Party refers to a collection of state-level parties that operate independently and advocate for conservative principles. Currently, there is no national Conservative Party. Historically, many of these parties ...
Others
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Conservative Party (Bolivia)
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Conservative Party (Brazil)
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Conservative Party (Chile), 1836–1948
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United Conservative Party (Chile), 1953–1966
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Colombian Conservative Party
The Colombian Conservative Party () 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 with the Colombian Liberal Party ...
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Conservative Party (Ecuador)
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Conservative Party (Guatemala), c. 1830–1920
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Conservative Party (Mexico)
The Conservative Party () was a political faction in Mexico between 1823 and 1867, which became a loosely organized political party after 1849.
At various times and under different circumstances they were known as ''Freemasonry in Mexico, escoce ...
, 1849–1867
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Conservative Party (Nicaragua)
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Conservative Party (Panama)
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Conservative Party (Venezuela)
Asia
Japan
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Conservative Party of Japan
The Conservative Party of Japan (, ''Nippon'' ''Hoshutō''; CPJ) is a Conservatism, conservative, Ultranationalism (Japan), Japanese ultranationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Japan. It was founded by novelis ...
(founded 2023)
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New Conservative Party (Japan), 2000–2003
Others
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Democratic Conservative Party (Syria), also simply known as the "Conservative Party"
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Conservative Party (Hong Kong)
Oceania
Australia
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Australian Conservatives
Australian Conservatives was a conservative political party in Australia formed in 2017. It was led by Cory Bernardi, who had been elected to the Senate for the Liberal Party, but resigned citing disagreements with the Liberal/National Coa ...
New Zealand
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New Conservatives
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New Zealand Conservative Party
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New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party (), often shortened to National () or the Nats, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand that is the current senior ruling party. It is one ...
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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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Conservative Alliance (disambiguation)
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Conservative Christianity
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 se ...
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Conservative Democratic Party (disambiguation)
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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 Min ...
, a list of Canadian and British Conservative governments
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Conservative Party leadership election (disambiguation)
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Conservative People's Party (disambiguation)
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Leader of the Conservative Party (disambiguation)
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List of conservative parties by country
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List of Conservative Party politicians
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New Conservative Party (disambiguation)
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Conservative Catholics (Italy)
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Conservative Nationalist Party
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Conservative Party Archive
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Conservative Party Review (2016)
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''The Conservative'' (1898-1902), a weekly newspaper in Nebraska
* ''The Conservative'' (journal)
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