The Conservative Union (Spanish: Unión Conservadora, UC) was a Spanish political party created in 1892 by Francisco Silvela as a split from the Liberal Conservative Party.[1]
Conservative Union Unión Conservadora | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Francisco Silvela |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Dissolved | 1899 |
| Split from | Liberal Conservative Party |
| Merged into | Liberal Conservative Party |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Monarchism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
In 1899 it merged again into the Liberal Conservative Party.[2]
Electoral performance edit
Restoration Cortes edit
| Election | Popular vote | Seats | Leader | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | # | ||||
| 1893 | #4 | 17 / 401
|
Francisco Silvela | PL majority | ||
| 1896 | #3 | 12 / 401
|
PLC majority | |||
| 1898 | #2 | 82 / 401
|
PL majority | |||
| 1899 | #1 | 228 / 402
|
UC–PLC majority | |||
References edit
- ^ Maestre Rosa 1973, pp. 213–215.
- ^ "Partido Liberal Conservador (1868 - 1931)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
Bibliography edit
- Maestre Rosa, Julio (1973). "Francisco Silvela y su liberalismo regeneracionista". Revista de Estudios Políticos (in Spanish) (187): 191–226. ISSN 0048-7694. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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