Liberal-Conservative Party
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The Liberal-Conservative Party was a 19th-century Canadian political party that blended liberal and conservative principles and played a key role in early Canadian Confederation politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liberal-Conservative Party canonical | 4 |
| National Liberal and Conservative Party | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Liberal Conservatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal-Conservative coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander Tilloch Galt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Tupper NERFINISHED ⓘ George-Étienne Cartier NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| governedLevel |
federal
ⓘ
provincial (in some provinces) ⓘ |
| hadParliamentaryLeader |
George-Étienne Cartier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John A. Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessor | Liberal-Conservative designation within the Conservative Party of Canada (historical) ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British parliamentary conservatism
ⓘ
classical liberalism ⓘ |
| languageContext | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Conservative Party of Canada (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Clear Grits
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reform movement in Canada ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
early post-Confederation federal governments
ⓘ
pre-Confederation coalition governments in the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian party system in the 19th century ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| positionOnFederalism | strong central government ⓘ |
| positionOnReligion | accommodation of Catholic and Protestant interests ⓘ |
| positionOnTrade | protectionist tendencies ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Conservative Party of Canada (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfStrength |
Maritime provinces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInterest |
business interests
ⓘ
commercial elites ⓘ some Catholic interests in Quebec ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| supported | Confederation of British North American colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedMonarch | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
economic development
ⓘ
railway expansion ⓘ tariff protection for Canadian industry ⓘ |
| supportedSystem |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Unionist Party (Canada)
this entity surface form:
National Liberal and Conservative Party