Conservative Catholics (Italy)

The Conservative Catholics (Italian: Cattolici Conservatori) were a right-wing conservative political party in Italy, composed by strong conservatives and clericalists.

Conservative Catholics
Cattolici Conservatori
LeaderStefano Cavazzoni
Carlo Santucci
Stefano Jacini
Founded1913
Dissolved1919
Split fromItalian Catholic Electoral Union
Merged intoItalian People's Party
HeadquartersRome, Italy
IdeologyConservatism
Clericalism
Reactionarism
Integralism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right

History

The Conservative Catholics emerged as party in 1913 from the right-wing of the Italian Catholic Electoral Union. In the 1913 Italian general election, the party won 1.8% of the vote and 9 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[1] In 1919, they merged were merged with other clerical parties and groupings in the Italian People's Party that gained 20.5% and 100 seats in the 1919 Italian general election.[2][3]

Electoral results
Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes % Seats +/– Leader
1913 89,630 (9th) 1.8
9 / 508
–
several

References
  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nomos Publishing House. p. 1047. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. Leoni, Francesco (2001). Storia dei partiti politici italiani (in Italian). Guida Editori. ISBN 978-88-7188-495-0.
  3. Corbetta, Piergiorgio; Piretti, Maria Serena (2009). Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia: 1861-2008 (in Italian). Zanichelli. ISBN 978-88-08-06751-7.
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