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Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative party former Canadian political party, formed in 1942 by the merger of the Progressive and Conservative parties. Beginning with the first Canadian prime minister, John A. Macdonald in 1867, the Conservative party dominated Canadian politics for much of the first three dec... Read more
Conservative party
Conservative party in Canada. 1 Former Canadian political party that merged with the Progressive party to form the Progressive Conservative party . 2 Officially the Conservative party of Canada, political party formed in 2003 by the merger of the Progressive Conservative party (PC) and the... Read more
Progressive party
Progressive party in U.S. history, the name of three political organizations, active, respectively, in the presidential elections of 1912, 1924, and 1948. Election of 1912 Republican insurgents dissatisfied with the conservative administration of President William Howard Taft formed (Ja... Read more
Conservative party
Conservative party British political party, formally the Conservative and Unionist party and a continuation of the historic Tory party. The Rise of the Conservative Party The name "conservative" was used by George Canning as early as 1824 and was first popularized by John Wilson Cro... Read more
Labour party
Labour party British political party, one of the two dominant parties in Great Britain since World War I. Origins The Labour party was founded in 1900 after several generations of preparatory trade union politics made possible by the Reform Bills of 1867 and 1884, which enfranchised urban... Read more
Republican party
Republican party American political party. Origins and Early Years The name was first used by Thomas Jefferson's party, later called the Democratic Republican party or, simply, the Democratic party . The name reappeared in the 1850s, when the present-day Republican party was founded. At ... Read more
Democratic party
Democratic party American political party; the oldest continuous political party in the United States. Origins in Jeffersonian Democracy When political alignments first emerged in George Washington's administration, opposing factions were led by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson ... Read more
Federalist party
Federalist party in U.S. history, the political faction that favored a strong federal government. Origins and Members In the later years of the Articles of Confederation there was much agitation for a stronger federal union, which was crowned with success when the Constitutional Conventi... Read more
Reform party
Reform party in the United States, political party founded in 1995 by H. Ross Perot as an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. The Reform party's aims originally included mandating high ethical standards for the president and Congress, balancing the budget, enacting term limits ... Read more
Greenback party
Greenback party in U.S. history, political organization formed in the years 1874-76 to promote currency expansion. The members were principally farmers of the West and the South; stricken by the Panic of 1873, they saw salvation in an inflated currency that would wipe out the farm debts contracted ... Read more

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Progressive Conservative party
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...party adopted the label Progressive Conservative party and advocated a more...from 1957 to 1963, the Progressive Conservative party found a charismatic figure...1979. From 1986, the Progressive Conservative party under Prime Minister... Read more
Progressive Conservative Party
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Progressive Conservative Party (Fr. Parti Progressiste-Conservate...1948 and 1978, the Progressive Conservative Party held office only...but the Liberal Party soon returned to...general elections, the Progressive Conservatives led by Brian Mulroney... Read more
Progressive Party
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PROGRESSIVE PARTY Beginning in...and the third party movements that...incarnations as the Progressive Party. Progressivism...a number of Progressives. The conservative Taft turned...disappointment to the Progressives and to Roosevelt...the republican party and ... Read more
Progressive party
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...dissatisfied with the conservative administration...the National Progressive Republican...organized the new Progressive party (the Bull Moose...History of the Progressive Party, 1912-1916...Roosevelt and the Progressive Party (1978). Election... Read more
Conservative party
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...political party that merged with the Progressive party to form the Progressive Conservative party . 2 Officially...political party formed in...merger of the Progressive Conservative party (PC) and...1993 the Progressive Conservatives... Read more
Progressive Era
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Progressive Era. The Progressive Era takes its name from the Progressive party of 1912–1924 and from...system. Interpretations of the Progressive Era have undergone many changes...points of continuity between Progressive reforms and those of the New...achievement and stressed its ... Read more
Labour Party
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Labour Party. Labour has been the principal progressive alternative to the Conservative Party since the 1920s, forming...pact with the Liberal Party negotiated by Ramsay MacDonald...the rechristened Labour Party enjoy a tally of 30 MPs... Read more
Prohibition Party
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PROHIBITION PARTY The Prohibition Party was established in 1869, ostensibly...prohibition was always the top issue, the party's platform emerged as one of the most progressive of the nineteenth and early twentieth...Russell was on the Prohibition Party's first ticket, as vice ... Read more
Labour party
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and the split in the Liberal party gave Labour a national following...it became the second largest party in the House of Commons and thus...official opposition. In 1924 the party formed its first ministry, with...differed little from that of its Conservative predecessor. Effective ... Read more
Liberal Party
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Liberal Party British political party. It grew out of...and introduced progressive social security...government with the Conservative Party . Since Lloyd...Social Democratic Party (SDP) , the Liberal Party entered into an... Read more

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Progressive Conservative Party (PC), Canada
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Progressive Conservative Party (PC), Canada...rebuild broad conservative support, but...formation of the Progressive Party in 1920, which...name to the Progressive Conservative Party in 1942, following...of several Progressive members. This... Read more
Progressive Party, Wisconsin
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...1932. He conceived of the new party as a vehicle that would not only...together as candidates of a new party was the surest way to tap into the state's progressive tradition without being swallowed...the La Follettes to form a third party was the desire to co-opt a movement...establishment of the ... Read more
Progressive Parties
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Progressive Parties (US) (1912; 1924; 1948...organizations. In 1912 the first Progressive (the “Bull Moose”) Party, led by the former President...Democrats to win on an equally progressive platform. In 1924 a revitalized Progressive Party, based on Wisconsin and other farm ... Read more
Progressive Party, Canada
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Progressive Party, Canada, see Progressive Conservative Party, Canada Read more
Progressive Party, South Africa
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Progressive Party, South Africa Established in 1959...Members of Parliament for the United Party (UP) broke away in disgust at the...in 1977 it changed its name to the Progressive Federal Party. In 1977, it also became the largest party of opposition, and in 1978 it finally...official ... Read more
Conservative Party, UK
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Conservative Party, UK The dominant political party in twentieth-century British politics...general tenets has imbued the party with a sense of flexibility and...11), who was unable to contain party divisions under Joseph Chamberlain...bastion of political influence. The party recovered ... Read more
Conservative Party, Canada
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Conservative Party, Canada, see Progressive Conservative Party (Canada) Read more
Progressive Movement
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT. The Progressive movement of the early twentieth...policy of the governing Republican Party. These groups — including...Civil War to 1900 the Republican Party, which dominated federal politics...obstacles stood in the way of the ... Read more
Liberal Party, Canada
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Liberal Party, Canada Emerging...British Liberal Party under Gladstone...Britain than their Conservative rivals ( Progressive Conservative Party ). This greater...departure the party struggled to...to Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government from...turned the ... Read more
Labour Party
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Labour Party Labour has been the principal progressive alternative to the Conservative Party since the 1920s, forming...rechristened Labour Party enjoy a tally of 30...within the Labour Party. After the disastrous...Social Democratic Party . Subsequently, Michael...fortunes ... Read more

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A forlorn hope for uniting the Right in Canada?(Progressive Conservative Party)
Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; The federal Progressive Conservative party is holding...the federal Progressive Conservatives have carried...the Reform Party (and its successor...Canada, and the Progressive Conservatives in Ontario...head of the party that gained... Read more
Bermuda's Progressive Labor Party Wins; Ends Conservatives' 30-year Rule.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 11/30/1998; 163 words ; ...ending 30 years under the conservative United Bermuda Party. I feel great, said Progressive Labor Party leader Jennifer Smith...to the Bermuda Labor Party and the rest to former...Gordon's United Bermuda party. The Labor Party had... Read more
Unhappy anniversary. (Progressive Conservative Party, Canada)
Magazine article from: National Review; 10/4/1985; ; 700+ words ; ...landslide. The Liberals, Canada's majority party for the last sixty years, not only had...realignment. That sudden onset of hubris from a party of traditional bridesmaids now seems too...backed by the socialist New Democratic Party. In Quebec, the Parti Quebecois, riven... Read more
A liberal tool kit; progressive responses to conservative arguments.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2007; 176 words ; 9780275998660 A liberal tool kit; progressive responses to conservative arguments. Coates, David. Praeger...answer back effectively against conservative orthodoxies that are [...] strongly...recommends liberal responses to conservative arguments on trickle-down economics...and the ability of the ... Read more
Do the math: does a united right add up?(Canada)(Conservative Party of Canada)
Magazine article from: Catholic New Times; 11/16/2003; ; 634 words ; Progressive Conservative Party leader Peter...misleading. The party that will benefit...2000 half of Progressive Conservative voters picked...same-sex marriage. Progressive Conservative voters are...cohabit, one party would have... Read more
Going for governor.(progressive Democrats and 3rd parties in 1998 gubernatorial races)
Magazine article from: The Progressive; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...to the Green Party and backed...as the Green Party nominee. And...state's Green Party nominee in...is a fiscal conservative who wants to...experience, and a progressive platform could...preparing to run conservative candidates...sophisticated progressive, third-party ... Read more
The Insurgency.("Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party 1962-2002")
Magazine article from: National Review; 5/20/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...the New York Conservative Party 1962-2002...out of the Progressive party, and the GOP...the modern conservative movement...to found a Conservative party to balance...salute: The Conservative party has established... Read more
Another national party no more?(Singing the Blues: The Once and Future Conservatives )(Book review)
Magazine article from: The National Interest; 12/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...have been far less settled a party than popularly believed, and...flexibility that has allowed the party to survive for so long through...Tories' ability to align their party with powerful interests, identify...reform. When Peel brought the Conservatives to office again in 1841, he ... Read more
Major minor. (defeats for Conservative Party candidates in local elections) (Editorial)
Magazine article from: National Review; 5/30/1994; 429 words ; ...Prime Minister John Major and his Conservative Party. But will the Tories listen? In...lackluster leadership, or splits in the party over European integration, or...victory over a high-tax Labour Party. Then he and Chancellor of the...fate, virtually destroying his Progressive ... Read more
New Labour's anti-socialism: New Labour's attempt to synthesise progressive politics with the global market is collapsing into new experiments in social authoritarianism.(Against the Current)(social policy of Labour Party)
Magazine article from: Arena Magazine; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; If a liberal is a conservative who's never been mugged, then at some point during the past decade or so New Labour was done over. Launching a five-year government... Read more