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

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

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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