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
LeaderVarious
Founded1861 (as group)
1913 (as party)
Dissolved1919
Merged intoItalian People's Party
HeadquartersRome, Italy
IdeologyConservatism
Clericalism
Reactionarism
Political positionFar-right (1861–1890s)
Right-wing (1890s–1919)

History

They have been active since the unification of Italy as a parliamentary group of which brought together the most intransigent Catholic politicians of the hemicycle (which is why they are often referred to as the Historical far right).

They emerged as party in 1913 from the right-wing of the clerical Catholic Electoral Union. In the 1913 general election the party won 1.8% of the vote and 9 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[1] In 1919 the Catholics were merged with other clerical parties and groupings in the Italian People's Party, that gained 20.5% and 100 seats in the 1919 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, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1047 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Francesco Leoni, Storia dei partiti politici italiani, Guida, Naples 2001
  3. Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2009
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