Conservative Party (Geordinia)
Conservative Party | |
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| Abbreviation | Tory Party (Tories) |
| Leader | Harald Stordahl |
| Chairman | Kevin Rosenquist |
| Spokesperson | Edvin Lindahl |
| Leader of the House | Lillian Berland |
| Founder | The 6th Earl of Rodberg |
| Merged into | with the National Party in October 2005 |
| Headquarters | Newark House, Portland, Geordinia |
| Newspaper | The Conservative Times |
| Think tank | The Rodberg Institute |
| Youth wing | Young Conservatives |
| Women's wing | Conservative Women |
| LGBT wing | LGBT Conservatives |
| Ideology | Federalism, Monarchist, conservatism, economic liberalism |
| Political position | centre-right |
| Colors | Blue |
| Slogan | For Crown and Country |
| Contest in | All federal and provincial elections |
| House of Representatives (Federal) | 283 / 450
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| Provincial Legislative Seats | 643 / 1,500
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| Provincial Executive Governments | 9 / 15
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The Conservative Party is a centre-right political party in the Kingdom of Geordinia. The governing party since 2012, it is the largest in the House of Representatives, with 283 Members of Parliament and 643 members in the 15 Provincial legislatures. The Party also has control of 8 of the 15 Provincial executive governments.
The Conservative Party was founded in 1867 after the Universal Suffrage Act (1866) was passed which granted all male citizens over the age of 21 the vote. Since then, it has been one of the two dominant political parties, along with the Social Democratic Party. In the 1900s, the Democratic Party was the main Tory rival, but in 1970 the Democratic Party was surpassed by the SDP and it later disbanded to form the Liberal Party. In October 2005, the National Party merged with the party due to a similar ideology and because they had been in a coalition treaty for the last twenty years. Conservative Statsministers have held power for 57 years in the 20th century.
Positioned on the centre-right of Geordinian politics, the Conservative Party is ideologically conservative. The party has generally adopted liberal economic policies—favouring free market economics, limiting state regulation, and pursuing privatisation. The party is a fierce defender of the federal nature of the Kingdom and is a staunch supporter of the Constitution in its current form.