The Conservative Party is a name used by many

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

around the world. These political parties are generally

right-wing Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property ...

though their exact ideologies can range from

centre-right Centre-right politics is the set of right-wing politics, right-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. It is commonly associated with conservatism, Christian democracy, liberal conservatism, and conservative liberalis ...

far-right Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the ...

. Political parties by this name include:

Europe

Current

Croatian Conservative Party The Croatian Conservative Party ( or HKS) was a conservative political party in Croatia. Last president of the party was Marijan Pavliček. It was founded on 20 November 2014. It joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (now ...

Conservative Party (Czech Republic) The Conservative Party (), abbreviated to KONS, is a small centre-right political party in the Czech Republic. The party opposes socialism, and advocates economic liberalism and reduction of taxes and public spending. History Founded in 1990, t ...

Conservative People's Party (Denmark) The Conservative People's Party (, DKF), also known as The Conservatives () is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in Denmark, political party in Denmark. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union and ...

* Conservative Party of Georgia *

Conservative Party (Norway) The Conservative Party or The Right (, , , H; ) is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway. It is the major party of the Norwegian centre-right, and was the leading party in government as part of the Solberg cabinet from 2013 to 2021 ...

Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Cent ...

The Conservatives (Latvia) The New Conservative Party (, JKP), known as The Conservatives (, K) from February 2022 to October 2023, is a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in Latvia, political party in Latvia. It was formed on 17 May 2014 ...

Historical

Conservative Party (Bulgaria) The Conservative Party () was a Bulgarian party which existed between 1879 and 1884. It was linked with the newspapers Vitosha, Balgarski Glas and Otechestvo. The Conservative party formed the first two governments of Liberated Bulgaria, but it d ...

, 1879–1884 * Conservative Party (Kingdom of Serbia), 1861-1895 *

German Conservative Party The German Conservative Party (, DkP) was a Right-wing politics, right-wing political party of the German Empire founded in 1876. It largely represented the wealthy landowning German nobility and the Prussian Junker (Prussia), Junker class. The p ...

, 1876–1918 * Conservative Party (Hungary), 1846–1849 * Conservative Party (Iceland), 1924–1927 * Conservative Party (Prussia), 1848–1876 *

Vlad Țepeș League The Vlad Țepeș League (, LVȚ; colloquially ''Țepiști'', singular form: ''Țepist''), later Conservative Party (''Partidul Conservator'', PC), was a political party in Romania, founded and presided upon by Grigore Filipescu. A "right-wing conse ...

, in Romania 1929–1938 *

Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) The Conservative Party () was between 1880 and 1918 one of Romania's two most important parties, the other one being the Liberal Party.Scurtu 1982, p.41''n''; for the founding of the party, this source gives February 1880, does not specify day o ...

Conservative Party (Romania) The Conservative Party (, PC) was a conservative political party in Romania. It was founded in 1991, approximately two years after the fall of Communism in Romania, originally under the name Romanian Humanist Party (, PUR). From 2005 until 3 Dec ...

, 1991–2015 *

Conservative Party (Spain) The Liberal Conservative Party (, PLC), also known more simply as the Conservative Party (, PC), was a Spanish political party founded in 1876 by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo. History Foundation The "Conservative" label referred to the domina ...

, 1876–1931 *

Conservative Party (Sweden) The Conservative Party () previously known as the Homeland Party (, HbP), was a Swedish political party founded in April 1995 as a breakaway from the Sweden Democrats. The founders were Leif Zeilon, who broke with the Sweden Democrats in conne ...

, 1995-1999 *

Tories A Tory () is an individual who supports a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalist conservatism which upholds the established social order as it has evolved through the history of Great Britain. The T ...

, Britain and Ireland 1678–1834; the roots of the

Africa

Conservative Party (Egypt) The Conservative Party ( ''Hizb Al-Mohafezeen'') is a political party in Egypt. The party was founded by Mostafa Abdel Aziz, a writer and journalist. In its foundation the party included many notable Egyptian journalists and public figures. Th ...

Conservative Party (Kenya) The Conservative Party of Kenya is a political party in the Republic of Kenya. It did not have much history of electoral success, or even activity, until it was reported that members of the Jubilee coalition of parties intended to convert it in ...

Conservative Party (South Africa) The Conservative Party () was a far-right South African political party that sought to preserve many aspects of apartheid in the system's final decade, and formed the official opposition in the white-only House of Assembly in the last seven y ...

Conservative Party (Uganda) The Conservative Party (CP) is a centre-right political party in Uganda. It is led by Ken Lukyamuzi. History The Conservative Party serves as ''de facto'' successor to Kabaka Yekka, a Baganda political party and movement that had been loyal ...

Americas

Canada

Current

Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC; , ), sometimes referred to as the Tories, is a Government of Canada, federal List of political parties in Canada, political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main Right-wing ...

(founded 2003)

Historical

Conservative Labour There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party, or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Pa ...

(1872–1875) *

Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) The Conservative Party of Canada () was a major federal political party in Canada that existed under that name from 1867 before being renamed the Progressive Conservative Party in 1942. The party adhered to traditionalist conservatism and ...

Liberal-Conservative Party The Liberal-Conservative Party () was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1917, and again from 1922 to 1938. Prior to 1970, candidates could run under any label they chose, and in many of Canada's early elections, there wer ...

, name until 1873 and 1922–1938 *

National Liberal and Conservative Party The National Liberal and Conservative Party was the name adopted by the Conservative Party of Canada in 1920 after the end of the Unionist government of Robert Borden. The Conservatives, led by Arthur Meighen, adopted the name in the hope of makin ...

, 1920–1921 *

Nationalist Conservative The label ''Nationalist Conservative'' was used by several Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada (MPs) and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation ...

(date?) *

Progressive Conservative Party (disambiguation) Progressive Conservative Party prominently refers to a group of Canada, Canadian political parties that are distinct and on the centre-right of the political spectrum: National *Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, merged into the modern-day ...

United States

* Conservative Party (United States) * New Jersey Conservative Party *

Conservative Party of New York State The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running only on the Conservative Party line, James L. Buckley won election to ...

* Conservative Party (South Carolina) * Conservative Party of Virginia (1867) *

Conservative Party of Virginia (1965) In the United States, the Conservative Party refers to a collection of state-level parties that operate independently and advocate for conservative principles. Currently, there is no national Conservative Party. Historically, many of these parties ...

Others

Conservative Party (Bolivia) The Conservative Party (Spanish: ''Partido Conservador'') was one of two major political parties in Bolivia in the late 19th century. The other was the Liberal Party. Between 1884 and 1899, all of the Presidents of Bolivia The president of Boliv ...

Conservative Party (Brazil) The Conservative Party () was a Brazilian political party of the imperial period, which was formed c. 1836 and ended with the proclamation of the Republic in 1889. This party arose mostly from a dissident wing of the Moderate Party (''Partido Mode ...

Conservative Party (Chile) The Conservative Party (in Spanish: ''Partido Conservador'', PCon) of Chile was one of the principal Chilean List of political parties in Chile, political parties since its foundation in 1836 until 1948, when it broke apart. In 1953 it reformed a ...

, 1836–1948 *

United Conservative Party (Chile) The United Conservative Party (, PCU) was a right-wing Chilean political party founded in December 1953 after the merger of the Traditionalist Conservative Party and a faction of the Social Christian Conservative Party, issued from the Conservative ...

, 1953–1966 *

Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party () is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was formally established in 1849 by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro. The Conservative Party along with the Colombian Liberal Party ...

Conservative Party (Ecuador) The Conservative Party (, abbreviated as ''PC'') was an Ecuadorian conservatism, conservative party formed in 1869. Initially associated with the military of Ecuador the PC became one of the two great parties of state in the country, alternating in ...

Conservative Party (Guatemala) The Conservative Party (, PC) was one of the two major political parties in Guatemala during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Conservative Party originated in the Serviles political group—consisting primarily of merchants and esta ...

, c. 1830–1920 *

Conservative Party (Mexico) The Conservative Party () was a political faction in Mexico between 1823 and 1867, which became a loosely organized political party after 1849. At various times and under different circumstances they were known as ''Freemasonry in Mexico, escoce ...

, 1849–1867 *

Conservative Party (Nicaragua) The Conservative Party () was a conservative political party in Nicaragua. Its slogan was "Dios, Orden, Justicia" (), often depicted on the three sides of a triangle. History The party was one of the oldest in Nicaragua. It was founded during th ...

* Conservative Party (Panama) *

Conservative Party (Venezuela) The Conservative Party (, PC) was a political party in Venezuela, founded in 1830. It was the rival of the Liberal Party. History The party very successfully promoted conservative policies during the early days of the Republic. Several of the ear ...

Asia

Japan

Conservative Party of Japan The Conservative Party of Japan (, ''Nippon'' ''Hoshutō''; CPJ) is a Conservatism, conservative, Ultranationalism (Japan), Japanese ultranationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Japan. It was founded by novelis ...

(founded 2023) *

New Conservative Party (Japan) The New Conservative Party (NCP) was the name of two now-defunct political parties in Japan with a common lineage. The first incarnation of the party (, ''Hoshutō'', ) was founded on April 3, 2000 by 20 lower house and 6 upper house defectors ...

, 2000–2003

Others

* Democratic Conservative Party (Syria), also simply known as the "Conservative Party" *

Conservative Party (Hong Kong) Conservatism in Hong Kong has become the underlying ideology of the pro-Beijing camp, which has been the major supporting force of the SAR administration led by the Chief Executive. It is one of two major political ideologies of Hong Kong, wit ...

Oceania

Australia

Australian Conservatives Australian Conservatives was a conservative political party in Australia formed in 2017. It was led by Cory Bernardi, who had been elected to the Senate for the Liberal Party, but resigned citing disagreements with the Liberal/National Coa ...

New Zealand

* New Conservatives *

New Zealand Conservative Party The New Zealand Conservative Party (originally known as Right of Centre) was a short-lived political party in New Zealand. It was founded by a dissident National Party MP, Ross Meurant. Foundation Meurant had led the New Zealand Police's ...

New Zealand National Party The New Zealand National Party (), often shortened to National () or the Nats, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand that is the current senior ruling party. It is one ...

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