Constitution Party, Constitutional Party, or Constitutionalist Party may refer to one of several political parties.
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Progressive Party (China)
The Progressive Party () was a political party in the Republic of China (1912-1949), Republic of China from 1913 to 1916.
Origins
Chinese constitutionalism was a movement that originated after the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). A youn ...
or Constitutionalist Party, a political party in the Republic of China
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Constitution Party (Egypt)
The Constitution Party () is a political party in Egypt. Founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohammad ElBaradei in 2012, it aims to protect and promote the principles and objectives of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, according to liberal ide ...
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Constitution Party (Estonia)
The Constitution Party (), known until 11 February 2006 as the Estonian United People's Party (), was a political party in Estonia, mainly supported by the Russian minority.
For the 1995 elections, the party formed the "Our Home is Estonia" all ...
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National Constitution Party
The National Constitution Party (, ), or simply Constitution Party, was a political party in Hungary from 1905 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1918.
History
The National Constitution Party was established on 18 November 1905 by the so-called group of " ...
, a political party in Hungary
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Democratic Party (Indonesia)
The Democratic Party (, , sometimes abbreviated to PD) is a centre to centre-right nationalist political party in Indonesia. Currently, it holds 44 seats in the House of Representatives (DPR). It is led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the s ...
, a political party now-represented in lower chamber
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Constitutionalist Party of Iran, a now-banned Iranian political party
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Constitutional Party (Spain)
The Constitutional Party () was one of the Spain, Spanish political parties that contended for power during the reign of Amadeo I of Spain, Amadeo I (reigned 1870–1873) and the First Spanish Republic (1873-1874), opposing the Radical Democratic ...
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Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party, named the U.S. Taxpayers' Party until 1999, is an ultra-conservative political party in the United States that promotes a religious conservative, religiously conservative interpretation of the principles and originali ...
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American Constitution Party (Colorado)
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Constitution Party of Oregon
The Constitution Party of Oregon is a political party organized as a minor party pursuant to state election law, and recognized by the U.S. state of Oregon as a statewide nominating party.
A state party was first organized under this name in 1952, ...
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Constitutional Party (Uruguay)
Historical parties
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Constitutional Party (Austria)
The Constitutional Party (), also known as the German-Liberal Party () was the main representative of liberalism and national liberalism in the German-speaking parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the 1860s and 70s.
It was a party of the ...
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Constitutional Party (Costa Rica)
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Constitution Party (United States, 1952)
The Constitution Party, or the Christian Nationalist Party or America First Party in some states, was a loosely organized far-right third party in the United States that was primarily active in Texas, founded in 1952 to support former General D ...
, a former party in the United States
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Constitutional Party (Malta)
The Constitutional Party () was a pro-British political party in Malta. It had representatives in the Parliament of Malta, Maltese Legislative Assembly and Council of Government between 1921 and 1945, and again between 1950 and 1953, forming a gov ...
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Constitutional Party (Peru)
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Constitutionalist Party (South Africa), see
1910 South African Senate election
The first election for the South African Senate took place as a result of the creation of the Union of South Africa through the South Africa Act 1909. The Act included special provisions for the selection of the first elected Senators. The Union P ...
Alternate names
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Kenseitō
The was a political party in the Meiji period Empire of Japan.
History
The ''Kenseitō'' was founded in June 1898, as a merger of the Shimpotō headed by Ōkuma Shigenobu and the Liberal Party (Jiyūtō) led by Itagaki Taisuke, with Ōkuma a ...
or Constitutional Party, a political party in Japan
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Kenseikai
The was a short-lived political party in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
History
The ''Kenseikai'' was founded on 10 October 1916, as a merger of the ''Rikken Dōshikai'' (led by Katō Takaaki), ''Chūseikai'' (led by Ozaki Yukio) and the ''Kōy� ...
or Constitutional Association, a political party in Japan
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Junimea
''Junimea'' was a Romanian literary society founded in Iași in 1863, through the initiative of several foreign-educated personalities led by Titu Maiorescu, Petre P. Carp, Vasile Pogor, Theodor Rosetti and Iacob Negruzzi. The foremost personali ...
, a Romanian movement briefly active as the Constitutional Party
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Constitutional Bloc (disambiguation)
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Constitutional Democratic Party
The Constitutional Democratic Party (, K-D), also called Constitutional Democrats and formally the Party of People's Freedom (), was a political party in the Russian Empire that promoted Western constitutional monarchy—among other policies� ...
, a political party in the Russian Empire
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Constitutional Democratic Party (disambiguation)
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Constitutional Union Party (disambiguation)
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Constitutionalism
Constitutionalism is "a compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from and is limited by a body of fundamental law".
Political organizations are constitutional to ...
, a political ideology marked by adherence to a constitution
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Constitutionalist Liberal Party, a political party in Nicaragua
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Destour
The Constitutional Liberal Party (, '), most commonly known as Destour, was a Tunisian political party, founded in 1920, which had as its goal to liberate Tunisia from French colonial control.
History
The term ''Destour'' is usually translate ...
or the Constitutional Liberal Party, a political party in Tunisia
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Kensei Hontō or Constitutional Main Party, a political party in Japan
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New Constitution Party of Canada, an unregistered party in Canada
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Progressive Constitutionalist Party (Malta)
The Progressive Constitutionalist Party (PCP) was a political party in Malta between 1953 and 1971.
History
The PCP was established in 1953 by Mabel Strickland, owner of the ''Times of Malta'' and daughter of Gerald Strickland, the founder o ...
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Progressive Constitutionalist Party (Mexico)
The Progressive Constitutionalist Party (), known by its acronym PCP, was a liberal political party that existed between 1909 and 1913. Positioned in the political centre of Mexican politics, it drew ideologically from social liberalism, as we ...
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Rikken Dōshikai
The Rikken-Dōshi Kai () was a political party active in the Empire of Japan in the early years of the 20th century. It was also known as simply the Dōshikai.
Founded by Prime Minister Katsura Tarō on February 7, 1913, the ''Rikken Dōshikai' ...
or Constitutional Association of Allies, a political party in Japan
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Rikken Kaishintō
The was a political party in the Empire of Japan. It was also known as simply the Kaishintō.
The Kaishintō was founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu on 16 April 1882, with the assistance of Yano Ryūsuke, Inukai Tsuyoshi and Ozaki Yukio. It receive ...
or Constitutional Reform Party, a political party in Japan
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Rikken Kokumintō
The Rikken Kokumintō () was a minor political party in the Empire of Japan. It was also known as simply the Kokumintō.
History
The ''Kokumintō'' was founded in March 1910, by a merger of the ''Kensei Hontō'' with a number of minor political ...
or Constitutional Nationalist Party, a political party in Japan
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Rikken Minseitō
was one of the main political parties in pre-war Empire of Japan. It was commonly known as the ''Minseitō''.
History
The ''Minseitō'' was founded on 1 June 1927, by a merger of the '' Kenseikai'' and the ''Seiyu Hontō'' political parties. ...
or Constitutional Democratic Party, a political party in Japan
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Rikken Seiyūkai
The was one of the main political party, political parties in the pre-war Empire of Japan. It was also known simply as the ''Seiyūkai''.
Founded on September 15, 1900, by Itō Hirobumi,David S. Spencer, "Some Thoughts on the Political Devel ...
or Constitutional Association of Political Friendship, a political party in Japan
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Rikken Teiseitō or Constitutional Imperial Rule Party, a political party in Japan
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Zhi Xian Party (Constitution-Foremost Party of China), a political party in the People's Republic of China
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