Conservative Union (Spain)

Conservative Union Unión Conservadora
Leader	Francisco Silvela
Founded	1892 (1892)
Dissolved	1899 (1899)
Split from	Liberal Conservative Party
Merged into	Liberal Conservative Party
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Monarchism
Political position	Centre-right
Politics of Spain Political parties Elections

The Conservative Union (Spanish: Unión Conservadora, UC) was a Spanish political party created in 1892 by Francisco Silvela as a split from the Liberal Conservative Party.[1]

In 1899 it merged again into the Liberal Conservative Party.[2]

Electoral performance

Restoration Cortes

Election	Popular vote			Seats	Leader	Outcome
	Votes	%	#
1893			#4	17 / 401	Francisco Silvela	PL majority
1896			#3	12 / 401		PLC majority
1898			#2	82 / 401		PL majority
1899			#1	228 / 402		UC–PLC majority

References

1. Maestre Rosa 1973, pp. 213–215.
2. "Partido Liberal Conservador (1868 - 1931)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2023.

Bibliography

• Maestre Rosa, Julio (1973). "Francisco Silvela y su liberalismo regeneracionista". Revista de Estudios Políticos (in Spanish) (187): 191–226. ISSN 0048-7694. Retrieved 30 August 2022.