Unionist Party (Canada)

Unionist Party
French: Parti unioniste
Canadian political party
LeaderRobert Borden,
Arthur Meighen
FoundedOctober 10, 1917 (1917-10-10)
Dissolved1922 (1922)
Preceded byConservative Party
Liberal–Unionist
Merged intoConservative Party
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
IdeologyBritish imperialism
Conservatism
Liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-right

The Unionist Party was a centre-right political party in Canada, composed primarily of former members of the Conservative party with some individual Liberal Members of Parliament. It was formed in 1917 by MPs who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War, who formed the government through the final years of the war, and was a proponent of conscription. It was opposed by the remaining Liberal MPs, who sat as the official opposition.

The Unionist Party continued to exist until 1922, at which time the Conservative elements re-formed the Conservative party.


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