Liberal-Unionist - Citizendia

For the British party see Liberal Unionist Party

Liberal-Unionists were supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada who, as a result of the Conscription Crisis of 1917 rejected Sir Wilfrid Laurier's leadership and supported the coalition Unionist government of Sir Robert Borden. The Liberal Unionists were a British political party that split away from the Liberals in 1886 and had effectively merged with the Conservatives by the The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament (MPs in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden Not to be confused with his cousin Frederick Borden, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence from 1896 to 1911

Much of the Ontario Liberal Party declared themselves to be Liberal-Unionists, including provincial party leader Newton Wesley Rowell, who joined Borden's Cabinet, and a variety of Liberal MPs. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. Newton Wesley Rowell PC ( November 1, 1867 &ndash November 22, 1941) was a Canadian Lawyer and politician and The Cabinet of Canada (Cabinet du Canada plays an important role in the Government of Canada, in accordance with the Westminster System. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.

In the 1917 election, many Liberals ran as Liberal-Unionists or Unionists against the Laurier Liberals. The 1917 Canadian federal election (sometimes referred to as the khaki election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions the Laurier Liberals, who opposed

After the war, most Liberal-Unionists rejoined the Liberal Party despite efforts by Borden and Arthur Meighen to make the coalition permanent by renaming the Conservative party the National Liberal and Conservative Party. Arthur Meighen (ˈmiən PC, QC ( June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was the ninth Prime Minister of Canada 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 Several Liberal-Unionists ended up staying with the Conservatives including Hugh Guthrie and Robert Manion. The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Hugh Guthrie PC ( 13 August, 1866 &ndash 3 November, 1939) was a Canadian politician and Cabinet Robert James Manion PC, MC ( November 19, 1881, Pembroke Ontario - July 2, 1943, Ottawa) was leader of

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