The National Party () or Montt-Varist () was a Chilean political party formed in 1857 as a split from the Conservatives by the supporters of President Manuel Montt and Interior Minister Antonio Varas. The National Party had a liberal-conservative ideology and was primarily supported by middle-high businessmen, bankers and journalists. The Welsh-born Edwards family was a bigger financer of the party, along with the aristocratic Balmaceda, who was linked to the Liberal Party. The party never was more than an influential third party, and since the late 1910s its influences declined considerably, stopping from participating to national elections after 1924, finally merging into the United Liberal Party in 1933. The monttvarista National Party is not to be confused with the National Party formed in 1966.
Electoral history Presidential election Election year Candidate Votes Results # Votes % Votes 1856 Manuel Montt 207 99.1% 1861 José Joaquín Pérez 214 100% 1866 José Joaquín Pérez 191 88.0% 1871 José Tomás Urmeneta 58 20.4% 1876 Not contested 1881 Not contested 1886 José Francisco Vergara 6 1.8% 1891 Not contested 1896 Federico Errázuriz Jr. 137 55.5% 1901 Pedro Montt 83 31.1% 1906 Pedro Montt 164 62.6% 1910 Ramón Barros 268 100% 1915 Juan Luis Sanfuentes 77 50.1% 1920 Luis Barros Borgoño 175 50.1% 1925 Not contested 1927 Not contested
Congress election Election year Chamber of Deputies Senate Status # Votes % Votes Seats # Votes % Votes Seats 1864 N/A 25.0% 1867 N/A 8.3% 1870 N/A 15.3% 1873 N/A 5.6% 1876 N/A 11.1% 1879 N/A 11.1% 1882 N/A 13.0% 1885 N/A 14.2% 1888 N/A 15.9% 1891 1,196 1.5% 1894 455 0.4% 1897 7,692 5.6% 1900 8,916 6.0% 1903 Not contested 1906 24,169 12.5% 1909 38,341 17.0% 1912 35,243 14.2% 1915 14,530 9.7% N/A 10.5% 1918 18,526 9.1% N/A 7.7% 1921 8,097 2.7% N/A 1924 6,400 3.1% N/A
See also :Category:National Party (Chile, 1857) politicians
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