The CoalitionAlso called, though rarely, **Conservative Coalition** was a Chilean political coalition created in 1891, at the end of the Civil War, in opposition to the Liberal Alliance. The Coalition was made up of the Conservative Party (the main pole of attraction of the grouping), Democrats, Nationals, and various liberal factions depending on the electoral and political circumstances of the moment. Together with its rival, the Liberal Alliance, it formed a sort of two-party system during the period of the Chilean parliamentary era.

Presidential candidacies supported by the Coalition 1891 - Jorge Montt Álvarez (chosen as president thanks to an agreement between all the political parties of his candidacy) 1896 – Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (chosen as president) 1901 – Pedro Montt Montt (not chosen) 1906 – Fernando Lazcano (not chosen) 1910 – Ramón Barros Luco (chosen as president thanks to an agreement between all the political parties of his candidacy) 1915 – Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui (chosen as president) 1920 – Luis Barros Borgoño (not chosen)

Electoral Results (1891-1924) Number of parliament members and senators Year of election of parliament members189118941897190019031906190919121915191819211924Liberal Alliance546626423853526253676875Coalition402868525641435665514843Max number of parliament seats94949494949495118118118116118

Year of election of senators189118941897190019031906190919121915191819211924Liberal Alliance2322141697171821242423Coalition91018162322151916131314Max number of senators323232323229323737373737

See also Conservative Party (Chile)

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Sources The original version of this article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 8 June 2007.