Coalition (Chile) Explained

The Coalition (Spanish; Castilian: Coalición), also but rarely known as the Conservative Coalition, was a Chilean coalition formed in 1891 after the 1891 Chilean Civil War and it was the main opposer of the Liberal Alliance. The Coalition was formed by the Conservative Party, democrats, nationals and different liberal organizations. Along with the Liberal Alliance, it was one of the two parties of the bipartisan system of that time. Between 1920 and 1925 it took as name National Union and during that period it was formed by the Conservative Party, the unionist liberals, the nationals and the liberal democrats.

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 members	1891	1894	1897	1900	1903	1906	1909	1912	1915	1918	1921	1924
Liberal Alliance	54	66	26	42	38	53	52	62	53	67	68	75
Coalition	40	28	68	52	56	41	43	56	65	51	48	43
Max number of parliament seats	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	118	118	118	116	118

----

Year of election of senators	1891	1894	1897	1900	1903	1906	1909	1912	1915	1918	1921	1924
Liberal Alliance	23	22	14	16	9	7	17	18	21	24	24	23
Coalition	9	10	18	16	23	22	15	19	16	13	13	14
Max number of senators	32	32	32	32	32	29	32	37	37	37	37	37

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.

See also

• Conservative Party (Chile)