Traditionalist Party
Traditionalist Party | |
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Leader | John Jackson George Naismith Richard Porter |
Founded | 19 May 1830 |
Dissolved | 22 June 1857 |
Merged into | Traditional-Conservative Party |
Ideology | Social conservatism Absolute monarchism Anti-immigration Nativism |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
The Traditionalist Party was the first Gandoorese political party. It existed from 1830 until 1857 and predated the Progressive Party, its only rival during its existence, by five weeks.
The Traditionalists were a socially conservative party that supported a strong monarchy and were generally opposed to any attempts at curbing the Nzard's power. The party was also anti-immigration and called for stricter limits on immigration from Europe and abroad, believing that only white English immigrants should be permitted to enter Gandoor. They were especially opposed to immigration from the nearby Dutch and Spanish East Indies.
While the Traditionalist Party would last past the disbandment of the Royal Parliament in 1849, they would ultimately merge with the Gandoor Conservative Party in 1857 to form the Traditional-Conservative Party, which would last until 1883.
Party Strength in Royal Parliament
During the existence of the Royal Parliament, the monarch had the authority to determine the number of seats that comprised both chambers and when elections took place. They also appointed seats to the upper Chamber of the Loyals, however, the Chamber of the Loyals was officially non-partisan.
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Chamber of the Citizenry | 1837 | 1838 | 1842 | 1846 | 1848 | |||||||||||||
Traditionalist | 39 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Progressive | 26 | 37 | 17 | 21 | 9 |