The Coalition (Spanish: 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

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Electoral Results (1891-1924)

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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

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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.

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