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* 1992 – John Major's Conservative Party wins an unprecedented fourth general election victory in the United Kingdom.
In the British general election the following year, Michael Howard promised to work towards having the prohibition removed if the Conservative Party gained a majority of seats in the House of Commons, but the election was won by Blair's Labour Party.
Ann Noreen Widdecombe ( born 4 October 1947 ) is a former British Conservative Party politician and has been a novelist since 2000.
He played an instrumental role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party after the Corn Laws schism of 1846.
Although he was a major figure in the protectionist wing of the Conservative Party after 1844, Disraeli's relations with the other leading figures in the party, particularly Lord Derby, the overall leader, were often strained.
An alliance of pro free-trade Conservatives ( the " Peelites "), Radicals, and Whigs carried repeal, and the Conservative Party split: the Peelites moved towards the Whigs, while a " new " Conservative Party formed around the protectionists, led by Disraeli, Bentinck, and Lord Stanley ( later Lord Derby ).
" If the remainder of the Conservative Party could muster the electoral support necessary to form a government, then Disraeli was now guaranteed high office.
This purchase allowed him to stand for the county, which was " essential " if one was to lead the Conservative Party at the time.
As well as the end of Gladstone's formal association with the Conservative Party.
Disraeli even favoured certain concessions to the " free traders " in order to broaden the support for the Conservative Party.
Because of the split in the Conservative Party and because of Disraeli's unpopularity, arising from the budget fight of 1852, which is outlined above, no Conservative reconciliation remained possible so long as Disraeli remained leader in the House of Commons.
This act was unpopular with the right wing of the Conservative Party, most notably Lord Cranborne ( later the Marquess of Salisbury ), who resigned from the government and spoke against the bill, accusing Disraeli of " a political betrayal which has no parallel in our Parliamentary annals.
Disraeli's efforts over the past two years had dispelled, for the time being, any doubts about him succeeding Derby as leader of the Conservative Party and therefore Prime Minister.
The proposal divided the Conservative Party while reuniting the Liberals under Gladstone's leadership.
After six years in opposition, Disraeli and the Conservative Party won the election of 1874, giving the party its first absolute majority in the House of Commons since the 1840s.
In the 1920s, the Labour Party permanently replaced the Liberals as the largest opponent of the Conservative Party in British politics, and the Liberals went into decline, which culminated in their winning as few as 6 seats at general elections during the 1950s.
After nearly becoming extinct in the 1940s and 50s, the Liberal Party revived its fortunes somewhat under the leadership of Jo Grimond in the 1960s, by positioning itself as a radical centrist non-socialist alternative to the Conservative and Labour Party governments of the time.
In 1841 the Liberals lost office to the Conservative Party under Sir Robert Peel, but their period in opposition was short, because the Conservatives split over the repeal of the Corn Laws, a free trade issue, and a faction known as the Peelites ( but not Peel himself, who died soon after ), defected to the Liberal side.

Conservative and supporter
Numan was an outspoken supporter of the Conservative Party and of Margaret Thatcher after her inauguration as Prime Minister.
Their debut single "( We Don't Need This ) Fascist Groove Thang " attracted some attention and, due to its overtly left-wing political lyrics, was banned by BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read ( who is a staunch supporter of the Conservative Party ), and neither this nor any other of the four singles taken from the band's debut album Penthouse and Pavement managed to reach the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.
Monkhouse was a vocal supporter of the Conservative Party for some years.
Clutterbuck appears to have been an outwardly respectable member of the local community, a supporter of the Conservative Party and the Church of England.
Cartier was elected as a Conservative supporter of the Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau government.
Prior to entering provincial politics, Klein considered himself a Liberal Party supporter, although he did support the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Brian Mulroney in the 1988 federal election .< ref >
He was also a supporter of the Conservative coalition.
Jones is a supporter of the Conservative Party, and recorded a song called " Mr Brown " written by Robert Hart, criticising the tax policies of the then Chancellor of Exchequer Gordon Brown.
For many years, Eves was known as the most prominent supporter of the federal Progressive Conservative Party in Mike Harris's government.
He is known as a supporter of the British Conservative Party and was a vocal proponent of the No2AV campaign during the 2011 UK Referendum.
Although a supporter of the Labour party, Clifford's approach in dealing with the Blair government was similar to that which he employed with Major's preceding Conservative government.
Hadley is a supporter of the Conservative Party and an admirer of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher.
He was replaced in 1970 by the party's office manager John O ' Brien, a former Conservative and supporter of Enoch Powell.
Morton was a strong supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party, but was very much a Red Tory.
Jackman was a longtime fundraiser for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and became a supporter of the Canadian Alliance when it was formed prior to the 2000 election.
Consistent with his positions during the leadership race, Prentice was a supporter of the merger endorsed by both the CA and PC parties in December 2003 that formed the new Conservative Party of Canada.
In July 2009, Gough revealed himself to be a supporter of the Conservative Party and offered his support to Nigel Adams ' parliamentary campaign for Selby and Ainsty.
Jones is a staunch supporter of the British Conservative Party and has suggested standing as an MP.
Dalton Kingsley Camp, PC, OC ( September 11, 1920 – March 18, 2002 ) was a Canadian journalist, politician, political strategist and commentator and supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
She is a supporter of homeopathy, having signed an early day motion in support of its continued funding on the National Health Service sponsored by Conservative MP David Tredinnick.
Berkshire-born, Body was an early supporter of environmental causes within the Conservative Party.
In the 2011 election, Cotler fended off a serious challenge from former city councillor Saulie Zajdel, a longtime Liberal supporter running as a Conservative who lost by only 2, 500 votes.
He also played an important role in the merger between the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance party, and is a strong supporter of the new Conservative Party of Canada.
He is a supporter of homeopathy, having signed several early day motion in support of its continued funding on the National Health Service sponsored by Conservative MP David Tredinnick.

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