The Coalition also but rarely known as Conservative Coalition, was a Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an coalition

Coalition

A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...

 formed in 1891 after the Chilean Civil War

Chilean Civil War

The Chilean Civil War of 1891 was an armed conflict between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the sitting President, José Manuel Balmaceda. The war saw a confrontation between the Chilean Army and the Chilean Navy, which had sided with the president and the congress, respectively...

 and it was the main opposer of the Liberal Alliance

Liberal Alliance (1891)

In 1891, after the Chilean Civil War and the dissolution of the coalition between conservatives, radicals and antibalmacedist liberals the Radical Party, the Democrat Party and several liberal organizations formed the Liberal Alliance . It was the main opposer of the Coalition...

. The Coalition was formed by the Conservative Party

Conservative Party (Chile)

The Conservative Party of Chile was one of the principal Chilean political parties since its foundation in 1836 until 1949, when it broke apart. In 1953 it reformed as the United Conservative Party and in 1966 joined with the Liberal Party to form the National Party...

, democrats, nationals and different liberal organizations. Along with the Liberal Alliance, it was one of the two parties of the bipartidist 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
  Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
  Federico Errázuriz Echaurren was a Chilean political figure. Born in Santiago, he served as President of Chile between 1896 and his death in 1901. Federico Errázuriz was of Basque descent.-Early life:...
  
   (chosen as president)
• 1901 – Pedro Montt Montt (not chosen)
• 1906 – Fernando Lazcano (not chosen)
• 1910 – Ramón Barros Luco
  Ramón Barros Luco
  Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...
  
   (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
  Luis Barros Borgoño
  Luis Barros Borgoño was a Chilean politician who served as Vice President of Chile in 1925.Born in Santiago, he was son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara...
  
   (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

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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.