Unionist Party (South Africa)
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The Unionist Party (Afrikaans: Unionisteparty, UP) was a pre-apartheid South African political party, which contested elections to the Union of South Africa parliament from the 1910 South African general election until its merger into the South African Party just before the 1921 South African general election.
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Unionist Party Unionisteparty | |
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Leader (s) | Leander Jameson, Thomas Smartt, Lionel Phillips |
Founded | 31 May 1910 (1910-05-31) |
Dissolved | 1920 (1920) |
Preceded by | Progressive Party |
Merged into | South African Party |
Headquarters | Cape Town |
Ideology | Liberalism Protectionism Anti-immigration Pro-Commonwealth |
Political position | Centre-right |
International affiliation | None |
Colours | Green |
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