Constitution Party, Constitutional Party, or Constitutionalist Party may refer to one of several political parties.
In Estonia:
- Constitution Party (Estonia), merged into Estonian United Left Party
In Egypt:
- Constitution Party (Egypt)
In Iran:
- Constitutionalist Party of Iran
In Malta:
- Constitutional Party (Malta) (founded in 1921, now defunct)
In Mexico:
- Progressive Constitutionalist Party
- Liberal Constitutionalist Party (Mexico)
In Nicaragua:
- Constitutional Liberal Party
In Romania:
- Partidul ConstituĊ£ional, a short-lived group formed around Junimea
In Spain:
- Constitutional Party (Spain) in the late 19th century
In the Russian Empire:
- Constitutional Democratic Party
In Tunisia:
- Destour
In the United Kingdom:
- Constitutionalist was a label used by some candidates in UK general elections in the early 1920s; most of the candidates were former Liberal Party members, and many of them joined the Conservative Party soon after being elected. The best known Constitutionalist candidate was Winston Churchill in the 1924 UK general election.
In the United States:
- Constitution Party (United States) (founded as the "US Taxpayers Party" in 1992, currently active)
- Constitution Party (United States 1952) (founded in 1952, now defunct)
In Uruguay:
- Constitutional Party (defunct)
Famous quotes containing the words constitution and/or party:
“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust.”
—James Madison (17511836)
“DORIS: Heres the two of spades.
DUSTY: The two of spades!
THATS THE COFFIN!!
DORIS: THATS THE COFFIN?
Oh good heavens whatll I do?
Just before a party too!”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)