The Maurist Party (Spanish: Partido Maurista, PM), also known as the Maurists (Spanish: Mauristas), was a political faction within the Liberal Conservative Party, led by Antonio Maura, which split from the party after Eduardo Dato's appointment as prime minister of Spain on 27 October 1913.[1][2][3]

Maurist Party
Partido Maurista
LeaderAntonio Maura
Antonio Goicoechea
Founded27 October 1913[1]
Dissolved1931 (1931)
Split fromConservative Party
IdeologyMaurism

The party lost relevance after Miguel Primo de Rivera's coup d'état in 1923 and Maura's death in 1925, with Antonio Goicoechea being elected as new party leader.[4] In early 1931, the Constitutional Centre party was founded by three leading maurists (Goicoechea, César Silió, and Maura's son Gabriel) after negotiations in late 1930 in order to establish a federation of right-wing forces between Catalan regionalists and maurists.[5]

Electoral performance

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Election Seats Leader
1914
22 / 408
Antonio Maura
1916
17 / 409
1918
31 / 409
1919
104 / 409
1920
24 / 409
1923
12 / 409

References

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  1. 1 2 Soldevilla 1914, pp. 462–470 & 485–488.
  2. Cuenca Toribio, José (2022). "Historia Hispánica. Personajes: Antonio Maura y Montaner". historia-hispanica.rah.es (in Spanish). Royal Academy of History. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. Lozano, Carles. "Partido Liberal Conservador (1868-1931)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. Soldevilla 1927, pp. 10 & 472–473.
  5. Gil Pecharromán 1993, p. 264.

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