Conservatives Abroad

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Conservative and Unionist Party
Leader David Cameron
Co-Chairmen
Founded 1834
Preceded by Tory Party
Headquarters Conservative Campaign HQ
30 Millbank, London, SW1P 4DP, England
Youth wing Conservative Future
Women's Wing Conservative Women's Organisation
Membership  (2013) Decrease 134,000 [1]
Ideology
Political position Centre-right[6][7][8][9][10]
International affiliation International Democrat Union
European affiliation Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
European Parliament group European Conservatives and Reformists
Colours      Blue
Website
conservatives.com
Politics of the United Kingdom
Political parties
Elections

Conservatives Abroad is an umbrella organisation of British Conservative Party-supporting organisations based outside the United Kingdom.

Description

Some overseas Conservative organisations have been active since the 1970s, but Conservatives Abroad was not formally created until approximately the early 1990s.[11] From the perspective of the central Conservative Party, the organisation exists to as political discussion forum, to keep Conservative supporters in touch with domestic British politics, to campaign for the votes of the British expatriate community, and increased registered voters in those communities. Conservatives Abroad also serves its members' interests by raising with Conservative politicians issues facing Britons living overseas, and by lobbying to reform overseas voting laws.[12]

Branches

Conservatives Abroad has branches in Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Perth), Azerbaijan, Belgium, British Virgin Islands, Canada, China (Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai), Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France (Paris, South West, South of France, and Normandy), Germany, Greece, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa (Cape Town and Johannesburg), Spain (Costa del Sol, Jávea, Madrid, Mallorca, and Tenerife), Switzerland, Thailand, and the United States (California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C.).[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wright, Oliver (18 September 2013). "Revealed: Almost half of Tory members have quit the party since David Cameron became leader in 2005". The Independent (London). Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  3. ↑ Sparrow, Andrew (17 December 2009). "Only 12% of Tory MPs choose Cameronism as political philosophy". The Guardian (London). 
  4. ↑ "Document 783". GEES. Retrieved 18 June 2013. 
  5. ↑ The siren song of the neocons in David Cameron's cabinet | Richard Seymour. Guardian (3 March 2011).
  6. ↑ "AV: latest polls suggest Britain will reject alternative voting". The Daily Telegraph (London). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  7. ↑ J. G. (15 May 2011). "Crime has become the Conservatives' biggest vulnerability". The Economist (London). Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Election results across Europe". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  9. ↑ Hooper, Simon (6 April 2010). "Can David Cameron become the UK's next leader?". CNN.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  10. ↑ Magee, Zoe (7 May 2010). "David Cameron Likely Next British Prime Minister". ABC News. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  11. ↑ http://www.conservativesabroad.org/about
  12. ↑ http://www.conservativesabroad.org/about
  13. ↑ http://www.conservativesabroad.org/

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