Co-operative Party (Tirol)

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Co-operative Party

Partì Cooperativa
ChairpersonMicura Salles
General SecretaryCarlotta Julic
Founded4 June 1912 (1912-06-04)
Headquarters83 Via Marx
Innsbruck
Youth wingCo-operative Party Youth
Membership (2020)Increase 8,067
IdeologyCo-operatism
Social democracy
Ecrosian unionism
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationLabour and Co-operative
National Council
33 / 700
Senate
1 / 15

The Co-operative Party (Ladin: Partì Cooperativa) is a centre-left political party in the Tirol, supporting co-operative values and principles. Established in 1912, the Co-operative Party was founded by co-operative societies to campaign politically for the fairer treatment of co-operative enterprise and to elect 'co-operators' to Parliament. The party's roots lie in the Parliamentary Committee of the Co-operative Union established in 1881.

Since 1920, the Co-operative Party has had an electoral pact with the Labour Party, with both parties agreeing not to stand candidates against each other. Instead, candidates selected by members of both parties contest elections using the description of Labour and Co-operative Party. The Co-operative Party is a legally separate entity from the Labour Party, and is a registered political party.