Donegal Progressive Party | |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | November 2009 |
| Ideology | Protestant minority interests |
The Donegal Progressive Party was a minor political party in the Republic of Ireland.
The party drew its support mostly from the unionist and Protestant community in eastern County Donegal.[1] It was opposed to a united Ireland. At the 1973 general election, the party's leader advised Protestants to vote for Fianna Fáil, as it had "the most stable policy" on the border question.[2] Throughout the 1980s and 90s, the party held a single seat on Donegal County Council, but it lost this at the 1999 local elections.[3][4] The party was registered to contest local elections only.
Jim Devenney, a butcher and member of the East Donegal Ulster Scots Association and the former deputy chairman of the Ulster-Scots Agency,[5] was the party's final representative. He contested Donegal North-East at the 1992 and 1997 general elections, and stood in Letterkenny again in 2004.[6][7] The party was removed from the Register of Political Parties in November 2009.[8]
Elections
[edit]Dáil Éireann
[edit]| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jim Devenney
(as an Independent) |
2,082 | 6.67% | 0 / 166
|
| 1997 | Jim Devenney
(as an Independent) |
1,657 | 4.66% | 0 / 166
|
Local elections (Donegal County Council)
[edit]| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | William Buchanan | 1,506 | 10.4% | #1
(Letterkenny) |
1 / 29
|
| 1991 | Jim Devenney | 1,775 | 12.9% | #1
(Letterkenny) |
1 / 29
|
| 1999 | Jim Devenney | 1,229 | 10.86% | #6
(Letterkenny) |
0 / 29
|
| 2004 | Jim Devenney | 869 | 7.06% | #7
(Letterkenny) |
0 / 29
|
References
[edit]- ^ Crotty, William J.; Schmitt, David A. (17 June 2014). Ireland and the Politics of Change. Routledge. ISBN 9781317881186.
- ^ Knight, James; Baxter-Moore, Nicolas (1973). Republic of Ireland: The General Elections of 1969 and 1973. The Arthur McDougall Fund. ISBN 978-0903278027.
- ^ Protestants lose out in the Republic Grand Orange Order Lodge website, October 1998.
- ^ Judge, Theresa (4 June 1999). "Independent TD stands, and angers Fianna Fail". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ About Us - East Donegal Ulster Scots Association - Official Website
- ^ "Jim Devenney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
- ^ "Jim Devenney". Irish Elections. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Coughlan, Kieran (20 November 2009). "Electoral Acts 1992 and 2001: Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. Dublin: Government Publications Office: 1509. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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