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UK Unionist Party

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The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) was a small unionist political party in Northern Ireland from 1995 to 2008 which was opposed to the Good Friday Agreement. [1]

43 relations: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, Bangor, County Down, Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician), Cedric Wilson, Centre-right politics, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Democratic Unionist Party, Direct rule (Northern Ireland), Drumcree conflict, George Ennis, George J. Mitchell, Good Friday Agreement, Green Party in Northern Ireland, Home rule, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Irish republicanism, Labour Party (UK), Nonsectarian, North Down (Assembly constituency), North Down (UK Parliament constituency), North Down by-election, 1995, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998, Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003, Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007, Northern Ireland Executive, Northern Ireland Forum, Northern Ireland Unionist Party, Party platform, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Republic of Ireland, Robert McCartney (Northern Irish politician), Royal Ulster Constabulary, Sinn Féin, Tony Blair, Ulster Unionist Party, Unionism in Ireland, United Ireland, United Kingdom general election, 1987, United Kingdom general election, 1997, United Kingdom general election, 2001.

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) is a liberal and centrist political party in Northern Ireland.

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Bangor, County Down

Bangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician)

Brian Wilson MLA (born 1943) is an Independent and former Green Party politician in Northern Ireland.

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Cedric Wilson

Cedric Wilson (born 6 June 1948) was a politician in Northern Ireland.

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Centre-right politics

Centre-right politics or center-right politics (American English), also referred to as moderate-right politics, are politics that lean to the right of the left–right political spectrum, but are closer to the centre than other right-wing variants.

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Conor Cruise O'Brien

Conor Cruise O'Brien (3 November 1917 – 18 December 2008) often nicknamed "The Cruiser",.

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Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.

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Direct rule (Northern Ireland)

Direct rule is the term given to the administration of Northern Ireland directly by the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Drumcree conflict

The Drumcree conflict or Drumcree standoff is an ongoing dispute over yearly parades in the town of Portadown, Northern Ireland.

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George Ennis

Alderman George Ennis (born 9 February 1953) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

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George J. Mitchell

George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American lawyer, businessman, author, and politician.

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Good Friday Agreement

The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) or Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta or Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste; Ulster-Scots: Guid Friday Greeance or Bilfawst Greeance) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s.

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Green Party in Northern Ireland

The Green Party in Northern Ireland is a green party in Northern Ireland which works in co-operation with green parties across Britain and Ireland, Europe and globally.

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Home rule

Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Irish republicanism

Irish republicanism (poblachtánachas Éireannach) is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Nonsectarian

Nonsectarian institutions are secular institutions or other organizations not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group.

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North Down (Assembly constituency)

North Down (Ulster Scots: North Doon) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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North Down (UK Parliament constituency)

North Down is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

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North Down by-election, 1995

The North Down by-election, in the North Down constituency, was held on 15 June 1995, following the death of James Kilfedder, who had represented the constituency since the 1970 general election.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Northern Ireland Assembly

The Northern Ireland Assembly (Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlan Assemblie) is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland.

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Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998

The first election for the Northern Ireland Assembly was held on Thursday 25 June 1998.

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Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003

The second election for the Northern Ireland Assembly was held on Wednesday 26 November 2003, after being suspended for just over a year.

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Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007

The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 members were elected.

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Northern Ireland Executive

The Northern Ireland Executive is the devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branch of the legislature Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Northern Ireland Forum

The Northern Ireland Forum (formally called the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue) was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in 1998.

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Northern Ireland Unionist Party

The Northern Ireland Unionist Party (NIUP) was a small political party in Northern Ireland.

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Party platform

A political party platform or program is a formal set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues.

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster Scots: Polis Servis o Norlin Airlan) is the police force that serves Northern Ireland.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA or Provisional IRA) was an Irish republican revolutionary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate the reunification of Ireland and bring about an independent socialist republic encompassing all of Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Robert McCartney (Northern Irish politician)

Robert Law McCartney, QC (born 24 April 1936) is a Northern Irish barrister and a former leader of the UK Unionist Party.

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Royal Ulster Constabulary

The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001.

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Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin (isbn) is a left-wing Irish republican political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

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Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.

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Unionism in Ireland

Unionism in Ireland is a political ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.

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United Ireland

United Ireland (also referred to as Irish reunification) is the proposition that the whole of Ireland should be a single sovereign state.

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United Kingdom general election, 1987

The 1987 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom general election, 1997

The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997, five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2001

The 2001 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 June 2001, four years after the previous election on 1 May 1997, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Unionist_Party

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