Donegal Progressive Party Explained
| Country: | Republic of Ireland |
| Donegal Progressive Party |
| Dissolution: | November 2009 |
| Ideology: | Protestant Minority Interests |
| Elections Dab1: | Elections in the Republic of Ireland |
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, also 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
Dáil Éireann
!Year!Candidate!Votes!%!Seats| 1992 | Jim Devenney(as an Independent) | 2,082 | 6.67% | |
| 1997 | Jim Devenney(as an Independent) | 1,657 | 4.66% | | |
!Year!Candidate!Votes!%!Position!Seats| 1985 | William Buchanan | 1,506 | 10.4% | - 1
(Letterkenny)
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| 1991 | Jim Devenney | 1,775 | 12.9% | - 1
(Letterkenny)
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| 1999 | Jim Devenney | 1,229 | 10.86% | - 6
(Letterkenny)
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| 2004 | Jim Devenney | 869 | 7.06% | - 7
(Letterkenny)
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Notes and References
- Book: Ireland and the Politics of Change. William J.. Crotty. David A.. Schmitt. 17 June 2014. Routledge. 9781317881186.
- James Knight and Nicolas Baxter-Moore, Republic of Ireland: The General Elections of 1969 and 1973
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101211231950/http://grandorangelodge.co.uk/press/Orange-Standard/1998-Standard/9810-October1998/article4.html Protestants lose out in the Republic
- News: Independent TD stands, and angers Fianna Fail. . 28 February 2018. 28 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223317/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/independent-td-stands-and-angers-fianna-fail-1.192111. live.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120213133924/http://www.eastdonegalulsterscots.com/about.html About Us - East Donegal Ulster Scots Association
- Web site: Jim Devenney . ElectionsIreland.org . 4 January 2008 . 22 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071022151222/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3937 . live .
- Web site: Jim Devenney . Irish Elections . 22 April 2024 . 2 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202165123/https://irelandelection.com/candidate.php?candid=7757 . live .
- Government Publications Office . Kieran . Coughlan . 5 April 2016 . 20 November 2009 . Iris Oifigiúil . Electoral Acts 1992 and 2001: Register of Political Parties . 1509 . Dublin . 24 February 2011 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/10702/20110224034002/http://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2009/november/Ir201109.PDF#page=3 . live .
