Donegal Progressive Party

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Donegal Progressive Party
DissolvedNovember 2009
Ideology Protestant Minority Interests

The Donegal Progressive Party was a minor political party in the Republic of Ireland.

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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

YearCandidateVotes%Seats
1992 Jim Devenney

(as an Independent)

2,0826.67%
0 / 166
1997 Jim Devenney

(as an Independent)

1,6574.66%
0 / 166

Local elections (Donegal County Council)

YearCandidateVotes%PositionSeats
1985 William Buchanan1,50610.4%#1

(Letterkenny)

1 / 29
1991 Jim Devenney1,77512.9%#1

(Letterkenny)

1 / 29
1999 Jim Devenney1,22910.86%#6

(Letterkenny)

0 / 29
2004 Jim Devenney8697.06%#7

(Letterkenny)

0 / 29


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