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Defunct Irish political party

Donegal Progressive Party
Dissolved	November 2009
Ideology	Protestant minority interests
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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. 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. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, the party held a single seat on Donegal County Council, but it lost this at the 1999 local elections. 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, 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. The party was removed from the Register of Political Parties in November 2009.

Elections

Dáil Éireann


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)


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

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.

Defunct political parties in Ireland

to 1918

Home Rule/Nationalist	All-for-Ireland League Catholic Union Healyite Nationalist Home Government Association Home Rule League Independent Irish Party Irish National Federation Irish National League Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Patriot Party Irish Reform Association Irish Socialist Republican Party Repeal Association United Irish League
Unionist	Irish Conservative Party Irish Liberal Party Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society Irish Unionist Alliance
Pan-UK parties	Radicals Tories Whigs

post 1918

Communist and far-left	British and Irish Communist Organisation Communist Organisation in the British Isles Communist Party of Ireland (1933) Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) Independent Socialist Party Irish Worker League Irish Workers Group Irish Workers' Group (1976) Irish Workers' Party (1926) Irish Workers' Party (1948) League of Communist Republicans League for a Workers' Republic Vanguard Movement People's Democracy Republican Congress Republican Socialist Collective Revolutionary Workers' Groups Saor Éire Socialist Party of Ireland (1904) Socialist Party of Ireland (1971) World Socialist Party
Socialist and left-wing	Cork Socialist Party Democratic Left Democratic Socialist Party National Labour Party National Progressive Democrats Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation Socialist Labour Party United Left United Left Alliance
Republican and nationalist	All Ireland Anti-Partition League Anti H-Block Aontacht Éireann Clann Éireann Clann na Poblachta Cumann na Poblachta Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann Independent Fianna Fáil Irish Anti-Partition League Irish Independence Party National Party (1924) Northern Council for Unity
Liberal	Community Democrats of Ireland Liberal Party of Ireland Progressive Democrats Women's Social and Progressive League
Agrarian	Clann na Talmhan Farmers' Party National Democratic Party
Conservative and right-wing	Business and Professional Group Cork Civic Party Cumann na nGaedheal Libertas National Centre Party National League Party Social Credit Party
Christian right	Catholic Democrats Christian Centrist Party Christian Democrat Party of Ireland Christian Solidarity Party Muintir na hÉireann Poblacht Chríostúil
Unionist	Donegal Progressive Party Irish Centre Party Irish Dominion League Unionist Anti-Partition League
Far-right	Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Córas na Poblachta Identity Ireland Immigration Control Platform Irish Monetary Reform Association Lia Fáil National Corporate Party National Socialist Irish Workers Party
Other	Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party Independent Health Alliance Irish Democratic Party Irish Monarchist Society Natural Law Party New Vision

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