Donegal Progressive Party

Donegal Progressive Party
Donegal Progressive Party
Dissolved	November 2009
Ideology	Protestant minority interests
	Politics of Republic of Ireland; Political parties; Elections;

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

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.

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[1] Crotty, William J.; Schmitt, David A. (17 June 2014). Ireland and the Politics of Change. Routledge. ISBN 9781317881186.

[2] Knight, James; Baxter-Moore, Nicolas (1973). Republic of Ireland: The General Elections of 1969 and 1973. The Arthur McDougall Fund. ISBN 978-0903278027.

[3] Protestants lose out in the Republic Grand Orange Order Lodge website, October 1998.

[4] 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.

[5] About Us - East Donegal Ulster Scots Association - Official Website

[6] "Jim Devenney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.

[7] "Jim Devenney". Irish Elections. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[register-8] 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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