Christian Centrist Party

Christian Centrist Party
Chairman	Matt Ascough
Founded	1991 (1991)
Dissolved	1994
Ideology	Social conservatism
Politics of the Republic of Ireland Political parties Elections

The Christian Centrist Party was a short lived conservative Christian political party in Ireland. It stood and endorsed a number of candidates at the 1991 local elections using the name Christian Principles Party and at the 1992 general election.

The party changed its name in 1994 to the Christian Solidarity Party.

Candidates included party members Eamonn Murphy^[1] who stood in Dublin South-Central, Patrick Doherty in Donegal North-East, Joe MacDonough in Dublin North-West, Gerry Duffy in Cork North-Central and endorsing independent councillor Richard Greene in Dublin South.^[2]

The official Christian Centrist Party candidates polled only 3,443 first preference votes 0.2% of the overall vote at the 1992 general election^[3] and the party faded away. A number of its members and candidates would move on and be active as independents in other minor conservative parties such as Muintir na hÉireann and the Christian Solidarity Party. The party name was used in an 1998 submission to Dáíl working group supporting a ban on Abortion.

References

↑ Eamonn Murphy electoral history
↑ O'Loughlin, Edward (17 November 1992). "Centrists seek to win five seats". The Irish Times. p. 7.
↑ Ireland - European Journal of Political Research, Michael Marsh, Department of Political Science, Trinity College, Dublin, 1993

Defunct political parties in Ireland

To 1918	All-for-Ireland League Catholic Union Home Government Association Home Rule League Independent Irish Party Irish Conservative Party Irish Liberal Party Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society Irish National Federation Irish National League Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Patriot Party Irish Reform Association Irish Socialist Republican Party Irish Unionist Alliance Repeal Association United Irish League

Post 1918	Ailtirí na hAiséirghe All Ireland Anti-Partition League Aontacht Éireann British and Irish Communist Organisation Business and Professional Group Christian Centrist Party Christian Solidarity Party Clann Éireann Clann na Poblachta Clann na Talmhan Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) Córas na Poblachta Cork Civic Party Cork Socialist Party Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na Poblachta Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann Democratic Left Democratic Socialist Party Donegal Progressive Party Farmers' Party Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party Independent Fianna Fáil Independent Health Alliance Irish Anti-Partition League Irish Centre Party Irish Dominion League Irish Independence Party Irish Worker League Irish Workers' Group Irish Workers' Party (1926) Irish Workers' Party (1948) League for a Workers Republic Libertas Monetary Reform Party Muintir na hÉireann National Centre Party National Corporate Party National Democratic Party National Labour Party Natural Law Party National League Party National Party (1924) National Progressive Democrats Poblacht Chríostúil Progressive Democrats Republican Congress Saor Éire Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation Socialist Labour Party Socialist Party of Ireland Unionist Anti-Partition League United Left Workers League World Socialist Party

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