| Independent Nationalist |
Ind Nat |
Description used by political nationalists who lack a formal affiliation to a party. |
| Independent Progressive |
Ind Prog |
Description used by political progressives who lack a formal affiliation to a party. |
| Independent Unionist |
Ind U |
Description used by political unionists who lack a formal affiliation to a party. MNIS Party ID 14. |
| Irish National Federation |
INF |
Formed in 1891. Dissolved 1900. Preceded by the Irish National League after a split in the Irish Parliamentary Party. Also known as the Anti-Parnellites. Succeeded by the Irish Parliamentary Party in 1900 (merger with the Irish National League and the United Irish League). |
| Irish Nationalist |
Irish Nat. |
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| Irish National League |
INL |
Formed 17 October 1882. Dissolved 1900. Preceded by Irish National Land League. Also known as the Parnellites. Succeeded by the reunited Irish Parliamentary Party (merger with the United Irish League and the Irish National Federation). |
| Irish Parliamentary Party |
IPP |
Formed 1874. Dissolved 1922. Also known as the Home Rule Party. Preceded by Home Rule League. Succeeded by Nationalist Party. Split between 1890-1900 into factions, the Parnellites and Anti-Parnellites, when the party leader, Charles Stewart Parnell, was named in a divorce action. The party reunited in 1900 under the leadership of John Redmond. |
| Irish Socialist Party |
ISP |
Formed 1918. |
| Irish Socialist Republican Party |
ISR |
Formed in 1896. Dissolved in 1904 (split). |
| Irish Unionist Alliance |
IUA |
Formed 1891. Dissolved 1922. Preceded by the Irish Conservatives and the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union (merger). |
| Labour |
Lab |
Formed 27 February 1900. Previously known as the Labour Representation Committee (-1906). Registered 14 January 1999. MNIS Party ID 15. Electoral Commission ID PP53. |
| Liberal Democrats |
Lib Dems |
Formed 3 March 1988. Registered 14 January 1999. Preceded by the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (merger). MNIS Party ID 17. Electoral Commission ID PP90. |
| Liberal-Labour |
Lib-Lab |
Formed 17 February 1870. Dissolved 14 December 1918. Electoral agreement whereby candidates took the Liberal whip but were financially supported by trade unions or had the support of the Labour Representation League. |
| Liberal National Party |
LNP |
Formed 1931. Dissolved 1968. Later known as National Liberal Party (1948). Preceded by the Liberal Party (split). Succeeded by the Conservative party (merger). |
| Liberal Party |
Liberal |
Formed 1859. Merged with SDP 1988. |
| Liberal Unionist |
LU |
Formed 1886. Dissolved 1912. Preceded by Liberal Party, split over Irish Home Rule issue. Succeeded by Conservative Party. |
| National |
Nat |
Political label used by members of the National Governments (a coalition of the major parties) between 1931-1940. They adopted a different label to distinguish them from the earlier coalitions. |
| National Democratic Party |
NDP |
Formed 1918. Dissolved 1923. Preceded by British Workers League. Succeeded by National Liberal Party. |
| Nationalist (Parnellite) |
Nat. (P) |
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| National Labour Organisation |
NLO |
Formed 1931. Dissolved 14 June 1945. Also known as National Labour. Preceded by the Labour Party (split). |
| National Liberal and Conservative |
Nat. Lib. & Con. |
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| National Liberal Party |
NLP |
Formed 1931. Dissolved 1968. Formerly known as Liberal National Party (-1948). Preceded by the Liberal Party (split). Succeeded by the Conservative party (merger). |
| National Party |
NatP |
Formed 1917. Dissolved April 1921. |
| National Socialist Party |
NSP |
Formed 1916. Dissolved 1941. Preceded by British Socialist Party. |
| New Party |
NP |
Formed 1 March 1931. Dissolved 1932. Preceded by Labour (split). Succeeded by British Union of Fascists (merger). |