Ulster Unionist Party

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centre-right party political party unionist party

The Ulster Unionist Party is a major centre-right political party in Northern Ireland that traditionally represents pro-Union, predominantly Protestant interests and advocates maintaining Northern Ireland’s status within the United Kingdom.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ulster Unionist Council 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf centre-right party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
unionist party ⓘ
associatedWith Orange Order ⓘ
category Conservative parties in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Political parties in Northern Ireland ⓘ
Unionist parties in the United Kingdom ⓘ
color light blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electoralArea Northern Ireland constituencies ⓘ
electoralCompetition Alliance Party of Northern Ireland ⓘ
Democratic Unionist Party ⓘ
Sinn Féin ⓘ
Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ
formerName Ulster Unionist Party self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ulster Unionist Council
founded 1905 ⓘ
foundedIn Belfast ⓘ
governed Northern Ireland Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Northern Ireland government 1921–1972
hasWing Ulster Unionist Party self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ulster Unionist Council
hasYouthWing Ulster Young Unionist Council ⓘ
Young Unionists ⓘ
headquarters Belfast ⓘ
historicalDominance largest unionist party in Northern Ireland for much of the 20th century ⓘ
ideology British unionism ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ
unionism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ
notableLeader Basil Brooke ⓘ
David Trimble ⓘ
James Craig ⓘ
James Molyneaux ⓘ
Mike Nesbitt ⓘ
Reg Empey ⓘ
Robin Swann ⓘ
operatesIn Northern Ireland ⓘ
opposes Irish reunification ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-right ⓘ
region Ulster ⓘ
religiousBase predominantly Protestant ⓘ
represents pro-Union interests ⓘ
shortName UUP ⓘ
signed Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
supports Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom ⓘ
devolution in Northern Ireland ⓘ
maintenance of the union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulster Protestants → associatedPoliticalParties → Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ
British unionism → associatedWith → Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ
Ulster Unionist Party → formerName → Ulster Unionist Party self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ulster Unionist Council
Ulster Unionist Party → hasWing → Ulster Unionist Party self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ulster Unionist Council
Anglo-Irish Agreement → opposedBy → Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ
The Troubles → participant → Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ
Good Friday Agreement → signatoryParty → Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ