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Encyclopedia > National Party (Ireland)

The National Party was a minor conservative political party in Ireland, founded in December 1995 after the divorce referendum of that year, which passed with only 50.3 percent of voters in favour, showed that a large minority still supported traditional morality in legislation. The party's policies included support for Catholic morality, a smaller state role in the economy and financial support for rural communities. Anti-abortion activist Nora Bennis was the party leader, contesting the 1997 and 2002 elections under the National Party banner. Conservatism is a political philosophy that usually favors traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, repealed the constitutional prohibition of divorce. ... Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of good and evil —also referred to as right or wrong, used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values —shared within a cultural, religious, secular, Humanist, or philosophical community; and codes... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


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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 Metropolitan Conservative Society | Irish National Federation | Irish National League | Irish Parliamentary Party | Irish Unionist Party | National Association | United Irish League
Post 1918: Anti-Partition of Ireland League | Aontacht Éireann | Clann na Poblachta | Clann na Talmhan | Córas na Poblachta | Cumann na nGaedhael | Cumann na Poblachta | Democratic Left | Democratic Socialist Party | Farmers' Party | Independent Fianna Fáil | Irish Independence Party | Muintir na hÉireann | National Centre Party | National Corporate Party | National Labour | National League Party | National Party | National Progressive Democrats | Republican Congress | Saor Éire | Socialist Labour Party | Socialist Party of Ireland


 

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