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  1. Founded1891
    Dissolved1922
    History

    The Irish Unionist Alliance was founded in 1891 by the members of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union (ILPU), which it replaced. The ILPU had been established to prevent electoral competition between Liberals and Conservati… See more

    Support base

    The leadership of southern unionism was dominated by wealthy, well-educated men who wanted to live in Ireland, felt British and Irish, and who had Irish roots. Many were members of the privileged Anglo-Irish class, who … See more

    Leadership

    The Irish Unionist Alliance had no formal method of electing and deposing of its leadership, and leaders of the IUA were more informally 'acknowledged' by other prominent figures. The party's first leader was … See more

    Notes

    1. ^ B. M. Walker, 'Political affiliations' in Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922 (Royal Irish Academy, 1978), xiv.
    2. ^ Alvin Jackson, The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History (Oxford University Press, 19 … See more

     
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