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Robert · 06-03-2006, 04:24 PM

Although I am a great supporter of the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party (DUP; leader Ian Paisley; 4th Largest Party by seats in Westminster, with 9 seats.). I think that as people in Northern Ireland are so set in there ways, with much of the electorate being Nationalist, the best way to try and gather support is to start a new independent party in Northern Ireland, and it could be affiliated with UKIP, so it is not actually UKIP, as I pointed out much of the electorate are Nationalist, and would automatically vote against a unionist party or one that relates itself to the UK.

Perhaps this idea should be discussed with thoughs in the NEC, putting Northern Irish people in parliment, but with a direct link to UKIP and its policies and views. Having an intermediate, secular right wing party in Northern Ireland could start to raise some movement eventually, but note to gain the optimum number of the electorate to vote for the party, it must not come across as either Unionist, but with unionist views, or nationalist, with nationalist views.

What do people think???

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Robert Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Keele University (Term-time) Armagh (Home) Posts: 15	A New Northern Irish Political Party....? Although I am a great supporter of the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party (DUP; leader Ian Paisley; 4th Largest Party by seats in Westminster, with 9 seats.). I think that as people in Northern Ireland are so set in there ways, with much of the electorate being Nationalist, the best way to try and gather support is to start a new independent party in Northern Ireland, and it could be affiliated with UKIP, so it is not actually UKIP, as I pointed out much of the electorate are Nationalist, and would automatically vote against a unionist party or one that relates itself to the UK. Perhaps this idea should be discussed with thoughs in the NEC, putting Northern Irish people in parliment, but with a direct link to UKIP and its policies and views. Having an intermediate, secular right wing party in Northern Ireland could start to raise some movement eventually, but note to gain the optimum number of the electorate to vote for the party, it must not come across as either Unionist, but with unionist views, or nationalist, with nationalist views. What do people think???