Scottish Unionist Party

Scottish Unionist Party

The Scottish Unionist Party is a name used to refer to two organisations, one now subsumed into the UK Conservative Party, and the other being a recent creation in response to the Conservative Party's support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement:
*"Scottish Unionist Party", known simply as the "Unionist Party" in Scotland itself, the dominant force in Scottish politics until the late 1950s: see Unionist Party (Scotland)
*Scottish Unionist Party (modern), a small political party in Scotland, from the mid 1980s to the present day

ee also

*Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party


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