Christian Centrist Party

Defunct Irish political party

The Christian Centrist Party was a short lived conservative Christian political party in Ireland. It stood and endorsed a number of candidates at the 1991 local elections using the name Christian Principles Party and at the 1992 general election.

The party changed its name in 1994 to the Christian Solidarity Party.

Candidates included party members Eamonn Murphy^[1] who stood in Dublin South-Central, Patrick Doherty in Donegal North-East, Joe MacDonough in Dublin North-West, Gerry Duffy in Cork North-Central and endorsing independent councillor Richard Greene in Dublin South.^[2]

The official Christian Centrist Party candidates polled only 3,443 first preference votes 0.2% of the overall vote at the 1992 general election^[3] and the party faded away. A number of its members and candidates would move on and be active as independents in other minor conservative parties such as Muintir na hÉireann and the Christian Solidarity Party. The party name was used in a 1998 submission to Dáíl working group supporting a ban on Abortion.

References

^ Eamonn Murphy electoral history
^ O'Loughlin, Edward (17 November 1992). "Centrists seek to win five seats". The Irish Times. p. 7.
^ Ireland - European Journal of Political Research, Michael Marsh, Department of Political Science, Trinity College, Dublin, 1993

Defunct political parties in Ireland

to 1918

Home Rule/Nationalist	All-for-Ireland League Catholic Union Healyite Nationalist Home Government Association Home Rule League Independent Irish Party Irish National Federation Irish National League Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Patriot Party Irish Reform Association Irish Socialist Republican Party Repeal Association United Irish League
Unionist	Irish Conservative Party Irish Liberal Party Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society Irish Unionist Alliance
Pan-UK parties	Radicals Tories Whigs

post 1918

Communist and far-left	British and Irish Communist Organisation Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) Independent Socialist Party Irish Worker League Irish Workers' Group Irish Workers' Party (1926) Irish Workers' Party (1948) League for a Workers' Republic Vanguard Movement Republican Congress Revolutionary Workers' Groups Saor Éire Socialist Party of Ireland (1904) Socialist Party of Ireland (1971) Workers League World Socialist Party
Socialist and left-wing	Cork Socialist Party Democratic Left Democratic Socialist Party National Labour Party National Progressive Democrats Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation Socialist Labour Party United Left United Left Alliance
Republican and nationalist	All Ireland Anti-Partition League Anti H-Block Aontacht Éireann Clann Éireann Clann na Poblachta Cumann na Poblachta Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann Independent Fianna Fáil Irish Anti-Partition League Irish Independence Party National Party (1924)
Liberal	Community Democrats of Ireland Liberal Party of Ireland Progressive Democrats Women's Social and Progressive League
Agrarian	Clann na Talmhan Farmers' Party National Democratic Party
Conservative and right-wing	Business and Professional Group Cork Civic Party Cumann na nGaedheal Libertas National Centre Party National League Party Social Credit Party
Christian right	Catholic Democrats Christian Centrist Party Christian Democrat Party of Ireland Christian Solidarity Party Muintir na hÉireann Poblacht Chríostúil
Unionist	Donegal Progressive Party Irish Centre Party Irish Dominion League Unionist Anti-Partition League
Far-right	Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Córas na Poblachta Identity Ireland Immigration Control Platform Irish Monetary Reform Association Lia Fáil National Corporate Party National Socialist Irish Workers Party
Other	Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party Independent Health Alliance Irish Democratic Party Irish Monarchist Society Natural Law Party New Vision