NI21 | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Basil McCrea |
| Chairman | Olive Buckley |
| Deputy Leader | Vacant (from January 2016) |
| Founded | 6 June 2013 |
| Dissolved | November 2016 |
| Headquarters | Market Street, Dromore |
| Youth wing | NI21: Northern Ireland's Future Group Wing |
| Ideology | British unionism Pro-Europeanism Social liberalism Secularism Nonsectarianism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Teal, Green, Blue |
NI21 was a short-lived political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 2013 by former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MLAs, Basil McCrea and John McCallister. Although it explicitly supported Northern Ireland staying part of the United Kingdom (i.e. unionism), it planned to designate as "other" rather than "unionist" in future Stormont elections.[1] It presented itself as a "cross-community party" and promoted a Northern Irish national identity for the 21st century. The party had two MLAs in the Northern Ireland Assembly and a single councillor on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.
As of November 2016 following its failure to renew its registration with the Electoral Commission it has effectively ceased to exist.[2]
- ^ "NI21 changes from unionist party to 'other' assembly designation". BBC News. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Final death knell for NI21 as party is dissolved". News Letter. JPI Media. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.