National Party of Scotland | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 23 June 1928 |
| Dissolved | 7 April 1934 |
| Preceded by | Scots National League Scottish National Movement Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association |
| Merged into | Scottish National Party |
| Ideology | Scottish nationalism Scottish independence |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The National Party of Scotland (NPS) was a centre-left political party in Scotland which was one of the predecessors of the current Scottish National Party (SNP). The NPS was the first Scottish nationalist political party, and the first which campaigned for Scottish self-determination.
The National Party of Scotland was founded in 1928 by the amalgamation of the Scots National League (SNL), the Scottish National Movement (SNM) and the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association (GUSNA). The NPS emerged from the consensus among members of these groups, and the Scottish Home Rule Association, that an independent political party, free of any connections to any existing parties, was the best way forward for achieving Scottish Home Rule.
The NPS contested the 1929 and 1931 United Kingdom general elections, and a number of by-elections. In 1934 the NPS merged with the Scottish Party to form the Scottish National Party (SNP).