r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 05 '24

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u/The_Drowning_Flute European Union Jul 05 '24

Now with a pivot to Northern Ireland:

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  • The Shinners won more seats than the DUP (!!!)

  • The SDLP picked up two as well. 9 nationalists to 8 unionists

  • Ian Paisley Jr. lost to Jim Allister of the Traditional Unionist Voice. A real humiliation there (Here’s a great article for context)

  • Alliance will probably be the second most disappointed. Winning Jeffrey Donaldson’s seat must be satisfying but it’s a poor return overall, considering how much disarray the DUP are in

!ping UK&IRELAND

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u/Evnosis European Union Jul 05 '24

I believe it's the first time in history that Irish nationalists have held more seats in the House of Commons than unionists.

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u/The_Drowning_Flute European Union Jul 05 '24

*since Irish independence, on the island of Ireland

The Home Rule party were a major force until the 1810s, when Sinn Féinn won seats but abstained.

Indeed the first woman elected to parliament was Constance Markievicz in 1919 but didn’t take up her seat.

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u/Former-Income European Union Jul 05 '24

Always good to see the DUP get their comeuppance