Free Scotland Party
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| Gaelic name | Freiceadan Saor Alba |
| Leader | Brian Nugent |
| Founded | January 1, 2004 |
| Headquarters | Schoolhouse, Hamnavoe, Burra, Shetland. ZE2 9LA |
| Ideology | Scottish independence Scottish Nationalism Euroscepticism |
| Politics of Scotland Political parties Elections |
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The Free Scotland Party is a minor political party in Scotland that stands for an independent Scotland, independent of both the United Kingdom and the European Union.[1][2]
The party was founded by Brian Nugent, from Shetland, after he left the SNP due to disagreements over Europe.[2] The party holds up Norway, a non-EU country, as an example for Scotland.[3]
The party contested three constituencies in the 2005 general election[4] campaigning on the issue of the fishing industry in Scotland.[2] Maitland Kelly received 183 votes (0.4%) in Ochil and South Perthshire,[5] Nugent received 176 votes (1.0%) in Orkney and Shetland,[6] and Dallas Carter received 384 votes (1.0%) in Motherwell & Wishaw.[7]
The party also stood in the Scottish Parliament election, 2007,[8] gaining 664 votes (0.24%) in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region.[9] Jim Fairlie, a former deputy leader of the SNP and the party's finance spokesman,[10][11] received 575 votes (1.65%) in Perth.[12][13]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.scottishindependence.com/FSP.htm
- ^ a b c Marter, Hans J (29 December 2004). "Free Scotland ready to fight". The Shetland News. http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/archives/2004/December/free_scotland_ready_to_fight.htm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Free Scotland says look to Norway". The Shetland News. 2 May 2005. http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/archives/2005/05_2005/freescot_look_to_norway!.htm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ http://by-elections.co.uk/GE2005/others_list.html
- ^ "Result: Ochil and South Perthshire". Election 2005 (BBC News). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/720.stm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Result: Orkney and Shetland". Election 2005 (BBC News). 6 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/721.stm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Result: Motherwell & Wishaw". Election 2005 (BBC News). 5 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/718.stm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Parties set out election pledges". BBC News. 3 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6414225.stm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Mid Scotland and Fife regional results". Perth & Kinross Council. 6 May 2005. http://www.pkc.gov.uk/Council+and+government/Councillors+elections+and+democracy/Elections+and+voting/Election+results/Scottish+Parliamentary+elections+2007/Mid+Scotland+and+Fife+regional+results.htm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ Fairlie, Jim (19 January 2007). "Perfectly reasonable position on currency (letter)". The Herald (Scotland). http://www.heraldscotland.com/perfectly-reasonable-position-on-currency-1.840827. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ Lord, Dave (25 April 2007). "Police on beat demand at hustings". The Courier (Tayside and Fife). http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/04/25/newsstory9611164t0.asp. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Perth (Mid Scotland & Fife Region)". http://www.alba.org.uk/scot07constit/m07.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "3rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result". http://www.alba.org.uk/scot07results/mr07.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
[edit] External links
- Website on the UK Web Archive.
- 2005 Manifesto
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