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brought unparalleled success as the party gained 50.1% of the vote and 36 of the 71 seats at Westminster. Often cited as the only party to achieve a majority of the Scottish vote, six of the Conservative and Unionist MPs were returned that year under the label of Liberal Unionist or National Liberal.
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in Northern Ireland that created more concrete problems. On one level, there was the residual perception of a connection that many mainstream Protestant voters associated with the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland โ€“ a perception that is unfair to a large extent since the Scottish Orange Order
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unity was the central thread of the Scottish Unionist Party's belief system. While the Scottish Unionist party was linked on a Parliamentary level with the Conservative Party in England and Wales, it was conscious that it had to appeal to the liberal tradition in Scotland, and so until 1965; it
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After the 1912 merger of Liberal Unionists and Conservatives as the Conservative and Unionist Party, the Scottish Unionist Party effectively acted as the Conservative Party in Scotland, although some candidates still stood on a Liberal Unionist ticket because of the latent appeal of the word
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rose. The decline of strictly Protestant associations, and the loss of its Protestant working-class base, spelled the erosion of the Unionist vote. Though many Conservatives would still identify with the Kirk, most members of the established Church of Scotland did not identify themselves as
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did until 1972. At Westminster, the differences between the Scottish Unionist and the English party could appear blurred or non-existent to the external casual observer, especially as many Scottish MPs were prominent in the parliamentary Conservative Party. Examples include party leaders
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than its Northern Irish equivalent. However, the ramifications of this perception also led to the Scottish Conservative Party downplaying and ignoring past associations, which further widened the gap with the Orange Order. Any links that lingered were ultimately broken when
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The party built up significant working-class support by emphasising the connection between the Union, the Empire, and the fate of local industry. Unity across the classes was often cited as one of the party's planks of unionism. Along with this
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programme, which centralised control (in London) of former Scottish-owned businesses and council-run services. The strong Scottish character of the party was even evident in relations with Conservative government ministers, when, for example,
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The relations between the Scottish Conservatives with the largely working-class Orange Order also became problematic because of the perceived aristocratic connection of the former, but it was
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also played an important part in the party's working-class appeal. Although not explicitly articulated by the party, lest it alienate what small but wealthy middle and upper-class
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With the Liberal Party divided and declining, the Scottish Unionist Party managed to attract former Liberal voters during this period โ€“ sometimes with candidates standing on a
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This apparent success was the prelude to a number of events that weakened the appeal of both the Scottish Unionist Party and the Scottish Conservatives that followed.
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studiously avoided using the term "Conservative". For example, it used Conservative Party literature but changed the word 'Conservative' to 'Unionist'.
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newspaper switching from endorsing the Unionists to the Labour Party, the Conservative Party in the 1960s was mercilessly portrayed as a party of the
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when they expressed their support for the synthesis of "two fundamental ideas of human individuality and of service to others and to the community."
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appointment; however, it was Gilmour who, as the Secretary for Scotland, repudiated the Church of Scotland's highly controversial report entitled "
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Map of the results of the 1955 general election in Scotland; often cited as a high point for the Unionist Party. This map needs a key
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Torrance, David (April 2018). "'Standing up for Scotland': The Scottish Unionist Party and 'nationalist unionism', 1912โ€“68".
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With Church of Scotland membership peaking at 1,300,000 in 1955 โ€“ or over one-quarter of Scotland's population โ€“ the
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This chart shows the electoral results of the Scottish Unionist Party, from its first general election contested in
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Map of the results of the 1931 general election in Scotland; when the Unionists won a record 66% of Scottish seats.
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as a threat to the middle-classes resulted in the Scottish Unionists gaining a majority of Scottish seats at the
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The party traditionally did not stand at the local government level but it instead supported and assisted the
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Being an independent Scottish party also drew electoral appeal when set against the threat of a
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support it had, this appeal was projected through the endorsement and promotion of well-known
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during an electoral backlash against the Labour Party that resulted in the creation of the
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in their appeal to potential Labour voters. This projected an image of flexibility and
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admitted he would be at odds with Scotland's Unionist Party for refusing the post of
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candidates. Those who became members of parliament (MPs) would take the Conservative
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This article is about the historical party. For the unrelated modern party, see
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was the main centre-right political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965.
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Following electoral defeat when the Party lost six seats in Scotland at the
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The party's campaigns reflected their desire to reconcile the themes of
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The origins of the Scottish Unionist Party lie in the 1886 split of the
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came to an end, so too did the primacy of Protestant associations, as
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Within this context, their support grew, and the emergence of the
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This remained the case until Labour's landslide victory at the
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has dealt more stringently with members associating with
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