Catholic Party (Liverpool)

{{Infobox political party

| name = Catholic Party

| logo =

| colorcode = #03a338

| ideology = Irish minority interests
Christian democracy
Social Catholicism

| headquarters = Liverpool, United Kingdom

| country = the United Kingdom

| dissolved = 1929

| colors = {{color box|#03a338|border=darkgray}} Green

| predecessor = Irish Nationalist Party

| successor = Centre Party

| religion = Catholicism

| national =

}}

The Catholic Party was founded in Liverpool in 1925 from the Irish Nationalist Party's Liverpool section following the establishment of the Irish Free State and its separation from the United Kingdom.

{{Cite web |url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbmJzWW9sXzBFOEE

|title=Liverpool Post & Mercury 2 November 1925 (scan 1)

|accessdate= 28 July 2017 }} It represented the interests of the Irish population.

The Catholic Party stood candidates in Liverpool City Council elections from 1925 to 1929; thereafter it became the Centre Party.

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Election

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! Council administration

1925

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1926

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1927

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1928

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See also

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