the Ulster Unionist Party
/ði ˌʌlstə ˈjuːniənɪst pɑːti/
/ði ˌʌlstər ˈjuːniənɪst pɑːrti/
(abbreviation UUP)
- a political party in Northern Ireland, formed in 1905 and led from 1995 to 2005 by David Trimble. It is one of the main political parties that wants Northern Ireland to remain a part of the United Kingdom. In 2003 it had six Members of Parliament in the House of Commons but three of them left in protest at their leader's support of the Good Friday Agreement. It has lost support to the Democratic Unionist Party. The party had two members elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 General Election, but lost them again in 2017.
阿尔斯特联盟党(Ulster Unionist Party):北爱尔兰的一个政党,成立于1905年,从1995年至2005年由戴维·特林布尔(David Trimble)领导。它是希望北爱尔兰保留英国一部分的主要政党之一。2003年,它在下议院有六名议员,但其中三人为了抗议其领导人支持《耶稣受难日协定》而离开。它已失去对民主联盟党的支持。该党有两名成员在2015年大选中当选下议院议员,但在2017年再次当选。