Cross-Community Labour Alternative

Cross-Community Labour Alternative
Ideology Democratic socialism
Trade unionism
Nonsectarianism
Eco-socialism[1]
Political position Left-wing
Colours     
NI Assembly
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NI Local Councils
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Website
http://labouralternative.org/

Cross-Community Labour Alternative is a minor political party founded to contest the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2016. It stood three candidates[2] in the East Belfast, South Belfast and East Antrim constituencies. It was initiated by the Socialist Party.[3]

Election results

Northern Irish Assembly

Election Votes Share of votes Seats Note(s)
2016 1,939 0.3%
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2017 2,009 0.3%
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In the 2016 Assembly election, Cross-Community Labour Alternative reached 1939 first-preference votes standing 3 candidates.

The party's Conor Sheridan polled 551 first preference votes (1.7%) in East Antrim.,[4] Sean Burns got 871 first preferences (2.7%) in Belfast South[5] and Courtney Robinson got 517 first preferences (1.4%) in Belfast East.[6]

In the 2017 election the CCLA stood four candidates, in the same three constituencies as before, and also in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[7] They won no seats and a slightly increased first-preference vote, with 2,009 votes (0.3%).

References

  1. ↑ "What Labour Alternative Stand For". Cross Community Labour Alternative. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. ↑ Alex Kane (2016-05-02). "Independent voices deserve to be heard, and can make a difference". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  3. ↑ http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/24162/04-01-2017/northern-ireland-cash-for-ash-scam-shows-need-for-non-sectarian-socialist-politics
  4. ↑ "East Antrim - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016". BBC News. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Belfast South - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016". BBC News. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Belfast East - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016". BBC News. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  7. ↑ http://fermanaghherald.com/2017/02/retiring-doctors-forced-stay-crisis-deepens/
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