Scottish Jacobite Party Pàrtaidh Seumasachas Scots Jacobite Pairty | |
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| Leader | John Black |
| Treasurer | John Black[1] |
| Campaigns Officer | John Brodie[1] |
| Founded | 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)[1] |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Ideology | Scottish independence Republicanism Euroscepticism |
| Colours | Red,Tartan[citation needed] |
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TheScottish Jacobite Party was apolitical party inScotland. It was registered with theElectoral Commission on 8 July 2005, and launched inGlenfinnan to coincide with the31st G8 summit and roughly with the 260th anniversary ofBonnie Prince Charlie raising his standard there in 1745.[2]
ThoughJacobitism means the restoration of theHouse of Stuart to the throne of Scotland or the UK, the party was republican; leader Dr John Black toldThe Guardian that "It is an attempt to tie into the romance of Scottish history. Look, if you can rebrand Labour intoNew Labour, it is surely a minor matter to rebrand "Jacobite" as republican and non-religious".[2] The party's ideal Scottish republic would be outside theEuropean Union but use theeuro.[3] The party had three members – the minimum required under British law – and was entirely self-funded.[4]
In the2007 Scottish elections, the party nominated one candidate, John Black, who won 309 votes inDumbarton constituency, and 446 votes in theWest of Scotland region. Its total expenditure was returned as £528, the lowest of any party to submit a return. It filed an e-petition calling for a Scottish independence day.[citation needed]
The SJP was de-registered and removed from the Electoral Commission's Register of Political Parties on 19 July 2007,[1] but re-registered on 22 March 2010. John Black received 156 votes for this party in the2010 election inArgyll and Bute. Chris Black polled 134 votes inBerwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk. The party de-registered again on 14 March 2011.[5]
