What is Alliance Party of Northern Ireland?
{{no sources|date=November 2024}} [[File:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland logo.svg|thumb|logo]] The '''Alliance Party of Northern Ireland''' is a [[liberalism|liberal]] and non-[[wikt:sectarian|sectarian]] [[political party]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. It is [[neutral]] on the issue of whether Northern Ireland should stay in or leave the [[United Kingdom]]. The party currently has 7 out of 90 seats in the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and 1 MP in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]. Its current leader is [[Naomi Long]]. The party was founded in 1970 and gained its first elected [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 UK General Election]]. It is close to the British [[Liberal Democrats]]. [[Category:Liberal parties]] [[Category:Liberal Democrats (UK)]] [[Category:Political parties in Northern Ireland]] [[Category:1970 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Northern Ireland]] {{politics-stub}}