It consisted of a disparate group of independent Unionists, and included member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons Tommy Henderson.
The party called for more action to relieve unemployment, and for tighter control of government spending.
[4] The party launched a monthly newspaper in January 1939, aiming to appeal to both their own supporters, and to those of the Ulster Progressive Unionist Association.
[5] By the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, the party was greatly weakened, but supported Henderson and also John William Nixon in Belfast Woodvale.
[7] The party then faded from view, although an "Independent Unionist Association" in Belfast released a manifesto in 1954 on a similar platform.