Labour Party of Northern Ireland

The Labour Party of Northern Ireland (LPNI) was the name of two distinct political parties in Northern Ireland, the first formed in 1985 by a group around Paddy Devlin, a former Social Democratic and Labour Party councillor and Northern Ireland Assembly member, and Billy Blease, a member of the British House of Lords,[1] and the second formed by Malachi Curran in 1998.

The initial organisation stood several candidates in the 1985 local government elections, none of whom were successful.

This group also gained the support of the Newtownabbey Labour Party.

This split in 1998, and a group around Malachi Curran founded a new "Labour Party of Northern Ireland".

This group ran candidates in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, including David Bleakley.