Russellite Unionist

The Russellite group were the followers of Thomas Wallace Russell, an Irish political leader of the early twentieth century.

[1] Dod's Parliamentary Companion regarded them as ex-Liberal Unionists who had joined the Liberal Party, although Russell's two Parliamentary colleagues had been first elected as Independent Unionists and they did not seek re-election as Liberals in 1906.

Craig's compilation of election results for 1906 includes them with the Liberals, but gives them a footnote.

Glendinning was regarded by Dod's Parliamentary Companion as an Independent Liberal.

In the January 1910 general election, Glendinning retired and Russell lost his seat as a Liberal candidate.

Map showing the vote share received by Russelite candidates (left), and the party of the winning candidate by constituency (right). The map is limited to Ulster, as Russelites did not run outside of the province.