at its foundation, he differed from most of his party colleagues on issues such as the degree of emphasis to be given to Ireland's membership of the British Commonwealth. He ultimately resigned from the party, to sit as an Independent. General election results See also :Category:National Centre Party (Ireland) politicians References External links Barberis, Peter, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, 2005. Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organisations. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. , Manning, Maurice, 1972. Irish Political Parties: An Introduction. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. 1932 establishments in Ireland 1933 disestablishments in Ireland Agrarian parties in Ireland Christian democratic parties in Europe Conservative parties in Ireland Defunct Christian political parties Defunct conservative parties Defunct political parties in the Republic of Ireland Fine Gael Political parties disestablished in 1933 Political parties established in 1932