EPHEMERA : POSTERS

Title: Put Ulster First
Object Name: Political poster
Maker: NILP (Primary maker)
Date Made: c.1960s
c.1960s
Place Made: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast
Description: Poster issued by the Northern Ireland Labour Party. 'Put Ulster First vote Northern Ireland LABOUR.' Support for the NILP peaked in the late 1950s and early 1960s when the party held four seats in the Northern Ireland Parliament. By 1965, when they won two seats, the party appeared to be in decline, however, as late as 1970 the NILP still received almost 100,000 votes in the UK General Election of that year. Printed red on yellow background.
Materials: paper
Place Collected
Date Collected: 1973
1973
Catalogue Number: BELUM.O543.1973
Copyright: National Museums NI

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