In 2006 she resigned as co-leader and left the Alliance party.

However, the Alliance Party was also critical of the poll.

The 2004 election saw the Alliance Party in a distant second with 16.5%.

For the cross-sectarian Alliance party, it was a frustrating election.

However the end result was a victory for the Alliance Party, which won 89 of the 104 seats.

Ovens became president of the Alliance party in 2004.

Meanwhile the centre ground has been re-occupied, in greater strength than ever, by the Alliance party.

He is a former chairman of the Alliance Party.

The Alliance Party was formed in 1970 as an alternative to sectarian politics.

He established the Alliance Party, which subsequently won two seats in the 1994 elections.