Gordon Mawhinney
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Gordon Mawhinney is a former politician
in Northern Ireland
.
Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben in 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. However, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982
, in South Antrim
. He stood in the equivalent Westminster constituency
at the 1983 general election
, receiving 11.9% of the votes cast, and increased his share to 16.0% at the 1987 general election
, in which he took second place.
In 1987, Mawhinney was elected as Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party, a position which he held until he resigned in 1991, claiming "health and business reasons". In 1989, he finally won a seat on Newtownabbey Borough Council
, in Manse Road In 1993, he instead won a University seat, but he did not restand in 1997.
Politician
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in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben in 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons....
in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. However, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982
Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982
The Northern Ireland Assembly established in 1982 represented an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to restore the devolution to Northern Ireland which had been suspended 10 years previously. The Assembly was abolished in 1986.-Origins:...
, in South Antrim
South Antrim (Assembly constituency)
South Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973...
. He stood in the equivalent Westminster constituency
South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency...
at the 1983 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
, receiving 11.9% of the votes cast, and increased his share to 16.0% at the 1987 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1987
The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd...
, in which he took second place.
In 1987, Mawhinney was elected as Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party, a position which he held until he resigned in 1991, claiming "health and business reasons". In 1989, he finally won a seat on Newtownabbey Borough Council
Newtownabbey Borough Council
Newtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Newtownabbey has a population of over 80,000 and is on the north shore of Belfast Lough just immediately north of Belfast. The Borough was founded in 1958 as a result of an Act of Parliament passed in 1957 and...
, in Manse Road In 1993, he instead won a University seat, but he did not restand in 1997.