William Thompson (Ulster)
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William John "Willie" Thompson (26 October 1939 – 12 December 2010) was a Northern Irish
Ulster Unionist Party
(UUP) politician. He served as Member of Parliament
(MP) for West Tyrone
from 1997 to 2001. He was one of the UUP members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement.
constituency as an Ulster Unionist for the 1973
and 1982 Assemblies and the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
in 1975. In 1983 he sought election to Westminster in the Mid Ulster constituency
, however he finished fourth with 7,066 votes, losing to the DUP
's Willie McCrea
.
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...
Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
(UUP) politician. He served as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for West Tyrone
West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
West Tyrone is a county constituency in Northern Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
from 1997 to 2001. He was one of the UUP members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement.
Elections in the 1970s and 1980s
He had previously been elected from the Mid UlsterMid Ulster (Assembly constituency)
Mid Ulster 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...
constituency as an Ulster Unionist for the 1973
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973
-Seats summary:-Source:* http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fa73.htm...
and 1982 Assemblies and the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was an elected body set up in 1975 by the UK Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland....
in 1975. In 1983 he sought election to Westminster in the Mid Ulster constituency
Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, however he finished fourth with 7,066 votes, losing to the DUP
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
's Willie McCrea
William McCrea (politician)
Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
.