Gordon Mawhinney | |
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Deputy leader of the: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | |
In office 1987–1991 | |
Leader | John Alderdice |
Preceded by | Addie Morrow |
Succeeded by | Seamus Close |
Member of Newtownabbey Borough Council | |
In office 19 May 1993 – 21 May 1997 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Lynn Frazer |
Constituency | University |
In office 17 May 1989 – 19 May 1993 | |
Preceded by | Edward Cassells |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Constituency | Manse Road |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim | |
In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
Preceded by | Assembly re-established |
Succeeded by | Assembly dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 January 1943 Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Political party | Alliance Party |
Gordon Hugh Mawhinney (born 4 January 1943) is: a Northern Irish former politician.
Biography※
Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben (born 5 January 1943) on 4 April 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. 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 won a seat in the successor district of University, but he did not restand in 1997.
References※
- ^ Who's who in European Politics (1982, "p." 406)
- ^ The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ South Antrim 1973–82, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ South Antrim 1983–1992, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Sydney Elliott and "William D." Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968–1999
- ^ Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Newtownabbey Borough Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections
Northern Ireland Assembly (1982) | ||
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New assembly | MPA for South Antrim 1982–1986 |
Assembly abolished |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1987–91 |
Succeeded by |