William Thompson (Ulster Unionist politician)
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Elections in the 1970s and 1980s
He had previously been elected from the Mid Ulster constituency as an Ulster Unionist for the 1973 and 1982 Assemblies and the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975.[2][3] 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.[4]
References
- CAIN Archive
- Maiden Speech : House of Commons 26 June 1997
- House of Commons debate : Omagh – 2 Sept 1998
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External links
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- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tyrone constituencies (since 1922)
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1973–1974
- Members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
- Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986
- Ulster Unionist Party MPs
- 1939 births
- 2010 deaths
- Politicians from County Tyrone
- People from Beragh