Gordon Hugh Mawhinney (born 4 January 1943) is a Northern Irish former politician.
Gordon Mawhinney | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Biography
editMawhinney married Maureen Gribben (born 5 January 1943) on 4 April 1967.[1] In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected.[2] He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, in South Antrim.[3] 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.[4]
In 1987, Mawhinney was elected as Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party,[1] a position which he held until he resigned in 1991, claiming "health and business reasons".[5] In 1989, he finally won a seat on Newtownabbey Borough Council, in Manse Road[6] In 1993, he won a seat in the successor district of University, but he did not restand in 1997.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b 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