Tag Archives: DUP

Westminster Election 2015: Fermanagh-South Tyrone

Posted on May 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Result: A surprise. Even a shock. In 2010, Sinn Féin won with a majority of just four votes. Tactical voting by SDLP voters saw them defeat a unionist “unity” candidate.  I was actually in London for the 2010 Results, … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: East Derry

Posted on May 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: Easy win for Gregory Campbell and DUP. Campbell is controversial. Increasingly playing to the loyalist gallery. Certainly three safe seats for DUP. The UUP clearly have a quota but the seat is currently held by an Independent Unionist. … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: Foyle

Posted on May 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: There has been hype for years that Sinn Féin are closing in on the SDLP in Derry. But it was all smoke and mirrors. Mark Durkan scored an easy win. The margin suggests that SDLP will comfortably retain … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: Strangford

Posted on May 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: A constituency where DUP votes are weighed, rather than counted. An easy win but the collapse of the UUP vote (Mike Nesbitt fought Strangford for UUP-Tories) collapsed and votes shed to UKIP, Alliance and Conservatives. In 2016, DUP … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: East Belfast

Posted on May 13, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results. It was of course a two-horse race. Right and proper that other parties stood. Democracy is about Choice. The political parties can choose to stand. The Voters (and it is about the Voters) have the choice to vote … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: West Tyrone

Posted on May 12, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

First the results. In this seat, Pat Doherty veteran Sinn Féin MP was returned fairly easily but he did lose a lot of votes. His chief asset was that he was the Incumbent and that is always an asset. But … Continue reading →

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Forecasting Elections

Posted on May 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The strange thing about Norn Iron Elections is that the LetsGetAlongerists give me no time to enjoy them. A gentle reminder here to LetsGetAlongerists that the Alliance Party lost a seat in East Belfast last week.  Grief gets people in … Continue reading →

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So…Simon Hamilton

Posted on May 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I suppose I covered all the bases with this observation, two weeks ago. But I really did think that Simon Hamilton, who is quite pragmatic would get the Health Ministry. Arlene Foster goes to Finance and Jonathan Bell gets Trade … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#37 Gary Middleton DUP

Posted on May 5, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

27th April. Derry City. Eastern side of Craigavon Bridge. Gary Middleton, DUP candidate for Foyle. Recently co-opted to the Assembly following the resignation of Maurice Devenney, who himself was co-opted last year for the retiring Assembly Speaker, Willie Hay. Hay … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#36 Gregory Campbell (DUP)

Posted on May 5, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

27th April Coleraine. This poster of Gregory Campbell MLA (DUP) is outside Dunnes Stores. “Flegory” is outgoing MP for East Derry. Outspoken critic of Irish culture and Irish language, he seems to represent all that is bad about Unionism. And … Continue reading →

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