Tag Archives: TUV

Westminster Election 2015: South Down

The Results: A straightforward win for Margaret Ritchie. Her Sinn Féin opponent, Chris Hazzard was hyped as a serious challenger but ultimately he was a well-beaten docket. Less than one thousand votes seperated three unionist candidates and Harold McKee UUP … Continue reading

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Westminster Election 2015: Lagan Valley

The Results:   It is hard to believe that it is seventeen years since that encounter between Jeffrey Donaldson and a constituent at a polling station. Jeffrey was described as a “very devious young man”. So…Jeffrey romped home in Lagan … Continue reading

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Westminster Election 2015: North Antrim

The Result: It is Paisley Country. But it feels strange referring to the son of Rev Ian Paisley without adding “Junior”. Ian Paisley has a job for life. But I have to say that North Antrim was the constituency that … Continue reading

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Westminster Election 2015: Strangford

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: Mid Ulster

The Results. An easy victory for Sinn Féin and little here to upset the narrative for 2016. No change. Sinn Féin will take three seats, UUP, DUP and SDLP one each. Interesting that there is clear blue water between Sandra … Continue reading

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Westminster Election 2015: East Belfast

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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Forecasting Elections

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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Poster Boys & Girls…#30 Ruth Wilson (TUV)

25th April. Larne (corner of Main Street and Agnew Street). Ruth Wilson is the candidate for Traditional Unionist Voice in East Antrim. A breakaway party from DUP, it has one seat in the Assembly (Party Leader,Jim Allister In North Antrim). … Continue reading

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Poster Boys & Girls…#17 Stephen Cooper (TUV)

14th April. Newtownards, County Down. Stephen Cooper, Traditional Unionist Voice candidate for Strangford. He is a councillor based in Comber and a former member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.

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Euro Election Results

No real analysis here. Just for the record and to wind up my “results service”, there was no change. The three incumbent MEPs have all been returned. Martina Anderson Sinn Fein Diane Dodds DUP Jim Nicholson UUP Alex Attwood (SDLP) … Continue reading

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