David McNarry
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| David McNarry MLA | |
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| Constituency | Strangford |
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| Born | May 25, 1948 Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Website | http://www.uup.org/ |
David McNarry MLA (Born 25 May 1948) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He stood for the Ulster Unionist Party in North Down in the 1982 Assembly elections but failed to be elected. He is now a UUP MLA for Strangford, elected in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. He is currently UUP chief whip. McNarry is a member of the Orange Order.
McNarry was selected in 2001 to contest the Strangford Westminster seat after the incumbent, John Taylor, announced he would be retiring. Iris Robinson of the DUP was the eventual winner of the seat.[1]
David McNarry is a former Councillor and Deputy Mayor of Ards. Prior to his election he was an adviser to First Minister, David Trimble. He stood for the Party Leadership in 2005 along with Alan McFarland and Sir Reg Empey, however polled poorly. Following the contest, he was appointed Education spokesman.[1] He is a former chairman of the Ulster Young Unionist Council.
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