David McNarry
| David McNarry MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1948 |
| Political party | UK Independence Party |
| Other political affiliations |
UUP (until 2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Private |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| Website | David McNarry |
David McNarry, MLA (Born 25 May 1948) is a UK Independence Party politician from Northern Ireland. He stood for the Ulster Unionist Party in North Down in the 1982 Assembly elections but failed to be elected. Around the same time an NIO memo released in 2012 described him as "a dangerous nuisance".[1] He was first elected as an MLA for the Ulster Unionist Party in 2003 and re-elected in 2007 and 2011, before being expelled from the party in 2012. He is a former 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.[2]
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.[3] He is a former chairman of the Ulster Young Unionist Council and a current Assistant Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.[4]
David McNarry resigned from the UUP Assembly group on 27 January 2012 after being sacked by party leader Tom Elliott as Vice Chair of the Assembly Education Committee.[5][6] After an investigation by the party Disciplinary Committee, McNarry was suspended from UUP membership for a period of 9 months, however new leader Mike Nesbitt stated that he was unlikely to offer McNarry the UUP Whip on completion of the suspension.[7]
McNarry then sat as an independent Unionist for several months before joining the UK Independence Party in October 2012,[8][9] becoming UKIP's first Northern Ireland MLA.
References
- ↑ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/headlines/senior-nio-man-called-mcnarry-a-dangerous-nuisance-1-4625197
- ↑ "NORTHERN IRELAND | Orangeman wins candidacy battle". BBC News. 2001-03-20. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ↑ "UK | Northern Ireland | McNarry joins UUP leadership race". BBC News. 2005-06-07. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ↑ "Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland Grand Orange Lodge". Grandorangelodge.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ↑ "The Belfast Telegraph - Tom Elliott: No regrets in disciplining David McNarry". The Belfast Telegraph. The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ↑ "David McNarry leaves Ulster Unionist assembly group". BBC News. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/mcnarry-return-as-mla-unlikely-1-3682930
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19828606
- ↑ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/mcnarry-set-to-join-ukip-1-4333665
External links
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tom Hamilton |
MLA for Strangford 2003 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |