Gordon Mawhinney

Gordon Hugh Mawhinney (born 4 January 1943) is a former politician in Northern Ireland.

Mawhinney 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] However, 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 instead won a University seat, but he did not restand in 1997.^[7]

References

1. Who's who in European Politics (1982, p406)
2. The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
3. South Antrim 1973-82, Northern Ireland Elections
4. South Antrim 1983-1992, Northern Ireland Elections
5. Sydney Elliott and William D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999
6. Local Government Elections 1985 - 1989: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
7. Newtownabbey Borough Council Elections 1993-2005, Northern Ireland Elections