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2004 Ulster Unionist Party Leadership Election
The 2004 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election was triggered by the decision of a group of UUP members to challenge incumbent leader David Trimble over the party's direction following the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly elections at the party's annual general meeting on 27 March 2004. The UUP has held a leadership election every March since at least the Ulster Unionist Council constitution was altered in 1973, however it is rarely contested. This is one of the few occasions when it has been contested. The election was decided by delegates to the Ulster Unionist Council. After one round of voting Trimble retained his leadership. Candidates *David Hoey, management consultant from Coleraine *Robert Oliver, businessman from Portadown and Treasurer of Trimble's Constituency Party *David Trimble, MP for Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency), Upper Bann and sitting leader Hoey declared prior to the election that he was a Stalking horse candidate who would stand aside in favour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Trimble
William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, (15 October 1944 – 25 July 2022) was a British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2005. He was also Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Bann from 1990 to 2005 and Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2007. Trimble began his career teaching law at The Queen's University of Belfast in the 1970s, during which time he began to get involved with the paramilitary-linked Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party (VPUP). He was elected to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975, and joined the UUP in 1978 after the VPUP disbanded. Remaining at Queen's University, he continued his academic career until being elected as the MP for Upper Bann in 1990. In 1995 he was unexpectedly elected as the leader of the UUP. He was instrumental in the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McClarty
David McClarty (23 February 1951 – 18 April 2014) was an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland, who served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 1998 to his death in 2014. Background McClarty was from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College. McClarty was first elected to Coleraine Borough Council in 1989, and held the post of Mayor from 1993 to 1995. Assembly career Until 1 January 2011 he was an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1998–present) for East Londonderry and was the Ulster Unionist Party’s chief whip at the Assembly but since then, vowed to fight future elections as an independent. On 8 May 2007, he was elected as one of the three Deputy Speakers of the Assembly. McClarty served on the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee and the Environment Committee in the Assembly from 1998 to 2002. Party allegiance He was one of a number of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 2004 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * First Minister - Suspended * deputy First Minister - Suspended * Secretary of State - Paul Murphy Events *27 March - Ireland's rugby team wins the Triple Crown for the first time since 1985. *27 March - David Trimble retains leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party at their annual general meeting. *30 June - Northern Ireland population estimated to be 1,710,300, a 4.1% increase over the 1994 figure. *14 September - Mary McAleese announces her intention to run for a second term as President of Ireland. *30 September - The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Ian Paisley, makes an historic first visit to Dublin for political talks with the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. *1 October - As nominations for candidates close, Mary McAleese is re-elected unopposed for a second term as President of Ireland. *11 November - Mary McAleese is inaugurated for a second term as President of Ireland. *8 December - Negotiated proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Elections In The United Kingdom
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically 3, three. The sum of the first four prime numbers 2, two + 3, three + 5, five + 7, seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an Parity (mathematics), odd prime number, 17 (number), seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, 3, three and 5, five, which are the first two Fermat primes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
