Stanley Raymond McMaster (23 September 1926 – 20 October 1992) was a Unionist

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and a

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at Lincoln's Inn in London. He was elected as an

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for Belfast East at the 1959 by-election. He held the seat until the February 1974 UK general election, when he lost standing as a

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to the

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leader William Craig. At the

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, McMaster stood unsuccessfully as an "

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Ulster Unionist" candidate in Belfast South, taking third place with 9.8% of the vote.

References

*Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974 *

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