Addie Morrow
Addie Morrow | |
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| Deputy leader of the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East | |
| In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
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| Born | 17 July 1928 County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 30 March 2012 County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Alliance Party |
Addie James Morrow (17 July 1928 in County Down, Northern Ireland – 30 March 2012 in County Down)[1] was a politician in Northern Ireland.
Background
Born on a farm in
Morrow was an early member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), and was elected to Castlereagh Borough Council in 1973, holding his seat at each subsequent election,[4] until standing down in 1989.[5]
In 1982, Morrow was elected to the
At the 1987 general election, Morrow increased his share of the vote in Strangford to 20%. For the 1992 general election, he switched to contest North Down, taking just under 15%.[6] Morrow became APNI's chair, but stood down in 1993, citing disappointment at the failure of other parties to use the Brooke-Mayhew Talks to reach agreement.[8] Morrow later became APNI's President.[9] Morrow died on 30 March 2012 in his family home on the farm he was brought up in. He was 83 years old.[10]
References
- ^ Ex-Alliance Party deputy leader Addie Morrow dies, BBC News, 30 March 2012
- ^ John Morrow, On the Road of Reconciliation: A Brief Memoir
- ^ M. A. MacIver and E. H. Bauermeister"Bridging the Religious Divide: Mobilizing for Reconciliation in Northern Ireland", Review of Religious Research, 1990
- ^ The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Castlereagh, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Castlereagh, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b ElectionsIreland.org: Addie Morrow
- ^ The 1995 North Down By-Election
- ^ Chronology 1993 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Centre d'Etudes Irlandaises – Université Rennes 2
- ^ D. T. Denver, British Elections & Parties Review: The General Election of 1997
- ^ Alliance's Addie Morrow dies at 83 (UTV News)
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