william, thompson, ulster, unionist, politician, other, people, named, william, thompson, william, thompson, disambiguation, william, john, willie, thompson, october, 1939, december, 2010, northern, irish, ulster, unionist, party, politician, served, member, p. For other people named William Thompson see William Thompson disambiguation William John Willie Thompson 26 October 1939 12 December 2010 1 was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party UUP politician He served as Member of Parliament MP for West Tyrone from 1997 to 2001 He was one of the UUP members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement William ThompsonMember of Parliamentfor West TyroneIn office 1 May 1997 14 May 2001Preceded byConstituency EstablishedSucceeded byPat DohertyPersonal detailsBorn 1939 10 26 26 October 1939Beragh Northern IrelandDied12 December 2010 2010 12 12 aged 71 Omagh Northern IrelandNationalityBritishPolitical partyUlster Unionist PartySpouseVioletChildrenWilma Elaine PaulProfessionFarmer PostmasterElections in the 1970s and 1980s EditHe had previously been elected from the Mid Ulster constituency as an Ulster Unionist for the 1973 and 1982 Assemblies and the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975 2 3 In 1983 he sought election to Westminster in the Mid Ulster constituency however he finished fourth with 7 066 votes losing to the DUP s Willie McCrea 4 References EditCAIN Archive Maiden Speech House of Commons 26 June 1997 House of Commons debate Omagh 2 Sept 1998 Former Unionist MP Thompson dies The Belfast Telegraph Mid Ulster 1973 82 BBC Election 2001 Candidate Profile Willie Thompson Mid Ulster 1983 1992External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William ThompsonNorthern Ireland Assembly 1973 New assembly Assembly Member for Mid Ulster1973 1974 Assembly abolishedNorthern Ireland Constitutional ConventionNew convention Member for Mid Ulster1975 1976 Convention dissolvedNorthern Ireland Assembly 1982 New assembly MPA for Mid Ulster1982 1986 Assembly abolishedParliament of the United KingdomNew constituency Member of Parliament for West Tyrone1997 2001 Succeeded byPat Doherty This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Northern Ireland since 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Thompson Ulster Unionist politician amp oldid 1029741102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
