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	'''William John "Willie" Thompson''' (born 26 October 1939) is a ] ] politician. He served as member of Parliament for ] from 1997 to 2001. He was one of the UUP members opposed to the ].
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			'''William John "Willie" Thompson''' (26 October 1939 – 12 December 2010)<ref>, '']''.</ref> was a ] ] (UUP) politician. He served as ] (MP) for ] from 1997 to 2001. He was one of the UUP members opposed to the ].

	== Elections in the 1970s and ~~'80s~~==		== Elections in the 1970s and 1980s==
			He had previously been elected from the ] constituency as an Ulster Unionist for the ] and ] Assemblies and the ] in 1975.<ref></ref><ref></ref> In 1983 he sought election to Westminster in the ], however he finished fourth with 7,066 votes, losing to the ]'s ].<ref></ref>

	He had previously been elected from the ] consistuency as an Ulster Unionist for the ] an ] Assemblies and the ] in 1975.<ref></ref>. In 1983 he sought election in the ], however finished fourth with 7,066 votes, losing to the ] ].<ref></ref>

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Latest revision as of 18:44, 26 July 2024

For other people named William Thompson, see William Thompson (disambiguation).

William Thompson

Member of Parliament for West Tyrone
In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Pat Doherty
Member of Omagh District Council
In office 15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	Drew Baxter
Constituency	Mid Tyrone
In office 20 October 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Alfred Barnett
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Omagh Area C
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster
In office 20 October 1982 – 1986
Preceded by	Assembly re-established
Succeeded by	Assembly dissolved
In office 28 June 1973 – 1974
Preceded by	New assembly
Succeeded by	Assembly abolished
Member of the Constitutional Convention for Mid Ulster
In office 1975–1976
Preceded by	New convention
Succeeded by	Convention dissolved

Personal details
Born	(1939-10-26)26 October 1939 Beragh, Northern Ireland
Died	12 December 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 71) Omagh, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Spouse	Violet
Children	Wilma Elaine Paul
Profession	Farmer, Postmaster

William John "Willie" Thompson (26 October 1939 – 12 December 2010) 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.

Elections in the 1970s and 1980s

He 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. 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.

References

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Thompson

Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
New assembly	Assembly Member for Mid-Ulster 1973–1974	Assembly abolished
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
New convention	Member for Mid-Ulster 1975–1976	Convention dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
New assembly	MPA for Mid-Ulster 1982–1986	Assembly abolished
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for West Tyrone 1997–2001	Succeeded byPat Doherty

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