• UUP MLA for Mid Ulster
• Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
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Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Further Consideration Stage (6 May 2008)

“As I have said before, I am a great believer in the old saying that all politics is local. I am in no doubt that change to local government arrangements in Northern Ireland is welcome and long overdue. As we move forward in the twenty-first century, new arrangements are required to equip us to face new challenges and opportunities. At Consideration Stage, the Ulster Unionist Party tabled an...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Further Consideration Stage (6 May 2008)

“You will have piles of time to chat after I have finished. [Laughter.] The Ulster Unionist Party urges the DUP and Sinn Féin to take the time to explain those changes to as wide a section of the electorate, and at as local a level, as possible. Currently, 26 local councils cover Northern Ireland. The Ulster Unionist Party does not believe that it would be unreasonable for a public...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (29 Apr 2008)

“One of the most basic principles of democracy is that those who are elected should represent people and not the places where they live, and the legislation on local government boundaries seems to have missed that point. There is clearly an anomaly, because the legislation is based on Westminster’s Local Government Act 1972, which has never been updated to take into account the changing...”

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