Patrick McGowan | |
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Member of Omagh District Council | |
In office 17 May 1989 –22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Bernadette Grant |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Constituency | Omagh Town |
In office 15 May 1985 –17 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Seamus Shields |
Constituency | Mid Tyrone |
Northern Ireland Forum Member for West Tyrone | |
In office 30 May 1996 –25 April 1998 | |
Preceded by | New forum |
Succeeded by | Forum dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | County Tyrone,Northern Ireland |
Political party | Independent (from 1998) |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic and Labour (until 1998) |
John Patrick McGowan,known as Paddy McGowan,is a Northern Irish politician.
McGowan worked in the fire service [1] before joining the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
In 1981,McGowan stood for the SDLP in Omagh District "C",but was not elected. [2] In 1985,he was elected in Mid Tyrone,and in 1989,he moved to represent Omagh Town. [3]
McGowan was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996,representing West Tyrone. [4] He held his council seat in 1997, [5] but left the SDLP in 1998,complaining that it had become too nationalist.
McGowan stood as an "Independent Community Candidate" at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election,but did not come close to taking a seat. [4] Despite this,he held his council seat as an independent in 2001 and 2005. [5] He is the Chairman of Omagh Safer Streets, [6] holds an MBE and is a Justice of the Peace.
Fermanagh District Council was a local council in Northern Ireland. It was created out of Fermanagh County Council and later merged with Omagh District Council in April 2015 under local government reorganisation to become Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.
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The Irish Independence Party (IIP) was a nationalist political party in Northern Ireland,founded in October 1977 by Frank McManus and Fergus McAteer. The party was effectively a merger of Unity and the Nationalist Party,as the bulk of activists and councillors from the two movements joined IIP. However several independent councillors also joined the party. It was boosted in the late 1970s by the defection of a prominent Protestant Larne Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) councillor,John Turnley,later the party chairman,who was killed in 1980 in Carnlough,County Antrim,by an attack claimed by the Ulster Defence Association.
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1989,with candidates contesting 565 seats.
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 15 May 1985,contesting 565 seats in all.
The first election to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council,part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014,returned 40 members to the newly-formed council via Single Transferable Vote.
A by-election was held in the UK Parliament constituency of West Tyrone on 3 May 2018,following the resignation of Barry McElduff,who had been the Member of Parliament (MP) since 2017. McElduff had become embroiled in a social media controversy which had resulted in his suspension from Sinn Féin on 8 January. He announced his resignation on 15 January 2018.
Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 5 May 2011,on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.
Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.
Omagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh,Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Camowen,Coolnagard,Dergmoney,Gortrush,Killyclogher and Strule. Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
West Tyrone is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh,Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Dromore,Drumquin,Fairy Water,Fintona,Newtownsaville and Trillick. Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Mid Tyrone is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh,Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Beragh,Drumnakilly,Gortin,Owenkillew,Sixmilecross and Termon. Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Erne West is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh,Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Belcoo and Garrison,Boho,Cleenish and Letterbreen,Derrygonnelly,Derrylin and Florence Court and Kinawley. Erne West forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Omagh Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Omagh,Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Omagh District Council,and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Omagh Area D was one of the four district electoral areas in Omagh,Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Omagh District Council,and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.