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Gordon Dunne

Gordon Dunne

Northern Irish politician (1959–2021)

Gordon Dunne MBE (4 April 1959 – 20 June 2021) was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Down from 2011 until June 2021.[2]

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Biography

Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh,[3] Dunne was first elected to North Down Borough Council in the 1981 local elections representing the Holywood area.[4] He was re-elected in 1985 and 1989.[5] He lost his seat in the 1993 local elections but regained it in 1997 and sat on the council since then.[6] He resigned from the assembly effective 9 June 2021 due to health reasons, and his son Stephen was subsequently co-opted to the role.[7][1]

On 20 June 2021, eleven days after his resignation, Dunne died of cancer, aged 62.[8][9][10]

References

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    McCormack, Jayne (9 June 2021). "DUP MLA Gordon Dunne steps down due to serious illness". BBC News. BBC.
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    NI Assembly elections, BelfastTelegraph.co.uk; accessed 3 March 2017.
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    "DUP's Gordon Dunne: 'I found it hard to work with Sinn Fein, yet we were able to do that'". Belfasttelegraph. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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    North Down results 1973-1981, Ark.ac.uk; accessed 11 May 2011
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    North Down results 1985-1989, Ark.ac.uk; accessed 3 March 2017.
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    North Down results 1993-2011, Ark.ac.uk; accessed 3 March 2017.
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    Preston, Allan (16 June 2021). "DUP MLA Gordon Dunne's son to take over his seat at Stormont Assembly". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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    Preston, Allan (20 June 2021). "Tributes paid as veteran DUP MLA Gordon Dunne dies". The Belfast Telegraph.
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    Corr, Shauna (20 June 2021). "DUP's Gordon Dunne dies 11 days after resigning as MLA because of illness". Belfast Live.
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    "DUP Leader pays tribute to Gordon Dunne". Democratic Unionist Party. 20 June 2021.
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