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1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election

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1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
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Candidate Brian Faulkner William Craig
Popular vote 26 4
Percentage 86.7% 13.3%

Leader before election

James Chichester-Clark

Elected Leader

Brian Faulkner

The 1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election was caused by the resignation of James Chichester-Clark, after he had failed to persuade the British Government to provide his government with more resources to quell the growing civil unrest.

Candidates

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Results

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Candidate Total
Votes %
Brian Faulkner Green tickY 26
86.7
William Craig 4
13.3
Total 30 100

Sources

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  • Ireland since 1939, Henry Patterson (2001, Oxford University Press)
  • A history of the Ulster Unionist Party, Graham Walker (2004, Manchester University Press)