Gordon Hugh Mawhinney (born 4 January 1943) is a former

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. Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben (born 5 January 1943) on 4 April 1967.''Who's who in European Politics'' (1982, p406) In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the

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in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. He was elected to the

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, in South Antrim. He stood in the equivalent Westminster constituency at the 1983 general election, receiving 11.9% of the votes cast, and increased his share to 16.0% at the 1987 general election, in which he took second place. In 1987, Mawhinney was elected as Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party, a position which he held until he resigned in 1991, claiming "health and business reasons". In 1989, he finally won a seat on

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, in ''Manse Road'' In 1993, he won a seat in the successor district of ''University'', but he did not restand in 1997.Newtownabbey Borough Council Elections 1993–2005
Northern Ireland Elections

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mawhinney, Gordon 1943 births Living people Members of Newtownabbey Borough Council Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politicians Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland councillors