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ANTRIM EAST (23rd January 1986) |
Official Unionist Party
Roy Beggs
A farmer, he won the seat in 1983. Assembly member for North Antrim since 1982 and a member of Larne District Council since 1973, he served as Mayor of Larne for five years. He had been a member of the DUP before being suspended and joined the OUP in 1982.
The main themes of his campaign were:
Say No to the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
No to a United Ireland.
