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Ian Richard Kyle Paisley

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Data Last Updated: 2 August 2023
Application Last Amended: 6 September 2022
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Also Known As

Ian Paisley

Born: 6 April 1926

Died: 12 September 2014

Peerages

Baron Bannside - 18 June 2010

Member of Privy Council - 21 October 2005

son of Rev J Kyle Paisley

father of Ian Richard Kyle Paisley

husband of Eileen Emily Cassells

Education

Ballymena Technical College

Model School, Ballymena

South Wales Bible College

Reformed Presbyterian Theological College, Belfast

Reverend

Clergyman

Elections fought

18 June 1970		North Antrim	Protestant Unionist	24,130	41.15
5 October 1971 Dr Ian Paisley founds the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party.
28 February 1974		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	41,282	63.52
10 October 1974		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	43,186	72.59
3 May 1979		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	33,941	51.67
7 June 1979		Northern Ireland	Democratic Unionist Party	170,688	29.83
9 June 1983		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	23,922	54.15
17 December 1985 Resignation of Rev Ian Paisley over the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
14 June 1984		Northern Ireland	Democratic Unionist Party	230,251	33.60
23 January 1986		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	33,937	97.38
11 June 1987		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	28,383	68.72
15 June 1989		Northern Ireland	Democratic Unionist Party	160,110	29.94
9 April 1992		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	23,152	50.88
9 June 1994		Northern Ireland	Democratic Unionist Party	163,246	29.16
1 May 1997		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	21,495	46.54
10 June 1999		Northern Ireland	Democratic Unionist Party	192,762	28.40
7 June 2001		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	24,539	49.86
5 May 2005		North Antrim	Democratic Unionist Party	25,156	54.78