UK Elections Info

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Gerry Fitt

Born: 9 April 1926, Belfast

Died: 26 August 2005

Baron Fitt - 1983

husband of Susan Gertrude (Anne) Doherty

son of George Patrick Fitt

son of Mary Ann Fitt

St Mary's Christian Brothers' School, Belfast

Insurance Agent

31 March 1966	Belfast West	Republican Labour Party	26,292	51.99
18 June 1970	Belfast West	Republican Labour Party	30,649	52.75
24 August 1970 Gerry Fitt founds the Social & Democratic Labour Party and is expelled from the Republican Labour Party.
28 February 1974	Belfast West	Social Democratic Labour Party	19,554	41.02
10 October 1974	Belfast West	Social Democratic Labour Party	21,821	49.01
3 May 1979	Belfast West	Social Democratic Labour Party	16,480	49.51
22 November 1979 Gerry Fitt resigns from the SDLP, and sits as a Socialist.
9 June 1983	Belfast West	Independent Socialist	10,326	23.27