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Jim Molyneaux

Born: 27 August 1920

Died: 9 March 2015

Baron Molyneaux of Killead - 19 April 1997

Knighted - 30 December 1995

Member of Privy Council - 22 June 1983

Aldergrove School, co Antrim

18 June 1970	South Antrim	Conservative & Unionist Party	59,589	61.15
1972 James Molyneaux resigns from the Conservative whip.
28 February 1974	South Antrim	Ulster Unionist	48,203	67.58
10 October 1974	South Antrim	Ulster Unionist	48,892	71.47
3 May 1979	South Antrim	Official Unionist Party	50,782	68.96
7 May 1979 Jim Molyneaux elected leader of the OUP.
9 June 1983	Lagan Valley	Official Unionist Party	24,017	59.19
17 December 1985 Resignation of James Molyneaux over the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
23 January 1986	Lagan Valley	Official Unionist Party	32,514	90.71
11 June 1987	Lagan Valley	Official Unionist Party	29,101	69.97
9 April 1992	Lagan Valley	Ulster Unionist Party	29,772	60.81
28 August 1995 Jim Molyneaux resigns as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.