John McQuade (July1912 - 19 November1984), known as Johnny McQuade, was a Northern Ireland politician. Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of...
After military service in Burma, McQuade was a Unionist Member of the Stormont Parliament for Woodvale from 1965 to 1972, and subsequently Democratic Unionist PartyMember of Parliament for Belfast North from 1979 to 1983, when he retired. The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... Belfast is the largest city and capital of Northern Ireland. ... For other political parties named Democratic Unionist Party, see Democratic Unionist Party (disambiguation). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...
References
Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1979
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