Patrick Joseph Gormley, known as Paddy Gormley (1916 - August 2001) was an Irish nationalist politician. 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: August 25 - Aaliyah Films: August 10 - Osmosis Jones played by Chris Rock, starring Bill Murray August 24 - Bubble Boy Categories: 2001 by month ... An Irish nationalist is generally one who seeks (greater) independence of Ireland from Great Britain, including since 1921 the goal of a United Ireland. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ...

Born in Claudy, Gormley was educated at St Columb's College and the National University of Ireland. In 1945, he was elected to Londonderry County Council, representing the National Party of Northern Ireland. His brother, Thomas Columba Gormley, soon followed him into politics. Claudy is a little village outside of Derry with a primary school, Church and a college named St. ... The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... The National Party of Northern Ireland - also refered to as the Nationalist Party - was the continuation of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and was formed after partition, by the Northern Ireland based members of the IPP. In Northern Ireland, the National Party of Northern Ireland didnt enter the House of...

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953, Gormley was elected to represent Mid Londonderry. In the three subsequent elections, he was elected unopposed. However, his increasing distance from the majority of the National Party lost him the chance to become Chairman of the Parliamentary Party in 1964, Eddie McAteer instead taking charge. The Northern Ireland general election, 1953 was held on 22 October 1953. ... Eddie McAteer (1914 - 28 March 1986) was an Irish nationalist politician. ...

Just before the 1965 election, Gormley was seriously injured in a car accident in Carrickmacross. Although he was elected, he remained in hospital until January the following year and eventually won an action against the driver of a lorry involved in the crash. The Northern Ireland general election, 1965 was held on 25 November 1965. ... Carrickmacross is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. ...

Despite his injuries, Gormley stood for Londonderry at the 1966 UK general election. He took second place, with 37% of the votes cast. In May 1966, he became Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, standing down in February 1967. Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. ... Harold Wilson Edward Heath The 1966 UK general election on March 31, 1966 and was called by sitting Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson. ...

In 1966, Gormley spoke warmly of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill's overtures to nationalists. He began questioning the party line on issues such as interdenominational schooling, and called for the National Party to become a centre left radical party. He also rejected the idea that Ireland was a Catholic state. However, his criticism of more radical nationalists at the start of The Troubles and his limited support for some of Stormont's actions lost him his seat at the Northern Ireland general election, 1969. The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the head of the Government of Northern Ireland, appointed by the Governor of Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. ... Terence Marne ONeill, Baron ONeill of the Maine, PC (10 September 1914–12 June 1990) was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. ... Politics In politics, the line or the party line is an English language idiom for a political party or social movements canon agenda, as well as specific ideological elements specific to the organizations partisanship. ... The term centre-left has two distinct meanings in politics: Centre-left can be used to describe and denote political parties or organisations that stretch from the centre to the left or are moderately left-wing, as opposed to extreme left wing beliefs such as communism. ... Look up Radical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the UK post-rock band, see Troubles (band) The Troubles is a term used to describe the latest installment of periodic communal violence involving Republican and Loyalist paramilitary organisations, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), the British Army and others in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s until the late... Stormont is Stormont, a suburb of Belfast Stormont Castle, a castle in the area Parliament Building of Northern Ireland, known as Stormont a nickname for the former Parliament of Northern Ireland and its unionist-dominated executive, the Government of Northern Ireland Stormont County an old county that is now a... Results References Election Demon: Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results Categories: | ...

References

• Eric Waugh, Obituary - Patrick Gormley, Belfast Telegraph
• Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons