Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. He should not be confused with the man of the same name who was murdered in January of 2005. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but split from them in 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the General Election of that year and instead stood against another Unionist politician. He ran as a "Real Unionist" but failed to win a seat. In the 1995 by-election in North Down he was successfully elected as a "UK Unionist" and he subsequently established his party further in preparation for elections to the Northern Ireland peace talks. He retained his seat in the 1997 election, but lost it in the 2001 election to a UUP candidate Sylvia Hermon. In 1999 McCartney ran for the party in elections to the European Parliament, winning 2.9% of the first preference vote. 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. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Lady Sylvia Hermon (born 11 August 1955) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The European Parliament Election, 1999 was the UK part of the European Parliament election 1999. ...

McCartney is committed to a policy of integration for Northern Ireland, whereby all political and administrative forms of devolution would be wound up, there would be no Northern Ireland wide legislative and administrative assembly and the province would be a fully-integrated part of the United Kingdom. This proposal, once popular in some sections of Unionism, has increasingly receded and with the recent introduction of devolution to Scotland and Wales, as well as proposals for English regional assemblies such a proposal seems increasingly unviable. Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th... For devolution as a term sometimes misapplied to evolution, see devolution (fallacy) Devolution or home rule is the granting of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Regional Assembly is a title which has universally been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. ...