Mervyn Carrick

William Mervyn Carrick, known as Mervyn Carrick (born 13 February 1946) is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Mervyn Carrick
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Upper Bann
In office
25 June 1998  26 November 2003
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byDavid Simpson
Personal details
Born (1946-02-13) 13 February 1946
Portadown, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
ProfessionAccountant

Early life and career

Born in Portadown, Carrick studied at Portadown Technical College before becoming an accountant. He joined the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and in 1990 was co-opted to Craigavon Borough Council.[1]

Political career

Carrick was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, representing Upper Bann, but unsuccessfully contested the Westminster seat of Upper Bann at the 1997 general election. He held his Stormont seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election and also served as Mayor of Craigavon in 1998–99.[1]

Following a dispute over reselection, he joined the other local DUP councillors in standing down for the 2001 election.[2]

When he stood as an independent at the 2005 election he was unable to take a seat.[3]

References

Civic offices
Preceded by
Sam Lutton
Mayor of Craigavon
1998–1999
Succeeded by
Dolores Kelly
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for Upper Bann
1996–1998
Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for Upper Bann
1998–2003
Succeeded by
Ian McCrea
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