1974 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election

The 1974 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election took place on 22 January 1974, as a result of incumbent Brian Faulkner's resignation on 7 January 1974 because of difficulty in achieving agreement to the setting up of an all-Ireland council.[1] The election resulted in Harry West succeeding Faulkner as Leader of the UUP.[2]

1974 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
1974
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Candidate Harry West
Leader before election

Brian Faulkner

 Elected Leader

Harry West

Notes
  1. "Faulkner, Brian". RTE Archives. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. McHardy, Anne (7 February 2004). "Obituary: Harry West: Bluff but vacillating leader of Ulster's Unionists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.


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