Mervyn Carrick

Mervyn Carrick
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	David Simpson
Personal details
Born	13 February 1946 (1946-02-13) (age 65) Portadown
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party

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

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]

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 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 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

1. ^ ^{a b} Biography - Mervyn Carrick, Northern Ireland Assembly
2. ^ "Row as DUP team stay out", Belfast Telegraph, 7 May 2001
3. ^ Craigavon Borough Council, 1993 - 2005

Political offices
Preceded by Sam Lutton	Mayor of Craigavon 1998 - 99	Succeeded by Dolores Kelly
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by New creation	MLA for Upper Bann 1998 - 2003	Succeeded by David Simpson

Persondata
Name	Carrick, Mervyn
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Date of birth	13 February 1946
Place of birth	Portadown
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