NIPSA Broad Left candidates secured 20 out of 25 General
Council seats in the recent election. Broad Left candidates took the top 18
positions in terms of votes received, with former NIPSA President’s Carmel
Gates and Billy Lynn topping the poll with current Vice-President Lucia Collins
and President Padraig Mulholland coming in third and fourth respectively. Honorary Treasurer Damien
Maguire was re-elected and NIPSA Youth Vice-Chair Tiarnán Millar was elected on
his first occasion running. The result means that NIPSA can re-ignite the Defence Public Services, fighting against the cuts and protecting public
servants.
The turnout for the election increased from around 9% to 13%
showing that there is still quite some way to go, but one of our core messages
is to make NIPSA a democratic fighting Union and this massive shift to the left
shows NIPSA members want a General Council prepared to fight the attacks on
Public Services and build an anti-sectarian, anti-cuts campaign.
The full results are available below:
Carmel GATES
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2558
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ELECTED
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Broad Left
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Billy LYNN
|
2520
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Lucia COLLINS
|
2373
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Padraig MULHOLLAND
|
2262
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Tanya KILLEN
|
2161
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Patrick LAWLOR
|
2043
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Brian BOOTH
|
2026
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Maria MORGAN
|
2026
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Eileen WEBSTER
|
2005
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ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Kevin LAWRENSON
|
1941
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Susan McDONALD
|
1911
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
John TOAL
|
1906
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Ruaidhrí Ó SANDAIR
|
1902
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Ciara DOHERTY
|
1893
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Diane WADDELL
|
1887
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Helena McSHERRY
|
1872
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Jane SCOTT
|
1868
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Janette MURDOCK
|
1858
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Brian MOORE
|
1855
|
ELECTED
|
Unity
|
Michael McKEOWN
|
1847
|
ELECTED
|
Unity
|
Damien MAGUIRE
|
1838
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Heather McKINSTRY
|
1826
|
ELECTED
|
Unity
|
Tiernan MILLAR
|
1817
|
ELECTED
|
Broad Left
|
Pat BAKER
|
1763
|
ELECTED
|
Unity
|
Sharon HUGHES
|
1755
|
ELECTED
|
Unity
|
Denise CRILLY
|
1737
|
Unity
|
|
Sam MORTON
|
1733
|
Unity
|
|
Ryan WILSON
|
1730
|
Unity
|
|
Mairead ROONEY
|
1729
|
Unity
|
|
Michael ROBINSON
|
1713
|
Unity
|
|
Marty McKEE
|
1706
|
Broad Left
|
|
Harry CLARKE
|
1688
|
Unity
|
|
Brian SMYTH
|
1683
|
Unity
|
|
John McCAFFREY
|
1676
|
Unity
|
|
Ryan McNULTY
|
1656
|
Broad Left
|
|
Gillian KIRK-LYNESS
|
1632
|
Unity
|
|
Michael HERRON
|
1628
|
Unity
|
|
Philomena DOBBS
|
1614
|
Unity
|
|
Janette McNULTY
|
1604
|
Unity
|
|
Gavin McCANN
|
1591
|
Broad Left
|
|
Alanagh REA
|
1572
|
Broad Left
|
|
Valentine RUSSELL
|
1565
|
Unity
|
|
Bill DORNAN
|
1497
|
Unity
|
|
Joanne VEIGHEY
|
1489
|
Unity
|
|
Ryan WILSON
|
1473
|
Unity
|
|
Mike HAMILTON
|
1453
|
Unity
|
|
Steven HARVEY
|
1384
|
Unity
|
|
Eamon FARRELL
|
1180
|
Unity
|
|
Joe McGUIGAN
|
1092
|
Ind
|
|
Alan KENNEDY
|
1090
|
Ind
|
|
Pauline O’NEILL
|
1066
|
Ind
|
|
Janette McDAID
|
940
|
Ind
|
|
Roger DOHERTY
|
683
|
Ind
|
|
Conor HAUGHEY
|
599
|
Ind
|
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Patrick O’BRIEN
|
486
|
Ind
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