Roy Beggs, Ulster Unionist Party candidate in the Westminster
General Election has thanked his supporters, after finishing runner up in the
East Antrim contest.
Roy Beggs MLA said:
“I wish to thank the 6,308 people who voted for me in the General
Election. We closed the gap by around 1,000 votes, but clearly Sammy
Wilson still has a sizable majority and I congratulate him on his
victory.
“There is no doubt he is a popular and widely recognisable
character who commands support outside his party affiliation.
However, Sammy now has a choice to make about where he is going to
represent East Antrim - Stormont or Westminster. He has not fulfilled his
previous manifesto commitment to stop double jobbing, and tried to avoid the
question in this campaign. This cannot continue, because from next
year, by law, it will not be permissible to continue to be an MP at
Westminster, and an MLA at Stormont at the same time.
“The two newly elected Ulster Unionist Party MPs Tom Elliot and
Danny Kinahan will be stepping down from Stormont as soon as
possible, to be dedicated, fulltime MPs for their constituents
at Westminster. I am absolutely delighted at their success and the fact
that the Ulster Unionist Party is on the up, and back on the green benches of
the House of Commons.”
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