Jeremy Burchill (born 1952) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister.
Jeremy Burchill | |
|---|---|
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Loretto |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Belfast Area A |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast | |
| In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for South Belfast | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Background
editBurchill studied at Campbell College and Queen's University, Belfast, then became chair of the Ulster Young Unionist Council.[1] He contested the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention election in Belfast South in 1975, and was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party,[2] becoming the youngest member of the convention.[3] At the 1979 UK general election, he stood in North Antrim, taking second place, with 23.4% of the vote.[4]
Burchill was elected to Belfast City Council, representing Area A, in 1981.[5] He was also elected in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, taking a seat in Belfast East.[6] He stood in the equivalent seat at the 1983 UK general election, taking 24.8% of the vote.[7]
Outside politics, Burchill was a member of both the Northern Ireland and English Bar, but had more recently worked as a consultant to financial service companies.[8]
References
edit- ^ The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 1979, p.35
- ^ South Belfast, 1973-1984 Archived 22 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Richard Rose, Northern Ireland: time of choice, p.112
- ^ North Antrim 1973-82 Archived 20 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Belfast Archived 1 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ East Belfast 1973-82, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ East Belfast, 1983-1992, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Jeremey Birchill Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, FMConsult