William Christie (politician)
- William Christie (politician)
Infobox Politician
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name= William Christie
Lord Mayor of Belfast
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term_start=1972
term_end=1975
predecessor=Joseph Foster Cairns
successor=Myles Humphreys
birth_date= 1913
birth_place=
death_date = death date and age|2008|08|10|1913|01|14|df=yes
constituency=
party= Ulster Unionist Party
office=Lord Mayor of Belfast
order= 33rd
spouse= Lady Selina Christie
website=
Sir William Christie MBE, JP, ODAS (1913 - 10 August 2008) was an Ulster Unionist politician who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast.
The owner of a wallpaper company in Belfast, Christie was Lord Mayor of Belfast between 1972 and 1975. During this time his home and business were attacked several times, and his wife survived a gun shot to the head in 1972. His time in office coincided with the suspension of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and was therefore the first Lord Mayor since John White in 1920 not to serve as an ex-officio member of the Senate [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnisen.htm - Christie's predecessor did serve in the Senate, as did White's successor] .
In the 1973 elections to Belfast City Council Christie stood in the North Belfast 'E' division (equivalent to the current wards of Legoniel, Ballysillan, Ardoyne, Woodvale, Glencairn and Highfield), which elected 6 councillors. He was the only UUP candidate to stand in E and gained 7,875 votes, which equated to 2.8 times the electoral quota [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgbelfast.htm] . He retired in 1977, and the UUP vote dropped more than 3000 votes. Amongst two UUP councillors elected to replace him was future Lord Mayor Billy Bell.
References
* [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/exlord-mayor-sir-william-christie-dies-at-95-13939604.html Belfast Telegraph]
* [http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/formerlordmayors.asp Belfast City Council]
*Irish News, August 15th 2008
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