1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election

none June 2020 August 2019 1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election presidential 1969 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election 1969 1974 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election 1974 1971 Brian Faulkner 48A5EE 26 86.7% William Craig 48A5EE 4 13.3% Leader James Chichester-Clark Brian Faulkner The 1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election was caused by the resignation of James Chichester-Clark, after he had failed to persuade the British Government to provide his government with more resources to quell the growing civil unrest. Candidates Brian Faulkner - Minister for Development and long term leadership hopeful William Craig - MP for Larne who had been a critic of the leadership since he believed Terence O'Neill to have demoted him in 1968. Craig was to leave the Ulster Unionist Party and created the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party in 1972. Results CandidateTotalVotes%Brian Faulkner 2668.6 48A5EE86.7William Craig431.4 48A5EE13.3Total30100 Sources Ireland since 1939, Henry Patterson (2001, Oxford University Press) A history of the Ulster Unionist Party, Graham Walker (2004, Manchester University Press) Category:Ulster Unionist Party leadership elections Ulster Unionist Party leadership election Category:1971 elections in Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party leadership election