Mervyn Carrick | |
Constituency Am: | Upper Bann |
Assembly: | Northern Ireland |
Term Start: | 25 June 1998 |
Term End: | 26 November 2003 |
Predecessor: | New Creation |
Successor: | David Simpson |
Office1: | Mayor of Craigavon |
Term Start1: | 1998 |
Term End1: | 1999 |
Predecessor1: | Sam Lutton |
Successor1: | Dolores Kelly |
Office2: | Member of Craigavon Borough Council |
Constituency2: | Portadown |
Term Start2: | 19 May 1993 |
Term End2: | 7 June 2001 |
Predecessor2: | Michael Briggs |
Successor2: | Sydney Anderson |
Office3: | Northern Ireland Forum Member for Upper Bann |
Term Start3: | 30 May 1996 |
Term End3: | 25 April 1998 |
Predecessor3: | Forum established |
Successor3: | Forum dissolved |
Birth Date: | 13 February 1946 |
Birth Place: | Portadown, Northern Ireland |
Nationality: | British |
Party: | Democratic Unionist Party (before 2005) |
Otherparty: | Independent (2005) |
Profession: | Accountant |
William Mervyn Carrick, known as Mervyn Carrick (born 13 February 1946) is a former Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Born in Portadown, Carrick studied at Portadown Technical College before becoming an accountant. He joined the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and in 1990 was co-opted to Craigavon Borough Council.[1]
Carrick was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, representing Upper Bann, but unsuccessfully contested the Westminster seat of Upper Bann at the 1997 general election. He held his Stormont seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election and also served as Mayor of Craigavon in 1998–99.
Following a dispute over reselection, he joined the other local DUP councillors in standing down for the 2001 election.[2]
When he stood as an independent at the 2005 election he was unable to take a seat.[3]