David Kerr
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David Kerr is a politician from Northern Ireland and founding member of the Third Way think-tank.[1]
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National Front
Kerr was a member for the National Front[2] and "contested a council seat as an NF candidate, but secured only a handful of votes."[3]
Third Way
Kerr was a founding member of Third Way, along with former National Front member Patrick Harrington. Kerr was also the main driving force behind Ulster Third Way, the Northern Ireland branch of Third Way. In the 2001 Westminister Elections, David Kerr, the Ulster Third Way candidate, polled 116 votes (0.3% share of the vote).[4] Kerr stood again in the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections but this time polled only 16 votes, the smallest number of votes gained by any of the standing candidates.[5]
Vote For Yourself Party
Despite still being member of Third Way, in the 2005 General Election Kerr stood as a candidate for the Vote For Yourself Party, listed on ballots as Rainbow Dream Ticket, [6] gaining 147 votes (0.5%).[7]
Solidarity - The Union for British Workers
In November 2007 Kerr was elected to the Solidarity Executive for a period of five years.[8] Solidarity, a self-described "nationalist union"[9] has close links to far right organisations such as the BNP and Civil Liberty. The BNP openly endorse Solidarity; a link to the Solidarity website, one of only four on the links page, is provided on the BNP website.[10]
Notes
- ↑ 'Biographies', Third Way website
- ↑ 'Ex National Front men ‘target’ Chris Huhne', Eastleigh News, 6 May 2010.
- ↑ Dr john Cutler, 'Ireland - The Orange Swastika: The rise of new millennium Loyalist Nazism', Searchlight magazine, November 2003.
- ↑ 'West Belfast Election Results', ARK: Northern Ireland Elections.
- ↑ 'Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2003', ARK: Northern Ireland Elections.
- ↑ 'Call for ex-NF man to pull out of poll', Belfast Telegraph, 3 May 2005.
- ↑ 'Antrim East', The Guardian.
- ↑ '20/11/2007 - Results of Solidarity Executive Elections', Solidarity website
- ↑ British Worker, Solidarity - The Union for British Workers website
- ↑ 'Links', BNP website.
