David Simpson (UK politician)
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Member of Parliament for Upper Bann |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | David Trimble |
| Majority | 2,264 (4.8%) |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann |
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In office 26 November 2003 – 1 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Mervyn Carrick |
| Succeeded by | Sydney Anderson |
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Thomas David Simpson 16 February 1959 Moy, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Simpson |
| Children | Kristy Steven Leah |
| Residence | Annaghmore, County Armagh |
| Alma mater | College of Business Studies |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Religion | Free Presbyterian |
| Website | David Simpson MP |
Thomas David Simpson (born 16 February 1959) is a Democratic Unionist (DUP) politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann in Northern Ireland.
Simpson was first elected to Craigavon Borough Council in 2001 and served as mayor in 2004-2005. In the 2001 general election Simpson stood unsuccessfully against Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble in the parliamentary constituency of Upper Bann. In 2003 he was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann.
Simpson won the parliamentary seat from Trimble in the 2005 general election and retained his council seat. He was re-elected to the Assembly in 2007 but resigned from the Assembly and from Craigavon Borough Council after being returned to Westminster in the 2010 general election.
Simpson used parliamentary privilege in 2007 to accuse Sinn Féin MLA Francie Molloy of involvement in the 1979 killing of Simpson's cousin, a former police officer. He alleged that Molloy had been an informer working for the British state within the IRA. Molloy denied both claims.
Simpson was a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Commons Committee on Statutory Instruments (2006-2009). and the Transport Select Committee (2007-2009). He joined the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in 2009.
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