Duncan Shipley-Dalton
| Duncan Shipley Dalton | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim |
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In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 |
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| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | David Burnside |
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| Born | 7 November 1970 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Essex, Queen's University Belfast, Harvard University |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Atheist |
Duncan Shipley Dalton (born 7 November 1970) is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Shipley Dalton attended the University of Essex and Queen's University Belfast before becoming a barrister. He holds degrees in Law LL.B(Hons), Human Rights Law LL.M and Public Administration MPA. From 1993-1994 he worked for the Police Authority for Northern Ireland. Then, from 1994-98, he served in the Royal Irish Regiment.
Shipley Dalton became a member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in 1993 and was also an activist in the Young Unionists. In May 1996 Shipley Dalton was an unsuccessful candidate for the Conservative Party in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Strangford, gaining 380 votes or 0.9%. He subsequently returned to the UUP. After the completion of the Stormont talks in 1998 Shipley Dalton was a supporter of the Belfast Agreement. At the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was elected in South Antrim. He initially aimed to be selected as the party's candidate in the South Antrim by-election in 2000, but later withdrew, claiming that the party leadership preferred David Campbell to be their candidate. He endorsed David Campbell, but announced his retirement from Assembly politics at the forthcoming 2003 election.
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