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28th May 10
5/28/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that he is supporting Rodney Connor as an election petition challenging the General Election result is brought before the High Court.
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that he is supporting Rodney Connor as an election petition challenging the General Election result is brought before the High Court.
Speaking about the election petition, Mr Elliott said: “The decision to take the issue of the General Election result to the high court is not one that was made lightly. The reality is that having studied everything that happened at the count in Omagh, and having had correspondence with the electoral office, I feel that there are irregularities which we simply cannot allow to go unchallenged. As democrats, we cannot, and will not, sit on the sidelines and watch republicans or anyone else win a seat by default. The democratic process demands that no uncertainty should be allowed to remain about any result, and so it is vital that we press ahead with the election petition.”
“I would like to make it clear that both I am behind Rodney. He is a man of integrity who, fought an honest, clean campaign, only to then find himself cast aside due to a questionable result. What we are seeking is clarity and openness so that no uncertainty about the result is allowed to remain.”
“I believe the people of Fermanagh and South Tyrone will welcome the election petition with its aim of ensuring that all the facts are scrutinised and clarified beyond any doubt.”
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