Addie Morrow

Addie Morrow is a former politician in Northern Ireland.

Born on a farm in County Down, Morrow was an early member of the ecumenical Corrymeela Community, later led by his brother John. [John Morrow, "On the Road of Reconciliation: A Brief Memoir"] [M. A. MacIver and E. H. Bauermeister"Bridging the Religious Divide: Mobilizing for Reconciliation in Northern Ireland", "Review of Religious Research", 1990]

Morrow was an early member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), and was elected to Castlereagh Borough Council in 1973, holding his seat at each subsequent election, [ [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcastlereagh.htm The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Castlereagh] , Northern Ireland Elections] holding his seat until standing down in 1989. [ [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgcastlereagh.htm Local Government Elections 1985 - 1989: Castlereagh] , Northern Ireland Elections]

In 1982, Morrow was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, representing Belfast East. At the 1983 UK general election, he stood unsuccessfully in Strangford, taking 15% of the vote. [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8008 ElectionsIreland.org: Addie Morrow] ] In 1984, under John Cushnahan, Morrow became APNI's deputy leader. [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fnd95.htm The 1995 North Down By-Election] ]

At the 1987, Morrow increased his share of the vote in Strangford to 20%. For the 1992 UK general election, he switched to contest North Down, taking just under 15%. Morrow became APNI's chair, but stood down in 1993, citing disappointment at the failure of other parties to use the Brooke-Mayhew Talks to reach agreement. [ [http://www.uhb.fr/langues/Cei/chron93.htm Chronology 1993] , Centre d'Etudes Irlandaises - Université Rennes 2] Morrow later became APNI's President. [D. T. Denver, "British Elections & Parties Review: The General Election of 1997"]

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