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Joe Gaston (born 1926 or 1927) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Gaston worked as a farmer and served part-time in the Ulster Defence Regiment.〔Suzanne Breen, "(The forgotten victims of the Troubles )", ''Sunday Tribune'', May 2006 〕 In 1973, he was elected to Ballymoney Borough Council as a non-party candidate. He was re-elected in 1977, for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).〔(The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ballymoney ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 In December 1977, Gaston's right leg was removed by a bomb planted in his tractor by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.〔〔(Belfast Today )〕 Gaston was elected at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1982 in North Antrim.〔(North Antrim 1973-1982 ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 In 1985, he served as Deputy Mayor of Ballymoney, then as Mayor from 1986–87 and 1990 - 93. At the 1992 general election, Gaston contested Ian Paisley's North Antrim seat, taking second place with 18.1% of the votes cast.〔(North Antrim, 1983-1992 ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, again in North Antrim,〔(North Antrim ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 and served his final term as Mayor of Ballymoney. Gaston lost his council seat in 2005.〔(Ballymoney Borough Council Elections 1993-2005 ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Gaston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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