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| Mid Ulster by-election: Lutton chosen as unionist candidate | Mid Ulster by-election: Lutton chosen as unionist candidate |
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| By Martina Purdy BBC NI Political Correspondent | By Martina Purdy BBC NI Political Correspondent |
| The son of a murdered RUC reservist has been selected as the single unionist candidate to contest the Mid Ulster by-election. | The son of a murdered RUC reservist has been selected as the single unionist candidate to contest the Mid Ulster by-election. |
| Nigel Lutton's father Frederick "Eric" Lutton was killed by the IRA in May 1979. | Nigel Lutton's father Frederick "Eric" Lutton was killed by the IRA in May 1979. |
| Sinn Fein has selected Francie Molloy to stand in the seat. | |
| In 2007, the DUP MP David Simpson used parliamentary privilege to name Mr Molloy as having been suspected of involvement in the killing. | |
| Mr Molloy has always denied involvement in the killing. | |
| The by-election on 7 March was called to replace Martin McGuinness. | |
| The DUP and UUP constituency associations held separate meetings on Thursday evening. | The DUP and UUP constituency associations held separate meetings on Thursday evening. |
| They unanimously endorsed Nigel Lutton as their candidate. | They unanimously endorsed Nigel Lutton as their candidate. |
| The SDLP candidate will be Patsy McGlone. | |
| Independent Unionist William Frazer, the victims campaigner, has also expressed an interest in contesting the race. | |
| Frederick "Eric" Lutton, 40, a former part-time member of the RUC reserve worked as a caretaker for the National Trust. | Frederick "Eric" Lutton, 40, a former part-time member of the RUC reserve worked as a caretaker for the National Trust. |
| He was killed as he got out of his car to lock the gates of their premises in Moy, County Tyrone. | He was killed as he got out of his car to lock the gates of their premises in Moy, County Tyrone. |
| No-one has ever faced charges for the killing. | No-one has ever faced charges for the killing. |
| In a statement on Thursday, DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson said the decision would be "welcomed by tens of thousands of unionists in both the Mid-Ulster area and more generally throughout Northern Ireland as a common-sense response to the demands to see unionists co-operating together". | In a statement on Thursday, DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson said the decision would be "welcomed by tens of thousands of unionists in both the Mid-Ulster area and more generally throughout Northern Ireland as a common-sense response to the demands to see unionists co-operating together". |
| Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt MLA said they had "listened carefully to the many pro-Union voters in Mid Ulster who were calling for co-operation in this election and for the opportunity to end the long drought that has seen Mid Ulster without representation in the House of Commons for 16 long years". | Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt MLA said they had "listened carefully to the many pro-Union voters in Mid Ulster who were calling for co-operation in this election and for the opportunity to end the long drought that has seen Mid Ulster without representation in the House of Commons for 16 long years". |