tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post5999658159032825168..comments2023-10-19T22:49:15.517+01:00Comments on Ulster's Doomed!: The TUV in 2011Horsemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655806346968204169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-7486954941975110442010-05-14T15:23:29.945+01:002010-05-14T15:23:29.945+01:00I doubt if the TUV will be in existence for the As...I doubt if the TUV will be in existence for the Assembly elections next year. Their whole purpose of existence is to elect a suffcient number of MLA's to put an end to mandatory power sharing. They received less than 4% of the vote. Even adjusting for the fact that they did not contest all constituencies, their vote would not have exceeded 5% if they stood in all 18. With only one MLA from North Antrim, they would be irrelevant. The Westminster election was their last chance. The DUP was tainted by the Robinson financial and personal scandals and there was a general disillsion with MP's due to the MP expenses scandal. Iris Robinson will be long forgotten next year and Peter Robinson may not be the leader of the DUP next year. There is no reason to believe the TUV will improve on their poor showing in the Westminster election and they are certainly aware of this. The big question now is what will their voters do. Will they return to the DUP ? Defect to the UCUNF ? Or will some stay home and refuse to vote ?Fahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951221152773556381noreply@blogger.com