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Tied vote in moderator election | Tied vote in moderator election |
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For the third time in nine years the election for the Presbyterian moderator has ended in a tied vote. | For the third time in nine years the election for the Presbyterian moderator has ended in a tied vote. |
Rev Norman Hamilton, minister of Ballysillan, Belfast, and Rev Norman McAuley, Greenwell Street, Newtownards, each received five nominations. | Rev Norman Hamilton, minister of Ballysillan, Belfast, and Rev Norman McAuley, Greenwell Street, Newtownards, each received five nominations. |
The other nine votes from Ireland's 19 presbyteries were divided among three other candidates. | The other nine votes from Ireland's 19 presbyteries were divided among three other candidates. |
The presbyteries will be asked to vote again next month on the two tied candidates. | The presbyteries will be asked to vote again next month on the two tied candidates. |
Norman McAuley is considered the more theologically conservative candidate. | |
Norman Hamilton is a well-known evangelical, considered by some to be on the progressive wing of evangelicalism, who in recent years has become a significant public figure as a result of his involvement in the Holy Cross dispute in north Belfast. | |
The present moderator, Dr Stafford Carson, will continue in office until the Presbyterian General Assembly meets in June. | The present moderator, Dr Stafford Carson, will continue in office until the Presbyterian General Assembly meets in June. |
The other candidates were Rev Derek McKelvey, Rev Ivan Patterson and Rev Roy Mackay. | The other candidates were Rev Derek McKelvey, Rev Ivan Patterson and Rev Roy Mackay. |