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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.