Gardiner Kane

Andrew Gardiner Kane, known as Gardiner Kane (born 25 November 1947) is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Gardiner Kane
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Antrim North
In office
25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byPhilip McGuigan
Personal details
Born (1947-11-25) 25 November 1947
Ballymoney
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party

Born in Ballymoney, Kane joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1974 and served until 1984. He joined the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and was elected to Moyle District Council in 1985, serving as its Chair in 1990 and 1996. In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in North Antrim.[1] He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Antrim at the 1998 election.[2]

Kane was accused of indecently assaulting a former council worker in October 2002. He left the DUP soon afterwards, citing ill health,[3] and stood down from his council seat soon afterwards, prompting a by-election. Kane contested the 2003 Assembly election as an independent, but took only 623 votes and was not elected.[4]

In 2004, Kane was cleared of the sexual assault charge, but was convicted of common assault.[5]

Gardiner Kane is an active member of the all Loyal Orders, namely the Orange Order, Apprentice Boys of Derry, and Royal Black Institution

References
  1. Northern Ireland elections
  2. Biography – Gardine Kane Northern Ireland Assembly Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "DUP veteran's sex assault case adjourned" Belfast Telegraph, 6 April 2004
  4. North Antrim
  5. "Ex-DUP Assemblyman is cleared of sex charge", Belfast Telegraph, 14 August 2004
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for Antrim North
1998–2003		 Succeeded by
Philip McGuigan
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