13-508: Dodds may refer to: Dodds (surname) , people with the surname Dodds Dodds Range , a former name of the Xueshan Range on Taiwan Island Dodds, Iowa , a ghost town Dodds, Missouri , an unincorporated community Dodds, Ohio , a US unincorporated place Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois , US Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) Isaac Dodds and Son ,
26-576: A UK railway engine manufacturer See also [ edit ] Dods (disambiguation) Dod (disambiguation) Dodd (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dodds . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dodds&oldid=963579541 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
39-559: A fictional character in the DC Comics universe DS Dodds played by Jason Watkins in the British crime drama television series McDonald & Dodds See also [ edit ] Dodd (surname) Dodds (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dodds (surname) . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Dodds . If an internal link intending to refer to
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65-3113: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dodds (surname) Dodds is a surname, and may refer to: People [ edit ] In academia [ edit ] Sir Edward Charles Dodds, 1st Baronet , British biochemist J. Colin Dodds , academic E. R. Dodds , Irish classical scholar Harold W. Dodds , American educator Klaus Dodds , geographer Stephen Hatfield Dodds , Australian philosophical economist In arts and entertainment [ edit ] Baby Dodds (1898–1959), American jazz drummer Christopher Dodds , (born 1967), Canadian Photographer Joanie Dodds , runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 Johnny Dodds , American jazz clarinettist K. K. Dodds (born 1965), American actor Megan Dodds (born 1970), British actor In government and politics [ edit ] Anneliese Dodds (born 1978), British politician Diane Dodds (born 1958), Northern Ireland politician Douglas Dodds-Parker (1909–2006), British politician Francis H. Dodds (1858–1940), American politician John Stokell Dodds (1848–1914), colonial administrator in Australia Nigel Dodds (born 1958), Northern Ireland politician Norman Dodds (1903–1965), British politician Ozro J. Dodds (1840–1882), American politician In sport [ edit ] Football (soccer) [ edit ] Billy Dodds (born 1969), Scottish footballer Davie Dodds , Scottish footballer Jock Dodds (1915–2007), Scottish footballer Louis Dodds (born 1986), English footballer Rhian Dodds (born 1979), Scottish-Canadian soccer player Other sports [ edit ] David John Dodds , athlete and jockey Ed Dodds , American football executive Jennifer Dodds (born 1991), Scottish curler John Dodds (motorcycle racer) (born 1943), Australian motorcycle road racer Mitchell Dodds (born 1989), Australian Rugby League player Norman Dodds (1876–1916), Australian cricketer Rachael Dodds (born 1994), Australian para-athlete Richard Dodds (born 1959), British field hockey player Trevor Dodds (born 1959), Namibian golfer Trevor Dodds (curler) , Scottish curler Andrew Dodds (born 1991), Australian Figure Skater/Ice Dancer In other fields [ edit ] Alfred Dodds , French general Isaac Dodds , British pioneer locomotive designer Jackson Dodds , Canadian scouting organiser John Mathieson Dodds , Scottish electrical engineer Leslie Dodds , English bridge player Lin Hatfield Dodds , Australian social activist (also see Stephen Hatfield Dodds ) Philip V.W. Dodds (1951–2007), audio engineer Robert Dodds , Canadian aviator W. O. H. Dodds , Canadian WW1 general Other uses [ edit ] Sandman (Wesley Dodds) ,
78-694: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Diane Dodds Diane Jean Dodds, Baroness Dodds of Duncairn , MLA (born 16 August 1958), is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland . She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Northern Ireland constituency from 2009 to 2020. She previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as MLA for West Belfast . In 2020, Dodds returned to
91-673: The Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) splinter party, who gained 66,000 first preference votes. Allister had accused the DUP of "betrayal" in going into government with Sinn Féin . Sinn Féin topped the poll, the first time a republican party had done so in a European election in Northern Ireland. Dodds was elected third, behind Jim Nicholson of the UUP , and with fewer votes than the quota (the elections being held under
104-599: The single transferable vote system). In September 2018, Dodds voted against a motion asserting the "existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded" - in line with most UKIP and Conservative Party MEPs. The DUP announced that following Carla Lockhart's election to the House of Commons in December 2019 , Dodds would succeed her as MLA for Upper Bann. In January 2020, Dodds
117-610: The Assembly as MLA for Upper Bann and is the DUP's Spokesperson for Education and Skills. She is married to Lord Dodds , and as such she is styled as "The Right Honourable The Lady Dodds of Duncairn". Dodds was born into a farming family in Rathfriland , County Down , where she attended Banbridge Academy before moving on to study at Queen's University Belfast . While studying, she met her future husband and future DUP MP for North Belfast , Nigel Dodds . In 2003, Dodds
130-644: The Court District Electoral Area in the 2005 Local Government Elections. On that occasion she polled in excess of three electoral quotas and her surplus votes enabled the election of two running mates. In that election, she polled more votes than any other local government candidate in Northern Ireland. Despite increasing her vote from the 2003 Assembly election, she narrowly lost her seat to Sinn Féin in 2007. Dodds has also been active within Belfast City Council , where she
143-654: Was Chief Whip of the 14-councillor DUP group. She chaired the Policy and Resources Committee on the council and actively supported a campaign to host a homecoming parade for the Royal Irish Regiment and other armed forces returning home from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. On 3 February 2009, Dodds was selected by the DUP as its candidate for the 2009 election to the European Parliament and
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#1732790507084156-477: Was elected an MEP on 8 June, representing Northern Ireland . Despite her election, the results were disappointing for Dodds and her party. The DUP's share of the vote fell 14% to just over 18%. While the Westminster expenses scandal and a perceived poor performance in live debates were cited as reasons for the poor result, Dodds herself blamed the decline in DUP votes on former DUP member Jim Allister of
169-464: Was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent Belfast West . She was the first Unionist elected to a regional assembly from West Belfast in more than 20 years (the last being Thomas Passmore to the 1982-86 Assembly). Her strongest support base during the election campaign was in the Shankill Road area of the constituency. Following her election to the Assembly, Dodds contested
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