John Lowry is the General Secretary of the Workers' Party in Ireland. He is a native of the Lower Falls area of Belfast.
Lowry first stood for the Workers' Party in the Lagan Valley by-election, 1986. As the only candidate to challenge Jim Molyneaux of the Ulster Unionist Party, he picked up 9.3% of the vote.
Lowry stood again in Lagan Valley at the 1987 general election, but, facing several candidates, his vote dropped below 3%. For the 1992 general election he moved to contest Belfast West, an...