Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Parsley (2nd nomination)
last time, I spoke in favour of deletion, but, since June 2009, I'm seeing some significant coverage: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/alliance-star-jumps-ship-to-join-the-tories-14488985.html ''Belfast Telegraph'' and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8250505.stm ''BBC News'' articles on his defection to the Tories, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0415/1224268371604.html an ''Irish Times'' article on his candidature in the 2010 general election, http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/tories-threaten-to-go-it-alone-in-assembly-poll-1-1848368 a ''News Letter'' article on the possibility of him standing in the Assembly election, http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/partyrsquos-left-me-in-limbo-claims-top-ulster-tory-14964515.html a ''Belfast Telegraph'' article on a dispute between him and the Conservatives, and http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ian-parsley-leaves-the-tories-15010230.html another on his departure from the party.  While he doesn't meet the specific grounds listed at , he has now received "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article
— User:Warofdreams, 01:39, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:POLITICIAN (Wikipedia:Notability)