Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart | |
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Member of Parliament for Upper Bann | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | David Simpson |
Majority | 8,210 (16.4%) |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann | |
In office 5 May 2016 – 13 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Moutray |
Succeeded by | Diane Dodds |
Personal details | |
Born | Aughnacloy, Northern Ireland[1] |
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Spouse | Rodney Condell |
Children | Charlie |
Alma mater | Ulster University |
Website | Carla Lockhart |
Carla Rebecca Lockhart[2] is a Democratic Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Bann since the 2019 general election.[3] She was previously an MLA for Upper Bann, elected in the 2016 election.[4]
Personal life
Lockhart was born in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, to a working-class family. She attended Aughnacloy High School, before attending Armagh Tech (now part of Southern Regional College) and then obtaining a business degree from the University of Ulster. Interested in politics from a young age, she was a member of the DUP's Young Democrats in her youth.
Lockhart is a member of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster.[5]
Political career
Lockhart was elected to Craigavon Borough Council in 2007, representing the Lurgan area, before stepping down in 2016 to run for the Assembly elections. She worked full-time in the Lurgan DUP Advice Centre, under Stephen Moutray whilst working as a councillor. From a farming background in South Tyrone, she is a business graduate of Ulster University and is married to Rodney Condell, a quantity surveyor.[6]
On 8 November 2019, Lockhart announced her candidacy for the Upper Bann Westminster constituency in the 2019 general election.[7]
On 13 December 2019, Lockhart won the Upper Bann seat in Westminster, previously held by David Simpson, and stepped down from her seat as MLA for Upper Bann.[3][8][9][10]
References
- ^ "The borough's youngest-ever Mayor going up political ladder". Portadown Times. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Upper Bann parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Upper Bann: DUP's Carla Lockhart tops the poll". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "I've miscarried twice, the pain was horrendous and never leaves you... If it's God's plan, I'd still like to have children". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Profile". mydup.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Carla Lockhart selected for Upper Bann". Facebook. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Upper Bann: DUP's Carla Lockhart eases to victory against John O'Dowd". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Upper Bann: Carla Lockhart will 'lean on' predecessor MP David Simpson". The Irish News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ McClements, Freya. "Upper Bann: Carla Lockhart increases DUP lead in her first Westminster win". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Northern Ireland Assembly biography
- DUP biography
- 1985 births
- Living people
- UK MPs 2019–
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- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Northern Irish constituencies
- Mayors of Craigavon
- Members of Craigavon Borough Council
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Upper Bann
- People from Craigavon
- Presbyterians from Northern Ireland
- Women mayors of places in Northern Ireland
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