Elisha McCallion
Elisha McCallion | |
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| Member of Parliament for Foyle | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Durkan |
| Majority | 169 (0.4%) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle | |
| In office 2 March 2017 – 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Martin McGuinness |
| Succeeded by | Karen Mullan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elisha McLaughlin 21 October 1982 Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Declan McCallion |
| Children | 3 |
Elisha McCallion (born 21 October 1982)[1] is a Sinn Féin politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. McCallion has been a Member of Parliament for the Foyle constituency since her election in June 2017.
McCallion was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Foyle constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly from March 2017 to June 2017.[2]
History
McCallion was first elected to Derry City Council in 2005 and became Mayor of Derry in 2015.[3]
On 9 June 2017, McCallion was elected as Sinn Féin's first MP for the Foyle constituency[4] in the 2017 general election.[5]
References
- ^ "MLAs: Ms Elisha McCallion". niassembly.gov.uk. Northern Ireland Assembly.
- ^ "NI Election 2017 - Foyle". BBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Elisha McCallion". sinnfein.ie. Sinn Féin. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Elisha McCallion MP". parliament.uk. Parliament UK.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2017: Shock as Elisha McCallion confirmed as Foyle MP after beating Mark Durkan by 169 votes". Derry Now. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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