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MURPHY, Conor |
Newry & Armagh |
Sinn Féin |
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Member for Newry and Armagh since 2005. Committees: Chair, Assembly Procedures Committee; Vice-Chair, Public Accounts Committee. Political career: In 2005 Conor Murphy made history when he became the first Irish Republican to be elected as MP for Newry and Armagh. In 1998, after serving as a Newry and Mourne Councillor for eight years, he was elected to the Assembly. There he has chaired the Assembly Procedures committee, was the Sinn Féin Chief Whip and also held the position of Group Leader of the MLA team Minister for Regional Development since May 2007; MLA, Newry and Armagh since 1998; Councillor, Newry and Mourne District Council 1989-97. Education: St Colman`s College, Newry.
b. 10 July 1963. Married with two children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| SINN FEIN HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Sinn Fein |
18,857 |
42.0 |
0.6 |
20,965 |
41.4 |
| SDLP |
10,526 |
23.4 |
-1.8 |
12,770 |
25.2 |
| UCUP – New Force |
8,558 |
19.1 |
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| DUP |
5,764 |
12.8 |
-5.6 |
9,311 |
18.4 |
| Independent |
656 |
1.5 |
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625 |
1.2 |
| Alliance |
545 |
1.2 |
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| Majority |
8,331 |
18.6 |
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8,195 |
16.2 |
| Turnout |
44,906 |
60.4 |
-9.6 |
50,696 |
70.0 |
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