Elisha McCallion

Elisha McCallion
MP
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
(1982-10-21) 21 October 1982
Derry, Northern Ireland
Political party Sinn Féin
Spouse(s) 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] Following her election, concerns about electoral malpractice were raised with the Electoral Office by the SDLP and People Before Profit's Eamon McCann.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "MLAs: Ms Elisha McCallion". niassembly.gov.uk. Northern Ireland Assembly.
  2. ↑ "NI Election 2017 - Foyle". BBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Elisha McCallion". sinnfein.ie. Sinn Féin. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Elisha McCallion MP". parliament.uk. Parliament UK.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Foyle MLA to raise concerns over 'stolen votes' with election chief". News Letter. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Claims of Foyle vote theft mount - SDLP to meet with Electoral Office". Belfast Telegraph. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Martin McGuinness		 Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Foyle
2017–2017		 Succeeded by
Karen Mullan
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Mark Durkan		 Member of Parliament
for Foyle
2017–present		 Incumbent
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