Karen McKevitt
Karen McKevitt | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | P. J. Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Sinead Bradley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1971 Newry, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | SDLP |
Karen McKevitt is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011 representing South Down.[1] She stood in the Newry and Armagh constituency in the 2016 Assembly Election, polling 3,923 First Preference Votes but failed to win a seat.[2]
McKevitt entered politics in 2005, when she was elected to Newry and Mourne council, topping the poll in the Crotlieve electoral area.[3]
McKevitt was elected to the Crotlieve DEA on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council at the 2019 Local Government Election.
She has been selected to run for the SDLP in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election in South Down alongside Colin McGrath. [4]
References[]
- ^ Northern Ireland Assembly election: full list of MLAs, BBC News, 8 May 2011
- ^ "Newry and Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Newry and Mourne council election results Ark.ac.uk, accessed 9 May 2011
- ^ "https://mobile.twitter.com/sdlplive/status/1471896274324660227". Twitter. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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