Áine Murphy
Appearance
Áine Murphy | |
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![]() Murphy in 2023 | |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
Assumed office 5 July 2021 | |
Preceded by | Seán Lynch |
Personal details | |
Political party | Sinn Féin |
Residence | Lisnaskea |
Website | Áine Murphy MLA |
Áine Murphy MLA is a Sinn Féin politician who has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2021.[1]
Political career
[edit]Murphy was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in July 2021 for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, succeeding Sean Lynch who had retired.
In March 2022, she introduced a fracking prohibition bill.[2]
At the 2022 Assembly election, Murphy was re-elected to the Assembly on the eighth and final count with 7,379 first-preference votes (13.73%).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Áine Murphy begins as new Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA". Impartial Reporter. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Fracking prohibition Bill unlikely to be passed this Assembly term". The Independent. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Fermanagh and South Tyrone result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022". BBC News.