Karen McKevitt
Karen McKevitt | |
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| Member ofNewry, Mourne and Down District Council | |
| In office 2 May 2019 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Gillian Fitzpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Selina Murphy |
| Constituency | Crotlieve |
| Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly forSouth Down | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | P. J. Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Sinead Bradley |
| Member ofNewry and Mourne District Council | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Paul McKibben |
| Succeeded by | Declan McAleer |
| Constituency | Crotlieve |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1971 Newry,Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | SDLP |
Karen McKevittis an IrishSocial Democratic and Labour Party(SDLP) politician who served as aMember of the Northern Ireland Assembly(MLA) forSouth Downfrom2011to2016.[1]
Political career[edit]
McKevitt entered politics in 2005 when she was elected toNewry and Mournecouncil, topping the poll in the Crotlieve electoral area.[2]
She stood in theNewry and Armaghconstituency in the2016 Assembly election,getting 3,923 first preference votes, but failed to win a seat.[3]
McKevitt was elected to the Crotlieve DEA onNewry, Mourne and Down District Councilat the2019 local government election.
She was selected to run for theSDLPin the2022 Northern Ireland Assembly electionin her former constituency of South Down alongsideColin McGrath,but was not elected.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Northern Ireland Assembly election: full list of MLAs,BBC News, 8 May 2011
- ^Newry and Mourne council election resultsArk.ac.uk, accessed 9 May 2011
- ^"Newry and Armagh".ark.ac.uk.Retrieved4 May2019.
- ^The SDLP [@SDLPlive](17 December 2021)."SDLP Members in South Down have selected @ColinSDLP and @Karen_McKevitt as our candidates in the next Assembly election. https://t.co/dc28kk4Kr5"(Tweet).Archivedfrom the original on 30 January 2022.Retrieved8 May2022– viaTwitter.