Oliver McMullan
Oliver McMullan | |
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| Member ofCauseway Coast and Glens Borough Council | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kieran Mulholland |
| Constituency | The Glens |
| Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly forEast Antrim | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 30 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Robinson |
| Succeeded by | John Stewart |
| Member ofLarne Borough Council | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 21 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Danny O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | James McKeown |
| Constituency | Coast Road |
| Member ofMoyle District Council | |
| In office 19 May 1993 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Margaret McKillop |
| Constituency | The Glens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1952[1] Cushendall,County Antrim,Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin(2003 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent(1993 - 2003) |
| Website | Oliver McMullan MLA |
Oliver McMullan(born 22 March 1952) is an IrishSinn Féinpolitician,serving as aCauseway Coast and Glens councillorforThe GlensDEA since2019.He was aMember of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) forEast Antrimfrom2011to 2017. He was also aLarne Borough Councillor,betweenMayand November 2011.[2][3]
Career[edit]
McMullan was active in business life in his nativeCushendall,where he owned a local pub.[4]He entered politics in1993,when he was elected as anIndependenttoMoyle District Council,topping the poll.[5]He also topped the poll in the same elections in1997[5]and2001,[5]standing as either an Independent or Independent Nationalist.
McMullan headed theIndependent McMullanlist in the 1996 elections to theNorthern Ireland Forum.He received 670 votes (2%) inNorth Antrim,[6]with the list receiving 927 votes (0.12%) across Northern Ireland, meaning that no candidates were elected. McMullan failed to be elected in the same constituency in the1998 elections,where he polled 1.0%.
He joined Sinn Féin before the2003 Assembly electionsand stood unsuccessfully for the party in East Antrim in those elections and the2007 Assembly elections.He was re-elected to Moyle District Council in2005,serving as the first Sinn Féin chairman of the council[4]and a board member on the North Eastern Education and Library Board.[4]He was also a member of Sinn Féin's All Ireland Advisory Committees for Agriculture, Tourism and Rural Development.[7]
After 18 years as a member of Moyle Council, McMullan contested and won a seat on Larne Borough Council in May 2011, standing in and topping the poll in the Coast Road electoral area. He was also elected to the Assembly for East Antrim that same day.[8]In doing so, he became the first Sinn Féin councilor on the predominantlyunionistcouncil. In November 2011, he resigned from the council, enabling fellow Sinn Féin member James McKeown to take his place.[9]
Just over a week after gaining election, he received a death threat from a group claiming to be called the 'Loyalist Action Force'.[10]
McMullan spoke about a family that had been the target of several racist attacks inGlenarm,saying, "There has been a petrol bomb thrown at the house and there has been another occasion when acid was poured over their vehicle."[11]
In 2013, he revealed he was suffering from prostate cancer.[12]
Standing for re-election in the2016 Assembly election,he retained his seat with 2,633 votes.[13]He lost his seat at the2017 Assembly election.[14]
McMullan was elected to theCauseway Coast and Glens Borough Councilas a representative for the Glens District in the2019 local elections.
References[edit]
- ^"The Northern Ireland Assembly".niassembly.gov.uk.
- ^"East Antrim election results".BBC News.Retrieved7 May2011.
- ^"ITV Hub".ITV Hub.
- ^abc"General Election 2010: Northern Ireland candidates".BBC News.21 April 2010.Retrieved7 May2011.
- ^abc"Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011".ark.ac.uk.
- ^North Antrim election results, ark.ac.ukaccessed 7 May 2011
- ^"Oliver McMullan (Sinn Fein)".Newtownabbey Today.
- ^The election race beginsThe Ballycastle Chronicle,14 April 2011
- ^"McMullan resigns from Larne council".Larne Times.21 November 2011.Retrieved8 May2022.
- ^"Sinn Fein MLA Oliver McMullan sent death threat by post".BBC News.17 May 2011.Retrieved8 May2022.
- ^"BBC News – Five rescued after arson attack on house in Glenarm".BBC News.21 August 2012.Retrieved27 August2012.
- ^McGonagle, Suzanne (24 August 2013)."I'm fighting cancer says MLA".The Irish News.
- ^"East Antrim election results".BBC News.Retrieved8 May2022.
- ^"2017 East Antrim election results".Belfast Telegraph.3 March 2017.Retrieved8 May2022.