Áine Murphy

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Áine Murphy
Murphy in 2023
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Assumed office
5 July 2021
Preceded bySeán Lynch
Personal details
Political partySinn Féin
ResidenceLisnaskea
WebsiteÁine 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Áine Murphy begins as new Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA". Impartial Reporter. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Fracking prohibition Bill unlikely to be passed this Assembly term". The Independent. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Fermanagh and South Tyrone result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022". BBC News.