Karen McKevitt is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Down from 2011 to 2016.[1]
Karen McKevitt | |
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| Member of Newry, 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 the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | P. J. Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Sinead Bradley |
| Member of Newry 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 |
Political career edit
McKevitt entered politics in 2005 when she was elected to Newry and Mourne council, topping the poll in the Crotlieve electoral area.[2]
She stood in the Newry and Armagh constituency in the 2016 Assembly election, getting 3,923 first preference votes, but failed to win a seat.[3]
McKevitt was elected to the Crotlieve DEA on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council at the 2019 local government election.
She was selected to run for the SDLP in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election in her former constituency of South Down alongside Colin 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 results Ark.ac.uk, accessed 9 May 2011
- ^ "Newry and Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via Twitter.