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As a member of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), he was elected to [[Newtownabbey Borough Council]] in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its [[mayor]]. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee. |
As a member of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), he was elected to [[Newtownabbey Borough Council]] in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its [[mayor]]. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee. |
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In 2003, he was elected to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]], representing [[South Antrim (Assembly constituency)|South Antrim]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicholas Whyte|publisher=''Northern Ireland Elections''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=South Antrim|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/asa.htm}}</ref> He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''Alliance Party of Northern Ireland''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=About South Antrim: David Ford MLA|url=http://www.davidford.org/pages/southantrim.html}}</ref> but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace [[William McCrea (politician)|William McCrea]] following his resignation.<ref>[http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/news/Girvan-makes-Stormont-return.6404261.jp "Girvan makes Stormont return"], ''Newtownabbey Times'', 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.</ref> In the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 general election]], he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/paul-girvan/4633 Parliament UK]</ref> having defeated the incumbent [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] Member, Danny Kinahan.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000014|title= Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 9 June 2017|website= bbc.co.uk|publisher= [[BBC]]|access-date= 10 June 2017}}</ref> |
In 2003, he was elected to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]], representing [[South Antrim (Assembly constituency)|South Antrim]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicholas Whyte|publisher=''Northern Ireland Elections''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=South Antrim|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/asa.htm}}</ref> He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''Alliance Party of Northern Ireland''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=About South Antrim: David Ford MLA|url=http://www.davidford.org/pages/southantrim.html|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120730061706/http://www.davidford.org/pages/southantrim.html|archivedate=30 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace [[William McCrea (politician)|William McCrea]] following his resignation.<ref>[http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/news/Girvan-makes-Stormont-return.6404261.jp "Girvan makes Stormont return"], ''Newtownabbey Times'', 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.</ref> In the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 general election]], he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/paul-girvan/4633 Parliament UK]</ref> having defeated the incumbent [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] Member, Danny Kinahan.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000014|title= Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 9 June 2017|website= bbc.co.uk|publisher= [[BBC]]|access-date= 10 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
Revision as of 14:51, 10 January 2018
Paul Girvan | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim | |
In office 1 July 2010 – 9 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | William McCrea |
Succeeded by | Trevor Clarke |
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007 | |
Preceded by | Norman Boyd |
Succeeded by | Trevor Clarke |
Member of Parliament for South Antrim | |
Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Danny Kinahan |
Majority | 3,208 (7.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Northern Ireland | 6 July 1963
Nationality | British |
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Paul Girvan (born 6 July 1963) is a Northern Irish politician. Since 2017, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim.
As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), he was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its mayor. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee.
In 2003, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Antrim.[2] He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,[3] but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.[4] In the 2017 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,[5] having defeated the incumbent Ulster Unionist Member, Danny Kinahan.[6]
Sources
- ^ Profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 30 June 2014.
- ^ Nicholas Whyte. "South Antrim". Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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(help) - ^ "About South Antrim: David Ford MLA". Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Girvan makes Stormont return", Newtownabbey Times, 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.
- ^ Parliament UK
- ^ "Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
External links
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–07
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–11
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–16
- People from Ballyclare
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–17
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–
- UK MPs 2017–
- Democratic Unionist Party MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Antrim constituencies (since 1922)
- Democratic Unionist Party MLAs
- Mayors of Newtownabbey