Áine Murphy MLA is a

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politician who has been a

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(MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2021.

Political career

Murphy was co-opted to the

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in July 2021 for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, succeeding Sean Lynch who had retired. In March 2022, she introduced a fracking prohibition bill. 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%).

References

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