Arthur Doherty (19 January 1932 – 6 February 2003) was a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 1998 to 2002. Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in

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, then at

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before becoming a teacher. He later studied Education and Arts and Design at the University of Ulster and became active in the Irish National Teachers Organisation.Biography – Arthur Doherty, Northern Ireland Assembly
Doherty was involved in the civil rights movement, and joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), later serving on its executive.SDLP champion Arthur Doherty dies aged 71
, ''

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'' He was elected to Limavady Borough Council in 1977, serving as Mayor of

Limavady Limavady (; ) is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. Lying east of Derry and southwest of Coleraine, Limavady had a population of 12,032 people at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census ...

in 1993. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum representing

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, and he held his seat at the

1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election The 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election took place on Thursday, 25 June 1998. This was the first election to the new devolved Northern Ireland Assembly. Six members from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constit ...

. He resigned from the Assembly with effect from 1 September 2002 and was replaced by Michael Coyle.East Londonderry
Northern Ireland Elections He died the following year, after a short illness.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Arthur 1932 births 2003 deaths Members of the Northern Ireland Forum Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003 Social Democratic and Labour Party MLAs Mayors of places in Northern Ireland Members of Limavady Borough Council