Cathal Ó hOisín is an Irish

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who was a

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(MLA) for

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from 2011 to 2016. He lost his seat to his party running mate Caoimhe Archibald at the 2016 election. Ó hOisín was educated at

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and Magee College,

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. He was first elected to

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at the 2005 local elections for the Benbradagh electoral area. He served as Mayor of Limavady from 2009 to 2010. At the 2010 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in

, taking second place with 19.3% of the vote.East Londonderry: Gregory Campbell is re-elected
, ''

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'', 7 May 2010

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1963 births Living people Sinn Féin MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 People from Dungiven Mayors of places in Northern Ireland Members of Limavady Borough Council Politicians from County Londonderry Sinn Féin councillors in Northern Ireland Sinn Féin parliamentary candidates {{SinnFéin-politician-stub