Sheena E. Conn is a former unionist

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. Born in

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, Conn studied at Queen's University Belfast, then worked as a school dentist. Sheena married Douglas Conn, President of the North Londonderry Unionist Association, and moved to Limavady, where she joined the

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(UUP). Despite having no political experience, she stood for election in Londonderry at the

1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. P ...

, and was successful,Ted Nealon, ''Ireland: a Parliamentary Directory, 1973–1974'', p.199 then held her seat on the

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in 1975. Conn was also prominent in the

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leadership, and more recently has run a pick-your-own fruit farm.Arts and Crafts

Limavady Borough Council Limavady Borough Council ( ga, Comhairle Bhuirg Léim an Mhadaidh) was a local government body in Northern Ireland. In May 2015 it merged with Coleraine Borough Council, Ballymoney Borough Council and Moyle District Council under local governme ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Conn, Sheena Year of birth missing Possibly living people Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1973–1974 Members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention Politicians from Belfast People from Limavady Ulster Unionist Party politicians Women from Northern Ireland in politics 20th-century politicians from Northern Ireland Irish dentists Health professionals from Belfast