Declan McAleer (born 10 July 1973) is an Irish

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who was selected by his party as a

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(MLA) of the

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to represent the West Tyrone constituency in June 2012. He replaced his party colleague Pat Doherty, an

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MP in the

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, who had resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly as part of Sinn Féin's policy of abolishing double jobbing. He previously served on a local council.Profile
, sinnfein.ie; accessed 14 May 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McAleer, Declan 1973 births Living people Sinn Féin MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Place of birth missing (living people) Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027