Cathal Ó hOisín is a former Irish

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who was a

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(MLA) for East Londonderry from

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Background

Ó hOisín was educated at St. Patrick's College, Maghera and

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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 East Londonderry, taking second place with 19.3% of the vote.East Londonderry: Gregory Campbell is re-elected
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'', 7 May 2010 He lost his Assembly seat to party running mate,

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, at the 2016 Assembly election. He unsuccessfully attempted to regain his former seat at the Assembly election the following year.

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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