Michael Murphy (born 6 February 1942) is an
Irish nationalist
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politician in
Northern Ireland
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.
Background
Active in
Irish republicanism
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after getting involved with the
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA; ) was an organisation that campaigned for civil rights for Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Formed in Belfast on 9 April 1967,[Northern Ireland Forum
The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
The forum was elected, with five members being elected for each List o ...]
for
Sinn Féin
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in
South Down. Murphy was the unsuccessful Sinn Féin candidate for
South Down in the
1997 election to the
United Kingdom Parliament
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; a few months later he was elected to
Newry and Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council () was a local council in Northern Ireland. It merged with Down District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
It inclu ...
.
He was then elected from the same constituency to the
Northern Ireland Assembly
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in 1998.
1998 NI Assembly Election Results
He was Sinn Féin spokesperson on Housing. He was again elected as a councillor for Newry and Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council () was a local council in Northern Ireland. It merged with Down District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
It inclu ...
from the Crotlieve electoral area in 2005.
References
1942 births
Living people
People from Banbridge
Members of the Northern Ireland Forum
Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003
Mayors of places in Northern Ireland
Members of Newry and Mourne District Council
Sinn Féin MLAs
Sinn Féin councillors in Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin parliamentary candidates
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