Áine Murphy

Áine Murphy MLA is a Sinn Féin politician who has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2021.[1]

Áine Murphy
MLA
Murphy in 2023
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Assumed office
5 July 2021
Preceded bySeán Lynch
Personal details
Political partySinn Féin
ResidenceLisnaskea
WebsiteÁine Murphy MLA

Political career

Murphy was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in July 2021 for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, succeeding Sean Lynch who had retired.

In March 2022, she introduced a fracking prohibition bill.[2]

At the 2022 Assembly election, Murphy was re-elected to the Assembly on the eighth and final count with 7,379 first-preference votes (13.73%).[3]

References
  1. "Áine Murphy begins as new Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA". Impartial Reporter. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. "Fracking prohibition Bill unlikely to be passed this Assembly term". The Independent. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. "Fermanagh and South Tyrone result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022". BBC News.


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