Cathy Mason

Cathy Mason is a Sinn Féin politician who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from South Down in the 2022 election.[1]

Cathy Mason
MLA
Cathy Mason at the 2021 Sinn Féin
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for South Down
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Preceded byEmma Rogan
Personal details
BornDrumaness
Political partySinn Féin

Political career

In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections, Mason was elected to the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as a Councillor of the district electoral area (DEA) of Slieve Croob, winning 1,069 first preference votes and being elected on the fifth count. [2] Mason became Chairperson of the Council on 1st June 2021.[3]

Mason was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from South Down in the 2022 election, receiving 9,963 first preference votes and being elected on the first count. [4]

References
  1. "South Down result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. "Council Elections - District Electoral Area of Slieve Croob". The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. 2019-02-05.
  3. "New Council Chairperson Appointed at 2021 AGM".
  4. "Constituency profile: South Down". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-05-06.


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