Born and raised in Foyle, John Doherty was educated at St Columb's College and Magee. Having initially received a Law Degree in 2015, he is now studying for a Master's Degree in Commercial Law. A cross-border worker, he has a personal interest in keeping the border open and avoiding a hard Brexit.
Constituency: Foyle
| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes |
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| 70,324 | 1 | 46,136 | 65.60% | 45,965 | 171 |
Vote Distribution
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Count Results
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18087 |
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7398 |
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On the Ballot
A native of Derry, Mark Durkan started to work for John Hume as his Westminster Assistant in 1984. In 1990 he became Chairperson of the SDLP, serving until 1995, and was elected to Derry City Council in 1993. He was a key member of the SDLP team during the negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998 for Foyle and was appointed to the Northern Ireland Executive as Minister for Finance and Personnel. In 2001 he replaced Seamus Mallon as Deputy First Minister. He also succeeded John Hume as SDLP Leader. He became the MP for Foyle in 2005. He stood down as party leader in February 2010 to be replaced by Margaret Ritchie. In November 2010 he also resigned from the Assembly to concentrate on his role as MP for Foyle. He has served as a member of the Select Committee on Exiting the European Union.
Shaun Harkin is a long-time socialist organiser, trade unionist, and writer. He is a member of the Socialist Workers Party, the People Before Profit Alliance, and UNISON Community Branch. He was the campaign organiser for Eamonn McCann's successful election to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May last year and is the North West Ireland PBPA organiser.
First elected as Derry Councillor in 2005, Elisha McCallion is a former Mayor of Derry and Strabane District Council. She topped the poll in the snap Assembly election earlier this year, securing the late Martin McGuinness's Sinn Fein seat in Foyle. The first Mayor of the new DCSDC on its formation in 2015 and strong advocate of women, community and youth empowerment, the new MLA is married with three children.
Gary Middleton was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in April 2015 to replace Maurice Devenney and was subsequently elected in May 2016 and again in March 2017. Before being an MLA, he was elected to Derry City Council in 2011 and served as deputy mayor. He was also elected to the new Derry City and Strabane District Council and appointed DUP Group leader in 2014.
