Karen McKevitt is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Down from 2011 to 2016.[1]

Karen McKevitt
Member of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
In office
2 May 2019 – 18 May 2023
Preceded byGillian Fitzpatrick
Succeeded bySelina Murphy
ConstituencyCrotlieve
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for South Down
In office
5 May 2011 – 5 May 2016
Preceded byP. J. Bradley
Succeeded bySinead Bradley
Member of Newry and Mourne District Council
In office
5 May 2005 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byPaul McKibben
Succeeded byDeclan McAleer
ConstituencyCrotlieve
Personal details
Born (1971-07-09) 9 July 1971 (age 53)
Newry, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySDLP

Political career

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McKevitt entered politics in 2005 when she was elected to Newry and Mourne council, topping the poll in the Crotlieve electoral area.[2]

She stood in the Newry and Armagh constituency in the 2016 Assembly election, getting 3,923 first preference votes, but failed to win a seat.[3]

McKevitt was elected to the Crotlieve DEA on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council at the 2019 local government election.

She was selected to run for the SDLP in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election in her former constituency of South Down alongside Colin McGrath, but was not elected.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Northern Ireland Assembly election: full list of MLAs, BBC News, 8 May 2011
  2. ^ Newry and Mourne council election results Ark.ac.uk, accessed 9 May 2011
  3. ^ "Newry and Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ The SDLP [@SDLPlive] (17 December 2021). "SDLP Members in South Down have selected @ColinSDLP and @Karen_McKevitt as our candidates in the next Assembly election. https://t.co/dc28kk4Kr5" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via Twitter.
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Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for South Down
2011–2016
Succeeded by