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Gerry McHugh
Gerry McHugh
	McHugh's constituency office in Enniskillen in 2009
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly; for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
	In office; 7 March 2007 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Tom O'Reilly
Succeeded by	Sean Lynch
	In office; 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	Tom O'Reilly
Member of ; Fermanagh District Council
	In office; 21 May 1997 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	John McManus
Succeeded by	Sean Lynch
Constituency	Enniskillen
	In office; 19 May 1993 – 21 May 1997
Preceded by	Plunkett O'Neill
Succeeded by	Brian McCaffery
Constituency	Erne East
Northern Ireland Forum member ; for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	In office; 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded by	New forum
Succeeded by	Forum dissolved
Personal details
Born	County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Political party	Aontú (2019-present); Fianna Fáil (2009-2019); Independent (2007-2009); Sinn Féin (1993-2007)

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Gerry McHugh (born 9 October 1957) is an Irish Republican politician, active in Northern Ireland, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1998 to 2003, and then again from 2007 to 2011.

Additionally, McHugh was a Fermanagh District Councillor for the Enniskillen DEA from 1997 to 2011, having previously represented the Erne East DEA from 1993 to 1997.

Formerly a member of Sinn Féin, he resigned from the party in 2007, remaining an independent for the remainder of his time as an MLA and councillor.

Background

McHugh is a past pupil of St Comhghall's Secondary School in Lisnaskea.

He was elected, as a Sinn Féin member, onto Fermanagh District Council at the 1993 local elections, representing the Erne East District.

He was elected to the Enniskillen District at the 1997 local elections.

He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a Sinn Féin member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He lost his seat in 2003, but regained it in 2007. His fellow Sinn Féin member on both occasions was Michelle Gildernew.

He became an independent on 29 November 2007, citing his perceived problems with lack of democracy in his former party.^[1]^[2]

On 30 November 2009, he announced that he was a member of Fianna Fáil.^[3] He did not contest the 2011 Assembly election.

McHugh stood as an independent in Erne East at the 2011 local elections, but was not elected.^[4]

On 2 February 2019 The Impartial Reporter reported that McHugh had joined Aontú, a new pro-life nationalist party founded by Peadar Tóibín.^[5] In the May 2019 local election, he was the party's candidate stood in the six-seat Erne East District Electoral Area for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, finishing last of ten candidates.^[6]

References

^ 'Disillusioned' SF man resigns, BBC, 3 December 2007
^ Membership of the NI assembly Archived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, see note "‡‡"
^ 'Fianna Fáil establishes third constituency forum in North, Irish Times, 30 November 2009
^ "Northern Ireland council election: 582 seats declared". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
^ "More defections expected as McHugh joins new party". Impartial Reporter. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates". Election 2019. BBC. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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NIA profile

Northern Ireland Forum
New forum	Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone 1996–1998	Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly	MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1998–2003	Succeeded by Tom O'Reilly
Preceded by Tom O'Reilly	MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 2007–2011	Succeeded by Sean Lynch

[1] 'Disillusioned' SF man resigns, BBC, 3 December 2007

[2] Membership of the NI assembly Archived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, see note "‡‡"

[3] 'Fianna Fáil establishes third constituency forum in North, Irish Times, 30 November 2009

[4] "Northern Ireland council election: 582 seats declared". BBC News. 11 May 2011.

[5] "More defections expected as McHugh joins new party". Impartial Reporter. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[6] "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates". Election 2019. BBC. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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+'''Gerry McHugh'''  (born 9 October 1957) is an [[Irish Republicanism|Irish Republican]] politician, active in [[Northern Ireland]], who was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]] from [[1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election|1998]] to [[2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2003]], and then again from [[2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2007]] to [[2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2011]].
+Additionally, McHugh was a [[Fermanagh District Council]]lor for the [[Enniskillen (District Electoral Area)|Enniskillen]] DEA from [[1997 Fermanagh District Council election|1997]] to [[2011 Fermanagh District Council election|2011]], having previously represented the [[Erne East (District Electoral Area)|Erne East]] DEA from [[1993 Fermanagh District Council election|1993]] to 1997.
+Formerly a member of [[Sinn Féin]], he resigned from the party in 2007, remaining an independent for the remainder of his time as an MLA and councillor.
+==Background==
+McHugh is a past pupil of [[St Comhghall's Secondary School]] in [[Lisnaskea]].
+He was elected, as a [[Sinn Féin]] member, onto [[Fermanagh District Council]] at the [[1993 Northern Ireland local elections|1993 local elections]], representing the [[Erne East (District Electoral Area)|Erne East District]].
+He was elected to the [[Enniskillen (District Electoral Area)|Enniskillen]] District at the [[1997 Northern Ireland local elections|1997 local elections]].
+He was elected to the [[Northern Ireland Forum]] in 1996, then to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] at the [[1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election|1998 election]]
+as a Sinn Féin member for [[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]]. He lost his seat in [[2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2003]], but regained it in [[2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2007]]. His fellow Sinn Féin member on both occasions was [[Michelle Gildernew]].
 He became an independent on 29 November 2007, citing his perceived problems with lack of democracy in his former party.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7125105.stm 'Disillusioned' SF man resigns], [[BBC]], 3 December 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/membership07.htm Membership of the NI assembly] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117000000/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/membership07.htm |date=17 November 2007 }}, see note "‡‡"</ref>
-On 30 November 2009, he announced that he was a member of [[Fianna Fáil]].<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1130/1224259710345.html 'Fianna Fáil establishes third constituency forum in North], [[Irish Times]], 30 November 2009</ref> He did not contest the 2011 Assembly election. He was unsuccessful in holding onto his seat on [[Fermanagh County Council]] in the 2011 local elections.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13338840</ref>
+On 30 November 2009, he announced that he was a member of [[Fianna Fáil]].<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1130/1224259710345.html 'Fianna Fáil establishes third constituency forum in North], [[Irish Times]], 30 November 2009</ref> He did not contest the [[2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2011 Assembly election]].
+McHugh stood as an independent in Erne East at the [[2011 Northern Ireland local elections|2011 local elections]], but was not elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13338840|title=Northern Ireland council election: 582 seats declared|publisher=BBC News|date=11 May 2011}}</ref>
-On 2 February 2019 ''[[The Impartial Reporter]]'' reported that McHugh had joined [[Aontú]], a new [[pro-life]] nationalist party founded by [[Peadar Tóibín]].<ref>{{cite news |title=More defections expected as McHugh joins new party |url=https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/17392169.more-defections-expected-as-mchugh-joins-new-party/ |accessdate=5 February 2019 |work=Impartial Reporter |date=2 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
+On 2 February 2019 ''[[The Impartial Reporter]]'' reported that McHugh had joined [[Aontú]], a new [[pro-life]] nationalist party founded by [[Peadar Tóibín]].<ref>{{cite news |title=More defections expected as McHugh joins new party |url=https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/17392169.more-defections-expected-as-mchugh-joins-new-party/ |accessdate=5 February 2019 |work=Impartial Reporter |date=2 February 2019}}</ref> In the [[2019 Northern Ireland local elections|May 2019 local election]], he was the party's candidate stood in the six-seat Erne East [[District Electoral Area]] for [[Fermanagh and Omagh District Council]], finishing last of ten candidates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-48137682 |website=Election 2019 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=3 May 2019 |date=2 May 2019}}</ref>
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 [[Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003]]
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+[[Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011]]
-[[Category:Councillors in Northern Ireland]]
+[[Category:Fianna Fáil councillors in Northern Ireland]]
-[[Category:Fianna Fáil politicians]]
 [[Category:People educated at St Comhghall's Secondary School]]
 [[Category:Aontú politicians]]
+[[Category:Members of Fermanagh District Council]]
+[[Category:Sinn Féin councillors in Northern Ireland]]
+[[Category:Sinn Féin parliamentary candidates]]
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