Linda Dillon
| Linda Dillon MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster | |
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Assumed office May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Martin McGuinness |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 5, 1978 South Armagh |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Gerard |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Coalisland |
| Profession | politician |
| Website | http://www.sinnfein.ie/linda-dillon-2 |
Linda Dillon (born 5 August 1978) is a Sinn Féin politician from Northern Ireland. She has been an MLA for Mid Ulster since the 2016 election.[1]
Originally elected as a Mid-Ulster councillor for the Torrent DEA (topping the poll with 14.8% of the total valid votes), she had also served as the inaugural chairperson of Mid-Ulster District Council since its inception in April 2015 and also sat on the Council's Development Committee until being elected to Stormont in May 2016. As Martin McGuinness elected to run in the Foyle constituency in the 2016 Assembly election, Linda was then selected to replace him as a candidate in the Mid-Ulster constituency.[2] She was elected with her two other party colleagues (Ian Milne and Michelle O'Neill) on the first count, amassing 5,833 votes (14.3%).