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Eddie McGrady MP

SDLP Parliamentary Chief Whip
Constituency	South Down (MP)

Born	June 3, 1935 (1935-06-03) (age 73) Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Website	http://www.eddiemcgrady.com/

Edward Kevin McGrady, known as Eddie McGrady, (born June 3, 1935, Downpatrick) is a Northern Ireland nationalist politician. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Downpatrick ( is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, about 33 km south of Belfast. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Downpatrick ( is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, about 33 km south of Belfast. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of

Educated at St. Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick and at Belfast Technical College, where he trained as a chartered accountant. Belfast Metropolitan College (previously known as Belfast Institute of further and Higher Education or BIFHE) is a further and Higher education He is member of Parliament for South Down and is a member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland He has been MP for the seat since the 1987 election, when he defeated the incumbent Unionist, Enoch Powell. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE ( June 16 1912 &ndash February 8 1998) was a British Politician, McGrady's support has held solid over the years despite talk of a slippage & this was re-enforced in the last British election with his re-election to the House of Commons.

A member of the SDLP since its foundation, McGrady served as its first chairperson. He had earlier been a member of the National Democrats. The National Democrats were a small party in Northern Ireland founded by members of the National Unity movement linked to the Nationalist Party who previously attempted

He formerly sat on the Northern Ireland Policing Board and was a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly between 1998 and 2003. The Northern Ireland Policing Board is the Police Authority for Northern Ireland, charged with supervising the activities of the Police Service of Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved

McGrady attracted criticism from some quarters and support from others when he praised the police for fatally shooting republican Colm Marks in Downpatrick on April 10, 1991. The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC was the name of the Police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001 Downpatrick ( is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, about 33 km south of Belfast. Marks, a member of the Provisional IRA, was preparing a mortar bomb at St Patrick's Avenue. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the He was unarmed at the time of the shooting and carrying no bomb. The RUC have yet to admit that this was murder. [1]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Enoch Powell	Member of Parliament for South Down 1987 – present	Incumbent

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE ( June 16 1912 &ndash February 8 1998) was a British Politician, A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence

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