John Dallat
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| Succeeded by | Gerry Mullan |
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| Born | 24 March 1947 University of Ulster |
John Dallat (24 March 1947 – 5 May 2020)[2] was an Irish politician in the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) who represented East Londonderry in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 to 2016, and then from 2017 until his death in 2020.
Education
He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the
Career
Dallat joined the
]In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in East Londonderry.[4] Dallat was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry in 1998 and held his seat in 2003. At the 2001 and 2005 UK general elections, he unsuccessfully contested the Westminster seat of East Londonderry.[5][6]
He had been vocal in his opposition of the Coleraine loyalist who was convicted of the
On 14 September 2010, he shared a debate with the NF publicity officer, Tom Linden, on BBC Radio Foyle about the support for the NF in Coleraine. Dallat expressed his disgust and was then criticised by Linden for being a member of a sectarian party, which allowed Dallat to air his views, which resulted in the NF Coleraine organiser, Mark Brown, "thanking" Dallat for helping the NF double its support in Coleraine through enquiries and membership.[8]
A member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Dallat commented that Conor Murphy had scheduled the 2016 opening of the Dungiven by-pass to coincide with the centenary of the Easter Rising, to which Sinn Féin councillor Paddy Butcher said: "Attacking Sinn Féin minister Conor Murphy, Mr. Dallat cautioned the residents of Dungiven to 'hope the Dungiven bypass is less of an aspiration and more something they (Sinn Féin) are actually capable of delivering'".[9]
After a short retirement, Dallat retained the SDLP seat in East Londonderry in the 2017 Assembly elections.
Death
Dallat died on 5 May 2020 at the age of 73.[10]
References
- ^ [1] Archived 5 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine, sdlp.ie; accessed 4 March 2017.
- ^ "SDLP Leader pays tribute to the life of John Dallat MLA | 2020 | News". SDLP. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Northern Ireland elections". Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: Westminster General Election (NI) Thursday 5 May 2005". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: Westminster General Election (NI) Thursday 7 June 2001". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Dallat slams release of 'cold blooded killer' Torrens Knight". Colerainetimes.co.uk. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Coleraine's NF leader "thanks" MLA - Local". Coleraine Times. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Sinn Fein hit back at John Dallat". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Staff, Digital (5 May 2020). "SDLP MLA John Dallat dies". The Irish News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
External links
- John Dallat profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 4 March 2017.