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SDLP selects Pete Byrne instead of Justin McNulty for Newry and Armagh constituency
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The SDLP has chosen Crossmaglen councillor Pete Byrne over incumbent MLA Justin McNulty as its assembly candidate for Newry and Armagh in the upcoming election. McNulty, who has represented the constituency since 2016, faced a previous suspension in 2024 for leaving Stormont early to manage a Gaelic football team before having the whip restored. Byrne, who leads the party group on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, won the vote at a selection convention in Newry.
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- The SDLP did not select incumbent MLA Justin McNulty to run in the Newry and Armagh constituency for the next assembly selection.
- Crossmaglen councillor Pete Byrne won the vote at the party's selection convention in Newry.
- Justin McNulty has served as an assembly member for Newry and Armagh since 2016.
- In 2024, McNulty was temporarily suspended from the party after leaving Stormont early without permission to manage a Gaelic football team.
- Pete Byrne has served as a local councillor for 10 years and is the party group leader on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
- SDLP leader Claire Hanna paid tribute to McNulty's significant contribution while congratulating Byrne on his selection.