Barry McElduff
Columba Barry McElduff (Irish: Colmcille Barra Mac Giolla Dhuibh; born 16 August 1966) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the West Tyrone UK parliament constituency. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Northern Ireland Assembly from its creation in 1998 until his election as MP in 2017. He resigned his seat on 16 January 2018 after publishing a video of himself balancing a Kingsmill loaf on his head, on the date of the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre.
Barry McElduff | |
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| Councillor for Fermanagh and Omagh | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Joanne Donnelly |
| Constituency | Omagh |
| Member of Parliament for West Tyrone | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 16 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Doherty |
| Succeeded by | Órfhlaith Begley |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Tyrone | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1966 Aghagogan, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Paula McElduff |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
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