Michelle Guy

Michelle Guy
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Lagan Valley
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 July 2024
Preceded bySorcha Eastwood
Member of
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
In office
2 May 2019 – 9 July 2024
Preceded byGeraldine Rice
Succeeded byJamie Harpur
ConstituencyCastlereagh South
Personal details
Political partyAlliance Party

Michelle Guy is an Alliance Party politician who has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley since July 2024,[1][2] as well as a member of the Alliance Party Executive, currently serving as Chair.[3]

Political career

Guy was elected to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council in 2019, representing the Castlereagh South District.[4] During her term, she served as Deputy Mayor in 2022.

At the 2024 general election, she contested the Strangford constituency, where she finished second against Jim Shannon of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), receiving 10,428 votes (26.8%).[5]

However, following Sorcha Eastwood's election as Lagan Valley's MP, Guy applied for the now-vacant MLA seat in the Lagan Valley constituency. On July 10th, the party announced her as the new MLA.[6]

Guy's first attendance to the chamber was in supporting the Opposition to Racism motion following 'far-right' rioting in Belfast in August 2024.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Peter Martin: DUP councillor in the running for assembly seat". BBC News. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  2. ^ Masson, Jim (2024-06-20). "A Chat With Alliance Strangford Candidate Michelle Guy". Down News. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  3. ^ "Leadership & Spokespeople". Alliance Party. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  4. ^ "District Electoral Area: Castlereagh South". Belfast Telegraph. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ "Strangford - General election results 2024". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ "Alliance has selected Michelle Guy as its new Lagan Valley MLA". Alliance Party. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  7. ^ "The Northern Ireland Assembly". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  8. ^ "Stormont recalled to discuss Belfast riots amid 'paramilitary element'". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Lagan Valley
2024–present 		Incumbent


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