1. John Finucane has been Member of Parliament for Belfast North since the 2019 general election.
12 Facts About John Finucane
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John Finucane has never taken his seat in Westminster, due to his party's longstanding policy of abstentionism.
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John Finucane's father was a Roman Catholic from west Belfast, whilst his mother came from a Protestant family in east Belfast.
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At the 2017 United Kingdom general election John Finucane contested the Belfast North parliamentary constituency for Sinn Fein; the sitting MP was Nigel Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party.
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John Finucane secured Sinn Fein's highest vote share ever in the constituency but failed to unseat Dodds.
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In 2019, John Finucane ran for Belfast City Council in the Castle constituency.
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John Finucane won 1,650 votes, placing him second in the poll behind Nuala McAllister of the Alliance Party.
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John Finucane was elected as Lord Mayor of Belfast in May 2019.
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At the 2019 United Kingdom general election John Finucane again contested Belfast North, winning the seat with 23,078 votes to Dodds's 21,135.
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John Finucane is the first Irish nationalist MP in the history of the constituency.
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When Sky News revealed Westminster Accounts in January 2023, John Finucane was shown to be the highest-earning Northern Irish MP exclusive of Westminster pay.
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John Finucane is goalkeeper and captain of GAA's Lamh Dhearg GAC.