McMullan was active in business life in his native Cushendall, where he owned a local pub.[4] He entered politics in 1993 when he was elected as an Independent to Moyle District Council, topping the poll.[5] He also topped the poll in the same elections in 1997[5] and 2001,[5] standing as either an Independent or Independent Nationalist.
McMullan headed the Independent McMullan list in the 1996 elections to the Northern Ireland Forum. He received 670 votes (2%) in North Antrim,[6] with the list receiving 927 votes (0.12%) across Northern Ireland, meaning that no candidates were elected. McMullan failed to be elected in the same constituency in the 1998 elections, where he polled 1.0%.
He joined Sinn Féin before the 2003 Assembly elections and stood unsuccessfully for the party in East Antrim in those elections and the 2007 Assembly elections. He was re-elected to Moyle District Council in 2005, serving as the first Sinn Féin chairman of the council[4] and a board member on the North Eastern Education and Library Board.[4] He was also a member of Sinn Féin's All Ireland Advisory Committees for Agriculture, Tourism and Rural Development.[7]
After 18 years as a member of Moyle Council, McMullan contested and won a seat on Larne Borough Council in May 2011, standing in and topping the poll in the Coast Road electoral area.[8] In doing so he became the first Sinn Féin councilor on the predominantly unionist council. In November 2011 he resigned from the council, enabling fellow Sinn Féin member James McKeown to take his place.[9]
Just over a week after gaining election he received a death threat from a group claiming to be called the 'Loyalist Action Force'.[10]
McMullan spoke about a family that had been the target of several racist attacks in Glenarm, saying, "There has been a petrol bomb thrown at the house and there has been another occasion when acid was poured over their vehicle."[11]
In 2013, he revealed he was suffering from prostate cancer.[12]
oliver, mcmullan, born, march, 1952, irish, sinn, féin, politician, member, legislative, assembly, east, antrim, from, 2011, 2017, also, elected, larne, borough, council, 2011, local, elections, mlamember, northern, ireland, assembly, east, antrimin, office, 2. Oliver McMullan born 22 March 1952 is an Irish Sinn Fein politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA for East Antrim from 2011 to 2017 He was also elected to Larne Borough Council in the 2011 local elections 2 3 Oliver McMullanMLAMember of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East AntrimIn office 5 May 2011 30 January 2017Preceded byKen RobinsonSucceeded byJohn StewartPersonal detailsBorn 1952 03 22 22 March 1952 age 71 1 Cushendall County Antrim Northern IrelandNationalityIrishPolitical partySinn FeinWebsiteOliver McMullan MLAMcMullan was active in business life in his native Cushendall where he owned a local pub 4 He entered politics in 1993 when he was elected as an Independent to Moyle District Council topping the poll 5 He also topped the poll in the same elections in 1997 5 and 2001 5 standing as either an Independent or Independent Nationalist McMullan headed the Independent McMullan list in the 1996 elections to the Northern Ireland Forum He received 670 votes 2 in North Antrim 6 with the list receiving 927 votes 0 12 across Northern Ireland meaning that no candidates were elected McMullan failed to be elected in the same constituency in the 1998 elections where he polled 1 0 He joined Sinn Fein before the 2003 Assembly elections and stood unsuccessfully for the party in East Antrim in those elections and the 2007 Assembly elections He was re elected to Moyle District Council in 2005 serving as the first Sinn Fein chairman of the council 4 and a board member on the North Eastern Education and Library Board 4 He was also a member of Sinn Fein s All Ireland Advisory Committees for Agriculture Tourism and Rural Development 7 After 18 years as a member of Moyle Council McMullan contested and won a seat on Larne Borough Council in May 2011 standing in and topping the poll in the Coast Road electoral area 8 In doing so he became the first Sinn Fein councilor on the predominantly unionist council In November 2011 he resigned from the council enabling fellow Sinn Fein member James McKeown to take his place 9 Just over a week after gaining election he received a death threat from a group claiming to be called the Loyalist Action Force 10 McMullan spoke about a family that had been the target of several racist attacks in Glenarm saying There has been a petrol bomb thrown at the house and there has been another occasion when acid was poured over their vehicle 11 In 2013 he revealed he was suffering from prostate cancer 12 Standing for re election in the 2016 Assembly election he retained his seat with 2 633 votes 13 He lost his seat at the 2017 Assembly election 14 References Edit The Northern Ireland Assembly www niassembly gov uk East Antrim election results BBC News Retrieved 7 May 2011 ITV Hub ITV Hub a b c General Election 2010 Northern Ireland candidates BBC News 21 April 2010 Retrieved 7 May 2011 a b c Moyle Council Elections 1993 2011 www ark ac uk North Antrim election results ark ac uk accessed 7 May 2011 Oliver McMullan Sinn Fein Newtownabbey Today The election race begins The Ballycastle Chronicle 14 April 2011 McMullan resigns from Larne council Larne Times 21 November 2011 Retrieved 8 May 2022 Sinn Fein MLA Oliver McMullan sent death threat by post BBC News 17 May 2011 Retrieved 8 May 2022 BBC News Five rescued after arson attack on house in Glenarm BBC News 21 August 2012 Retrieved 27 August 2012 McGonagle Suzanne 24 August 2013 I m fighting cancer says MLA The Irish News East Antrim election results BBC News Retrieved 8 May 2022 2017 East Antrim election results Belfast Telegraph 3 March 2017 Retrieved 8 May 2022 External links EditNIA profileNorthern Ireland AssemblyPreceded byKen Robinson MLA for East Antrim2011 2017 Seat abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oliver McMullan amp oldid 1161915569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
