Biography:
William McRea was re-elected MP for South Antrim in May 2010 with a majority 1,183.
He has been a member of Magherafelt District Council since its creation in 1973 and in 1982 ran unsuccessfully for the Belfast South constituency in a by-election. He was member of Parliament for Mid Ulster from 1983 but lost this seat to Sinn Féin chief negotiator and current Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the 1997 election. He took South Antrim at a by-election in 2000 caused by the death of Ulster Unionist Party MP, Clifford Forsythe, but failed to retain this seat at the 2001 election. In the 2005 election he regained the seat.
From 1998 to 2007 he was a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster. At the 2007 election, he was elected as Assembly Member for South Antrim.
He is also the minister of Magherafelt Free Presbyterian Church and has made numerous gospel albums.
Constituency: South Antrim
Constituency Address: 5-7 School Street, The Square, Ballyclare, BT39 9BE
Constituency Tel: 028 9334 2727
Date of Birth: 6 August 1948
Email: williammccrea@utvinternet.com
Party: DUP
Personal Website: http://www.dup.org.uk/WilliamMcCrea.asp
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