Daniel McCrossan

Daniel Christopher McCrossan (born 20 October 1988) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Tyrone.

Daniel McCrossan MLA
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Tyrone
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2016
Preceded by	Joe Byrne
Personal details
Born	(1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 Strabane, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	SDLP
Residence	Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Alma mater	Liverpool John Moores University
Occupation	Politician
Website	SDLP profile

McCrossan attended Liverpool John Moores University where he undertook a Law Degree. His specialist areas include; Medical Negligence, Criminal Law, Family Law, Corporate Law, Tort & Contract. He has an LLB (Hons) in Law and is currently writing his PhD in Law.

From 2011 to 2016 he served as the SDLP's Constituency Representative for West Tyrone. He was also a member of the SDLP's National Executive from 2012 to 2015. In May 2015 he stood in the 2015 United Kingdom general election for the constituency of West Tyrone. He obtained 6,444 votes but was unsuccessful in toppling the incumbent.[1]

In January 2016 he was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to replace retiring MLA Joe Byrne who stepped aside due to health reasons.[2]

Following the Northern Irish Assembly Election in May 2016, Daniel McCrossan was elected as an MLA for West Tyrone. Receiving 11% of the vote and 4,287 first preference votes. McCrossan was the first person to be deemed elected in the West Tyrone constituency.

Following the 2017 NI Assembly elections, McCrossan was re-elected as MLA for West Tyrone, increasing the SDLP vote in the constituency to 14.2%, 6,283 first preference votes.

References

1. "Election Results". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
2. "Election Co-Option". Retrieved 29 December 2015.

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Joe Byrne	MLA for West Tyrone 2016-present	Incumbent