Cathy Mason

Cathy Mason is a Sinn Féin politician who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from South Down in the 2022 election.^[1]

Cathy Mason MLA
Mason in 2022
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2022
Preceded by	Emma Rogan
Member of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
In office 2 May 2019 – 5 May 2022
Preceded by	John Rice
Succeeded by	Jim Brennan
Constituency	Slieve Croob
Personal details
Born	Drumaness, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Residence	Loughinisland

Political career

In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections, Mason was elected to the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as a Councillor of the district electoral area (DEA) of Slieve Croob, winning 1,069 first preference votes and being elected on the fifth count.^[2] Mason became Chairperson of the Council on 1st June 2021.^[3]

Mason was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from South Down in the 2022 election, receiving 9,963 first preference votes and being elected on the first count.^[4]