Paul Girvan

William Paul Girvan (born 6 July 1963)[3] is a Northern Irish politician. Since 2017, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim.

Paul Girvan MP
Member of Parliament for South Antrim
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Danny Kinahan
Majority	2,689 (6.3%)
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim
In office 1 July 2010 (co-opted) – 8 June 2017 (elected MP)
Preceded by	William McCrea
Succeeded by	Trevor Clarke
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by	multiple members
Succeeded by	multiple members
Personal details
Born	William Paul Girvan[1] 6 July 1963[2] Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party

As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), he was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its mayor. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee.

In 2003, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Antrim.[4] He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,[5] but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.[6] In the 2017 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,[7] having defeated the incumbent Ulster Unionist Member, Danny Kinahan.[8]

In March 2019, Girvan was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools.[9][10][11]

Sources

1. "No. 8218". The Belfast Gazette. 23 December 2019. p. 1002.
2. Profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 30 June 2014.
3. "Girvan, Paul". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
4. Whyte, Nicholas (28 December 2019). Kelly, Conal (ed.). "South Antrim". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Queens University Belfast and Ulster University. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
5. "About South Antrim: David Ford MLA". Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
6. "Girvan makes Stormont return", Newtownabbey Times, 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.
7. Parliament UK
8. "Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
9. Butterworth, Benjamin (7 October 2020). "MPS vote to back LGBT inclusive relationship education from age 5". iNews. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
10. Bartlett, Nicola (28 March 2019). "21 MPS who voted against teaching kids about gay families". iNews.
11. https://commonsvotes.digiminster.com/Divisions/Details/650#noes

External links

• NIA profile
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou