Claire McGill MLA was a

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politician in

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. She sat in the

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from 2007 to 2011, representing West Tyrone as a member of

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. McGill also represented Sinn Féin for the Glenelly Electoral Area on Strabane District Council from 2001 to 2011. She died on 15 June 2023 at

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* Northern Ireland Assembly official website
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