Alex Easton
Alexander Easton (born 19 May 1969) is a Northern Ireland politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Down since 2024.Originally a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Easton represented Ballyholme and Groomsport on the North Down Borough Council from 2001 to 2014, and became an MLA in 2003.Easton stood in North Down in the 2017 General Election and polled 14,940 votes, nearly unseating the sitting MP Lady Sylvia Hermon.He announced his resignation from the DUP on 1 July 2021, stating that he saw no "respect, discipline or decency" in the party's recent behaviour.[3] He was re-elected as an independent candidate in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, topping the poll in the constituency for the fifth consecutive time.
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