Jonathan Buckley

Jonathan Buckley (born 1 January 1992) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Jonathan Buckley
MLA
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Upper Bann
Assumed office
3 March 2017
Preceded bySydney Anderson
Personal details
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
NationalityNorthern Irish
Political partyDUP
OccupationPolitician

Buckley grew up outside Portadown, where he still lives today.[1]

Buckley has been a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann since 2017. He succeeded retiring veteran legislator Sydney Anderson. During the campaign, he publicly exhorted voters in the constituency to vote and to transfer to other Unionist candidates. He was declared the winner on 3 March 2017.[2][3][4] This made Buckley the youngest elected representative for the DUP.[1]

In October 2021 Buckley voted against ‘safe zones’ outside abortion clinics, saying the move which supporters claim is designed to protect women from physical and verbal harassment was “regressive”.[5]

Outside of politics, Buckley is involved in pigeon racing.[1]

References
  1. "DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley: 'My great-grandfather won a bravery medal after he picked up an IRA bomb and carried it outside so that the Army could defuse it'". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. "Jonathan Buckley to run for DUP in tight Upper Bann election race". Newsletter.co.uk. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. "Upper Bann - predicted winner: Jonathan Buckley (DUP)". Betbreakingnews.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. "Buckley urges Upper Bann to vote for strong Unionist representation". Banbridge Leader. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. "Buckley Opposes Safe Zones". BBC. 12 October 2021.


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