Talk:Gerry Mullan (politician)

A fact from Gerry Mullan (politician) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 August 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Gerry Mullan was deselected by the Social Democratic and Labour Party for the Northern Ireland Assembly in favour of the man he replaced, who had retired seven months earlier?

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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:41, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Gerry Mullan was the last Mayor of Limavady, Northern Ireland? Source: Londonderry Sentinel
- ALT1:... that Gerry Mullan lost his SDLP party selection for the Northern Ireland Assembly to the man he replaced, whom had retired seven months prior? Source: News Letter

Reviewed: City bonds robbery

5x expanded by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 09:30, 26 June 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough and long enough. QPQ present. I've added some links to the hooks. Both are cited to sources that appear in the article. No textual issues. I do think ALT0 is the more interesting hook to readers not familiar with NI politics, but both meet the guidelines. Raymie (t • c) 04:03, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]