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Mon 02 Feb 2010Ritchie beats McDonnell to take leadership of SDLP
MARGARET RITCHIE decisively won the leadership of the SDLP, beating her sole rival, South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell by 222 votes to 187.
The result of the four-month election battle to fill the position vacated by Mark Durkan was announced yesterday on the third day of the party’s annual conference.
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