Peter McReynolds

Peter McReynolds (born 21 March 1987) is a Northern Irish politician who is an Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was elected as an MLA in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election for Belfast East.

Early life and education Peter McReynolds was born in Belfast in 1987, the son of Leonard and Helen McReynolds. He attended St Malachy's College, followed by Queen's University Belfast. He graduated with a BA in French and Linguistics in 2009, and gained an LLM in Human Rights Law in 2012.

McReynolds was elected in the 2019 local elections for Orminston, and was elected on the first count with 1,764 first preference votes and he went on to be a Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2020 to 2021.

Member of the Legislative Assembly (2022-) McReynolds was elected as an Alliance member for the Belfast East constituency at the 2022 Assembly elections, polling 13.46% of the first preference votes, retaining the seat vacated by Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle, who retired ahead of the election.

Personal life McReynolds lists his recreations as music, football, running, weightlifting and French language.