0 0 1 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁strategy ▁of ▁building ▁up ▁their ▁vote ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁we aker ▁constitu encies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁he ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁Lag an bank ▁area ▁of ▁South ▁B elf ast ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Mas key ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁republic an ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁B elf ast . ▁His ▁first ▁duty ▁in ▁office ▁was ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁annual ▁Pres by ter ian ▁General ▁Assembly ▁despite ▁being ▁a ▁non - Pres by ter ian . ▁ ▁Mas key ▁gar ner ed ▁general ▁pra ise ▁when ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁laid ▁a ▁w re ath ▁in ▁mem orial ▁of ▁British ▁soldiers ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁However ▁he ▁decl ined ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁main ▁mem orial ▁ceremony , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" the ▁military ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Som me ". ▁In ▁his ▁office ▁he ▁fle w ▁the ▁British ▁Union ▁Jack ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁tr icol our ▁side ▁by ▁side . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Assembly ▁election ▁Mas key ▁stood ▁in ▁South ▁B elf ast ▁again ▁and ▁won ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁first ▁seat ▁there ▁with ▁a ▁boost ▁in ▁the ▁vote ▁share . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2