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Mid Ulster
Northern Ireland Assembly
County constituencyMid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland First Used: 1973 Assembly Members: Billy Armstrong
Ian McCrea
Patsy McGlone
Martin McGuinness
Francie Molloy
Michelle O'NeillDistricts: Cookstown, Magherafelt, Dungannon and South Tyrone Mid Ulster is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the Mid Ulster UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes and from 1996 to 1997 when members of the Northern Ireland Forum had been elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected in 1992 under the 1983-95 constituency boundaries, was still in session.
Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention, the 1982 Assembly, the 1996 Forum and then to the current Assembly from 1998.
Mid Ulster is only 1 of 2 constituencies in Northern Ireland (the other one being Foyle) which has returned the same number of Assembly members from the same parties at each election - 3 Sinn Féin, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 DUP.
The most high-profile MLA for the constituency is Martin McGuinness, the Deputy First Minister.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency).
Contents
Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election are:
- Ian McCrea – Democratic Unionist Party
- Patsy McGlone – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Martin McGuinness – Sinn Féin
- Francie Molloy – Sinn Féin
- Michelle O'Neill – Sinn Féin
- Sandra Overend – Ulster Unionist Party
Martin McGuinness is the most high profile MLA; being deputy First Minister.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election are:
- Billy Armstrong – Ulster Unionist Party
- Ian McCrea – Democratic Unionist Party
- Patsy McGlone – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Martin McGuinness – Sinn Féin
- Francie Molloy – Sinn Féin
- Michelle O'Neill – Sinn Féin
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:
- Billy Armstrong – Ulster Unionist Party
- Geraldine Dougan – Sinn Féin
- William McCrea – Democratic Unionist Party
- Patsy McGlone – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Martin McGuinness – Sinn Féin
- Francie Molloy – Sinn Féin
- Changes Francis Molloy was suspended from Sinn Féin on November 23, 2005 following disagreements about reforms of local government. [1]
In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were:
- Billy Armstrong – Ulster Unionist Party
- Denis Haughey – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- John Kelly – Sinn Féin
- William McCrea – Democratic Unionist Party
- Martin McGuinness – Sinn Féin
- Francie Molloy – Sinn Féin
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Mid Ulster. They were as follows:
- John Junkin – Ulster Unionist Party
- Patsy McGlone – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- William McCrea – Democratic Unionist Party
- Patrick Groogan – Sinn Féin
- Francie Molloy – Sinn Féin
In 1982 elections were held for an Assembly for Northern Ireland to hold the Secretary of State to account, in the hope that this would be the first step towards restoring devolution. Mid Ulster elected 6 members as follows:
- Denis Haughey – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Alan Kane – Democratic Unionist Party
- William McCrea – Democratic Unionist Party
- Mary McSorley – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Danny Morrison – Sinn Féin
- William Thompson – Ulster Unionist Party
In 1975 elections were held to a Constitutional Convention which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The six members elected from Mid Ulster were:
- Ivan Cooper – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Paddy Duffy – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Robert Overend – Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party
- Richard Reid – Democratic Unionist Party
- Francis Thompson – Ulster Unionist Party
- William Thompson – Ulster Unionist Party
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement. The six members elected from Mid Ulster were:
- Ivan Cooper – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Paddy Duffy – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- John Dunlop – Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party
- Aidan Larkan – Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Duncan Pollock – Ulster Unionist Party (pro Sunningdale)
- William Thompson – Ulster Unionist Party (anti Sunningdale)
Elections
Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011[1] Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 8,957 Elected 1 Democratic Unionist Ian McCrea 7,127 Elected 1 Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 5,178 Elected 7 SDLP Patsy McGlone 5,065 Elected 5 Ulster Unionist Sandra Overend 4,409 Elected 6 Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 4,263 Elected 7 Sinn Féin Ian Milne 2,635 Not elected 7 Traditional Unionist Voice Walter Millar 2,075 Not elected 5 SDLP Austin Kelly 1,214 Not elected 5 Independent Hugh McCloy 933 Not elected 4 Alliance Michael McDonald 398 Not elected 3 People Before Profit Harry Hutchinson 243 Not elected 3 Independent Gary McCann 241 Not elected 3 2007 Assembly Election Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Transfer McGuiness Count 3 Transfer McCrea Count 4 Transfer Molloy Count 5 Exclude McLaughlin, Marshall and Hutchinson Count 6 Exclude Millar Count 7 Exclude Forde Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 18.2 8,065 -1,739 Democratic Unionist Ian McCrea 17.2 7,608 7,608 -1,282 Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 14.9 6,597 6,597 6,597 -271 Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 14.5 6,432 6,432 6,432 6,432 6,432 6,432 6,432 SDLP Patsy McGlone 11.2 4,976 1200.04 6,176.04 7.04 6,183.08 81.40 6,264.40 166.00 6,430.48 6,430.48 6,430.48 Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong 10.8 4,781 7.22 4788.22 151.68 4939.90 0.55 4940.45 96.08 5036.53 536.01 5572.54 782.00 6354.54 SDLP Kate Lagan 6.2 2,759 359.10 3118.10 1.76 3119.86 147.07 3266.93 202.21 3469.14 27.86 3497.00 34.00 3531.0 UK Unionist Walter Millar 2.7 1,210 5.70 1215.70 41.28 1256.98 0.66 1257.64 41.38 1299.02 -1299.02 Democratic Unionist Anne Forde 2.3 1,021 1.52 1022.52 1003.52 2026.04 2026.04 41.99 2068.03 557.20 2625.23 -2625.23 (Republican Sinn Féin) Brendan McLoughlin 1.0 437 90.06 527.06 0.16 527.22 16.39 543.61 -543.61 Alliance Margaret Marshall 0.5 221 7.98 228.98 1.28 230.26 2.86 233.12 -233.12 Independent Harry Hutchinson 0.4 170 27.36 197.36 7.20 204.56 3.52 208.08 -208.08 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count Democratic Unionist William McCrea 8,211 Elected 1 Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 8,128 Elected 1 Sinn Féin Geraldine Dougan 5,827 Elected 4 Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 5,255 Elected 3 Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong 4,323 Elected 7 SDLP Patsy McGlone 4,295 Elected 8 SDLP Denis Haughey 3,843 Not elected Ulster Unionist Trevor Wilson 2,071 Not elected Democratic Unionist Alan Millar 1,029 Not elected Sinn Féin Cora Groogan 984 Not elected Workers' Party Frances Donnelly 230 Not elected Alliance James Holmes 166 Not elected 1998
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Transfer McCrea Count 3 Exclude Boyle, Donnelly, Hutchinson, Daly Count 4 Transfer McGuiness Count 5 Exclude Junkin Count 6 Exclude McLean Democratic Unionist William McCrea 10,339 -3,224 Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 8,703 8,703 8,703 -1,588 SDLP Denis Haughey 6,410 3.72 6,413.72 238.31 6,652.03 84.78 6,736.81 31.93 6,768.74 282.24 7,050.98 Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 6,008 1.55 6,009.55 31.00 6,040.55 1,033.56 7,074.11 1.62 7,075.73 7.45 7,083.18 Sinn Féin John Kelly 5,594 1.86 5,595.86 62.00 5,657.86 241.56 5,899.42 2.00 5,901.42 12.23 5,913.65 SDLP Patsy McGlone 4,666 10.85 4,676.85 105.00 4,781.85 174.78 4,956.63 13.00 4,969.63 106.16 5,075.79 Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong 4,498 196.54 4,694.54 220.96 4,915.50 0.72 4,916.22 1,964.84 6,881.06 586.00 7,467.06 Ulster Unionist John Junkin 2,440 240.87 2,680.87 77.79 2,758.66 0.18 2,758.84 -2,758.84 Alliance Yvonne Boyle 1.0 497 2.48 499.48 -499.48 Democratic Unionist Paul McLean 307 2,701.34 3,008.34 26.20 3,034.54 7.02 3,041.56 686.28 3,727.84 -3,727.84 Workers' Party Frances Donnelly 0.42 207 0.62 207.62 -207.62 Socialist Party Harry Hutchinson 0.18 91 14.57 105.57 -105.57 Natural Law Mary Daly 0.08 38 38 -38 1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]
Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage Sinn Féin Francie Molloy
Patsy Groogan
Sean Begley
Margaret McKenna
Owen Carron13,001 29.6 SDLP Patsy McGlone
Denis Haughey
Kathleen Lagan
Pat McErlean
Joe McBride12,492 28.5 Ulster Unionist John Junkin
Norman Badger
Trevor Wilson7,935 18.1 Democratic Unionist William McCrea
William Larmour
Paul McLean7,243 16.5 Alliance Aidan Lagan
Keith Jacques549 1.2 UK Unionist Daniel Huston
Hugh Moore435 1.0 Progressive Unionist John Coyle
Kenneth Rutherford380 0.9 Ulster Democratic John Haveron
James English375 0.9 Labour Coalition Harry Hutchinson
Anne Gribbon
John McLaughlin
Paddy McGrath
Joanne Kane271 0.6 Ulster Independence Walter Millar
Dierdre Speer-White263 0.6 NI Women's Coalition Cherry Dickson
Ann McCrystal
Sheila Murphy
Mary Hogg
Mary Doyle259 0.6 Workers' Party Francie Donnelly
Gerard Brennan210 0.5 Green (NI) David Lyttle
Lucille O'Shea132 0.3 Conservative Elspeth Irvine
Eileen Elizabeth McKee119 0.3 Democratic Partnership Charles McKee
Patrick Pearse Kelly93 0.2 Democratic Left Patricia Cullen
Frank McElroy41 0.1 Natural Law Stewart Luck
Richard Mulholland24 0.1 Independent Chambers Angela Moore
Linda Chambers20 0.1 1982
Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count Democratic Unionist William McCrea 10,445 Elected SDLP Denis Haughey 8,413 Elected Sinn Féin Danny Morrison 6,927 Elected Sinn Féin Francis McElwee 5,763 Not elected Ulster Unionist William Thompson 5,546 Elected SDLP Mary McSorley 4,169 Elected Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow 4,143 Not elected Democratic Unionist Alan Kane 3,981 Elected United Ulster Unionist Robert Overend 3,056 Not elected Alliance Aidan Lagan 2,872 Not elected SDLP Liam McQuaid 2,862 Not elected United Ulster Unionist John Dunlop 1,732 Not elected Workers' Party Francie Donnelly 1,311 Not elected Workers' Party Francie McElroy 746 Not elected 1975
Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count Ulster Unionist William Thompson 9,342 Elected SDLP Ivan Cooper 9,073 Elected Democratic Unionist Richard Reid 8,250 Elected Vanguard Robert Overend 5,573 Elected Ulster Unionist Francis Thompson 4,292 Elected SDLP Paddy Duffy 4,130 Elected SDLP Aidan Larkin 3,868 Not elected Unionist Party NI Thomas Pollock 2,264 Not elected Alliance Aidan Lagan 1,842 Not elected Alliance Douglas Cooper 1,526 Not elected Republican Clubs Francie Donnelly 1,387 Not elected Republican Clubs Francie McElroy 1,270 Not elected Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 947 Not elected 1973
Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count SDLP Ivan Cooper 12,614 Elected Ulster Unionist Thomas Pollock 9,557 Elected Vanguard John Dunlop 7,082 Elected Ulster Unionist William Thompson 5,352 Elected Democratic Unionist Eddie Sayers 4,454 Not elected SDLP Paddy Duffy 4,437 Elected SDLP Aidan Larkin 4,045 Elected Ulster Unionist Verdun Wright 3,034 Not elected Republican Clubs Desmond Gourley 2,899 Not elected Nationalist (NI) Patrick Francis McGill 2,558 Not elected SDLP Stephen McKenna 2,444 Not elected Alliance Tom Gormley 2,055 Not elected Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 1,755 Not elected Alliance Robert Glendinning 1,389 Not elected Alliance George Logue 339 Not elected References
- ^ Mid Ulster, UTV
- ^ 1996 Candidates - Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland Elections
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