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North Down
Northern Ireland Assembly
County constituencyNorth Down shown within Northern Ireland First Used: 1973 Assembly Members: Steven Agnew
Leslie Cree
Gordon Dunne
Alex Easton
Stephen Farry
Peter WeirDistricts: North Down, Ards North Down 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 North Down 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.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see North Down (UK Parliament constituency).
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Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election are:
- Steven Agnew – Green Party
- Leslie Cree – Ulster Unionist Party
- Gordon Dunne – Democratic Unionist Party
- Alex Easton – Democratic Unionist Party
- Stephen Farry – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Peter Weir – Democratic Unionist Party
Dr Stephen Farry is the incumbent Minister for Employment and Learning.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election were:
- Leslie Cree – Ulster Unionist Party
- Alex Easton – Democratic Unionist Party
- Stephen Farry – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Alan McFarland – Ulster Unionist Party
- Peter Weir – Democratic Unionist Party
- Brian Wilson – Green Party in Northern Ireland
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:
- Eileen Bell – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Leslie Cree – Ulster Unionist Party
- Alex Easton – Democratic Unionist Party
- Robert McCartney – UK Unionist Party
- Alan McFarland – Ulster Unionist Party
- Peter Weir – Democratic Unionist Party
In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were:
- Eileen Bell – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- John Gorman – Ulster Unionist Party
- Robert McCartney – UK Unionist Party
- Alan McFarland – Ulster Unionist Party
- Jane Morrice – Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
- Peter Weir – Ulster Unionist Party
Changes 1998–2003
- Peter Weir moved from the Ulster Unionist Party to the Democratic Unionist Party on 29 April 2002.
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from North Down. They were as follows:
- St Clair McAlister – Democratic Unionist Party
- Robert McCartney – UK Unionist Party
- Alan McFarland – Ulster Unionist Party
- Oliver Napier – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Peter Weir – Ulster Unionist Party
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. North Down elected 8 members as follows:
- William Bleakes – Ulster Unionist Party
- John Cushnahan – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Lord Dunleath – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Simpson Gibson – Democratic Unionist Party
- James Kilfedder – Ulster Popular Unionist Party
- Robert McCartney – Ulster Unionist Party
- Wesley Pentland – Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor – 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 seven members elected from North Down were:
- John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough – Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
- Lord Dunleath – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- George Green – Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party
- James Kilfedder – Ulster Unionist Party
- Bertie McConnell – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Charles Poots – Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor – Ulster Unionist Party
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement. The seven members elected from North Down were:
- John Brooke – Ulster Unionist Party pro Sunningdale
- William Brownlow – Ulster Unionist Party pro Sunningdale
- Robert Campbell – Ulster Unionist Party pro Sunningdale
- Lord Dunleath – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- James Kilfedder – Ulster Unionist Party anti-Sunningdale
- Bertie McConnell – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Charles Poots Democratic Unionist Party
Elections
Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011[1] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Result Count Democratic Unionist Alex Easton 18.4 5,175 Elected 1 Democratic Unionist Gordon Dunne 13.3 3,741 Elected 2 Democratic Unionist Peter Weir 12.4 3,496 Elected 2 Alliance Stephen Farry 11.1 3,131 Elected 10 Green (NI) Steven Agnew 7.9 2,207 Elected 11 Alliance Anne Wilson 7.5 2,100 Not elected 11 Independent Alan McFarland 6.7 1,879 Not elected 9 Independent Alan Chambers 6.3 1,765 Not elected 7 Ulster Unionist Leslie Cree 5.6 1,585 Elected 10 Ulster Unionist Colin Breen 4.8 1,343 Not elected 5 SDLP Liam Logan 2.7 768 Not elected 4 UKIP Fred McGlade 2.2 615 Not elected 3 Sinn Féin Conor Keenan 1.0 293 Not elected 2 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count Democratic Unionist Alex Easton 4,946 Elected 1 Democratic Unionist Peter Weir 3,376 Elected 10 Alliance Stephen Farry 3,131 Elected 7 Ulster Unionist Leslie Cree 2,937 Elected 10 Green (NI) Brian Wilson 2,839 Elected 10 Ulster Unionist Alan McFarland 2,245 Elected 10 Democratic Unionist Alan Graham 2,147 Not elected 10 Ulster Unionist Marion Smith 2,098 Not elected 10 UK Unionist Robert McCartney 1,806 Not elected 7 Independent Brian Rowan 1,194 Not elected 7 Independent Alan Chambers 1,129 Not elected 8 SDLP Liam Logan 1,105 Not elected 9 Conservative James Leslie 864 Not elected 4 Sinn Féin Deaglan Page 390 Not elected 3 Progressive Unionist Elaine Martin 367 Not elected 3 Independent Christopher Carter 123 Not elected 2 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count Ulster Unionist Leslie Cree 3,900 Elected 13 Democratic Unionist Peter Weir 3,675 Elected 14 Democratic Unionist Alex Easton 3,570 Elected 14 Ulster Unionist Alan McFarland 3,421 Elected 14 UK Unionist Robert McCartney 3,374 Elected 14 Ulster Unionist Diana Peacocke 2,566 Not elected Alliance Eileen Bell 1,951 Elected 13 SDLP Liam Logan 1,519 Not elected Independent Brian Wilson 1,350 Not elected NI Women's Coalition Jane Morrice 1,181 Not elected Independent Alan Chambers 1,077 Not elected Green (NI) John Barry 730 Not elected Alliance Stephen Farry 704 Not elected Conservative Julian Robertson 491 Not elected Independent Alan Field 428 Not elected Progressive Unionist David Rose 316 Not elected Sinn Féin Maria George 264 Not elected UK Unionist Tom Sheridan 209 Not elected Independent Christopher Carter 109 Not elected Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count UK Unionist Robert McCartney 8,188 Elected 1 Ulster Unionist John Gorman 4,719 Elected 6 Ulster Unionist Alan McFarland 4,653 Elected 6 Alliance Eileen Bell 3,669 Elected 9 Ulster Unionist Peter Weir 2,775 Elected 12 SDLP Marietta Farrell 2,048 Not elected NI Women's Coalition Jane Morrice 1,808 Elected 12 Alliance Gavin Walker 1,699 Not elected Democratic Unionist Alan Graham 1,558 Not elected Independent Alan Chambers 1,382 Not elected Progressive Unionist Stewart Currie 1,376 Not elected Independent Brian Wilson 1,327 Not elected Democratic Unionist St Clair McAlister 1,013 Not elected Conservative Leonard Fee 337 Not elected Ulster Democratic Tom Lindsay 265 Not elected Labour Party NI Vanessa Baird-Gunning 212 Not elected UK Unionist Elizabeth Roche 173 Not elected Independent Voice Christopher Carter 72 Not elected Natural Law Andrea Gribben 39 Not elected 1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]
Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage Ulster Unionist Peter Weir
Alan McFarland
Roy Bradford
John Shields
Irene Cree9,270 25.6 UK Unionist Robert McCartney
Valerie Kinghan
Patricia Watson7,579 20.9 Democratic Unionist St Clair McAlister
Ruby Cooling
Cecil Noble6,699 18.5 Alliance Oliver Napier
Brian Wilson
Eileen Bell
Larry Thompson
Jane Copeland6,186 17.1 SDLP Owen Adams
John Burke1,798 5.0 Progressive Unionist Victor Ash
Samuel Curry
Neil Mehaffy
Kenneth Sterrit1,694 4.7 Ulster Democratic James McCullough
Thomas Lindsay651 1.8 NI Women's Coalition Emma McGuigan
Ann Marie Foster
Jane Morrice496 1.4 Conservative Ann Thompson
Bruce Mulligan444 1.2 Independent Chambers Alan Chambers
James Arbuthnot
Robert Irvine334 0.9 Green (NI) Paddy McEvoy
Mary Ringland283 0.8 Sinn Féin Mairtin O Mulleoir
John Smith275 0.8 Labour Coalition John Magennis
Sean McGouran171 0.5 Independent DUP Thomas O'Brien
William Baxter97 0.3 Democratic Left Daryl Armitage
Tim Davis95 0.3 Workers' Party Dessie O'Hagan
Colum Mullan60 0.2 Ulster Independence Geoffrey Watson
Glenn Pollock49 0.1 Independent Voice Christopher Carter
Fidelma Carter49 0.1 Natural Law Peter McGowan
Thomas Mullins15 0.0 1982
Assembly Election – 20 October 1982 Party Candidate Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10 Count 11 Count 12 Count 13 Ulster Popular Unionist James Kilfedder 13958 Ulster Unionist John Taylor 5852 7258 Democratic Unionist Simpson Gibson 4500 4856 4913 4942 4985 6391 6391 Alliance John Cushnahan 4416 4492 4501 4502 4936 4943 6068 6069 Alliance Charles Mulholland 3841 4210 4284 4293 4881 4919 5960 5961 6161 6161 6161 Ulster Unionist Robert McCartney 3782 4403 4583 4606 4997 5015 5030 5033 5860 5978 6131 6131 Democratic Unionist Wesley Pentland 3340 3621 3705 3723 3761 4089 4097 4345 4486 6930 Democratic Unionist Charles Poots 2811 3024 3083 3100 3124 3315 3318 3362 3436 Ulster Unionist William Bleakes 2692 2930 3028 3049 3202 3241 3244 3246 4401 4778 5278 5336 5383 SDLP Patrick Doherty 2536 2546 2547 2549 2567 2568 Democratic Unionist Thomas Gourley 2060 2277 2315 2333 2392 Ulster Unionist Hazel Bradford 1966 2448 2694 2722 2931 3028 3033 3037 Alliance Brian Wilson 1055 1118 1135 1136 Ulster Popular Unionist George Green 958 4266 4472 4508 4596 4679 4685 4689 4967 5126 5330 5364 5377 Ulster Unionist David McNarry 671 827 924 936 United Ulster Unionist Robert Gabby 181 217 228 Electorate=103619, valid=54619, spoiled=1182, quota=6069 1975
Constitutional Convention Election – 1 May 1975 Party Candidate Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Ulster Unionist James Kilfedder 21693 Ulster Unionist John Taylor 7238 7238 7238 7238 7238 7238 7238 7238 Alliance Charles Mulholland 4616 5109 5119 5201 5569 7182 9226 Vanguard George Green 4408 8063 SDLP Sean Hollywood 3988 4005 4006 4014 4056 4150 Unionist Party NI John Brooke 3555 4435 4459 4873 6340 6416 6480 6535 Alliance Bertie McConnell 3099 3420 3427 3549 3619 4377 5710 7064 Democratic Unionist Charles Poots 2962 6778 7072 7137 7209 7228 7228 7228 Alliance Keith Jones 2424 2550 2553 2586 2646 Unionist Party NI William Brownlow 1638 1939 1950 2281 Ulster Unionist Neil Oliver 1257 5727 6180 6333 6453 6494 6508 6515 Unionist Party NI Robert Campbell 901 1263 1288 Electorate=93884, valid=57779, spoiled=989, quota=7223 1973
Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count Ulster Unionist Jim Kilfedder 20,684 Elected Ulster Unionist John Brooke 6,160 Elected Alliance Charles Mulholland 4,482 Elected Democratic Unionist Charles Poots 4,364 Elected Ulster Unionist Robert Campbell 3,760 Elected Alliance Bertie McConnell 3,271 Elected SDLP Patrick McHenry 2,833 Not elected Ulster Unionist William Brownlow 2,620 Elected Vanguard George Green 2,425 Not elected Ulster Unionist Andrew Donaldson 1,950 Not elected Ulster Unionist Kathleen McClure 1,796 Not elected Alliance Cecilia Linehan 1,493 Not elected Labour (NI) William Allen 1,354 Not elected Vanguard Kenneth Leckey 1,290 Not elected Ulster Unionist Hans Jess 1,227 Not elected Alliance John Marks 699 Not elected Labour (NI) Kenneth Young 601 Not elected Vanguard David Trimble 446 Not elected References
- ^ North Down, UTV
- ^ 1996 Candidates – North Down, Northern Ireland Elections]
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