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North Down (Assembly constituency)
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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)
.
Dr Stephen Farry is the incumbent Minister for Employment and Learning.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election
were:
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election
were:
In the 1998 election
the six MLAs elected were:
Changes 1998–2003
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from North Down. They were as follows:
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:
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:
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
. The seven members elected from North Down were:
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive...
.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the North Down UK Parliament constituency
North Down (UK Parliament constituency)
North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 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
Northern Ireland Forum
The Northern Ireland Forum was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998....
had been elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, 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
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was an elected body set up in 1975 by the UK Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland....
, the 1982 Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982
The Northern Ireland Assembly established in 1982 represented an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to restore the devolution to Northern Ireland which had been suspended 10 years previously. The Assembly was abolished in 1986.-Origins:...
, the 1996 Forum
Northern Ireland Forum
The Northern Ireland Forum was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998....
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)
North Down (UK Parliament constituency)
North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
.
Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election are:- Steven AgnewSteven AgnewSteven Agnew is the leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland. He was elected as an MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2011....
– Green PartyGreen Party in Northern IrelandThe Green Party in Northern Ireland is the Northern Ireland subdivision of the Irish Green Party, based on the principles of Green politics. It works in co-operation with Green parties across Europe, and was formerly a party in its own right... - Leslie CreeLeslie CreeAlderman Leslie Cree, MBE, MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down....
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Gordon DunneGordon DunneGordon Dunne is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011 representing North Down. Dunne was first elected to North Down Borough Council in the 1981 local elections representing the Holywood area. He was re-elected in 1985...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - Alex EastonAlex EastonAlex Easton MLA is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was educated at Bangor Technical College and since 1989 he has worked in the Health Service in the accident and emergency department in Newtownards Hospital...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - Stephen FarryStephen FarryDr Stephen Farry is a Northern Irish politician, Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He represents North Down and is a member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.-Biography:Dr...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Peter WeirPeter Weir (politician)Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
Dr Stephen Farry is the incumbent Minister for Employment and Learning.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007
The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were elected. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their...
were:
- Leslie CreeLeslie CreeAlderman Leslie Cree, MBE, MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down....
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Alex EastonAlex EastonAlex Easton MLA is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was educated at Bangor Technical College and since 1989 he has worked in the Health Service in the accident and emergency department in Newtownards Hospital...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - Stephen FarryStephen FarryDr Stephen Farry is a Northern Irish politician, Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He represents North Down and is a member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.-Biography:Dr...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Alan McFarlandAlan McFarlandMajor Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election....
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Peter WeirPeter Weir (politician)Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - Brian WilsonBrian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician)Brian Wilson MLA is an Independent politician in Northern Ireland. He was the first member of the Green Party to be elected as member of the Northern Ireland Assembly....
– Green Party in Northern IrelandGreen Party in Northern IrelandThe Green Party in Northern Ireland is the Northern Ireland subdivision of the Irish Green Party, based on the principles of Green politics. It works in co-operation with Green parties across Europe, and was formerly a party in its own right...
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003
The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on Wednesday 26 November 2003. Six members were elected by Single Transferable Vote from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary...
were:
- Eileen BellEileen BellEileen Bell CBE is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.-Early life:...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Leslie CreeLeslie CreeAlderman Leslie Cree, MBE, MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down....
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Alex EastonAlex EastonAlex Easton MLA is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was educated at Bangor Technical College and since 1989 he has worked in the Health Service in the accident and emergency department in Newtownards Hospital...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - Robert McCartneyRobert McCartney (politician)Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year...
– UK Unionist PartyUK Unionist PartyThe UK Unionist Party was a small unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1995 to 2008. It was nominally formed by Robert McCartney, formerly of the Ulster Unionist Party, to contest a by-election the North Down by-election, 1995 and then further constituted to contest the 1996... - Alan McFarlandAlan McFarlandMajor Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election....
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Peter WeirPeter Weir (politician)Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
In the 1998 election
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998
-Seats summary:-Details:Although the SDLP won the most first preference votes, the Ulster Unionists won the most seats in the Assembly. This has been attributed to several reasons, including:...
the six MLAs elected were:
- Eileen BellEileen BellEileen Bell CBE is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.-Early life:...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - John GormanJohn Gorman (politician)Sir John Reginald Gorman, CVO, CBE, MC, DL, was between 1998 and 2003 an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down, and one of the tiny number of Roman Catholics to be elected as a Unionist representative in Northern Ireland.-Early life:Born in Omagh, County Tyrone in 1923 and educated at Rockport...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Robert McCartneyRobert McCartney (politician)Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year...
– UK Unionist PartyUK Unionist PartyThe UK Unionist Party was a small unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1995 to 2008. It was nominally formed by Robert McCartney, formerly of the Ulster Unionist Party, to contest a by-election the North Down by-election, 1995 and then further constituted to contest the 1996... - Alan McFarlandAlan McFarlandMajor Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election....
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Jane MorriceJane MorriceJane Morrice is a former politician in Northern Ireland. She was a prominent member of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition until the NIWC ceased to exist in 2006 due to an ongoing electoral decline...
– Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionNorthern Ireland Women's CoalitionThe Northern Ireland Women's Coalition was a minor political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1996 by Catholic academic Monica McWilliams and Protestant social worker Pearl Sagar to contest the elections to the Northern Ireland Forum, the body for all-party talks which led to the... - Peter WeirPeter Weir (politician)Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
Changes 1998–2003
- Peter WeirPeter Weir (politician)Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and...
moved from the Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
to the Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
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 McAlisterSt Clair McAlisterSt Clair McAlister is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.McAlister was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 as a Democratic Unionist Party representative for North Down....
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - Robert McCartneyRobert McCartney (politician)Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year...
– UK Unionist PartyUK Unionist PartyThe UK Unionist Party was a small unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1995 to 2008. It was nominally formed by Robert McCartney, formerly of the Ulster Unionist Party, to contest a by-election the North Down by-election, 1995 and then further constituted to contest the 1996... - Alan McFarlandAlan McFarlandMajor Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election....
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Oliver NapierOliver NapierSir Oliver Napier was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. In 1974 he served as the first and only Legal Minister and head of the Office of Legal Reform in the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive set up by the Sunningdale Agreement.-Early life:Napier was educated at St...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Peter WeirPeter Weir (politician)Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
In 1982 elections were held for an Assembly for Northern Ireland to hold the Secretary of State
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, informally the Northern Ireland Secretary, is the principal secretary of state in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State is a Minister of the Crown who is accountable to the Parliament of...
to account, in the hope that this would be the first step towards restoring devolution. North Down elected 8 members as follows:
- William BleakesWilliam BleakesWilliam Bleakes was a Unionist and Conservative councillor and Assembly member in the Lisburn area.Bleakes was first elected to Lisburn Borough Council in 1977 as a United Ulster Unionist Party councillor for 'Area B' With the UUUP in decline, he switched to the Ulster Unionist Party and was...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - John CushnahanJohn CushnahanJohn Walls Cushnahan is a former politician in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and then as a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael....
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Lord DunleathCharles Mulholland, 4th Baron DunleathLieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Henry John Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath DL was a politician in Northern Ireland.Mulholland studied at Eton College and the University of Cambridge...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Simpson GibsonSimpson GibsonHugh John Simpson Gibson is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Gibson studied at Saintfield Secondary School and Shaftesbury House Tutorial College, before working as a farmer and becoming a member of the Orange Order. He joined the Democratic Unionist Party and was elected to Ards...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - James KilfedderJames KilfedderSir James Alexander Kilfedder was a Northern Ireland unionist politician.-Early life:...
– Ulster Popular Unionist PartyUlster Popular Unionist PartyThe Ulster Popular Unionist Party was a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1980 by James Kilfedder, independent Unionist Member of Parliament for North Down, who led the party until his death in 1995.... - Robert McCartneyRobert McCartney (politician)Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Wesley PentlandWesley PentlandWesley Pentland was a travel industry executive and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Pentland began his career at Portadown railway station, then owned and managed a series of travel agencies, mainly in Lurgan...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - John TaylorJohn Taylor, Baron KilclooneyJohn David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC , is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and a life peer. He was deputy leader of the UUP from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Career and family:...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
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 IrelandUnionist Party of Northern IrelandThe Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974.-Formation:The party emerged following splits in the Ulster Unionist Party in 1973 and 1974 over the British government's white paper Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals, the Northern...
- Lord DunleathCharles Mulholland, 4th Baron DunleathLieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Henry John Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath DL was a politician in Northern Ireland.Mulholland studied at Eton College and the University of Cambridge...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - George GreenGeorge GreenGeorge Green was a British mathematical physicist who wrote An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism...
– Vanguard Progressive Unionist PartyVanguard Progressive Unionist PartyThe Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party , informally known as Ulster Vanguard, was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978... - James KilfedderJames KilfedderSir James Alexander Kilfedder was a Northern Ireland unionist politician.-Early life:...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... - Bertie McConnellBertie McConnellRobert Dodd McConnell, known as Bertie McConnell is a former Army officer and politician in Northern Ireland.McConnell was born in Bangor, County Down, and served in the British Army in World War II. During the war, he lost his sight....
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Charles PootsCharles PootsCharles Boucher Poots , often known as Charlie Poots, is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Poots joined Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, acting as Treasurer of the Hillsborough church. He also joined the Protestant Unionist Party , standing unsuccessfully for the...
– Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... - John TaylorJohn Taylor, Baron KilclooneyJohn David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC , is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and a life peer. He was deputy leader of the UUP from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Career and family:...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
Sunningdale Agreement
The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. The Agreement was signed at the Civil Service College in Sunningdale Park located in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 9 December 1973.Unionist opposition, violence and...
. The seven members elected from North Down were:
- John Brooke – Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
pro Sunningdale - William Brownlow – Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
pro Sunningdale - Robert Campbell – Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
pro Sunningdale - Lord DunleathCharles Mulholland, 4th Baron DunleathLieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Henry John Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath DL was a politician in Northern Ireland.Mulholland studied at Eton College and the University of Cambridge...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - James KilfedderJames KilfedderSir James Alexander Kilfedder was a Northern Ireland unionist politician.-Early life:...
– Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
anti-Sunningdale - Bertie McConnellBertie McConnellRobert Dodd McConnell, known as Bertie McConnell is a former Army officer and politician in Northern Ireland.McConnell was born in Bangor, County Down, and served in the British Army in World War II. During the war, he lost his sight....
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Charles PootsCharles PootsCharles Boucher Poots , often known as Charlie Poots, is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Poots joined Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, acting as Treasurer of the Hillsborough church. He also joined the Protestant Unionist Party , standing unsuccessfully for the...
Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
Northern Ireland Assembly
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | % | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Alex Easton Alex Easton Alex Easton MLA is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was educated at Bangor Technical College and since 1989 he has worked in the Health Service in the accident and emergency department in Newtownards Hospital... |
18.4 | 5,175 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Gordon Dunne Gordon Dunne Gordon Dunne is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011 representing North Down. Dunne was first elected to North Down Borough Council in the 1981 local elections representing the Holywood area. He was re-elected in 1985... |
13.3 | 3,741 | Elected | 2 | ||
| Peter Weir Peter Weir (politician) Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and... |
12.4 | 3,496 | Elected | 2 | ||
| Stephen Farry Stephen Farry Dr Stephen Farry is a Northern Irish politician, Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He represents North Down and is a member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.-Biography:Dr... |
11.1 | 3,131 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Steven Agnew Steven Agnew Steven Agnew is the leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland. He was elected as an MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2011.... |
7.9 | 2,207 | Elected | 11 | ||
| Anne Wilson | 7.5 | 2,100 | Not elected | 11 | ||
| Alan McFarland Alan McFarland Major Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election.... |
6.7 | 1,879 | Not elected | 9 | ||
| Alan Chambers | 6.3 | 1,765 | Not elected | 7 | ||
| Leslie Cree Leslie Cree Alderman Leslie Cree, MBE, MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down.... |
5.6 | 1,585 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Colin Breen | 4.8 | 1,343 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| Liam Logan | 2.7 | 768 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| Fred McGlade | 2.2 | 615 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| Conor Keenan | 1.0 | 293 | Not elected | 2 | ||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were elected. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Alex Easton Alex Easton Alex Easton MLA is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was educated at Bangor Technical College and since 1989 he has worked in the Health Service in the accident and emergency department in Newtownards Hospital... |
4,946 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Peter Weir Peter Weir (politician) Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and... |
3,376 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Stephen Farry Stephen Farry Dr Stephen Farry is a Northern Irish politician, Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He represents North Down and is a member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.-Biography:Dr... |
3,131 | Elected | 7 | ||
| Leslie Cree Leslie Cree Alderman Leslie Cree, MBE, MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down.... |
2,937 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Brian Wilson Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) Brian Wilson MLA is an Independent politician in Northern Ireland. He was the first member of the Green Party to be elected as member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.... |
2,839 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Alan McFarland Alan McFarland Major Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election.... |
2,245 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Alan Graham | 2,147 | Not elected | 10 | ||
| Marion Smith | 2,098 | Not elected | 10 | ||
| Robert McCartney Robert McCartney (politician) Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... |
1,806 | Not elected | 7 | ||
| Brian Rowan | 1,194 | Not elected | 7 | ||
| Alan Chambers | 1,129 | Not elected | 8 | ||
| Liam Logan | 1,105 | Not elected | 9 | ||
| James Leslie James Leslie (UK politician) James Seymour Leslie was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Singida, Tanzania, Leslie read law and land economy at Queens' College, Cambridge, before becoming a merchant banker... |
864 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| Deaglan Page | 390 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| Elaine Martin | 367 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| Christopher Carter | 123 | Not elected | 2 | ||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on Wednesday 26 November 2003. Six members were elected by Single Transferable Vote from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Leslie Cree Leslie Cree Alderman Leslie Cree, MBE, MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down.... |
3,900 | Elected | 13 | ||
| Peter Weir Peter Weir (politician) Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and... |
3,675 | Elected | 14 | ||
| Alex Easton Alex Easton Alex Easton MLA is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was educated at Bangor Technical College and since 1989 he has worked in the Health Service in the accident and emergency department in Newtownards Hospital... |
3,570 | Elected | 14 | ||
| Alan McFarland Alan McFarland Major Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election.... |
3,421 | Elected | 14 | ||
| Robert McCartney Robert McCartney (politician) Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... |
3,374 | Elected | 14 | ||
| Diana Peacocke | 2,566 | Not elected | |||
| Eileen Bell Eileen Bell Eileen Bell CBE is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.-Early life:... |
1,951 | Elected | 13 | ||
| Liam Logan | 1,519 | Not elected | |||
| Brian Wilson Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) Brian Wilson MLA is an Independent politician in Northern Ireland. He was the first member of the Green Party to be elected as member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.... |
1,350 | Not elected | |||
| Jane Morrice Jane Morrice Jane Morrice is a former politician in Northern Ireland. She was a prominent member of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition until the NIWC ceased to exist in 2006 due to an ongoing electoral decline... |
1,181 | Not elected | |||
| Alan Chambers | 1,077 | Not elected | |||
| John Barry John Barry (politician) John Barry is a former co-chair of the Green Party in Northern Ireland, which is a regional council of the all island Green Party formed in December 2006. He stood down as co-chair in April 2009, having held the position since 2003.... |
730 | Not elected | |||
| Stephen Farry Stephen Farry Dr Stephen Farry is a Northern Irish politician, Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He represents North Down and is a member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.-Biography:Dr... |
704 | Not elected | |||
| Julian Robertson | 491 | Not elected | |||
| Alan Field | 428 | Not elected | |||
| David Rose | 316 | Not elected | |||
| Maria George | 264 | Not elected | |||
| Tom Sheridan | 209 | Not elected | |||
| Christopher Carter | 109 | Not elected | |||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 -Seats summary:-Details:Although the SDLP won the most first preference votes, the Ulster Unionists won the most seats in the Assembly. This has been attributed to several reasons, including:... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Robert McCartney Robert McCartney (politician) Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... |
8,188 | Elected | 1 | ||
| John Gorman John Gorman (politician) Sir John Reginald Gorman, CVO, CBE, MC, DL, was between 1998 and 2003 an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down, and one of the tiny number of Roman Catholics to be elected as a Unionist representative in Northern Ireland.-Early life:Born in Omagh, County Tyrone in 1923 and educated at Rockport... |
4,719 | Elected | 6 | ||
| Alan McFarland Alan McFarland Major Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election.... |
4,653 | Elected | 6 | ||
| Eileen Bell Eileen Bell Eileen Bell CBE is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.-Early life:... |
3,669 | Elected | 9 | ||
| Peter Weir Peter Weir (politician) Peter Weir MLA is a Northern Ireland unionist politician.A past chairman of the Young Unionists , Weir is a barrister by profession. He attended Bangor Grammar School and graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in Law and Accountancy. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1992 and... |
2,775 | Elected | 12 | ||
| Marietta Farrell | 2,048 | Not elected | |||
| Jane Morrice Jane Morrice Jane Morrice is a former politician in Northern Ireland. She was a prominent member of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition until the NIWC ceased to exist in 2006 due to an ongoing electoral decline... |
1,808 | Elected | 12 | ||
| Gavin Walker | 1,699 | Not elected | |||
| Alan Graham | 1,558 | Not elected | |||
| Alan Chambers | 1,382 | Not elected | |||
| Stewart Currie | 1,376 | Not elected | |||
| Brian Wilson Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) Brian Wilson MLA is an Independent politician in Northern Ireland. He was the first member of the Green Party to be elected as member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.... |
1,327 | Not elected | |||
| St Clair McAlister St Clair McAlister St Clair McAlister is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.McAlister was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 as a Democratic Unionist Party representative for North Down.... |
1,013 | Not elected | |||
| Leonard Fee | 337 | Not elected | |||
| Tom Lindsay | 265 | Not elected | |||
| Vanessa Baird-Gunning | 212 | Not elected | |||
| Elizabeth Roche | 173 | Not elected | |||
| Christopher Carter | 72 | Not elected | |||
| Andrea Gribben | 39 | Not elected | |||
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Weir Peter Weir Peter Lindsay Weir, AM is an Australian film director. After playing a leading role in the Australian New Wave cinema with his films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave and Gallipoli, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films—many of them major box office... Alan McFarland Alan McFarland Major Robert Alan McFarland, MLA was an Independent Unionist politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. He lost his Assembly seat in the 2011 election.... Roy Bradford Roy Bradford Roy Hamilton Bradford was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland and a government minister in both the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973.... John Shields Irene Cree |
9,270 | 25.6 | ||
| Robert McCartney Robert McCartney (politician) Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... Valerie Kinghan Patricia Watson |
7,579 | 20.9 | ||
| St Clair McAlister St Clair McAlister St Clair McAlister is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.McAlister was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 as a Democratic Unionist Party representative for North Down.... Ruby Cooling Cecil Noble |
6,699 | 18.5 | ||
| Oliver Napier Oliver Napier Sir Oliver Napier was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. In 1974 he served as the first and only Legal Minister and head of the Office of Legal Reform in the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive set up by the Sunningdale Agreement.-Early life:Napier was educated at St... Brian Wilson Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) Brian Wilson MLA is an Independent politician in Northern Ireland. He was the first member of the Green Party to be elected as member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.... Eileen Bell Eileen Bell Eileen Bell CBE is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.-Early life:... Larry Thompson Jane Copeland |
6,186 | 17.1 | ||
| Owen Adams John Burke |
1,798 | 5.0 | ||
| Victor Ash Samuel Curry Neil Mehaffy Kenneth Sterrit |
1,694 | 4.7 | ||
| James McCullough Thomas Lindsay |
651 | 1.8 | ||
| Emma McGuigan Ann Marie Foster Jane Morrice Jane Morrice Jane Morrice is a former politician in Northern Ireland. She was a prominent member of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition until the NIWC ceased to exist in 2006 due to an ongoing electoral decline... |
496 | 1.4 | ||
| Ann Thompson Bruce Mulligan |
444 | 1.2 | ||
| Alan Chambers James Arbuthnot Robert Irvine |
334 | 0.9 | ||
| Paddy McEvoy Mary Ringland |
283 | 0.8 | ||
| Mairtin O Mulleoir John Smith |
275 | 0.8 | ||
| John Magennis Sean McGouran |
171 | 0.5 | ||
| Thomas O'Brien William Baxter |
97 | 0.3 | ||
| Daryl Armitage Tim Davis |
95 | 0.3 | ||
| Dessie O'Hagan Colum Mullan |
60 | 0.2 | ||
| Geoffrey Watson Glenn Pollock |
49 | 0.1 | ||
| Christopher Carter Fidelma Carter |
49 | 0.1 | ||
| Peter McGowan Thomas Mullins |
15 | 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 | |
| James Kilfedder James Kilfedder Sir James Alexander Kilfedder was a Northern Ireland unionist politician.-Early life:... |
13958 | ||||||||||||||
| John Taylor John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC , is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and a life peer. He was deputy leader of the UUP from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Career and family:... |
5852 | 7258 | |||||||||||||
| Simpson Gibson Simpson Gibson Hugh John Simpson Gibson is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Gibson studied at Saintfield Secondary School and Shaftesbury House Tutorial College, before working as a farmer and becoming a member of the Orange Order. He joined the Democratic Unionist Party and was elected to Ards... |
4500 | 4856 | 4913 | 4942 | 4985 | 6391 | 6391 | ||||||||
| John Cushnahan John Cushnahan John Walls Cushnahan is a former politician in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and then as a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael.... |
4416 | 4492 | 4501 | 4502 | 4936 | 4943 | 6068 | 6069 | |||||||
| Charles Mulholland Charles Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Henry John Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath DL was a politician in Northern Ireland.Mulholland studied at Eton College and the University of Cambridge... |
3841 | 4210 | 4284 | 4293 | 4881 | 4919 | 5960 | 5961 | 6161 | 6161 | 6161 | ||||
| Robert McCartney Robert McCartney (politician) Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... |
3782 | 4403 | 4583 | 4606 | 4997 | 5015 | 5030 | 5033 | 5860 | 5978 | 6131 | 6131 | |||
| Wesley Pentland Wesley Pentland Wesley Pentland was a travel industry executive and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Pentland began his career at Portadown railway station, then owned and managed a series of travel agencies, mainly in Lurgan... |
3340 | 3621 | 3705 | 3723 | 3761 | 4089 | 4097 | 4345 | 4486 | 6930 | |||||
| Charles Poots Charles Poots Charles Boucher Poots , often known as Charlie Poots, is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Poots joined Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, acting as Treasurer of the Hillsborough church. He also joined the Protestant Unionist Party , standing unsuccessfully for the... |
2811 | 3024 | 3083 | 3100 | 3124 | 3315 | 3318 | 3362 | 3436 | ||||||
| William Bleakes William Bleakes William Bleakes was a Unionist and Conservative councillor and Assembly member in the Lisburn area.Bleakes was first elected to Lisburn Borough Council in 1977 as a United Ulster Unionist Party councillor for 'Area B' With the UUUP in decline, he switched to the Ulster Unionist Party and was... |
2692 | 2930 | 3028 | 3049 | 3202 | 3241 | 3244 | 3246 | 4401 | 4778 | 5278 | 5336 | 5383 | ||
| Patrick Doherty | 2536 | 2546 | 2547 | 2549 | 2567 | 2568 | |||||||||
| Thomas Gourley | 2060 | 2277 | 2315 | 2333 | 2392 | ||||||||||
| Hazel Bradford | 1966 | 2448 | 2694 | 2722 | 2931 | 3028 | 3033 | 3037 | |||||||
| Brian Wilson Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) Brian Wilson MLA is an Independent politician in Northern Ireland. He was the first member of the Green Party to be elected as member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.... |
1055 | 1118 | 1135 | 1136 | |||||||||||
| George Green George Green (politician) George Green was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Green was the chairman of the Ulster Special Constabulary Association , a group which focussed on opposition to the Irish Republican Army... |
958 | 4266 | 4472 | 4508 | 4596 | 4679 | 4685 | 4689 | 4967 | 5126 | 5330 | 5364 | 5377 | ||
| David McNarry David McNarry David McNarry MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He stood for the Ulster Unionist Party in North Down in the 1982 Assembly elections but failed to be elected. He is now a UUP MLA for Strangford, elected in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. He is currently UUP chief whip... |
671 | 827 | 924 | 936 | |||||||||||
| Robert Gabby | 181 | 217 | 228 | ||||||||||||
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 | |
| James Kilfedder James Kilfedder Sir James Alexander Kilfedder was a Northern Ireland unionist politician.-Early life:... |
21693 | |||||||||
| John Taylor John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC , is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and a life peer. He was deputy leader of the UUP from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Career and family:... |
7238 | 7238 | 7238 | 7238 | 7238 | 7238 | 7238 | 7238 | ||
| Charles Mulholland Charles Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Henry John Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath DL was a politician in Northern Ireland.Mulholland studied at Eton College and the University of Cambridge... |
4616 | 5109 | 5119 | 5201 | 5569 | 7182 | 9226 | |||
| George Green George Green (politician) George Green was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Green was the chairman of the Ulster Special Constabulary Association , a group which focussed on opposition to the Irish Republican Army... |
4408 | 8063 | ||||||||
| Sean Hollywood | 3988 | 4005 | 4006 | 4014 | 4056 | 4150 | ||||
| John Brooke John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough John Warden Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, PC was a Northern Irish politician, the son of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, the 1st Viscount Brookeborough.-Early life:... |
3555 | 4435 | 4459 | 4873 | 6340 | 6416 | 6480 | 6535 | ||
| Bertie McConnell Bertie McConnell Robert Dodd McConnell, known as Bertie McConnell is a former Army officer and politician in Northern Ireland.McConnell was born in Bangor, County Down, and served in the British Army in World War II. During the war, he lost his sight.... |
3099 | 3420 | 3427 | 3549 | 3619 | 4377 | 5710 | 7064 | ||
| Charles Poots Charles Poots Charles Boucher Poots , often known as Charlie Poots, is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Poots joined Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, acting as Treasurer of the Hillsborough church. He also joined the Protestant Unionist Party , standing unsuccessfully for the... |
2962 | 6778 | 7072 | 7137 | 7209 | 7228 | 7228 | 7228 | ||
| Keith Jones | 2424 | 2550 | 2553 | 2586 | 2646 | |||||
| William Brownlow | 1638 | 1939 | 1950 | 2281 | ||||||
| Neil Oliver | 1257 | 5727 | 6180 | 6333 | 6453 | 6494 | 6508 | 6515 | ||
| Robert Campbell | 901 | 1263 | 1288 | |||||||
1973
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kilfedder | 20,684 | Elected | |||
| John Brooke John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough John Warden Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, PC was a Northern Irish politician, the son of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, the 1st Viscount Brookeborough.-Early life:... |
6,160 | Elected | |||
| Charles Mulholland Charles Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Henry John Mulholland, 4th Baron Dunleath DL was a politician in Northern Ireland.Mulholland studied at Eton College and the University of Cambridge... |
4,482 | Elected | |||
| Charles Poots Charles Poots Charles Boucher Poots , often known as Charlie Poots, is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Poots joined Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, acting as Treasurer of the Hillsborough church. He also joined the Protestant Unionist Party , standing unsuccessfully for the... |
4,364 | Elected | |||
| Robert Campbell | 3,760 | Elected | |||
| Bertie McConnell Bertie McConnell Robert Dodd McConnell, known as Bertie McConnell is a former Army officer and politician in Northern Ireland.McConnell was born in Bangor, County Down, and served in the British Army in World War II. During the war, he lost his sight.... |
3,271 | Elected | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 2,833 | Not elected | |||
| William Brownlow | 2,620 | Elected | |||
| George Green George Green (politician) George Green was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Green was the chairman of the Ulster Special Constabulary Association , a group which focussed on opposition to the Irish Republican Army... |
2,425 | Not elected | |||
| Andrew Donaldson | 1,950 | Not elected | |||
| Kathleen McClure | 1,796 | Not elected | |||
| Cecilia Linehan | 1,493 | Not elected | |||
| William Allen | 1,354 | Not elected | |||
| Kenneth Leckey | 1,290 | Not elected | |||
| Hans Jess | 1,227 | Not elected | |||
| John Marks | 699 | Not elected | |||
| Kenneth Young | 601 | Not elected | |||
| David Trimble David Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC , is a politician from Northern Ireland. He served as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party , was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland , and was a Member of the British Parliament . He is currently a life peer for the Conservative Party... |
446 | Not elected | |||