Strangford (Assembly constituency)
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| Strangford Northern Ireland Assembly County constituency |
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| Strangford shown within Northern Ireland | |
| First Used: | 1996 |
| Assembly Members: | Simon Hamilton Kieran McCarthy Michelle McIlveen David McNarry Iris Robinson Jim Shannon |
| Districts: | Ards, Catlereagh, Down |
Strangford is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.
For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the North Down constituency with smaller sections being added from Belfast East constituency and Belfast South constituency. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Strangford UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Strangford (UK Parliament constituency).
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[edit] Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election are:
- Simon Hamilton - Democratic Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Michelle McIlveen - Democratic Unionist Party
- David McNarry - Ulster Unionist Party
- Iris Robinson - Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon - Democratic Unionist Party
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:
- George Ennis - Democratic Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- David McNarry - Ulster Unionist Party
- Iris Robinson - Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon - Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor - Ulster Unionist Party
In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were:
- Thomas Benson Ulster Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party
- Cedric Wilson UK Unionist Party
- Cedric Wilson resigned from the UK Unionist Party and, together with other UKUP Assembly Members, formed the Northern Ireland Unionist Party on January 5, 1999
- Thomas Benson died on December 24, 2000 and was succeeded by Thomas Hamilton, also Ulster Unionist Party.
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Strangford. They were as follows:
- Thomas Benson Ulster Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2007
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| DUP | Iris Robinson | 5,917 | Elected | 1 | |
| DUP | Jim Shannon | 4,788 | Elected | 6 | |
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy | 4,085 | Elected | 10 | |
| DUP | Simon Hamilton | 3,889 | Elected | 14 | |
| Ulster Unionist | David McNarry | 3,709 | Elected | 8 | |
| DUP | Michelle McIlveen | 3,468 | Elected | 14 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Joe Boyle | 3,068 | Not elected | 14 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Angus Carson | 2,128 | Not elected | 9 | |
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Kennedy | 1,089 | Not elected | 9 | |
| UK Unionist | George Ennis | 872 | Not elected | 7 | |
| Green Party | Stephanie Sim | 860 | Not elected | 9 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Michael Henderson | 675 | Not elected | 5 | |
| Independent | Martin Gregg | 650 | Not elected | 11 | |
| Conservative | Robert Little | 508 | Not elected | 4 | |
| Independent (Unionist) | Cedric Wilson | 305 | Not elected | 2 | |
[edit] 2003
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| DUP | Iris Robinson | 8,548 | Elected | 1 | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Taylor | 5,658 | Elected | 1 | |
| DUP | Jim Shannon | 4,703 | Elected | 2 | |
| DUP | George Ennis | 4,606 | Elected | 2 | |
| Ulster Unionist | David McNarry | 3,000 | Elected | 10 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Joe Boyle | 2,906 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy | 2,741 | Elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Bob Little | 2,123 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Kennedy | 1,105 | Not elected | ||
| NI Unionist | Cedric Wilson | 576 | Not elected | ||
| Progressive Unionist | Colin Neill | 540 | Not elected | ||
| Green Party | Philip Orr | 425 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Danny McCarthy | 319 | Not elected | ||
[edit] 1998
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| DUP | Iris Robinson | 9,479 | Elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | John Taylor | 9,203 | Elected | ||
| UK Unionist | Cedric Wilson | 3,078 | Elected | ||
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy | 2,947 | Elected | ||
| Alliance | Peter Osborne | 2,269 | Not elected | ||
| Independent Unionist | John Beattie | 2,247 | Not elected | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Danny McCarthy | 1,982 | Not elected | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Brian Hanvey | 1,883 | Not elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Tom Benson | 1,623 | Elected | ||
| DUP | Jim Shannon | 1,415 | Elected | ||
| Progressive Unionist | Ricky Johnston | 1,342 | Not elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | David McNarry | 1,073 | Not elected | ||
| DUP | Tommy Jeffers | 1,007 | Not elected | ||
| Independent Unionist | Wilbert McGill | 957 | Not elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Tom Hamilton | 615 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Paddy McGreevy | 614 | Not elected | ||
| Ulster Democratic | Blakely McNally | 322 | Not elected | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Beattie | 263 | Not elected | ||
| Independent Community Candidate | Nancy Orr | 201 | Not elected | ||
| Green Party | Andrew Frew | 200 | Not elected | ||
| Labour (NI) | Jonathan Stewart | 181 | Not elected | ||
| Natural Law | Sarah Mullins | 27 | Not elected | ||
[edit] 1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[1]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Percentage | |
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| Ulster Unionist | John Taylor Tom Benson William Biggerstaff Jack Beattie |
12,547 | 31.3 | |
| DUP | Iris Robinson Jim Shannon Sandy Geddis William Morrison |
11,584 | 28.9 | |
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy Geraldine Rice Kathleen Coulter Jim McBriar Alan McDowell |
4,614 | 11.6 | |
| UK Unionist | Cedric Wilson Elizabeth Roche |
3,112 | 7.8 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | John Moffat Joanne Murphy |
2,927 | 7.3 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Georgina McCrory Alfred McCrory |
2,017 | 5.0 | |
| Ulster Democratic | James McCurrie Blakely McNally |
1,080 | 2.7 | |
| Sinn Féin | Garret O'Fachtna Patrick McGreevy |
709 | 1.8 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Donna Davis Victoria Moore Gerry Gribben Miriam Titterton |
410 | 1.0 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Beattie Duncan Shipley-Dalton |
380 | 0.9 | |
| Green Party | David Langley Robert Huey Sue Miles |
213 | 0.5 | |
| Labour Coalition | Andrew Snoddy Stephen Baker |
202 | 0.5 | |
| Workers' Party | Tom Devlin Colum Feenan |
73 | 0.2 | |
| Independent Voice | Edward Philips Trevor Richards |
66 | 0.2 | |
| Ulster Independence | Joyce Cowden Francis Hynds |
57 | 0.1 | |
| Democratic Left | Deidre Dunphy Imelda Hynds |
53 | 0.1 | |
| Independent Chambers | Pearl Brown Heather Magowan |
13 | 0.0 | |
| Natural Law | Christine Bowen Lewis Walch |
13 | 0.0 | |
[edit] References
- ^ 1996 Candidates - Strangford, Northern Ireland Elections
