| Foyle Northern Ireland Assembly County constituency |
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|---|---|
| Foyle shown within Northern Ireland | |
| First Used: | 1996 |
| Assembly Members: | Martina Anderson Mark H. Durkan Colum Eastwood William Hay Raymond McCartney Pat Ramsey |
| Districts: | Derry City Council |
Foyle 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 Londonderry constituency. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Foyle UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Foyle (UK Parliament constituency).
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The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election were:
William Hay can be considered Foyle's current most high profile MLA with his role as Speaker in the Assembly.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election were:
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:
Changes
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 Foyle. They were as follows:
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Democratic Unionist | William Hay | 7,154 | Elected | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Martina Anderson | 6,950 | Elected | 1 | |
| SDLP | Mark H. Durkan | 4,970 | Elected | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin | Raymond McCartney | 3,638 | Elected | 7 | |
| SDLP | Pat Ramsey | 3,138 | Elected | 7 | |
| People Before Profit | Eamonn McCann | 3,120 | Not elected | 7 | |
| SDLP | Colum Eastwood | 2,967 | Elected | 7 | |
| SDLP | Pól Callaghan | 2,624 | Not elected | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin | Paul Fleming | 2,612 | Not elected | 6 | |
| Independent | Paul McFadden | 1,280 | Not elected | 3 | |
| Alliance | Keith McGrellis | 334 | Not elected | 3 | |
| Independent | Terry Doherty | 60 | Not elected | 3 | |
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Democratic Unionist | William Hay | 6,960 | Elected | 1 | |
| SDLP | Mark Durkan | 6,401 | Elected | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Martina Anderson | 5,414 | Elected | 6 | |
| Sinn Féin | Raymond McCartney | 4,321 | Elected | 8 | |
| SDLP | Pat Ramsey | 3,242 | Elected | 10 | |
| Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming | 2,914 | Not elected | 7 | |
| SDLP | Mary Bradley | 2,891 | Elected | 10 | |
| SDLP | Helen Quigley | 2,648 | Not elected | 10 | |
| Socialist Environmental | Eamonn McCann | 2,045 | Not elected | 6 | |
| Independent Republican | Peggy O'Hara | 1,789 | Not elected | 4 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Peter Munce | 1,755 | Not elected | 7 | |
| Green (NI) | Adele Corry | 359 | Not elected | 2 | |
| Alliance | Yvonne Boyle | 224 | Not elected | 2 | |
| Independent (Unionist) | Willie Frazer | 73 | Not elected | 2 | |
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| SDLP | Mark Durkan | 6,806 | Elected | 1 | |
| Democratic Unionist | William Hay | 6,101 | Elected | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin | 6,036 | Elected | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Raymond McCartney | 3,679 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis | 3,499 | Elected | 9 | |
| SDLP | Mary Bradley | 3,345 | Elected | 8 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Mary Hamilton | 3,322 | Not elected | ||
| SDLP | Pat Ramsey | 2,826 | Elected | 9 | |
| Socialist Environmental | Eamonn McCann | 2,257 | Not elected | ||
| SDLP | Gerard Diver | 1,769 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Annie Courtney | 802 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance | Alan Castle | 227 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Danny McBrearty | 137 | Not elected | ||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| SDLP | John Hume | 12,581 | Elected | ||
| Democratic Unionist | William Hay | 6,112 | Elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin | 5,341 | Elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Jack Allen | 4,669 | Not elected | ||
| SDLP | Mark Durkan | 4,423 | Elected | ||
| SDLP | John Tierney | 3,778 | Elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis | 3,464 | Elected | ||
| SDLP | Annie Courtney | 2,560 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára | 2,531 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming | 1,360 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance | Colm Cavanagh | 1,058 | Not elected | ||
| Labour Party NI | Ken Adams | 345 | Not elected | ||
| Progressive Unionist | Brian Gurney | 287 | Not elected | ||
| Green (NI) | Peter MacKenzie | 253 | Not elected | ||
| Natural Law | Donn Brennan | 32 | Not elected | ||
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDLP | John Hume Mark Durkan John Tierney Pat Devine Mary Bradley |
19,997 | 44.3 | |
| Sinn Féin | Martin McGuinness Mitchel McLaughlin Mary Nelis Moira McCloskey Gary Fleming |
11,618 | 25.7 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Gregory Campbell William Hay |
5,504 | 11.2 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jack Allen Richard Dallas Andrew Davidson |
4,553 | 10.1 | |
| Alliance | Aaron McCormack Gerry Lynch |
790 | 1.7 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Margaret Logue Diane Greer Teresa Kelly |
695 | 1.5 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Brian Gurney Paul Whitlock |
580 | 1.3 | |
| Labour Coalition | Margaret Lawrence Jim Gannon Geraldine Quigley Tony Martin Patrick Muldowney |
544 | 1.2 | |
| Ulster Democratic | David Nicholl Thomas Stone |
497 | 1.1 | |
| UK Unionist | David Taylor Richard Jordan |
324 | 0.7 | |
| Green (NI) | Peter Doran Michael O'Kane Chloe Wilson |
194 | 0.4 | |
| Conservative | Derek Sloan Elizabeth Sloan |
92 | 0.2 | |
| Workers' Party | Noel Lynch Alexander Doherty |
81 | 0.2 | |
| Ulster Independence | Donal Casey Ken Kerr |
65 | 0.1 | |
| Natural Law | Donn Brennan David Cooke |
41 | 0.1 | |
| Democratic Left | James Doody Brian Cullen |
40 | 0.1 | |
| Independent Chambers | Sydney Waddell Jason Angus |
22 | 0.1 | |