| Strangford Northern Ireland Assembly County constituency |
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| Strangford shown within Northern Ireland | |
| First Used: | 1996 |
| Assembly Members: | Jonathan Bell Simon Hamilton Kieran McCarthy Michelle McIlveen David McNarry Mike Nesbitt |
| Districts: | Ards, Castlereagh, 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 before 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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The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election were:
Changes 2007–2011
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 Strangford. They were as follows:
| 2011 Assembly Election:Strangford[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | % 1st pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||||||
| Democratic Unionist | Michelle McIlveen | 15.4 | 4,573 | -334 | ||||||||||
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy | 14.4 | 4,284 | 4,284 | 4,284 | 4,284 | 4,284 | 4,284 | ||||||
| Democratic Unionist | Jonathan Bell | 14.4 | 4,265 | 4,265 | 4,265 | 4,265 | 4,265 | 4,265 | ||||||
| Democratic Unionist | Simon Hamilton | 11.6 | 3,456 | 218.58 | 3,672.58 | 106.35 | 3,778.93 | 181.47 | 3,960.40 | 1,785 | 5,745.40 | -1,506.40 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Mike Nesbitt | 11.0 | 3,273 | 13.93 | 3,286.93 | 85.00 | 3,371.93 | 223.35 | 3,595.28 | 185.64 | 3,780.92 | 289.00 | 4,069.92 | |
| Ulster Unionist | David McNarry | 9.3 | 2,773 | 17.01 | 2,790.01 | 85.28 | 2,875.29 | 201.14 | 3,076.43 | 183.45 | 3,259.88 | 507.00 | 3,766.88 | |
| SDLP | Joe Boyle | 8.5 | 2,525 | 2.03 | 2,527.03 | 52.00 | 2,579.03 | 666.21 | 3,245.24 | 36.12 | 3,281.36 | 27.00 | 3,308.36 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Billy Walker | 7.3 | 2,175 | 56.49 | 2,231.49 | 51.35 | 2,282.84 | 166.49 | 2,449.33 | -2,449.33 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Mickey Coogan | 3.0 | 902 | 0.28 | 902.28 | 11.00 | 913.28 | |||||||
| Traditional Unionist Voice | Terry Williams | 2.8 | 841 | 3.01 | 844.01 | 119.00 | 963.01 | |||||||
| UKIP | Cecil Andrews | 2.0 | 601 | 1.40 | 602.40 | -602.40 | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st pref | Result | Count | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Iris Robinson | 5,917 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Jim Shannon | 4,788 | Elected | 6 | ||
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy | 4,085 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Simon Hamilton | 3,889 | Elected | 14 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | David McNarry | 3,709 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Michelle McIlveen | 3,468 | Elected | 14 | ||
| SDLP | 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 (NI) | 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 | ||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st pref | Result | Count | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Iris Robinson | 8,548 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | John Taylor | 5,658 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Jim Shannon | 4,703 | Elected | 2 | ||
| Democratic Unionist | George Ennis | 4,606 | Elected | 2 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | David McNarry | 3,000 | Elected | 10 | ||
| SDLP | 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 (NI) | Philip Orr | 425 | Not elected | |||
| Independent | Danny McCarthy | 319 | Not elected | |||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st pref | Result | Count | ||
| Democratic Unionist | 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 | |||
| SDLP | Danny McCarthy | 1,982 | Not elected | |||
| SDLP | Brian Hanvey | 1,883 | Not elected | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Tom Benson | 1,623 | Elected | |||
| Democratic Unionist | Jim Shannon | 1,415 | Elected | |||
| Progressive Unionist | Ricky Johnston | 1,342 | Not elected | |||
| Ulster Unionist | David McNarry | 1,073 | Not elected | |||
| Democratic Unionist | 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 (NI) | Andrew Frew | 200 | Not elected | |||
| Labour Party NI | Jonathan Stewart | 181 | Not elected | |||
| Natural Law | Sarah Mullins | 27 | Not elected | |||
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[3]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | John Taylor Tom Benson William Biggerstaff Jack Beattie |
12,547 | 31.3 | |
| Democratic Unionist | 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 | |
| SDLP | 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 (NI) | 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 | |