Upper Bann (Assembly constituency)
Coordinates: 54°27′25″N 6°22′48″W / 54.457°N 6.380°W
| Upper Bann | |
|---|---|
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County constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
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Upper Bann shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Districts | Craigavon, Banbridge |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1996 |
| Assembly Members |
Sam Gardiner Dolores Kelly Stephen Moutray John O'Dowd Jo-Anne Dobson Sydney Anderson |
Upper Bann 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 Armagh and South Down constituencies with a small section around Aghagallon joining from South Antrim. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Upper Bann UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency).
Members
Northern Ireland Forum (1996)
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Upper Bann. They were as follows:
| Election | Name (Party) |
Name (Party) |
Name (Party) |
Name (Party) |
Name (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mervyn Carrick (DUP) |
Sam Gardiner (UUP) |
Michelle O'Connor (Sinn Féin) |
Bríd Rodgers (SDLP) |
David Trimble (UUP) | |||||
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Northern Ireland Assembly (1998–present)
| Election | MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | David Trimble (UUP) |
George Savage (UUP) |
Bríd Rodgers (SDLP) |
Denis Watson (Independent Unionist) |
Dara O'Hagan (Sinn Féin) |
Mervyn Carrick (DUP) | ||||||
| 2003 | Sam Gardiner (UUP) |
Dolores Kelly (SDLP) |
Stephen Moutray (DUP) |
John O'Dowd (Sinn Féin) |
David Simpson (DUP) | |||||||
| 2007 | George Savage (UUP) | |||||||||||
| July 2010 co-option |
Sydney Anderson (DUP) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Jo-Anne Dobson (UUP) | |||||||||||
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Elections
Northern Ireland Assembly
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd | 6,649 | Elected | 1 | |
| DUP | Sydney Anderson | 5,854 | Elected | 5 | |
| DUP | Stephen Moutray | 5,645 | Elected | 5 | |
| Sinn Féin | Johnny McGibbon | 4,879 | Not Elected | 7 | |
| SDLP | Dolores Kelly | 4,846 | Elected | 7 | |
| UUP | Sam Gardiner | 3,676 | Elected | 7 | |
| UUP | Colin McCusker | 3,402 | Not Elected | 6 | |
| UUP | Jo-Anne Dobson | 3,348 | Elected | 7 | |
| Alliance | Harry Hamilton | 1,979 | Not Elected | 4 | |
| TUV | David Vance | 1,026 | Not Elected | 3 | |
| Alliance | Sheila McQuaid | 786 | Not Elected | 3 | |
| UKIP | Barbara Trotter | 272 | Not Elected | 2 | |
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd | 7,733 | Elected | 1 | |
| DUP | David Simpson | 6,828 | Elected | 1 | |
| UUP | Sam Gardiner | 5,135 | Elected | 9 | |
| SDLP | Dolores Kelly | 4,689 | Elected | 8 | |
| DUP | Stephen Moutray | 3,663 | Elected | 11 | |
| Sinn Féin | Dessie Ward | 3,118 | Not elected | 12 | |
| DUP | John McCrum | 2,975 | Not elected | 10 | |
| UUP | George Savage | 2,167 | Elected | 12 | |
| UUP | Arnold Hatch | 1,815 | Not elected | 8 | |
| Independent (Unionist) | Davy Calvert | 1,332 | Not elected | 7 | |
| Green (NI) | Helen Corry | 1,156 | Not elected | 7 | |
| Alliance | Sheila McQuaid | 798 | Not elected | 5 | |
| SDLP | Patrick McAleenan | 761 | Not elected | 4 | |
| (Republican Sinn Féin) | Barry Toman | 386 | Not elected | 3 | |
| Conservative | David Fry | 248 | Not elected | 3 | |
| Independent (Unionist) | Suzanne Peeples | 78 | Not elected | 3 | |
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| UUP | David Trimble | 9,158 | Elected | 1 | |
| DUP | David Simpson | 5,933 | Elected | 5 | |
| Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd | 5,524 | Elected | 11 | |
| DUP | Stephen Moutray | 4,697 | Elected | 6 | |
| Sinn Féin | Dara O'Hagan | 3,970 | Not elected | ||
| SDLP | Dolores Kelly | 3,661 | Elected | 11 | |
| SDLP | Kieran Corr | 3,157 | Not elected | ||
| UUP | Sam Gardiner | 2,359 | Elected | 9 | |
| DUP | Denis Watson | 1,770 | Not elected | ||
| UUP | George Savage | 1,269 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | David Jones | 585 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Sidney Anderson | 581 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance | Francis McQuaid | 571 | Not elected | ||
| Workers' Party | Tom French | 247 | Not elected | ||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| UUP | David Trimble | 12,338 | Elected | ||
| SDLP | Brid Rodgers | 9,260 | Elected | ||
| Independent Unionist | Denis Watson | 4,855 | Elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Dara O'Hagan | 4,301 | Elected | ||
| DUP | Mervyn Carrick | 4,177 | Elected | ||
| DUP | Ruth Allen | 3,635 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Francie Murray | 2,915 | Not elected | ||
| SDLP | Mel Byrne | 2,687 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance | Francis McQuaid | 1,556 | Not elected | ||
| UK Unionist | David Vance | 1,405 | Not elected | ||
| UUP | George Savage | 669 | Elected | ||
| UUP | Mark Neale | 455 | Not elected | ||
| Labour Party NI | Alan Evans | 439 | Not elected | ||
| Workers' Party | Tom French | 270 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Kenny McClinton | 207 | Not elected | ||
| Ulster Independence | Brian Silcock | 101 | Not elected | ||
| Natural Law | Jack Lyons | 32 | Not elected | ||
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | David Trimble Sam Gardiner George Savage John Dobson Mark Neale |
16,592 | 36.3 | |
| SDLP | Bríd Rodgers Kieran McGeown Patricia Mallon Sean McKavanagh Dolores Kelly |
9,846 | 21.5 | |
| DUP | Mervyn Carrick Frederick Baird Ruth Allen |
7,134 | 15.6 | |
| Sinn Féin | Michelle O'Connor Rory Harbinson Jean Fegan Christopher Burke |
5,620 | 12.3 | |
| Alliance | William Ramsey Frank McQuaid Sean Hagan |
2,152 | 5.7 | |
| PUP | William Lawrie Edward Kinner |
1,404 | 3.1 | |
| UK Unionist | Morrison Woods Dorothy Boyd |
886 | 1.9 | |
| Labour coalition | Hugh Casey Alan Evans William White Mary Sheen |
512 | 1.0 | |
| Ulster Democratic | David McCrea John Hammond |
402 | 0.9 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Kate Cochrane Chris Moffat Lesley Doyle |
390 | 0.9 | |
| Workers' Party | Tom French Peter Smith |
311 | 0.7 | |
| Ulster Independence | Edward Kidd Gary Nelson |
180 | 0.4 | |
| Green (NI) | Gavin McDowell Jameshid Fenderesky Martha Brett |
178 | 0.4 | |
| Democratic Partnership | Adrian McKinney Pearl Snowden |
71 | 0.2 | |
| Democratic Left | Ciaran McClean Martin Cullen |
36 | 0.1 | |
| Natural Law | John Darby Rosalind Mulholland |
14 | 0.0 | |
| Independent Chambers | Keith Chambers William Larmour Jr |
4 | 0.0 | |
References
- ↑ Upper Bann, UTV
- ↑ 1996 Candidates - Upper Bann, Northern Ireland Elections
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