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Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)
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Fermanagh and South Tyrone 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 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 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 Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
.
Arlene Foster is the current Minister of Enterprise, and Tom Elliot is the current leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
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 2003 – present
In the 1998 election
the six MLAs elected were:
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Fermanagh & South Tyrone. 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. Fermanagh & South Tyrone elected 5 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 six members elected from Fermanagh & South Tyrone were:
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
. The six members elected from Fermanagh & South Tyrone were:
, David Calvert
, John McKay and Harry West
were all UUUC
endorsed candidates.
, John Taylor and Harry West
were all members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
when it was prorogued in 1972.
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 Fermanagh and South Tyrone UK Parliament constituency
Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, 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 Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
.
Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election are:- Tom ElliottTom ElliottTom Elliott MLA is a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist MLA and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and former UDR member...
– 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... - Phil FlanaganPhil FlanaganPhil Flanagan is a Sinn Féin politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2011. Flanagan also served as a councillor on Fermanagh District Council since his co-option in 2009 and after being re-elected in May 2011. He resigned from his council seat in...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Arlene FosterArlene FosterArlene Isabel Foster is a politician in Northern Ireland. She is one of two Democratic Unionist Party MLAs representing the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. She became Minister of the Environment on 8 May 2009 and was subsequently reshuffled into 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... - Michelle GildernewMichelle GildernewMichelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Sean LynchSean Lynch (politician)Seán Lynch MLA is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and a current MLA for the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Lynch was a former Provisional Irish Republican Army leader in the Maze Prison...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Maurice Morrow – 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...
Arlene Foster is the current Minister of Enterprise, and Tom Elliot is the current leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
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:
- Tom ElliottTom ElliottTom Elliott MLA is a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist MLA and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and former UDR member...
– 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... - Arlene FosterArlene FosterArlene Isabel Foster is a politician in Northern Ireland. She is one of two Democratic Unionist Party MLAs representing the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. She became Minister of the Environment on 8 May 2009 and was subsequently reshuffled into 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... - Tommy GallagherTommy Gallagher (politician)Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh....
– Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Michelle GildernewMichelle GildernewMichelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Gerry McHughGerry McHughGerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a...
– Independent (elected as Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
, member of Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
) - Maurice Morrow – 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...
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:
- Tom ElliottTom ElliottTom Elliott MLA is a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist MLA and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and former UDR member...
– 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... - Arlene FosterArlene FosterArlene Isabel Foster is a politician in Northern Ireland. She is one of two Democratic Unionist Party MLAs representing the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. She became Minister of the Environment on 8 May 2009 and was subsequently reshuffled into 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... - Tommy GallagherTommy Gallagher (politician)Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh....
– Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Michelle GildernewMichelle GildernewMichelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Maurice Morrow – 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...
- Tom O'Reilly – Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
Changes 2003 – present
- Arlene FosterArlene FosterArlene Isabel Foster is a politician in Northern Ireland. She is one of two Democratic Unionist Party MLAs representing the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. She became Minister of the Environment on 8 May 2009 and was subsequently reshuffled into the...
resigned 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...
on 18 December 2003 and joined 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 5 January 2004.
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:
- Joan CarsonJoan CarsonJoan Carson is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at Enniskillen Collegiate School and Stranmillis College before working as a teacher...
– 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... - Sam FosterSam Foster (UK politician)Major Samuel Foster CBE is a former Ulster Unionist Party politician who served in the Northern Ireland Executive....
– 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... - Tommy GallagherTommy Gallagher (politician)Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh....
– Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Michelle GildernewMichelle GildernewMichelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Gerry McHughGerry McHughGerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Maurice Morrow – 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 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Fermanagh & South Tyrone. They were as follows:
- Sam FosterSam Foster (UK politician)Major Samuel Foster CBE is a former Ulster Unionist Party politician who served in the Northern Ireland Executive....
– 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... - Tommy GallagherTommy Gallagher (politician)Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh....
– Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Ken Maginnis – 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...
- Gerry McHughGerry McHughGerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a...
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Maurice Morrow – 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 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. Fermanagh & South Tyrone elected 5 members as follows:
- Owen CarronOwen CarronOwen Gerard Carron is an Irish republican activist and who was Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1981 to 1983.Carron is the nephew of former Nationalist Party politician John Carron....
– Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... - Austin CurrieAustin CurrieAustin Currie is a former politician who was elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland....
– Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Raymond FergusonRaymond FergusonRaymond Ferguson is a Northern Irish former rugby union player with Ulster Rugby and a politician with the Ulster Unionist Party .-Early life and career:...
– 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... - Ivan FosterIvan FosterIvan Foster is a retired senior minister in the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster and a former Democratic Unionist Party politician. He is a lifelong friend and associate of the Democratic Unionist politician and Free Presbyterian Church leader Ian Paisley...
– 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... - Ken Maginnis – 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
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....
which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The six members elected from Fermanagh & South Tyrone were:
- Ernest BairdErnest BairdErnest Baird was a politician in Northern Ireland. Baird was born in County Donegalin the Irish Free State but moved with his family to Belfast at an early age....
– 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... - Austin CurrieAustin CurrieAustin Currie is a former politician who was elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland....
– Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Thomas Daly – Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
- John McKay – 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...
- Harry WestHarry WestHenry William West was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979.West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen...
– 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 six members elected from Fermanagh & South Tyrone were:
- Ernest BairdErnest BairdErnest Baird was a politician in Northern Ireland. Baird was born in County Donegalin the Irish Free State but moved with his family to Belfast at an early age....
– 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... - Austin CurrieAustin CurrieAustin Currie is a former politician who was elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland....
– Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... - Thomas Daly – Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
- 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... - Harry WestHarry WestHenry William West was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979.West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen...
– 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...
Northern Ireland Assembly
| 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 | |
| Arlene Foster Arlene Foster Arlene Isabel Foster is a politician in Northern Ireland. She is one of two Democratic Unionist Party MLAs representing the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. She became Minister of the Environment on 8 May 2009 and was subsequently reshuffled into the... |
7,138 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive... |
7,026 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Tom Elliott Tom Elliott Tom Elliott MLA is a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist MLA and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and former UDR member... |
6,603 | Elected | 2 | ||
| Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a... |
5,103 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Sean Lynch Sean Lynch (politician) Seán Lynch MLA is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and a current MLA for the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Lynch was a former Provisional Irish Republican Army leader in the Maze Prison... |
4,704 | Not elected | 8 | ||
| Maurice Morrow | 4,700 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Tommy Gallagher Tommy Gallagher (politician) Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh.... |
4,440 | Elected | 7 | ||
| Kenny Donaldson | 2,531 | Not elected | 7 | ||
| Vincent Currie | 2,043 | Not elected | 6 | ||
| Gerry McGeough Gerry McGeough Gerry McGeough is a prominent Irish republican who was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army , a former Sinn Féin activist and editor of the defunct The Hibernian magazine. McGeough broke with Sinn Féin in 2007 and he is now an independent republican activist... |
813 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| Allan Leonard | 521 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| (Republican Sinn Féin Republican Sinn Féin Republican Sinn Féin or RSF is an unregisteredAlthough an active movement, RSF is not registered as a political party in either Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. minor political party operating in Ireland. It emerged in 1986 as a result of a split in Sinn Féin... ) |
Michael McManus | 431 | Not elected | 5 | |
| 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... |
388 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| 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 | |
| Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive... |
6,489 | Elected | 5 | ||
| Tom Elliott Tom Elliott Tom Elliott MLA is a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist MLA and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and former UDR member... |
6,181 | Elected | 3 | ||
| Maurice Morrow | 5,536 | Elected | 6 | ||
| Tom O'Reilly | 5,019 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Arlene Foster Arlene Foster Arlene Isabel Foster is a politician in Northern Ireland. She is one of two Democratic Unionist Party MLAs representing the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. She became Minister of the Environment on 8 May 2009 and was subsequently reshuffled into the... |
4,938 | Elected | 5 | ||
| Tommy Gallagher Tommy Gallagher (politician) Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh.... |
4,735 | Elected | 5 | ||
| Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a... |
4,393 | Not elected | |||
| Bert Johnston | 3,094 | Not elected | |||
| Frank Britton | 2,772 | Not elected | |||
| Robert Mulligan | 2,110 | Not elected | |||
| Eithne McNulty | 650 | Not elected | |||
| Linda Cleland | 243 | 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 | |
| Tommy Gallagher Tommy Gallagher (politician) Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh.... |
8,135 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Sam Foster | 5,589 | Elected | 4 | ||
| Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a... |
5,459 | Elected | 7 | ||
| Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive... |
4,703 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Joan Carson Joan Carson Joan Carson is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at Enniskillen Collegiate School and Stranmillis College before working as a teacher... |
4,400 | Elected | 9 | ||
| Jim Dixon | 4,262 | Not elected | 9 | ||
| Maurice Morrow | 3,987 | Elected | 9 | ||
| Pat Treanor | 3,552 | Not elected | 6 | ||
| Bert Johnston | 3,095 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| Olive Mullen | 2,872 | Not elected | 8 | ||
| Bertie Kerr | 2,583 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| Marie Crawley | 1,729 | Not 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... |
614 | Not elected | 1 | ||
| Simeon Gillan | 63 | Not elected | 1 | ||
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Maginnis Sam Foster Sam Foster (UK politician) Major Samuel Foster CBE is a former Ulster Unionist Party politician who served in the Northern Ireland Executive.... Joan Carson Joan Carson Joan Carson is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at Enniskillen Collegiate School and Stranmillis College before working as a teacher... Bertie Kerr |
15,542 | 32.3 | ||
| Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a... Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive... Robin Martin Vincent Kelly Pat Trainor |
11,666 | 24.2 | ||
| Tommy Gallagher Tommy Gallagher (politician) Tommy Gallagher is an Irish politician.Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh.... Anthony McGonnell Anne McQuillan Vincent Currie Mary Flanagan |
10,399 | 21.6 | ||
| Maurice Morrow Joseph Dodds |
6,589 | 13.7 | ||
| 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... Julie Greaves |
831 | 1.7 | ||
| Muriel Boston Robert Peden |
468 | 1.0 | ||
| Raymond Gilliland Paul Longman |
464 | 1.0 | ||
| Roisin Keenan Audrey Johnston Florence Ellis |
461 | 1.0 | ||
| Tracy Gould Paul Ferguson |
410 | 0.9 | ||
| Ciaran Molloy Patrick Mulholland Nigel Cooke |
297 | 0.6 | ||
| Roy Hadden Roy Johnston Peg Alexander Peg Alexander Peg Alexander is a former politician in the United Kingdom.Alexander worked as the co-ordinator of the National Group on Homeworking. From 1995 until 1997, she served as Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales, alongside David Taylor... |
208 | 0.4 | ||
| Tommy Owens Marian Donnelly Marian Donnelly Marian Donnelly is a former President of the Workers' Party of Ireland and is a member of the District Policing Partnership for the Magherafelt district of Northern Ireland.... |
199 | 0.4 | ||
| Simon Dilworth Stuart Boyd |
189 | 0.4 | ||
| Gerry Cullen Doris Wray |
128 | 0.3 | ||
| Philip McClinchey Ann McDermott |
118 | 0.2 | ||
| William Quin Eric Milligan |
113 | 0.2 | ||
| William Chambers May Blayney |
36 | 0.1 | ||
| Charles Cunningham Simeon Gillen Peter Lavery |
23 | 0.0 | ||
1982
| Assembly Election – 20 October 1982 | ||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | |
| Owen Carron Owen Carron Owen Gerard Carron is an Irish republican activist and who was Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1981 to 1983.Carron is the nephew of former Nationalist Party politician John Carron.... |
14025 | |||||||||||
| Ken Maginnis Ken Maginnis, Baron Maginnis of Drumglass Kenneth Wiggins Maginnis, Lord Maginnis of Drumglass is a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist politician who sits in the House of Lords... |
10117 | 10117 | 10117 | 10117 | 10117 | 10117 | 10117 | 10117 | 10117 | 10117 | ||
| Austin Currie Austin Currie Austin Currie is a former politician who was elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.... |
6800 | 7093 | 7259 | 7717 | 7758 | 8374 | 8383 | 8387 | 12402 | |||
| Raymond Ferguson Raymond Ferguson Raymond Ferguson is a Northern Irish former rugby union player with Ulster Rugby and a politician with the Ulster Unionist Party .-Early life and career:... |
5877 | 5885 | 6216 | 6268 | 6966 | 6976 | 9403 | 9921 | 9921 | 9921 | ||
| Ivan Foster Ivan Foster Ivan Foster is a retired senior minister in the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster and a former Democratic Unionist Party politician. He is a lifelong friend and associate of the Democratic Unionist politician and Free Presbyterian Church leader Ian Paisley... |
4324 | 4328 | 4342 | 4350 | 4956 | 4957 | 5142 | 8070 | 8114 | 8145 | ||
| Bert Johnston | 2965 | 2966 | 2986 | 2990 | 3336 | 3337 | 3559 | |||||
| Joseph Maguire | 2912 | 3060 | 3168 | 3451 | 3458 | 5179 | 5196 | 5202 | ||||
| Francie Molloy Francie Molloy Francie Molloy MLA is a Sinn Féin politician and a deputy speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.He first stood for Sinn Féin in Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the 1982 Assembly Elections finishing as runner-up 542 votes behind the DUP candidate with over 1400 SDLP votes non-transferable... |
2700 | 6096 | 6108 | 6414 | 6427 | 6528 | 6537 | 6540 | 6848 | 7603 | ||
| Cecil Noble | 2597 | 2602 | 2684 | 2706 | 2964 | 2970 | ||||||
| Fergus McQuillan | 2288 | 2400 | 2448 | 2634 | 2634 | |||||||
| Ernest Baird Ernest Baird Ernest Baird was a politician in Northern Ireland. Baird was born in County Donegalin the Irish Free State but moved with his family to Belfast at an early age.... |
2010 | 2012 | 2041 | 2050 | ||||||||
| Tommy Owens | 1394 | 1481 | 1724 | |||||||||
| John Haslett | 1171 | 1177 | ||||||||||
1975
Note : Ernie BairdErnest Baird
Ernest Baird was a politician in Northern Ireland. Baird was born in County Donegalin the Irish Free State but moved with his family to Belfast at an early age....
, David Calvert
David Calvert
David Calvert is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Calvert worked as a director of a family shirt manufacturing company. He was a founder member of the Democratic Unionist Party in County Armagh. He was elected to Craigavon Borough Council in 1973, and held his seat until he stood down...
, John McKay and Harry West
Harry West
Henry William West was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979.West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen...
were all UUUC
United Ulster Unionist Council
The United Ulster Unionist Council was a body that sought to bring together the Unionists opposed to the Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland.-Formation:The UUUC was established in January 1974...
endorsed candidates.
1973
Austin CurrieAustin Currie
Austin Currie is a former politician who was elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland....
, John Taylor and Harry West
Harry West
Henry William West was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979.West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen...
were all members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
House of Commons of Northern Ireland
The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The upper house in the bicameral parliament was called the Senate. It was abolished with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act...
when it was prorogued in 1972.