Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)
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Mid Ulster 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 Mid Ulster 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.
Mid Ulster is only 1 of 2 constituencies in Northern Ireland (the other one being Foyle) which has returned the same number of Assembly members from the same parties at each election - 3 Sinn Féin, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 DUP.
The most high-profile MLA for the constituency is Martin McGuinness, the Deputy First Minister.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
.
Martin McGuinness is the most high profile MLA; being deputy First Minister.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election
are:
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election
were:
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 Mid Ulster. 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. Mid Ulster elected 6 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 Mid Ulster were:
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
. The six members elected from Mid Ulster were:
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 Mid Ulster UK Parliament constituency
Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, 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.
Mid Ulster is only 1 of 2 constituencies in Northern Ireland (the other one being Foyle) which has returned the same number of Assembly members from the same parties at each election - 3 Sinn Féin, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 DUP.
The most high-profile MLA for the constituency is Martin McGuinness, the Deputy First Minister.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
.
Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election are:- Ian McCreaIan McCreaIan McCrea, MLA is a British politician. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party member for Mid Ulster.Born in Magherafelt in 1976, he now lives in Cookstown with his wife and three children...
– 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... - Patsy McGlonePatsy McGloneCllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003....
– 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... - Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
– 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... - Francie MolloyFrancie MolloyFrancie 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...
– 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... - Michelle O'NeillMichelle O'NeillMichelle O'Neill is a Sinn Féin MLA who has represented Mid Ulster in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2007. O'Neill is also the current Mayor of Dungannon and South Tyrone...
– 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... - Sandra OverendSandra OverendSandra Overend is an Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011.Overend was born near Stewartstown, County Tyrone and educated at Cookstown High School and the University of Ulster. She lives near Bellaghy, County Londonderry...
– 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...
Martin McGuinness is the most high profile MLA; being deputy First Minister.
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...
are:
- Billy ArmstrongBilly ArmstrongBilly Armstrong is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He served as Assembly Member for Mid Ulster from 1998 until 2011, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Sandra Overend. He was a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee for Enterprise, Trade &...
– 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... - Ian McCreaIan McCreaIan McCrea, MLA is a British politician. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party member for Mid Ulster.Born in Magherafelt in 1976, he now lives in Cookstown with his wife and three children...
– 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... - Patsy McGlonePatsy McGloneCllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003....
– 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... - Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
– 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... - Francie MolloyFrancie MolloyFrancie 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...
– 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... - Michelle O'NeillMichelle O'NeillMichelle O'Neill is a Sinn Féin MLA who has represented Mid Ulster in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2007. O'Neill is also the current Mayor of Dungannon and South Tyrone...
– 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...
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:
- Billy ArmstrongBilly ArmstrongBilly Armstrong is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He served as Assembly Member for Mid Ulster from 1998 until 2011, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Sandra Overend. He was a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee for Enterprise, Trade &...
– 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... - Geraldine DouganGeraldine DouganGeraldine Dougan was elected in 2003 as a Sinn Féin Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster-Background:Dougan is a long time resident of Maghera, is also a campaigner for pre-school education provision and an avid GAA supporter....
– 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... - William McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
– 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... - Patsy McGlonePatsy McGloneCllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003....
– 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... - Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
– 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... - Francie MolloyFrancie MolloyFrancie 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...
– 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 Francis Molloy was suspended from Sinn Féin on November 23, 2005 following disagreements about reforms of local government. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4463588.stm
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:
- Billy ArmstrongBilly ArmstrongBilly Armstrong is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He served as Assembly Member for Mid Ulster from 1998 until 2011, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Sandra Overend. He was a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee for Enterprise, Trade &...
– 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... - Denis HaugheyDenis HaugheyDenis Haughey is a former nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast, becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights Association and a founder member of the Social Democratic...
– 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 KellyJohn M. Kelly (politician)John Maurice Kelly was an Irish legal academic and senior Fine Gael politician.-Education:Kelly received his primary and secondary education at St Conleth's College in Dublin 4 and at the Glenstal Abbey boarding school in County Limerick, respectively.He attended University College Dublin between...
– 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... - William McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
– 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... - Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
– 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... - Francie MolloyFrancie MolloyFrancie 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...
– 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...
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Mid Ulster. They were as follows:
- John Junkin – 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...
- Patsy McGlonePatsy McGloneCllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003....
– 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... - William McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
– 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... - Patrick Groogan – 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...
- Francie MolloyFrancie MolloyFrancie 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...
– 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...
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. Mid Ulster elected 6 members as follows:
- Denis HaugheyDenis HaugheyDenis Haughey is a former nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast, becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights Association and a founder member of the Social Democratic...
– 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... - Alan KaneAlan Kane (politician)Alan Kane is a former Democratic Unionist Party politician, barrister and Queen's Counsel from Northern Ireland.Kane made his political debut in 1981, topping the council poll in Cookstown Town and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly the following year for Mid Ulster.Kane was opposed to...
– 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... - William McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
– 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... - Mary McSorleyMary McSorleyMary McSorley is a former Irish nationalist politician.McSorley joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party , and was elected to Magherafelt District Council in 1981. She was then elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1982, representing Mid Ulster.In January 1989, McSorley accepted an MBE...
– 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... - Danny Morrison – 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...
- William ThompsonWilliam Thompson (Ulster)William John "Willie" Thompson was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament for West Tyrone from 1997 to 2001...
– 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 which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The six members elected from Mid Ulster were:
- Ivan CooperIvan CooperIvan Averill Cooper is a former politician from Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, and founding member of the SDLP...
– 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... - Paddy DuffyPaddy DuffyPaddy Duffy was an Irish-American and the first World Welterweight champion of the gloved era of boxing.-Professional career:Duffy won his first fight by KO over Skin Doherty in 1884 at age nineteen....
– 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... - Robert OverendRobert OverendRobert Overend is a farmer and former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Overend was a prominent member of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party and the Orange Order in the mid-1970s. In 1975, he proposed that the Order formed a new, united unionist party, but this was rejected...
– 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... - Richard Reid – 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...
- Francis ThompsonFrancis ThompsonFrancis Thompson was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, but in menial work, became addicted to opium, and was a street vagrant for years. A married couple read his poetry and rescued him, publishing his first book, Poems in 1893...
– 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... - William ThompsonWilliam Thompson (Ulster)William John "Willie" Thompson was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament for West Tyrone from 1997 to 2001...
– 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 Mid Ulster were:
- Ivan CooperIvan CooperIvan Averill Cooper is a former politician from Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, and founding member of the SDLP...
– 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... - Paddy DuffyPaddy DuffyPaddy Duffy was an Irish-American and the first World Welterweight champion of the gloved era of boxing.-Professional career:Duffy won his first fight by KO over Skin Doherty in 1884 at age nineteen....
– 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 DunlopJohn Dunlop (Northern Ireland politician)John Dunlop was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He was Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster from 1974 to 1983. Initially elected as a member of the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, from 1976 he represented the short-lived breakaway United Ulster Unionist Party.- External links :...
– 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... - Aidan Larkan – 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...
- Duncan Pollock – 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...
(pro Sunningdale) - William ThompsonWilliam Thompson (Ulster)William John "Willie" Thompson was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament for West Tyrone from 1997 to 2001...
– 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...
(anti Sunningdale)
Northern Ireland Assembly
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Martin McGuinness Martin McGuinness James Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.... |
8,957 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Ian McCrea Ian McCrea Ian McCrea, MLA is a British politician. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party member for Mid Ulster.Born in Magherafelt in 1976, he now lives in Cookstown with his wife and three children... |
7,127 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Michelle O'Neill Michelle O'Neill Michelle O'Neill is a Sinn Féin MLA who has represented Mid Ulster in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2007. O'Neill is also the current Mayor of Dungannon and South Tyrone... |
5,178 | Elected | 7 | ||
| Patsy McGlone Patsy McGlone Cllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003.... |
5,065 | Elected | 5 | ||
| Sandra Overend Sandra Overend Sandra Overend is an Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011.Overend was born near Stewartstown, County Tyrone and educated at Cookstown High School and the University of Ulster. She lives near Bellaghy, County Londonderry... |
4,409 | Elected | 6 | ||
| 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... |
4,263 | Elected | 7 | ||
| Ian Milne | 2,635 | Not elected | 7 | ||
| Walter Millar Walter Millar Walter Millar is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Millar grew up on a farm in Newmills, County Tyrone. He became the founding secretary of the Newmills Apprentice Boys in 1982. He was elected to Cookstown District Council for the Democratic Unionist Party at the Northern Ireland local... |
2,075 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| Austin Kelly | 1,214 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| Hugh McCloy | 933 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| Michael McDonald | 398 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| Harry Hutchinson | 243 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| Gary McCann | 241 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| 2007 Assembly 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... |
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 Transfer McGuiness | Count 3 Transfer McCrea | Count 4 Transfer Molloy | Count 5 Exclude McLaughlin, Marshall and Hutchinson | Count 6 Exclude Millar | Count 7 Exclude Forde | |||||||
| Martin McGuinness Martin McGuinness James Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.... |
18.2 | 8,065 | -1,739 | |||||||||||||
| Ian McCrea Ian McCrea Ian McCrea, MLA is a British politician. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party member for Mid Ulster.Born in Magherafelt in 1976, he now lives in Cookstown with his wife and three children... |
17.2 | 7,608 | 7,608 | -1,282 | ||||||||||||
| 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... |
14.9 | 6,597 | 6,597 | 6,597 | -271 | |||||||||||
| Michelle O'Neill Michelle O'Neill Michelle O'Neill is a Sinn Féin MLA who has represented Mid Ulster in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2007. O'Neill is also the current Mayor of Dungannon and South Tyrone... |
14.5 | 6,432 | 6,432 | 6,432 | 6,432 | 6,432 | 6,432 | 6,432 | ||||||||
| Patsy McGlone Patsy McGlone Cllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003.... |
11.2 | 4,976 | 1200.04 | 6,176.04 | 7.04 | 6,183.08 | 81.40 | 6,264.40 | 166.00 | 6,430.48 | 6,430.48 | 6,430.48 | ||||
| Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He served as Assembly Member for Mid Ulster from 1998 until 2011, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Sandra Overend. He was a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee for Enterprise, Trade &... |
10.8 | 4,781 | 7.22 | 4788.22 | 151.68 | 4939.90 | 0.55 | 4940.45 | 96.08 | 5036.53 | 536.01 | 5572.54 | 782.00 | 6354.54 | ||
| Kate Lagan | 6.2 | 2,759 | 359.10 | 3118.10 | 1.76 | 3119.86 | 147.07 | 3266.93 | 202.21 | 3469.14 | 27.86 | 3497.00 | 34.00 | 3531.0 | ||
| Walter Millar Walter Millar Walter Millar is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Millar grew up on a farm in Newmills, County Tyrone. He became the founding secretary of the Newmills Apprentice Boys in 1982. He was elected to Cookstown District Council for the Democratic Unionist Party at the Northern Ireland local... |
2.7 | 1,210 | 5.70 | 1215.70 | 41.28 | 1256.98 | 0.66 | 1257.64 | 41.38 | 1299.02 | -1299.02 | |||||
| Anne Forde | 2.3 | 1,021 | 1.52 | 1022.52 | 1003.52 | 2026.04 | 2026.04 | 41.99 | 2068.03 | 557.20 | 2625.23 | -2625.23 | ||||
| (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... ) |
Brendan McLoughlin | 1.0 | 437 | 90.06 | 527.06 | 0.16 | 527.22 | 16.39 | 543.61 | -543.61 | ||||||
| Margaret Marshall | 0.5 | 221 | 7.98 | 228.98 | 1.28 | 230.26 | 2.86 | 233.12 | -233.12 | |||||||
| Harry Hutchinson | 0.4 | 170 | 27.36 | 197.36 | 7.20 | 204.56 | 3.52 | 208.08 | -208.08 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| William McCrea William McCrea (politician) Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:... |
8,211 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Martin McGuinness Martin McGuinness James Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.... |
8,128 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Geraldine Dougan Geraldine Dougan Geraldine Dougan was elected in 2003 as a Sinn Féin Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster-Background:Dougan is a long time resident of Maghera, is also a campaigner for pre-school education provision and an avid GAA supporter.... |
5,827 | Elected | 4 | ||
| 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... |
5,255 | Elected | 3 | ||
| Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He served as Assembly Member for Mid Ulster from 1998 until 2011, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Sandra Overend. He was a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee for Enterprise, Trade &... |
4,323 | Elected | 7 | ||
| Patsy McGlone Patsy McGlone Cllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003.... |
4,295 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Denis Haughey Denis Haughey Denis Haughey is a former nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast, becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights Association and a founder member of the Social Democratic... |
3,843 | Not elected | |||
| Trevor Wilson | 2,071 | Not elected | |||
| Alan Millar | 1,029 | Not elected | |||
| Cora Groogan | 984 | Not elected | |||
| Frances Donnelly | 230 | Not elected | |||
| James Holmes | 166 | Not elected | |||
1998
| 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 | Count 1 | Count 2 Transfer McCrea | Count 3 Exclude Boyle, Donnelly, Hutchinson, Daly | Count 4 Transfer McGuiness | Count 5 Exclude Junkin | Count 6 Exclude McLean | ||||||
| William McCrea William McCrea (politician) Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:... |
10,339 | -3,224 | ||||||||||||
| Martin McGuinness Martin McGuinness James Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.... |
8,703 | 8,703 | 8,703 | -1,588 | ||||||||||
| Denis Haughey Denis Haughey Denis Haughey is a former nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast, becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights Association and a founder member of the Social Democratic... |
6,410 | 3.72 | 6,413.72 | 238.31 | 6,652.03 | 84.78 | 6,736.81 | 31.93 | 6,768.74 | 282.24 | 7,050.98 | |||
| 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... |
6,008 | 1.55 | 6,009.55 | 31.00 | 6,040.55 | 1,033.56 | 7,074.11 | 1.62 | 7,075.73 | 7.45 | 7,083.18 | |||
| John Kelly John Kelly (Sinn Féin politician) John Kelly was an Irish republican militant and politician in Northern Ireland. He joined the IRA in the 1950s, and was a founder member and a leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army in the early 1970s.... |
5,594 | 1.86 | 5,595.86 | 62.00 | 5,657.86 | 241.56 | 5,899.42 | 2.00 | 5,901.42 | 12.23 | 5,913.65 | |||
| Patsy McGlone Patsy McGlone Cllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003.... |
4,666 | 10.85 | 4,676.85 | 105.00 | 4,781.85 | 174.78 | 4,956.63 | 13.00 | 4,969.63 | 106.16 | 5,075.79 | |||
| Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He served as Assembly Member for Mid Ulster from 1998 until 2011, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Sandra Overend. He was a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee for Enterprise, Trade &... |
4,498 | 196.54 | 4,694.54 | 220.96 | 4,915.50 | 0.72 | 4,916.22 | 1,964.84 | 6,881.06 | 586.00 | 7,467.06 | |||
| John Junkin | 2,440 | 240.87 | 2,680.87 | 77.79 | 2,758.66 | 0.18 | 2,758.84 | -2,758.84 | ||||||
| Yvonne Boyle | 1.0 | 497 | 2.48 | 499.48 | -499.48 | |||||||||
| Paul McLean | 307 | 2,701.34 | 3,008.34 | 26.20 | 3,034.54 | 7.02 | 3,041.56 | 686.28 | 3,727.84 | -3,727.84 | ||||
| Frances Donnelly | 0.42 | 207 | 0.62 | 207.62 | -207.62 | |||||||||
| Harry Hutchinson | 0.18 | 91 | 14.57 | 105.57 | -105.57 | |||||||||
| Mary Daly | 0.08 | 38 | 38 | -38 | ||||||||||
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... Patsy Groogan Patsy Groogan Patrick "Patsy" Groogan is an Irish republican politician.Based in Ballinascreen, Groogan became a sports coach with a particular involvement in hurling. He became prominent in his local Gaelic Athletic Association, and joined Sinn Féin... Sean Begley Margaret McKenna 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.... |
13,001 | 29.6 | ||
| Patsy McGlone Patsy McGlone Cllr Patsy McGlone MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster from Ballinderry, and Deputy Leader of the SDLP . He has been an MLA since 2003.... Denis Haughey Denis Haughey Denis Haughey is a former nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast, becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights Association and a founder member of the Social Democratic... Kathleen Lagan Pat McErlean Joe McBride |
12,492 | 28.5 | ||
| John Junkin Norman Badger Trevor Wilson |
7,935 | 18.1 | ||
| William McCrea William McCrea (politician) Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:... William Larmour Paul McLean |
7,243 | 16.5 | ||
| Aidan Lagan Keith Jacques |
549 | 1.2 | ||
| Daniel Huston Hugh Moore |
435 | 1.0 | ||
| John Coyle Kenneth Rutherford |
380 | 0.9 | ||
| John Haveron James English |
375 | 0.9 | ||
| Harry Hutchinson Anne Gribbon John McLaughlin Paddy McGrath Joanne Kane |
271 | 0.6 | ||
| Walter Millar Walter Millar Walter Millar is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Millar grew up on a farm in Newmills, County Tyrone. He became the founding secretary of the Newmills Apprentice Boys in 1982. He was elected to Cookstown District Council for the Democratic Unionist Party at the Northern Ireland local... Dierdre Speer-White |
263 | 0.6 | ||
| Cherry Dickson Ann McCrystal Sheila Murphy Mary Hogg Mary Doyle |
259 | 0.6 | ||
| Francie Donnelly Gerard Brennan |
210 | 0.5 | ||
| David Lyttle Lucille O'Shea |
132 | 0.3 | ||
| Elspeth Irvine Eileen Elizabeth McKee |
119 | 0.3 | ||
| Charles McKee Patrick Pearse Kelly |
93 | 0.2 | ||
| Patricia Cullen Frank McElroy |
41 | 0.1 | ||
| Stewart Luck Richard Mulholland |
24 | 0.1 | ||
| Angela Moore Linda Chambers |
20 | 0.1 | ||
1982
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William McCrea William McCrea (politician) Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:... |
10,445 | Elected | |||
| Denis Haughey Denis Haughey Denis Haughey is a former nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast, becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights Association and a founder member of the Social Democratic... |
8,413 | Elected | |||
| Danny Morrison | 6,927 | Elected | |||
| Francis McElwee | 5,763 | Not elected | |||
| William Thompson | 5,546 | Elected | |||
| Mary McSorley Mary McSorley Mary McSorley is a former Irish nationalist politician.McSorley joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party , and was elected to Magherafelt District Council in 1981. She was then elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1982, representing Mid Ulster.In January 1989, McSorley accepted an MBE... |
4,169 | Elected | |||
| Samuel Glasgow | 4,143 | Not elected | |||
| Alan Kane Alan Kane (politician) Alan Kane is a former Democratic Unionist Party politician, barrister and Queen's Counsel from Northern Ireland.Kane made his political debut in 1981, topping the council poll in Cookstown Town and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly the following year for Mid Ulster.Kane was opposed to... |
3,981 | Elected | |||
| Robert Overend Robert Overend Robert Overend is a farmer and former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Overend was a prominent member of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party and the Orange Order in the mid-1970s. In 1975, he proposed that the Order formed a new, united unionist party, but this was rejected... |
3,056 | Not elected | |||
| Aidan Lagan | 2,872 | Not elected | |||
| Liam McQuaid | 2,862 | Not elected | |||
| John Dunlop John Dunlop (Northern Ireland politician) John Dunlop was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He was Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster from 1974 to 1983. Initially elected as a member of the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, from 1976 he represented the short-lived breakaway United Ulster Unionist Party.- External links :... |
1,732 | Not elected | |||
| Francie Donnelly | 1,311 | Not elected | |||
| Francie McElroy | 746 | Not elected | |||
1975
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thompson | 9,342 | Elected | |||
| Ivan Cooper Ivan Cooper Ivan Averill Cooper is a former politician from Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, and founding member of the SDLP... |
9,073 | Elected | |||
| Richard Reid | 8,250 | Elected | |||
| Robert Overend Robert Overend Robert Overend is a farmer and former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Overend was a prominent member of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party and the Orange Order in the mid-1970s. In 1975, he proposed that the Order formed a new, united unionist party, but this was rejected... |
5,573 | Elected | |||
| Francis Thompson | 4,292 | Elected | |||
| Paddy Duffy Paddy Duffy Paddy Duffy was an Irish-American and the first World Welterweight champion of the gloved era of boxing.-Professional career:Duffy won his first fight by KO over Skin Doherty in 1884 at age nineteen.... |
4,130 | Elected | |||
| Aidan Larkin | 3,868 | Not elected | |||
| Thomas Pollock Thomas Pollock Thomas Pollock was a Canadian ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-References:... |
2,264 | Not elected | |||
| Aidan Lagan | 1,842 | Not elected | |||
| Douglas Cooper | 1,526 | Not elected | |||
| Francie Donnelly | 1,387 | Not elected | |||
| Francie McElroy | 1,270 | Not elected | |||
| Ivan Barr | 947 | Not elected | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Cooper Ivan Cooper Ivan Averill Cooper is a former politician from Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, and founding member of the SDLP... |
12,614 | Elected | |||
| Thomas Pollock Thomas Pollock Thomas Pollock was a Canadian ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-References:... |
9,557 | Elected | |||
| John Dunlop John Dunlop (Northern Ireland politician) John Dunlop was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He was Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster from 1974 to 1983. Initially elected as a member of the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, from 1976 he represented the short-lived breakaway United Ulster Unionist Party.- External links :... |
7,082 | Elected | |||
| William Thompson | 5,352 | Elected | |||
| Eddie Sayers Eddie Sayers Eddie Sayers is a former Northern Irish loyalist who served as brigadier of the Ulster Defence Association's Mid Ulster Brigade in the 1980s.... |
4,454 | Not elected | |||
| Paddy Duffy Paddy Duffy Paddy Duffy was an Irish-American and the first World Welterweight champion of the gloved era of boxing.-Professional career:Duffy won his first fight by KO over Skin Doherty in 1884 at age nineteen.... |
4,437 | Elected | |||
| Aidan Larkin | 4,045 | Elected | |||
| Verdun Wright | 3,034 | Not elected | |||
| Desmond Gourley | 2,899 | Not elected | |||
| Patrick Francis McGill | 2,558 | Not elected | |||
| Stephen McKenna | 2,444 | Not elected | |||
| Tom Gormley Tom Gormley Tom Gormley was a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Claudy, Gormley became a farmer before following his brother Paddy into politics. He was elected to Strabane Rural District Council in 1947, and to Tyrone County Council in 1950.... |
2,055 | Not elected | |||
| Ivan Barr | 1,755 | Not elected | |||
| Robert Glendinning | 1,389 | Not elected | |||
| George Logue | 339 | Not elected | |||