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South Antrim (Assembly constituency)
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South Antrim 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 South Antrim 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 South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
.
The highest profile MLA would be David Ford; leader of the Alliance Party and Minister for Justice.
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 North Antrim. 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. South Antrim elected 10 members (an exceptionally high number which some commentators believe to be impractical) 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 eight members elected from South Antrim were:
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
. The eight members elected from South Antrim 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 South Antrim UK Parliament constituency
South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim 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
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 South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency...
.
Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election are:- Trevor ClarkeTrevor ClarkeTrevor Clarke MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected in 2007, and re-elected in 2011 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party member for South Antrim....
– 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... - David FordDavid FordDavid Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Paul GirvanPaul GirvanPaul Girvan is a Northern Irish politician. As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party , he was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, and from 2002-04 served as its mayor...
– 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... - Danny KinahanDanny KinahanDaniel de Burgh Kinahan MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim...
– 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... - Pam LewisPam LewisPam Lewis is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the South Antrim constituency in 2011....
– 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... - Mitchel McLaughlinMitchel McLaughlinJohn Mitchel McLaughlin is the former General Secretary of Sinn Féin and an MLA.McLaughlin was born in Derry city, Northern Ireland and educated at Long Tower Boys School, Derry and Christian Brothers Technical College, Derry....
– 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 highest profile MLA would be David Ford; leader of the Alliance Party and Minister for Justice.
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:
- Thomas BurnsThomas Burns (politician)Thomas Burns MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland.Burns was elected as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim in 2003 and has been an Antrim Borough Councillor since 1997. He is currently the Chairman of his local branch 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... - David BurnsideDavid BurnsideDavid Wilson Boyd Burnside is a Northern Ireland politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for South Antrim....
– 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... - Trevor ClarkeTrevor ClarkeTrevor Clarke MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected in 2007, and re-elected in 2011 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party member for South Antrim....
– 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... - David FordDavid FordDavid Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - 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... - Mitchel McLaughlinMitchel McLaughlinJohn Mitchel McLaughlin is the former General Secretary of Sinn Féin and an MLA.McLaughlin was born in Derry city, Northern Ireland and educated at Long Tower Boys School, Derry and Christian Brothers Technical College, Derry....
– 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:
- Thomas BurnsThomas Burns (politician)Thomas Burns MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland.Burns was elected as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim in 2003 and has been an Antrim Borough Councillor since 1997. He is currently the Chairman of his local branch 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... - David BurnsideDavid BurnsideDavid Wilson Boyd Burnside is a Northern Ireland politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for South Antrim....
– 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... - Wilson ClydeWilson ClydeWilson Clyde is a politician from Northern Ireland.Born in Kilbegs, County Antrim, Clyde worked as a farmer before being elected to Antrim Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing South Antrim, and he held 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... - David FordDavid FordDavid Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :...
– Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Paul GirvanPaul GirvanPaul Girvan is a Northern Irish politician. As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party , he was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, and from 2002-04 served as its mayor...
– 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... - Jim WilsonJim Wilson (UK politician)Jim Wilson is a Northern Irish politician.Born in County Antrim, Wilson attended Belfast College of Technology before becoming a marine engineer. He was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1975 for the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, and joined the Ulster Unionist Party the following...
– 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 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:
- Norman BoydNorman BoydNorman Boyd is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Boyd was born in Belfast and attended Belfast High School and Newtownabbey Technical College before working in banking....
UK Unionist PartyUK Unionist PartyThe UK Unionist Party was a small unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1995 to 2008. It was nominally formed by Robert McCartney, formerly of the Ulster Unionist Party, to contest a by-election the North Down by-election, 1995 and then further constituted to contest the 1996... - Wilson ClydeWilson ClydeWilson Clyde is a politician from Northern Ireland.Born in Kilbegs, County Antrim, Clyde worked as a farmer before being elected to Antrim Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing South Antrim, and he held 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... - David FordDavid FordDavid Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :...
Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Donovan McClellandDonovan McClellandDonovan McClelland is a Protestant member of the mostly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern 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... - Duncan Shipley-DaltonDuncan Shipley-DaltonDuncan Shipley-Dalton is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Shipley-Dalton attended the University of Essex and Queen's University Belfast before becoming a barrister. From 1994-98, he served in the Royal Irish Regiment.- Biography :Shipley-Dalton was...
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... - Jim WilsonJim Wilson (UK politician)Jim Wilson is a Northern Irish politician.Born in County Antrim, Wilson attended Belfast College of Technology before becoming a marine engineer. He was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1975 for the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, and joined the Ulster Unionist Party the following...
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 the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from North Antrim. They were as follows:
- Wilson ClydeWilson ClydeWilson Clyde is a politician from Northern Ireland.Born in Kilbegs, County Antrim, Clyde worked as a farmer before being elected to Antrim Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing South Antrim, and he held 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... - John Hunter 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...
- Peter King 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...
- Trevor KirklandTrevor KirklandTrevor Kirkland was born in 1958 to a Chirsitian home and educated at Mallusk Primary School and Ballyclare Secondary and Newtownabbey Technical College, and he graduated from the University of Ulster 1980. He was a member of the Democratic Unionist Party ,though he left when the power sharing...
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... - Donovan McClellandDonovan McClellandDonovan McClelland is a Protestant member of the mostly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern 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...
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. South Antrim elected 10 members (an exceptionally high number which some commentators believe to be impractical) as follows:
- Fraser AgnewFraser AgnewWilliam Alexander Fraser Agnew, known as Fraser Agnew, is a politician in Northern Ireland.After growing up in Ballyclare, Agnew studied at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Belfast Technical College and the College of Business Studies...
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 Beattie 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...
- Billy BellBilly Bell (politician)William Bradshaw "Billy" Bell, OBE, JP is an Unionist politician from Northern Ireland and former Lord Mayor of Belfast.He served as a Councillor on Belfast City Council from 1976 to 1985 and was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1979 to 1980...
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... - Seamus CloseSeamus CloseSeamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party....
Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Ivan DavisIvan Davis (politician)Ivan Davis is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Lisburn, Davis was elected to Lisburn Borough Council in 1973, representing the Democratic Unionist Party . He was also elected to represent South Antrim at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1982.In 1987, Davis resigned from...
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... - Clifford ForsytheClifford ForsytheClifford Forsythe was a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament for South Antrim from 1983 to his death. He had previously been Mayor of Newtownabbey Borough Council, and was also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1982 to 1986...
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... - Gordon MawhinneyGordon MawhinneyGordon Mawhinney is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben in 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. However, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, in South...
Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - James McDonaldJames McDonald (Irish politician)James McDonald was a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.At the Northern Ireland local elections, 1973, he won a seat on Craigavon Borough Council in the "A" area as an independent. He subsequently joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party, holding his seat in 1977 and 1981. In...
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... - James MolyneauxJames MolyneauxJames Henry Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, KBE, PC is a Northern Irish Unionist politician and was leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1979 to 1995. He was a leading member and sometime Vice-President of the Conservative Monday Club...
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... - Roy ThompsonRoy Thompson (politician)Roy Thompson is a Northern Irish politician, initially with the Democratic Unionist Party and later with the Ulster Unionist Party ....
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 1975 elections were held to a Constitutional Convention which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The eight members elected from South Antrim were:
- Austin ArdillAustin ArdillCaptain Robert Austin Ardill MC was a former Northern Irish unionist politician.Ardill was born in Belfast and educated at Coleraine Academical Institution. He later worked as the managing director of a feedstuffs company...
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 Beattie 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...
- Anne DicksonAnne DicksonAnne Letitia Dickson is a former Northern Ireland Unionist politician.Born in London, she moved with her family to Northern Ireland at an early age and was educated at Holywood and Richmond Lodge School. After service as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Advisory Board of the Salvation Army she...
Unionist Party of Northern IrelandUnionist Party of Northern IrelandThe Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974.-Formation:The party emerged following splits in the Ulster Unionist Party in 1973 and 1974 over the British government's white paper Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals, the Northern... - Stewart Dunlop 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...
- Charles KinahanCharles KinahanCharles Kinahan was a politician in Northern Ireland.Kinahan studied at Stowe School. He was a founder member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and was a director of Bass Ireland...
Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Kennedy LindsayKennedy LindsayKennedy Lindsay was a Northern Ireland politician and a leading advocate of Ulster nationalism.Born in Saskatchewan, Canada of Ulster Scots descent, Lindsay was educated at Trinity College, Dublin...
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... - Vincent McCloskeyVincent McCloskeyEdward Vincent McCloskey , known as Vincent McCloskey, was an Irish nationalist politician.Born in Belfast, McCloskey was educated at the Christian Brothers' School before becoming a heating engineer. He also became politically active, joining the National Democratic Party in 1967. He was elected...
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... - George Morrison 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...
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 eight members elected from South Antrim were:
- Austin ArdillAustin ArdillCaptain Robert Austin Ardill MC was a former Northern Irish unionist politician.Ardill was born in Belfast and educated at Coleraine Academical Institution. He later worked as the managing director of a feedstuffs company...
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 - William Beattie 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...
- Anne DicksonAnne DicksonAnne Letitia Dickson is a former Northern Ireland Unionist politician.Born in London, she moved with her family to Northern Ireland at an early age and was educated at Holywood and Richmond Lodge School. After service as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Advisory Board of the Salvation Army she...
Independent Unionist - Derrick CrothersDerrick CrothersDerrick Crothers is a Northern Irish mathematician, physicist and former politician.Crothers grew up in Cookstown and studied at Rainey Endowed School, where he won the top mathematics and Science State Exhibition prize in 1959. He then read mathematics at Balliol College, Oxford, before...
Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... - Kennedy LindsayKennedy LindsayKennedy Lindsay was a Northern Ireland politician and a leading advocate of Ulster nationalism.Born in Saskatchewan, Canada of Ulster Scots descent, Lindsay was educated at Trinity College, Dublin...
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... - Vincent McCloskeyVincent McCloskeyEdward Vincent McCloskey , known as Vincent McCloskey, was an Irish nationalist politician.Born in Belfast, McCloskey was educated at the Christian Brothers' School before becoming a heating engineer. He also became politically active, joining the National Democratic Party in 1967. He was elected...
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... - Peter McLachlan 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 - Nat MinfordNat MinfordNathaniel Owens Minford , known as Nat Minford, was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Minford was born in Templepatrick and was the son of Hugh Minford, who became an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland...
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
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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| Mitchel McLaughlin Mitchel McLaughlin John Mitchel McLaughlin is the former General Secretary of Sinn Féin and an MLA.McLaughlin was born in Derry city, Northern Ireland and educated at Long Tower Boys School, Derry and Christian Brothers Technical College, Derry.... |
6,313 | Elected | 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:... |
6,023 | Elected | 1 | ||
| David Ford David Ford David Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :... |
5,007 | Elected | 5 | ||
| David Burnside David Burnside David Wilson Boyd Burnside is a Northern Ireland politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for South Antrim.... |
4,507 | Elected | 7 | ||
| Trevor Clarke Trevor Clarke Trevor Clarke MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected in 2007, and re-elected in 2011 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party member for South Antrim.... |
4,302 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Mel Lucas | 2,840 | Not elected | 8 | ||
| Thomas Burns Thomas Burns (politician) Thomas Burns MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland.Burns was elected as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim in 2003 and has been an Antrim Borough Councillor since 1997. He is currently the Chairman of his local branch of the SDLP... |
2,721 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Danny Kinahan Danny Kinahan Daniel de Burgh Kinahan MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim... |
2,391 | Not elected | 6 | ||
| Noreen McClelland | 1,526 | Not elected | 6 | ||
| Stephen Nicholl | 927 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| 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... |
893 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| Pete Whitcroft | 507 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| Stephen O'Brien | 129 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| Marcella Delaney | 89 | Not elected | 3 | ||
| 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 | |
| David Burnside David Burnside David Wilson Boyd Burnside is a Northern Ireland politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for South Antrim.... |
7,066 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Wilson Clyde Wilson Clyde Wilson Clyde is a politician from Northern Ireland.Born in Kilbegs, County Antrim, Clyde worked as a farmer before being elected to Antrim Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing South Antrim, and he held the... |
5,131 | Elected | 5 | ||
| Paul Girvan Paul Girvan Paul Girvan is a Northern Irish politician. As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party , he was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, and from 2002-04 served as its mayor... |
4,820 | Elected | 6 | ||
| Martin Meehan Martin Meehan (Irish republican) Martin Meehan was a Sinn Féin politician and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army . Meehan was the first person to be convicted of membership of the Provisional IRA, and he spent eighteen years in prison during the Troubles.-Background and IRA activity:Meehan was born in 1945... |
4,295 | Not elected | |||
| David Ford David Ford David Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :... |
3,393 | Elected | 11 | ||
| Jim Wilson Jim Wilson (UK politician) Jim Wilson is a Northern Irish politician.Born in County Antrim, Wilson attended Belfast College of Technology before becoming a marine engineer. He was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1975 for the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, and joined the Ulster Unionist Party the following... |
3,135 | Elected | 9 | ||
| Thomas Burns Thomas Burns (politician) Thomas Burns MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland.Burns was elected as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim in 2003 and has been an Antrim Borough Councillor since 1997. He is currently the Chairman of his local branch of the SDLP... |
2,732 | Elected | 11 | ||
| Donovan McClelland Donovan McClelland Donovan McClelland is a Protestant member of the mostly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland.... |
2,671 | Not elected | |||
| John Smyth | 1,501 | Not elected | |||
| Adrian Cochran-Watson | 953 | Not elected | |||
| Norman Boyd Norman Boyd Norman Boyd is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Boyd was born in Belfast and attended Belfast High School and Newtownabbey Technical College before working in banking.... |
774 | Not elected | |||
| Joan Cosgrove | 465 | Not elected | |||
| Kenneth Wilkinson | 311 | Not elected | |||
| Jason Docherty | 174 | 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 | |
| Jim Wilson Jim Wilson (UK politician) Jim Wilson is a Northern Irish politician.Born in County Antrim, Wilson attended Belfast College of Technology before becoming a marine engineer. He was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1975 for the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, and joined the Ulster Unionist Party the following... |
6,691 | Elected | |||
| Wilson Clyde Wilson Clyde Wilson Clyde is a politician from Northern Ireland.Born in Kilbegs, County Antrim, Clyde worked as a farmer before being elected to Antrim Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing South Antrim, and he held the... |
6,034 | Elected | |||
| Norman Boyd Norman Boyd Norman Boyd is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Boyd was born in Belfast and attended Belfast High School and Newtownabbey Technical College before working in banking.... |
4,360 | Elected | |||
| Donovan McClelland Donovan McClelland Donovan McClelland is a Protestant member of the mostly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland.... |
4,309 | Elected | |||
| Duncan Shipley-Dalton Duncan Shipley-Dalton Duncan Shipley-Dalton is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Shipley-Dalton attended the University of Essex and Queen's University Belfast before becoming a barrister. From 1994-98, he served in the Royal Irish Regiment.- Biography :Shipley-Dalton was... |
4,147 | Elected | |||
| David Ford David Ford David Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :... |
3,778 | Elected | |||
| Thomas Burns Thomas Burns (politician) Thomas Burns MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland.Burns was elected as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim in 2003 and has been an Antrim Borough Councillor since 1997. He is currently the Chairman of his local branch of the SDLP... |
3,474 | Not elected | |||
| Martin Meehan Martin Meehan (Irish republican) Martin Meehan was a Sinn Féin politician and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army . Meehan was the first person to be convicted of membership of the Provisional IRA, and he spent eighteen years in prison during the Troubles.-Background and IRA activity:Meehan was born in 1945... |
3,226 | Not elected | |||
| Stuart Deignan | 2,816 | Not elected | |||
| John Hunter | 2,337 | Not elected | |||
| Kenneth Wilkinson | 1,546 | Not elected | |||
| Joan Cosgrove | 1,108 | Not elected | |||
| Oliver Frawley | 137 | Not elected | |||
| George Stidolph | 28 | Not elected | |||
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter King John Hunter Ivan Hunter Peter Walker Mervyn Rea |
12,001 | 30.2 | ||
| Wilson Clyde Wilson Clyde Wilson Clyde is a politician from Northern Ireland.Born in Kilbegs, County Antrim, Clyde worked as a farmer before being elected to Antrim Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing South Antrim, and he held the... Trevor Kirkland Trevor Kirkland Trevor Kirkland was born in 1958 to a Chirsitian home and educated at Mallusk Primary School and Ballyclare Secondary and Newtownabbey Technical College, and he graduated from the University of Ulster 1980. He was a member of the Democratic Unionist Party ,though he left when the power sharing... |
9,549 | 24.0 | ||
| Donovan McClelland Donovan McClelland Donovan McClelland is a Protestant member of the mostly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland.... Bobby Burns Tommy McTeague Bobby Loughran Oran Keenan |
6,025 | 15.1 | ||
| David Ford David Ford David Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :... Jim Rooney Lynn Frazer |
3,332 | 8.4 | ||
| Henry Cushinan Pauline Davey-Kennedy Laurence McKeown Laurence McKeown Laurence McKeown is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike.-Background and IRA activity:... |
2,149 | 5.4 | ||
| Billy Boyd Stephen Nicholl |
2,111 | 5.3 | ||
| Kenneth Wilkinson Mark Thompson |
1,697 | 4.3 | ||
| William Blair David Burgess |
1,000 | 2.5 | ||
| Joan Cosgrove Rosaleen Pelen Sandra Walsh Anne McKenna |
435 | 1.1 | ||
| Arthur Templeton Fraser Agnew Fraser Agnew William Alexander Fraser Agnew, known as Fraser Agnew, is a politician in Northern Ireland.After growing up in Ballyclare, Agnew studied at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Belfast Technical College and the College of Business Studies... |
250 | 0.7 | ||
| Agnes Shirley Roger Lomas David Bustard |
246 | 0.6 | ||
| Eleanor Bailey Peter Ruddell Glen Simpson |
236 | 0.6 | ||
| Alan Warren John Spottiswoode |
197 | 0.5 | ||
| Paul Gupta Paddy McGlinley |
119 | 0.3 | ||
| Rodney Greene Paul Mullan |
105 | 0.3 | ||
| Eamon Gillen Bobby Owens |
104 | 0.3 | ||
| Francis Ellison Samuel Parke |
89 | 0.2 | ||
| John McDowell William Dunbar |
33 | 0.1 | ||
| Margaret Adams Mark Griffiths |
16 | 0.0 | ||
| William Larmour Greta Bunting |
3 | 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 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 | Count 14 | Count 15 | Count 16 | Count 17 | Count 18 | Count 19 | Count 20 | Count 21 | Count 22 | Count 23 | |
| Jim Molyneaux | 19978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Beattie | 7489 | 7489 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Davis Ivan Davis (politician) Ivan Davis is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Lisburn, Davis was elected to Lisburn Borough Council in 1973, representing the Democratic Unionist Party . He was also elected to represent South Antrim at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1982.In 1987, Davis resigned from... |
5394 | 6170 | 6170 | 6170 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fraser Agnew Fraser Agnew William Alexander Fraser Agnew, known as Fraser Agnew, is a politician in Northern Ireland.After growing up in Ballyclare, Agnew studied at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Belfast Technical College and the College of Business Studies... |
3302 | 6201 | 6201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seamus Close Seamus Close Seamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.... |
2916 | 2968 | 2975 | 2976 | 2977 | 2979 | 2990 | 2992 | 3034 | 3044 | 3090 | 3139 | 3140 | 3417 | 3422 | 4166 | 4240 | 4274 | 4284 | 4286 | 4289 | 4750 | 5806 | ||
| John Clenaghan | 2802 | 2806 | 2808 | 2808 | 2809 | 2809 | 2830 | 2830 | 2850 | 2851 | 2887 | 3083 | 3083 | 3297 | 3299 | 3318 | 4174 | 4178 | 4189 | 4190 | 4191 | ||||
| Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben in 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. However, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, in South... |
2660 | 2774 | 2777 | 2778 | 2779 | 2779 | 2785 | 2793 | 2890 | 2916 | 2951 | 2970 | 2976 | 3084 | 3102 | 4426 | 4462 | 4586 | 4613 | 4617 | 4626 | 4751 | 5100 | ||
| Roy Thompson Roy Thompson (politician) Roy Thompson is a Northern Irish politician, initially with the Democratic Unionist Party and later with the Ulster Unionist Party .... |
2646 | 3035 | 3165 | 3165 | 3171 | 3172 | 3175 | 3192 | 3194 | 3254 | 3256 | 3257 | 3793 | 3803 | 3845 | 3868 | 3872 | 3999 | 6419 | ||||||
| Joan Tomlin | 2107 | 2214 | 2216 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 | 2221 | 2290 | 2326 | 2336 | 2352 | 2366 | 2523 | 2546 | ||||||||||
| Patrick Ritchie | 2081 | 2083 | 2083 | 2083 | 2083 | 2084 | 2097 | 2097 | 2111 | 2115 | 2136 | 2438 | 2441 | 2633 | 2633 | 2672 | |||||||||
| James McDonald James McDonald (Irish politician) James McDonald was a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.At the Northern Ireland local elections, 1973, he won a seat on Craigavon Borough Council in the "A" area as an independent. He subsequently joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party, holding his seat in 1977 and 1981. In... |
2071 | 2073 | 2073 | 2073 | 2073 | 2074 | 2091 | 2091 | 2115 | 2115 | 2157 | 2652 | 2653 | 2853 | 2853 | 2873 | 4397 | 4400 | 4402 | 4402 | 4402 | 7460 | |||
| George Herron | 1797 | 2237 | 2284 | 2287 | 2291 | 2301 | 2302 | 2345 | 2382 | 2543 | 2545 | 2545 | 2622 | 2632 | 2850 | 2891 | 2891 | ||||||||
| Clifford Forsythe Clifford Forsythe Clifford Forsythe was a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament for South Antrim from 1983 to his death. He had previously been Mayor of Newtownabbey Borough Council, and was also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1982 to 1986... |
1612 | 4243 | 4283 | 4306 | 4319 | 4325 | 4327 | 4376 | 4408 | 4559 | 4563 | 4563 | 4642 | 4654 | 5437 | 5500 | 5501 | 6249 | 6249 | 6249 | |||||
| Trevor Kirkland | 1265 | 1364 | 2142 | 2143 | 2157 | 2165 | 2165 | 2220 | 2242 | 2325 | 2327 | 2328 | 3044 | 3051 | 3120 | 3141 | 3141 | 3468 | |||||||
| Samuel Neill | 1250 | 1377 | 1557 | 1558 | 1562 | 1569 | 1569 | 1597 | 1609 | 1672 | 1673 | 1674 | |||||||||||||
| Independent SDLP | William McDonnell | 1180 | 1182 | 1182 | 1182 | 1182 | 1182 | 1189 | 1189 | 1203 | 1206 | 1236 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Bell Billy Bell (politician) William Bradshaw "Billy" Bell, OBE, JP is an Unionist politician from Northern Ireland and former Lord Mayor of Belfast.He served as a Councillor on Belfast City Council from 1976 to 1985 and was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1979 to 1980... |
979 | 2906 | 3039 | 3116 | 3166 | 3198 | 3200 | 3284 | 3331 | 3413 | 3413 | 3417 | 3495 | 3506 | 4049 | 4128 | 4129 | 4898 | 5269 | 5541 | 5678 | 5683 | 5683 | ||
| Ivan Hunter | 930 | 1827 | 1845 | 1852 | 1859 | 1870 | 1871 | 1957 | 1975 | 2021 | 2024 | 2025 | 2058 | 2061 | |||||||||||
| Kevin Smyth | 891 | 902 | 903 | 903 | 903 | 904 | 933 | 935 | 984 | 993 | 1626 | 1705 | 1707 | ||||||||||||
| Austin Kelly | 775 | 779 | 780 | 780 | 781 | 781 | 822 | 822 | 890 | 906 | |||||||||||||||
| Independent Democratic Unionist | James Smith | 686 | 828 | 830 | 836 | 837 | 838 | 841 | 856 | 879 | |||||||||||||||
| Newtownabbey Labour Newtownabbey Labour Party The Newtownabbey Labour Party is a minor political party based in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.The party originated as the Newtownabbey branch of the Northern Ireland Labour Party. It left its parent organisation in the 1970s... |
Bob Kidd | 560 | 600 | 604 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 651 | 658 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Millar Jr Frank Millar Jr Frank Millar is a Northern Irish journalist and former unionist politician.The son of Frank Millar, also a unionist politician, he was known as "Frank Millar Jr" during his early political career... |
526 | 3407 | 3429 | 3435 | 3449 | 3459 | 3460 | 3507 | 3524 | 3606 | 3609 | 3611 | 3675 | 3682 | 3947 | 3995 | 3997 | 4332 | 4510 | 4589 | 4647 | 4649 | 4652 | ||
| Andrew Gibb | 247 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 251 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kennedy Lindsay Kennedy Lindsay Kennedy Lindsay was a Northern Ireland politician and a leading advocate of Ulster nationalism.Born in Saskatchewan, Canada of Ulster Scots descent, Lindsay was educated at Trinity College, Dublin... |
160 | 360 | 365 | 366 | 366 | 473 | 473 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Larmour | 139 | 196 | 205 | 205 | 208 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electorate=131734, valid=66443, spoiled=2076, quota=6041 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975 Constitutional Convention
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Beattie | 11,834 | Elected | |||
| Austin Ardill Austin Ardill Captain Robert Austin Ardill MC was a former Northern Irish unionist politician.Ardill was born in Belfast and educated at Coleraine Academical Institution. He later worked as the managing director of a feedstuffs company... |
10,895 | Elected | |||
| Vincent McCloskey Vincent McCloskey Edward Vincent McCloskey , known as Vincent McCloskey, was an Irish nationalist politician.Born in Belfast, McCloskey was educated at the Christian Brothers' School before becoming a heating engineer. He also became politically active, joining the National Democratic Party in 1967. He was elected... |
6,756 | Elected | |||
| Anne Dickson Anne Dickson Anne Letitia Dickson is a former Northern Ireland Unionist politician.Born in London, she moved with her family to Northern Ireland at an early age and was educated at Holywood and Richmond Lodge School. After service as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Advisory Board of the Salvation Army she... |
5,723 | Elected | |||
| Charles Kinahan Charles Kinahan Charles Kinahan was a politician in Northern Ireland.Kinahan studied at Stowe School. He was a founder member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and was a director of Bass Ireland... |
5,294 | Elected | |||
| Kennedy Lindsay Kennedy Lindsay Kennedy Lindsay was a Northern Ireland politician and a leading advocate of Ulster nationalism.Born in Saskatchewan, Canada of Ulster Scots descent, Lindsay was educated at Trinity College, Dublin... |
4,529 | Elected | |||
| Peter McLachlan | 3,919 | Not elected | |||
| John Cousins | 3,228 | Not elected | |||
| George Morrison | 2,943 | Elected | |||
| James Smith | 2,970 | Not elected | |||
| Samuel Semple | 2,813 | Not elected | |||
| John Logan | 2,595 | Not elected | |||
| Stewart Dunlop | 2,461 | Elected | |||
| James McDonald | 1,888 | Not elected | |||
| Kevin Smith | 710 | Not elected | |||
| William Somerset | 248 | Not elected | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Beattie | 10,126 | Elected | |||
| Anne Dickson Anne Dickson Anne Letitia Dickson is a former Northern Ireland Unionist politician.Born in London, she moved with her family to Northern Ireland at an early age and was educated at Holywood and Richmond Lodge School. After service as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Advisory Board of the Salvation Army she... |
9,033 | Elected | |||
| Vincent McCloskey Vincent McCloskey Edward Vincent McCloskey , known as Vincent McCloskey, was an Irish nationalist politician.Born in Belfast, McCloskey was educated at the Christian Brothers' School before becoming a heating engineer. He also became politically active, joining the National Democratic Party in 1967. He was elected... |
7,899 | Elected | |||
| Derrick Crothers Derrick Crothers Derrick Crothers is a Northern Irish mathematician, physicist and former politician.Crothers grew up in Cookstown and studied at Rainey Endowed School, where he won the top mathematics and Science State Exhibition prize in 1959. He then read mathematics at Balliol College, Oxford, before... |
5,975 | Elected | |||
| Nat Minford Nat Minford Nathaniel Owens Minford , known as Nat Minford, was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Minford was born in Templepatrick and was the son of Hugh Minford, who became an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland... |
5,289 | Elected | |||
| Austin Ardill Austin Ardill Captain Robert Austin Ardill MC was a former Northern Irish unionist politician.Ardill was born in Belfast and educated at Coleraine Academical Institution. He later worked as the managing director of a feedstuffs company... |
5,234 | Elected | |||
| Allen Annesley | 4,232 | Not elected | |||
| Peter McLachlan | 3,983 | Elected | |||
| George Swann | 3,742 | Not elected | |||
| Kennedy Lindsay Kennedy Lindsay Kennedy Lindsay was a Northern Ireland politician and a leading advocate of Ulster nationalism.Born in Saskatchewan, Canada of Ulster Scots descent, Lindsay was educated at Trinity College, Dublin... |
3,005 | Elected | |||
| William Snoddy | 2,706 | Not elected | |||
| Robert Bradford | 2,587 | Not elected | |||
| John Blakeley | 2,375 | Not elected | |||
| Alexander McGowan | 2,327 | Not elected | |||
| William Gawn | 1,709 | Not elected | |||
| Joan Tomlin | 1,572 | Not elected | |||
| Sandy Scott | 854 | Not elected | |||
| Bob Kidd | 740 | Not elected | |||
| William King | 694 | Not elected | |||
| Deirdre Byrne | 559 | Not elected | |||
| Robert Johnston | 342 | Not elected | |||