Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)

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Mid Ulster
County constituency
for the Northern Ireland Assembly
Mid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland
DistrictsMid Ulster
Current constituency
Created1973
Assembly MembersSandra Overend
Keith Buchanan
Patsy McGlone
Linda Dillon
Ian Milne
Michelle O'Neill

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 the only constituency in Northern Ireland 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.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)

In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement. The six members elected from Mid Ulster were:

Election MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
1973 style="background-color: Template:Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party/meta/color" | John Dunlop
(Vanguard)
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | Duncan Pollock
(UUP)
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | William Thompson
(UUP
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Ivan Cooper
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Paddy Duffy
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Aidan Larkin
(SDLP)
Pro-Sunningdale Anti-Sunningdale

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (1975)

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:

Election Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
1975 style="background-color: Template:Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party/meta/color" | Robert Overend
(Vanguard)
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | Richard Reid
(DUP)
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | Francis Thompson
(UUP)
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | William Thompson
(UUP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Ivan Cooper
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Paddy Duffy
(SDLP)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)

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:

Election MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
1982 style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | Alan Kane
(DUP)
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | William McCrea
(DUP)
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | William Thompson
(UUP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Denis Haughey
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Mary McSorley
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Danny Morrison
(Sinn Féin)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Northern Ireland Forum (1996)

In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Mid Ulster. They were as follows:

Election Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
Name
(Party)
1996 style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | William McCrea
(DUP)
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | John Junkin
(UUP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Patsy McGlone
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Patrick Groogan
(Sinn Féin)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Francie Molloy
(Sinn Féin)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Northern Ireland Assembly (1998–present)

Election MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
1998 style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" rowspan=2| William McCrea
(DUP)
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" rowspan=3| Billy Armstrong
(UUP)
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | Denis Haughey
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" rowspan=5| Martin McGuinness
(Sinn Féin)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" rowspan=4| Francie Molloy
(Sinn Féin)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | John Kelly
(Sinn Féin)
2003 style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" rowspan=5| Patsy McGlone
(SDLP)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Geraldine Dougan
(Sinn Féin)
2007 style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" rowspan=3| Ian McCrea
(DUP)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" rowspan=4| Michelle O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)
2011 style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" rowspan=3| Sandra Overend
(UUP)
April 2013
co-option
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" rowspan=2| Ian Milne
(Sinn Féin)
2016 style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | Keith Buchanan
(DUP)
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Linda Dillon
(Sinn Féin)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

Northern Ireland Assembly

2016

2016 Assembly election: Mid Ulster – 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Ian Milne 17.3 7,035
SDLP Patsy McGlone 15.2 6,209
Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 15.1 6,147
Sinn Féin Linda Dillon 14.3 5,833
Ulster Unionist Sandra Overend 11.9 4,862 4,896 4,925.88 4,959.12 4,966.14 4,989.36 5,161.28 5,328.48 6,155.48
DUP Keith Buchanan 8.9 3,628 3,634 3,639.88 3,683.36 3,686.60 3,691.65 3,705.05 3,752.24 4,353.94 4,566.61
DUP Ian McCrea 9.2 3,765 3,772 3,778 3,808.12 3,811.90 3,817.17 3,822.95 3,845.40 4,288.69 4,405.99
TUV Hanna Loughrin 4.6 1,877 1,883 1,888.04 1,981.04 1,982.66 1,990.38 2,006.21 2,046.68
Workers' Party of Ireland Hugh Scullion 0.8 316 918 1,043.64 1,052.84 1,197.83 1,414.75 1,778.95
Alliance Néidín Hendron 1.2 471 718 861.88 875.96 959.39 1,162.57
Green (NI) Stefan Taylor 0.9 349 581 639.92 650.52 727.47
UKIP Alan Day 0.6 256 270 276.96
Electorate: -   Valid: -   Spoilt: -   Quota: 5,822   Turnout: -  

2011

2011 Assembly election: Mid Ulster – 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 20.6% 8,957
DUP Ian McCrea 16.4% 7,127
SDLP Patsy McGlone 11.6% 5,065 5,482 5,511 5,727 6,110
Ulster Unionist Sandra Overend 10.1% 4,409 4,412 5,107 5,229 5,336 7,130
Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 11.9% 5,178 5,515 5,515 5,542 5,591 5,710 5,735
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 9.8% 4,263 4,813 4,814 4,843 4,929 5,180 5,191
Sinn Féin Ian Milne 6.1% 2,635 3,962 3,962 4,005 4,133 4,412 4,457
TUV Walter Millar 4.8% 2,075 2,087 2,330 2,383 2,431
SDLP Austin Kelly 2.8% 1,214 1,262 1,266 1,332 1,429
Independent Hugh McCloy 2.1% 933 989 1,003 1,207
Alliance Michael McDonald 0.9% 398 405 417
People Before Profit Harry Hutchinson 0.6% 243 249 262
Independent Gary McCann 0.6% 241 253 256
Electorate: 66,602   Valid: 42,738   Spoilt: 784 (1.80%)   Quota: 6,106   Turnout: 65.35%  

2007

2007 Assembly election: Mid Ulster – 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 18.2% 8,065
DUP Ian McCrea 17.2% 7,608
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 14.9% 6,597
Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 14.5% 6,432
SDLP Patsy McGlone 11.2% 4,976 6,176 6,183 6,264 6,430
Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong 10.8% 4,781 4,788 4,940 4,940 5,037 5,573 6,355
SDLP Kathleen Lagan 6.2% 2,759 3,118 3,120 3,267 3,469 3,497 3,531
DUP Elizabeth Forde 2.3% 1,021 1,023 2,026 2,026 2,068 2,625
UK Unionist Walter Millar 2.7% 1,210 1,216 1,257 1,258 1,299
Republican Sinn Féin Brendan McLaughlin 1.0% 437 527 527 544
Alliance Margaret Marshall 0.5% 221 229 230 233
Independent Harry Hutchinson 0.4% 170 197 205 208
Electorate: 61,223   Valid: 44,277   Spoilt: 451 (1.01%)   Quota: 6,326   Turnout: 73.06%  

2003

2003 Assembly election: Mid Ulster – 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP William McCrea 18.5% 8,211
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 18.3% 8,128
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 11.8% 5,255 5,255 6,377
Sinn Féin Geraldine Dougan 13.1% 5,827 5,827 5,998 6,916
Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong 9.7% 4,323 4,462 4,462 4,509 4,514 6,165 7,048
SDLP Patsy McGlone 9.7% 4,295 4,301 4,505 4,694 4,951 4,985 5,140 5,246
SDLP Denis Haughey 8.7% 3,843 3,844 3,940 4,111 4,212 4,250 4,459 4,612
DUP Alan Millar 2.3% 1,029 2,566 2,572 2,581 2,582 3,035
Ulster Unionist Trevor Wilson 4.7% 2,071 2,183 2,184 2,229 2,234
Sinn Féin Cora Groogan 2.2% 984 984 1144
Workers' Party of Ireland Francis Donnelly 0.5% 230 230 237
Alliance James Holmes 0.4% 166 167 169
Electorate: 60,095   Valid: 44,362   Spoilt: 661 (1.47%)   Quota: 6,338   Turnout: 64.92%  

1998

1998 Assembly election: Mid Ulster – 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP William McCrea 20.8% 10,339
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 17.5% 8,703
Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong 9.0% 4,498 4,695 4,916 4,916 6,881 7,467
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 12.0% 6,008 6,010 6,041 7,074 7,076 7,083
SDLP Denis Haughey 12.9% 6,410 6,414 6,652 6,737 6,769 7,051
Sinn Féin John Kelly 11.2% 5,594 5,596 5,658 5,899 5,901 5,914
SDLP Patsy McGlone 9.4% 4,666 4,677 4,782 4,957 4,970 5,076
DUP Paul McLean 0.6% 307 3,008 3,035 3,042 3,728
Ulster Unionist John Junkin 4.9% 2,440 2,681 2,759 2,759
Alliance Yvonne Boyle 1.0% 497 499
Workers' Party of Ireland Francis Donnelly 0.4% 207 208
Socialist Party Harry Hutchinson 0.2% 91 106
Natural Law Mary Daly 0.1% 38 38
Electorate: 59,991   Valid: 49,798   Spoilt: 824 (1.63%)   Quota: 7,115   Turnout: 84.38%  

1996 Forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.[1]

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Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy
Patsy Groogan
Sean Begley
Margaret McKenna
Owen Carron
13,001 29.6
SDLP Patsy McGlone
Denis Haughey
Kathleen Lagan
Pat McErlean
Joe McBride
12,492 28.5
Ulster Unionist John Junkin
Norman Badger
Trevor Wilson
7,935 18.1
DUP William McCrea
William Larmour
Paul McLean
7,243 16.5
Alliance Aidan Lagan
Keith Jacques
549 1.2
UK Unionist Daniel Huston
Hugh Moore
435 1.0
PUP John Coyle
Kenneth Rutherford
380 0.9
Ulster Democratic John Haveron
James English
375 0.9
Labour coalition Harry Hutchinson
Anne Gribbon
John McLaughlin
Paddy McGrath
Joanne Kane
271 0.6
Ulster Independence Walter Millar
Dierdre Speer-White
263 0.6
NI Women's Coalition Cherry Dickson
Ann McCrystal
Sheila Murphy
Mary Hogg
Mary Doyle
259 0.6
Workers' Party of Ireland Francie Donnelly
Gerard Brennan
210 0.5
Green (NI) David Lyttle
Lucille O'Shea
132 0.3
NI Conservatives Elspeth Irvine
Eileen Elizabeth McKee
119 0.3
Democratic Partnership Charles McKee
Patrick Pearse Kelly
93 0.2
Democratic Left Patricia Cullen
Frank McElroy
41 0.1
Natural Law Stewart Luck
Richard Mulholland
24 0.1
Independent Chambers Angela Moore
Linda Chambers
20 0.1

1982

style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ff8c00;" data-sort-value="United Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ff8c00;" data-sort-value="United Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" |
Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count
DUP William McCrea 10,445 Elected
SDLP Denis Haughey 8,413 Elected
Sinn Féin Danny Morrison 6,927 Elected
Sinn Féin Francis McElwee 5,763 Not elected
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 5,546 Elected
SDLP Mary McSorley 4,169 Elected
Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow 4,143 Not elected
DUP Alan Kane 3,981 Elected
UUUP Robert Overend 3,056 Not elected
Alliance Aidan Lagan 2,872 Not elected
SDLP Liam McQuaid 2,862 Not elected
UUUP John Dunlop 1,732 Not elected
Workers' Party of Ireland Francie Donnelly 1,311 Not elected
Workers' Party of Ireland Francie McElroy 746 Not elected

1975

style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: darkorange;" data-sort-value="Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ffa07a;" data-sort-value="Unionist Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #EE0000;" data-sort-value="Republican Clubs" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #EE0000;" data-sort-value="Republican Clubs" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #EE0000;" data-sort-value="Republican Clubs" |
Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 9,342 Elected
SDLP Ivan Cooper 9,073 Elected
DUP Richard Reid 8,250 Elected
Vanguard Robert Overend 5,573 Elected
Ulster Unionist Francis Thompson 4,292 Elected
SDLP Paddy Duffy 4,130 Elected
SDLP Aidan Larkin 3,868 Not elected
Unionist Party NI Duncan Pollock 2,264 Not elected
Alliance Aidan Lagan 1,842 Not elected
Alliance Douglas Cooper 1,526 Not elected
Republican Clubs Francie Donnelly 1,387 Not elected
Republican Clubs Francie McElroy 1,270 Not elected
Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 947 Not elected

1973

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Party Candidate 1st Pref Result Count
SDLP Ivan Cooper 12,614 Elected
Ulster Unionist Duncan Pollock 9,557 Elected
Vanguard John Dunlop 7,082 Elected
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 5,352 Elected
DUP Eddie Sayers 4,454 Not elected
SDLP Paddy Duffy 4,437 Elected
SDLP Aidan Larkin 4,045 Elected
Ulster Unionist Verdun Wright 3,034 Not elected
Republican Clubs Desmond Gourley 2,899 Not elected
Nationalist Patrick Francis McGill 2,558 Not elected
SDLP Stephen McKenna 2,444 Not elected
Alliance Tom Gormley 2,055 Not elected
Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 1,755 Not elected
Alliance Robin Glendinning 1,389 Not elected
Alliance George Logue 339 Not elected

References

  1. ^ 1996 Candidates - Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland Elections

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