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Belfast South (Assembly constituency)
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Belfast South 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 Belfast South 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.
The constituency is primarily formed from the Belfast City Council
districts of Balmoral
, Laganbank
and Pottinger
, as well as a number of wards from Castlereagh Borough Council
. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)
.
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 Belfast elected 5 members as follows:
Changes 1982–1986
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 South Belfast were:
In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement
. The six members elected from North Belfast 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 Belfast South UK Parliament constituency
Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)
Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 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.
The constituency is primarily formed from the Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council is the local authority with responsibility for the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of , the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while also being the fourth smallest by area...
districts of Balmoral
Balmoral (District Electoral Area)
Balmoral is the most southern of nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Blackstaff; Finaghy; Malone; Musgrave; Upper Malone and Windsor...
, Laganbank
Laganbank (District Electoral Area)
Laganbank is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the south of the city, the district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballynafeigh; Botanic; Shaftesbury; Stranmillis and Rosetta...
and Pottinger
Pottinger (District Electoral Area)
Pottinger is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the east of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacarrett; Bloomfield; Orangefield; Ravenhill; The Mount and Woodstock.The wards of Ravenhill...
, as well as a number of wards from Castlereagh Borough Council
Castlereagh Borough Council
Castlereagh is a local government district with the status of borough in Northern Ireland. It is a largely urban borough bordering Belfast. Unusually, it has no natural borough centre, largely consisting of a series of suburbs of Belfast in the Castlereagh Hills to the south-east of the city with...
. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)
Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)
Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
.
Northern Ireland Assembly (1998 – present)
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| 2011 | Anna Lo Anna Lo Anna Manwah Lo MBE is an Alliance Party politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Hong Kong, of Chinese ethnicity, Lo was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast in the 2007 assembly election... (Alliance Party Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The 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.... ) |
Conall McDevitt Conall McDevitt Conall McDevitt became National Secretary of Labour Youth in 1993 and Vice President of ECOSY in 1994... (SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The 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... ) |
Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell Dr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early... (SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The 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... ) |
Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South who has twice served in the Northern Ireland Executive... (UUP Ulster Unionist Party The 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... ) |
Alex Maskey Alex Maskey Alex Maskey is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfast's Lord Mayor. He is Sinn Féin's longest sitting councillor and is currently an MLA for South Belfast as well as being a councillor for the Laganbank area of Belfast.-Early life:Maskey was educated at St... (Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn 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... ) |
Jimmy Spratt Jimmy Spratt Jimmy Spratt is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.In 2007, he was elected as a Democratic Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast. He chairs the Assembly and Executive Review Committee, is one of the DUP representatives on the Northern Ireland Policing... (DUP Democratic Unionist Party The 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... ) |
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| 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... |
Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna MLA is a Northern Irish politician. She is a member of the SDLP and was MLA for South Belfast from 1998 to 2010.-Early life and nursing career:... (SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The 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... ) |
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| 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... |
Esmond Birnie Esmond Birnie Dr John Esmond Birnie, is an author, economist, and Ulster Unionist Party politician. He is a former Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast.... (UUP Ulster Unionist Party The 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... ) |
Mark Robinson Mark Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) Cllr Mark Robinson was the Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland Assembly Member for Belfast South. Elected in sixth place in 1998 he increased his vote in the 2003 election and was returned in second place.... (DUP Democratic Unionist Party The 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... ) |
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| 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:... |
Monica McWilliams Monica McWilliams Monica McWilliams is a Northern Ireland academic and former politician. From 2005 to 2011 she served as the second Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.... (Women's Coalition Northern Ireland Women's Coalition The Northern Ireland Women's Coalition was a minor political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1996 by Catholic academic Monica McWilliams and Protestant social worker Pearl Sagar to contest the elections to the Northern Ireland Forum, the body for all-party talks which led to the... ) |
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Other (1973–1996)
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from South Belfast. They were as follows:- Jim Clarke – 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...
- Steve McBrideSteve McBride (politician)-Career:McBride is active in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland . He became the Chairman of APNI in the 1990s, and in 1996 was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Belfast South. At the 1997 general election, McBride took 12.9% of the vote and fourth place in the Westminster seat...
– 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.... - Alasdair McDonnellAlasdair McDonnellDr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early...
– 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... - Joan Parkes – 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...
- Bob StokerBob StokerBob Stoker is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for South Belfast.He was elected to Northern Ireland Forum for Belfast South in May 1996....
– 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 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 Belfast elected 5 members as follows:
- David CookDavid Cook (politician)David Cook is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Cook works as a solicitor, eventually becoming a senior partner at Sheldon and Stewart Solicitors....
– 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.... - Edgar GrahamEdgar GrahamEdgar Samuel David Graham, MPA, BL , was an Ulster Unionist Party politician and academic from Northern Ireland. He was perceived as a rising star of both legal studies and Unionism until he was killed on 7 December 1983 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army .-Career:A graduate of the Queen's...
– 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 KirkpatrickJim KirkpatrickJim Kirkpatrick is a Unionist politician who has represented the Ulster Unionist Party three times and the Democratic Unionist Party twice. He sat in the 1982 Assembly and is currently a Belfast City councillor for the UUP....
– 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... - Stuart McCrea – 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 SmythMartin SmythReverend William Martin Smyth is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast South from 1982-2005...
– 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...
Changes 1982–1986
- Edgar GrahamEdgar GrahamEdgar Samuel David Graham, MPA, BL , was an Ulster Unionist Party politician and academic from Northern Ireland. He was perceived as a rising star of both legal studies and Unionism until he was killed on 7 December 1983 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army .-Career:A graduate of the Queen's...
, 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...
assassinated by the IRAIrish Republican ArmyThe Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
on 7 December 1983. Frank Millar JrFrank Millar JrFrank 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...
, also 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...
, elected unopposed in by-election on 1 March 1984.
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 South Belfast were:
- Jeremy BurchillJeremy BurchillJeremy Burchill is a former barrister and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Burchill studied at Campbell College and Queen's University, Belfast, then became chair of the Ulster Young Unionist Council...
– 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... - Thomas Burns – 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...
- Basil GlassBasil GlassBasil Glass was a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in County Leitrim, Glass studied at Queen's University Belfast; he qualified as a solicitor in 1950 and became a prominent lawyer. He was elected joint treasurer of the New Ulster Movement, with fellow solicitor Oliver Napier, in 1969...
– 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.... - Jim HendronJim HendronJim Hendron is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Hendron worked as a lawyer and joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland on its formation. He as elected to its first Central Executive as a representative of Belfast Bloomfield. In the early 1970s, he served as the party's Chairman, and...
– 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.... - Martin SmythMartin SmythReverend William Martin Smyth is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast South from 1982-2005...
– 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... - David TrimbleDavid TrimbleWilliam David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC , is a politician from Northern Ireland. He served as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party , was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland , and was a Member of the British Parliament . He is currently a life peer for the Conservative Party...
– 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 six members elected from North Belfast were:
- Thomas Burns – 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...
- Nelson ElderNelson ElderNelson Elder was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Limavady, Elder worked in a bakery and joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party. He then defected to the Ulster Unionist Party and ran the Welfare and Advice Centre of the Ulster Unionist Council...
– 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 - Basil GlassBasil GlassBasil Glass was a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in County Leitrim, Glass studied at Queen's University Belfast; he qualified as a solicitor in 1950 and became a prominent lawyer. He was elected joint treasurer of the New Ulster Movement, with fellow solicitor Oliver Napier, in 1969...
– 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.... - Herbert KirkHerbert KirkHerbert Kirk was an Ulster Unionist cabinet minister in Parliament of Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Kirk studied at Queen's University, Belfast before becoming an accountant....
– 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 - Reginald Magee – 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 - Basil McIvorBasil McIvorWilliam Basil McIvor OBE PC was an Ulster Unionist politician, barrister and pioneer of integrated education.-Early life and education:...
– 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
| 2011 Assembly Election:Belfast South | ||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | |||||
| Anna Lo Anna Lo Anna Manwah Lo MBE is an Alliance Party politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Hong Kong, of Chinese ethnicity, Lo was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast in the 2007 assembly election... |
19.8 | 6,390 | -1774 | |||||||||
| Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell Dr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early... |
14.0 | 4,527 | 389.10 | 4916.10 | -300.10 | |||||||
| Jimmy Spratt Jimmy Spratt Jimmy Spratt is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.In 2007, he was elected as a Democratic Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast. He chairs the Assembly and Executive Review Committee, is one of the DUP representatives on the Northern Ireland Policing... |
12.5 | 4,045 | 53.75 | 4,098.70 | 4.75 | 4,103.45 | 60.40 | 4,163.85 | 117.60 | 4,281.45 | ||
| Alex Maskey Alex Maskey Alex Maskey is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfast's Lord Mayor. He is Sinn Féin's longest sitting councillor and is currently an MLA for South Belfast as well as being a councillor for the Laganbank area of Belfast.-Early life:Maskey was educated at St... |
12.5 | 4,038 | 86.70 | 4,124.70 | 13.75 | 4,138.45 | 129.70 | 4,268.15 | 183.90 | 4,452.05 | ||
| Ruth Patterson | 11.8 | 3,800 | 87.00 | 3,887.00 | 6.75 | 3,893.75 | 59.30 | 3,953.05 | 210.35 | 4,163.40 | ||
| Conall McDevitt Conall McDevitt Conall McDevitt became National Secretary of Labour Youth in 1993 and Vice President of ECOSY in 1994... |
9.9 | 3,191 | 319.50 | 3510.50 | 176.75 | 3,687.25 | 164.85 | 3,852.10 | 592.70 | 4,444.80 | ||
| Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South who has twice served in the Northern Ireland Executive... |
9.2 | 2,988 | 220.80 | 3,208.80 | 32.25 | 3,241.05 | 81.90 | 3,322.95 | 1,299.10 | 4,622.05 | ||
| Mark Finlay | 4.3 | 1,394 | 160.50 | 1,554.50 | 12.50 | 1,567.00 | 50.70 | 1,617.70 | -1,617.70 | |||
| Clare Bailey | 2.8 | 899 | 337.80 | 1,226.80 | 36.75 | 1,263.55 | 392.05 | 1,655.60 | -1,655.60 | |||
| Brian Faloon | 1.3 | 414 | 61.80 | 475.80 | 4.25 | 480.05 | -480.05 | |||||
| Paddy Meehan | 0.7 | 234 | 18.00 | 252.00 | 3.00 | 255.00 | -255.00 | |||||
| Nico Torregrosa | 0.7 | 234 | 10.50 | 234.50 | 0.50 | 235.00 | -235.00 | |||||
| Paddy Lynn | 0.5 | 135 | 20.40 | 155.40 | 3.50 | 158.90 | -158.90 | |||||
| Procapitalism | Charles Smyth | 0.1 | 29 | 4.50 | 33.50 | 0.00 | 33.50 | -33.50 | ||||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were elected. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Jimmy Spratt Jimmy Spratt Jimmy Spratt is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.In 2007, he was elected as a Democratic Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast. He chairs the Assembly and Executive Review Committee, is one of the DUP representatives on the Northern Ireland Policing... |
4,762 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell Dr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early... |
4,379 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Alex Maskey Alex Maskey Alex Maskey is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfast's Lord Mayor. He is Sinn Féin's longest sitting councillor and is currently an MLA for South Belfast as well as being a councillor for the Laganbank area of Belfast.-Early life:Maskey was educated at St... |
3,996 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Anna Lo Anna Lo Anna Manwah Lo MBE is an Alliance Party politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Hong Kong, of Chinese ethnicity, Lo was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast in the 2007 assembly election... |
3,829 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna MLA is a Northern Irish politician. She is a member of the SDLP and was MLA for South Belfast from 1998 to 2010.-Early life and nursing career:... |
3,748 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South who has twice served in the Northern Ireland Executive... |
2,647 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Christopher Stalford | 2,035 | Not elected | 10 | ||
| Esmond Birnie Esmond Birnie Dr John Esmond Birnie, is an author, economist, and Ulster Unionist Party politician. He is a former Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast.... |
1,804 | Not elected | 10 | ||
| Bob Stoker Bob Stoker Bob Stoker is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for South Belfast.He was elected to Northern Ireland Forum for Belfast South in May 1996.... |
1,122 | Not elected | 8 | ||
| Brenda Cooke | 737 | Not elected | 8 | ||
| Andrew Park | 410 | Not elected | 7 | ||
| David Hoey | 298 | Not elected | 7 | ||
| Jim Barbour | 248 | Not elected | 6 | ||
| Patrick Lynn | 123 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| Roger Lomas | 108 | Not elected | 5 | ||
| Rainbow George | 66 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| Procapitalism | Charles Smyth | 22 | Not elected | 4 | |
| Geoffrey Wilson | 10 | Not elected | 4 | ||
| Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on Wednesday 26 November 2003. Six members were elected by Single Transferable Vote from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
| Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South who has twice served in the Northern Ireland Executive... |
5,389 | Elected | 1 | ||
| Mark Robinson Mark Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) Cllr Mark Robinson was the Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland Assembly Member for Belfast South. Elected in sixth place in 1998 he increased his vote in the 2003 election and was returned in second place.... |
3,991 | Elected | 11 | ||
| Alex Maskey Alex Maskey Alex Maskey is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfast's Lord Mayor. He is Sinn Féin's longest sitting councillor and is currently an MLA for South Belfast as well as being a councillor for the Laganbank area of Belfast.-Early life:Maskey was educated at St... |
3,933 | Elected | 12 | ||
| Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna MLA is a Northern Irish politician. She is a member of the SDLP and was MLA for South Belfast from 1998 to 2010.-Early life and nursing career:... |
3,910 | Elected | 12 | ||
| Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell Dr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early... |
3,266 | Elected | 12 | ||
| Ruth Patterson | 2,538 | Not elected | |||
| Esmond Birnie Esmond Birnie Dr John Esmond Birnie, is an author, economist, and Ulster Unionist Party politician. He is a former Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast.... |
2,311 | Elected | 11 | ||
| Monica McWilliams Monica McWilliams Monica McWilliams is a Northern Ireland academic and former politician. From 2005 to 2011 she served as the second Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.... |
2,150 | Not elected | |||
| Geraldine Rice | 1,185 | Not elected | |||
| John Hiddleston | 769 | Not elected | |||
| Tom Ekin Tom Ekin Tom Ekin is a politician and business owner in Northern Ireland.Ekin joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and was elected to Belfast City Council at the Northern Ireland local elections, 1997. From 2000 until 2002, he served as the Chairperson of Alliance.Ekin held his seat with an... |
664 | Not elected | |||
| Thomas Morrow | 495 | Not elected | |||
| John Wright | 308 | Not elected | |||
| Jim Barbour | 167 | Not elected | |||
| Roger Lomas | 116 | Not elected | |||
| Patrick Lynn | 96 | Not elected | |||
| Lindsay Steven | 42 | 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 | |
| Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell Dr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early... |
4,956 | Elected | 6 | ||
| Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South who has twice served in the Northern Ireland Executive... |
4,938 | Elected | 5 | ||
| Steve McBride Steve McBride (politician) -Career:McBride is active in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland . He became the Chairman of APNI in the 1990s, and in 1996 was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Belfast South. At the 1997 general election, McBride took 12.9% of the vote and fourth place in the Westminster seat... |
4,086 | Not elected | |||
| Monica McWilliams Monica McWilliams Monica McWilliams is a Northern Ireland academic and former politician. From 2005 to 2011 she served as the second Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.... |
3,912 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna MLA is a Northern Irish politician. She is a member of the SDLP and was MLA for South Belfast from 1998 to 2010.-Early life and nursing career:... |
3,882 | Elected | 10 | ||
| Esmond Birnie Esmond Birnie Dr John Esmond Birnie, is an author, economist, and Ulster Unionist Party politician. He is a former Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast.... |
2,875 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Mark Robinson Mark Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) Cllr Mark Robinson was the Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland Assembly Member for Belfast South. Elected in sixth place in 1998 he increased his vote in the 2003 election and was returned in second place.... |
2,872 | Elected | 8 | ||
| Sean Hayes | 2,605 | Not elected | |||
| Myreve Chambers | 2,449 | Not elected | |||
| Ernie Purvis | 2,112 | Not elected | |||
| David Adams David Adams (loyalist) David Adams is a Northern Irish loyalist activist and former politician. He was instrumental in bringing about the loyailst ceasefire of 1994 and played a leading role in the early stages of the Northern Ireland peace process.-Emergence in politics:... |
1,745 | Not elected | |||
| Jim Clarke | 1,720 | Not elected | |||
| Grant Dillon | 1,496 | Not elected | |||
| William Dixon | 437 | Not elected | |||
| Boyd Black | 231 | Not elected | |||
| Patrick Lynn | 176 | Not elected | |||
| Roger Lomas | 97 | Not elected | |||
| James Anderson | 73 | Not elected | |||
| Niall Cusack | 62 | Not elected | |||
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stoker Bob Stoker Bob Stoker is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for South Belfast.He was elected to Northern Ireland Forum for Belfast South in May 1996.... James Clarke Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey Michael McGimpsey MLA is an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South who has twice served in the Northern Ireland Executive... Drew Nelson Drew Nelson Drew Nelson LLB is a solicitor, former politician and Grand Secretary of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.In 1992 Nelson was selected by the South Down constituency of the Ulster Unionist Party to succeed Enoch Powell as parliamentary candidate. He lost to Eddie McGrady by 6000 votes. In 1989 he... Gordon Lucy |
8,617 | 22.8 | ||
| Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell Dr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early... Peter O'Reilly Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna MLA is a Northern Irish politician. She is a member of the SDLP and was MLA for South Belfast from 1998 to 2010.-Early life and nursing career:... Douglas Arthur Hegney Rosaleen Hughes |
7,956 | 21.0 | ||
| Joan Parkes Thomas Scott John Norris |
5,818 | 15.4 | ||
| Steve McBride Steve McBride (politician) -Career:McBride is active in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland . He became the Chairman of APNI in the 1990s, and in 1996 was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Belfast South. At the 1997 general election, McBride took 12.9% of the vote and fourth place in the Westminster seat... Philip McGarry Margaret Marshall |
4,689 | 12.4 | ||
| Sean Hayes Sean Clinton Deborah Moore |
2,455 | 6.5 | ||
| Dawn Purvis Dawn Purvis Dawn Purvis was an Independent Unionist member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She was previously the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party until she resigned in 2010. She lost her seat in the Assembly in the 2011 election.-Biography:... Victor Murphy |
2,321 | 6.1 | ||
| Patrick Roche Patrick Roche (politician) Patrick Roche is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.After working in banking, Roche studied Economics and Politics at Trinity College, Dublin, followed by Political Philosophy at the University of Durham... Kate Garrett |
1,750 | 4.6 | ||
| David Adams David Adams (loyalist) David Adams is a Northern Irish loyalist activist and former politician. He was instrumental in bringing about the loyailst ceasefire of 1994 and played a leading role in the early stages of the Northern Ireland peace process.-Emergence in politics:... Pauline Gilmore |
1,666 | 4.4 | ||
| Kate Fearon Annie Campbell Barbara McCabe Claire McLaughlin Fidelma O'Gorman |
947 | 2.5 | ||
| Peter Hadden Peter Hadden Peter Hadden was a leading member of the Socialist Party in Northern Ireland.Born in Strabane, Hadden studied at the University of Sussex, where he joined the Trotskyist Militant Tendency... Eleanor Rogers Niall Cusack Neil House Maeve Cross |
333 | 0.9 | ||
| Mary Carberry Jane Carney Owen Clarke Andy Frew |
314 | 0.8 | ||
| Myrtle Boal Alan McKelvey |
279 | 0.7 | ||
| Paddy Lynn Ian Foster |
270 | 0.7 | ||
| Paul Smyth Alison Wilson |
133 | 0.4 | ||
| Gordon Smyth Samuel Stevenson |
108 | 0.3 | ||
| Jean Craig Chris Skillen |
96 | 0.3 | ||
| Ulster Christian Democratic | Austin Scallan Martine McLaughlin John McLaughlin Brian McLaughlin Margaret Gibson |
31 | 0.1 | |
| James Anderson Morris Ahmed |
13 | 0.0 | ||
| Bertha Burleigh Mark Strain |
5 | 0.0 | ||
1982
| Assembly Election – 20 October 1982 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | |
| Martin Smyth Martin Smyth Reverend William Martin Smyth is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast South from 1982-2005... |
13337 | |||||||
| David Cook David Cook (politician) David Cook is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Cook works as a solicitor, eventually becoming a senior partner at Sheldon and Stewart Solicitors.... |
6514 | 6514 | 6514 | 6514 | 6514 | 6514 | ||
| Stuart McCrea | 4091 | 4695 | 4859 | 6880 | ||||
| Ben Caragher | 3342 | 3344 | 3740 | 3740 | 3740 | 4712 | ||
| Edgar Graham Edgar Graham Edgar Samuel David Graham, MPA, BL , was an Ulster Unionist Party politician and academic from Northern Ireland. He was perceived as a rising star of both legal studies and Unionism until he was killed on 7 December 1983 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army .-Career:A graduate of the Queen's... |
2875 | 5210 | 5369 | 5407 | 5734 | 6253 | ||
| Basil Glass Basil Glass Basil Glass was a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in County Leitrim, Glass studied at Queen's University Belfast; he qualified as a solicitor in 1950 and became a prominent lawyer. He was elected joint treasurer of the New Ulster Movement, with fellow solicitor Oliver Napier, in 1969... |
2493 | 2643 | 3260 | 3274 | 3293 | |||
| Cedric Wilson Cedric Wilson Cedric Wilson is a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Wilson became the director of a private nursing home. In 1981, he was elected to Castlereagh Borough Council for the Democratic Unionist Party, a post he held until 1989... |
2111 | 2407 | 2495 | |||||
| Jim Kirkpatrick Jim Kirkpatrick Jim Kirkpatrick is a Unionist politician who has represented the Ulster Unionist Party three times and the Democratic Unionist Party twice. He sat in the 1982 Assembly and is currently a Belfast City councillor for the UUP.... |
1126 | 4427 | 4617 | 4673 | 4959 | 5415 | ||
| Gerard Carr | 933 | 938 | ||||||
| Philip Moles | 248 | 322 | ||||||
| Barry Bruton | 168 | 169 | ||||||
| James Scott | 82 | 239 | ||||||
| Michael Warden | 65 | 89 | ||||||
| One Honest man, steadfast | William Clulow | 65 | 85 | |||||
| Peace State | Stuart Hall Raleigh | 19 | 20 | |||||
1975 Constitutional Convention
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Smyth Martin Smyth Reverend William Martin Smyth is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast South from 1982-2005... |
15,061 | Elected | |||
| Basil Glass Basil Glass Basil Glass was a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in County Leitrim, Glass studied at Queen's University Belfast; he qualified as a solicitor in 1950 and became a prominent lawyer. He was elected joint treasurer of the New Ulster Movement, with fellow solicitor Oliver Napier, in 1969... |
7,961 | Elected | |||
| Jeremy Burchill Jeremy Burchill Jeremy Burchill is a former barrister and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Burchill studied at Campbell College and Queen's University, Belfast, then became chair of the Ulster Young Unionist Council... |
4,230 | Elected | |||
| Reginald Magee | 3,552 | Not elected | |||
| Ben Caraher | 3,065 | Not elected | |||
| Thomas Burns | 2,529 | Elected | |||
| Jim Hendron Jim Hendron Jim Hendron is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Hendron worked as a lawyer and joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland on its formation. He as elected to its first Central Executive as a representative of Belfast Bloomfield. In the early 1970s, he served as the party's Chairman, and... |
2,499 | Elected | |||
| David Trimble David Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC , is a politician from Northern Ireland. He served as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party , was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland , and was a Member of the British Parliament . He is currently a life peer for the Conservative Party... |
2,429 | Elected | |||
| Raymond Jordan | 1,874 | Not elected | |||
| John Houston | 1,697 | Not elected | |||
| Erskine Holmes | 1,599 | Not elected | |||
| Robert MacNeice | 1,316 | Not elected | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil McIvor Basil McIvor William Basil McIvor OBE PC was an Ulster Unionist politician, barrister and pioneer of integrated education.-Early life and education:... |
6,930 | Elected | |||
| Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk was an Ulster Unionist cabinet minister in Parliament of Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Kirk studied at Queen's University, Belfast before becoming an accountant.... |
5,426 | Elected | |||
| Basil Glass Basil Glass Basil Glass was a politician in Northern Ireland.Born in County Leitrim, Glass studied at Queen's University Belfast; he qualified as a solicitor in 1950 and became a prominent lawyer. He was elected joint treasurer of the New Ulster Movement, with fellow solicitor Oliver Napier, in 1969... |
5,148 | Elected | |||
| Nelson Elder Nelson Elder Nelson Elder was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Limavady, Elder worked in a bakery and joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party. He then defected to the Ulster Unionist Party and ran the Welfare and Advice Centre of the Ulster Unionist Council... |
4,807 | Elected | |||
| Thomas Burns | 4,640 | Elected | |||
| Reginald Magee | 3,656 | Elected | |||
| Ben Caraher | 3,320 | Not elected | |||
| Robert Stewart | 2,850 | Not elected | |||
| Erskine Holmes | 2,684 | Not elected | |||
| Grace Bannister Grace Bannister Grace Bannister, OBE, was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Bannister was elected to Belfast Corporation in 1965, representing the Ulster Unionist Party . She stood as an independent Unionist in Belfast South at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973, after failing to secure an... |
2,538 | Not elected | |||
| Martin Gowdy | 2,434 | Not elected | |||
| Thomas Wright | 2,134 | Not elected | |||
| William McCollum | 1,294 | Not elected | |||
| Stanley Morgan | 1,205 | Not elected | |||
| Thomas Rea | 1,201 | Not elected | |||
| Sean Flynn | 783 | Not elected | |||
| Jean Graham | 743 | Not elected | |||
| Sheelagh Murnaghan Sheelagh Murnaghan Sheelagh Mary Murnaghan was an Ulster Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland at Stormont.... |
548 | Not elected | |||
| John Sommerville | 380 | Not elected | |||