East Londonderry is a constituency in the
Northern Ireland AssemblyThe 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 IrelandNorthern 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 ForumThe 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....
in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.
For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the
Londonderry constituencyLondonderry was a constituency used for the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention and the 1982 Assembly...
with a small part around
PortrushPortrush is a small seaside resort town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the County Londonderry border. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a mile–long peninsula, Ramore Head, pointing north-northwest....
coming from
North Antrim constituencyNorth 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...
. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the
East Londonderry UK Parliament constituencyEast Londonderry is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency...
.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see
East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)East Londonderry is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency...
.
Members
In the 2011 election the six MLAs elected for the constituency were:
- Gregory Campbell
Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
– Democratic 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 Dallat
John Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
– Social 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 McClarty
Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
– Independent Unionist
- Adrian McQuillan
Adrian McQuillan, MLA is a DUP politician in Northern Ireland.A joiner by trade and postman for 18 years McQuillan was first elected to Coleraine Borough Council in 2001. He was subsequently elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a member for East Londonderry at the 2007 Assembly elections...
– Democratic 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...
- Cathal Ó hOisín
Cathal Ó hOisín is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was elected as an MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the East Londonderry constituency in May 2011....
– Sinn 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...
- George Robinson
Alderman George Robinson MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Robinson was educated at Limavady Technical College and is a retired civil servant...
– Democratic 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...
Changes 2007–2011
- Francie Brolly resigned his seat for health reasons in 2010 and was succeeded by Billy Leonard
Billy Leonard is an Irish republican politician.Born in Lurgan to a Protestant family, Leonard is a former lay preacher and former member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary reserve and the Orange Order.-Career:...
.
- David McClarty
Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
sat as a UUP member until the dissolution of the Assembly but, not having been reselected by that party, fought the 2011 election as an independent.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the
2007 electionThe third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were elected. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their...
were:
- Francie Brolly – 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...
- Gregory Campbell
Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
– Democratic 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 Dallat
John Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
– Social 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 McClarty
Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
– Ulster 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...
- Adrian McQuillan
Adrian McQuillan, MLA is a DUP politician in Northern Ireland.A joiner by trade and postman for 18 years McQuillan was first elected to Coleraine Borough Council in 2001. He was subsequently elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a member for East Londonderry at the 2007 Assembly elections...
– Democratic 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...
- George Robinson
Alderman George Robinson MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Robinson was educated at Limavady Technical College and is a retired civil servant...
– Democratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the
2003 electionThe 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:
- Francie Brolly – 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...
- Gregory Campbell
Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
– Democratic 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 Dallat
John Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
– Social 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 McClarty
Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
– Ulster 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...
- George Robinson
Alderman George Robinson MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Robinson was educated at Limavady Technical College and is a retired civil servant...
– Democratic 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...
- Norman Hillis
Cllr Norman Hillis is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.Hillis was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and the former Coleraine Technical College and has been active in the business community of Portrush where he has been president of the resort’s Chamber of Commerce and...
– Ulster 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-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:
- Pauline Armitage
Pauline Armitage is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Based in Coleraine, Armitage joined the Young Unionists in 1969. She served in the Ulster Defence Regiment before being elected to Coleraine Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1985...
- Ulster 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...
- Gregory Campbell
Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
– Democratic 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 Dallat
John Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
– Social 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...
- Boyd Douglas
Albert Boyd Douglas, known as Boyd Douglas is a politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas attended Strabane Agriculture College before working as a farmer...
– Independent Unionist
- Arthur Doherty
Arthur Doherty was a nationalist politician in Ireland.Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in Strabane, then at St Columb's College in Derry before becoming a teacher...
– Social 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 McClarty
Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
– Ulster 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 1998–2003
- Boyd Douglas
Albert Boyd Douglas, known as Boyd Douglas is a politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas attended Strabane Agriculture College before working as a farmer...
joined with other independent Unionists to form the United Unionist CoalitionThe United Unionist Coalition, formerly known as the United Unionist Assembly Party, was formed by three unionist members of the Northern Ireland Assembly who were elected as "independent unionists" in 1998. They were Fraser Agnew, Boyd Douglas and Denis Watson...
on 14 September 1998.
- Arthur Doherty
Arthur Doherty was a nationalist politician in Ireland.Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in Strabane, then at St Columb's College in Derry before becoming a teacher...
resigned from the Assembly on 1 September 2002 and was replaced by Michael CoyleMichael Coyle is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology...
, also SDLP.
- Pauline Armitage
Pauline Armitage is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Based in Coleraine, Armitage joined the Young Unionists in 1969. She served in the Ulster Defence Regiment before being elected to Coleraine Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1985...
resigned the UUP whip on 9 November 2001 following her failure to support David 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...
in a vote to re-elect him as First Minister of Northern Ireland. She subsequently sat as an independent unionist and unsuccessfully defended her seat in the 2003 electionThe 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...
as a candidate of the UK 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...
.
In the 1996 election to the
Northern Ireland ForumThe 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....
, 5 Forum members were elected from East Londonderry. They were as follows:
- Robert Bolton – 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...
- David Brewster- 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...
- Arthur Doherty
Arthur Doherty was a nationalist politician in Ireland.Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in Strabane, then at St Columb's College in Derry before becoming a teacher...
– Social Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
- Robert Stewart – 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...
- Robert John White
Robert John White, known as John White, is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.White was Mayor of Coleraine from 1977 to 1980, having been Deputy Mayor from 1973. He was elected to the council at every election from 1973 to 1993....
- Ulster 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...
2011
Note: David McClarty appeared on the ballot paper with no description, however had previously made clear that he was fighting the election as an Independent Unionist.
2007
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007The 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...
|
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
Result |
Count |
|
>
Gregory Campbell Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
|
6,845 |
Elected |
1 |
|
>
Francis Brolly Francie Brolly is a musician, retired teacher and republican politician from Dungiven, Northern Ireland. He was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007 as a Sinn Féin member for the East Londonderry constituency...
|
4,476 |
Elected |
6 |
|
>
George Robinson Alderman George Robinson MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Robinson was educated at Limavady Technical College and is a retired civil servant...
|
3,991 |
Elected |
4 |
|
>
David McClarty Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
|
2,875 |
Elected |
9 |
|
>
Adrian McQuillan Adrian McQuillan, MLA is a DUP politician in Northern Ireland.A joiner by trade and postman for 18 years McQuillan was first elected to Coleraine Borough Council in 2001. He was subsequently elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a member for East Londonderry at the 2007 Assembly elections...
|
2,650 |
Elected |
9 |
|
>
John Dallat John Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
|
2,538 |
Elected |
8 |
|
>
Billy Leonard Billy Leonard is an Irish republican politician.Born in Lurgan to a Protestant family, Leonard is a former lay preacher and former member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary reserve and the Orange Order.-Career:...
|
2,321 |
Not elected |
8 |
|
>
Norman Hillis Cllr Norman Hillis is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.Hillis was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and the former Coleraine Technical College and has been active in the business community of Portrush where he has been president of the resort’s Chamber of Commerce and...
|
2,054 |
Not elected |
9 |
|
>
Orla Beattie |
1,797 |
Not elected |
7 |
|
>
Bernard Fitzpatrick |
1,401 |
Not elected |
5 |
|
>
Edwin Stevenson |
1,338 |
Not elected |
4 |
|
>
Leslie Cubitt |
649 |
Not elected |
3 |
|
>
Phillippe Moison |
521 |
Not elected |
3 |
|
>
Michael McGonagle |
393 |
Not elected |
2 |
|
>
Victor Christie |
73 |
Not elected |
2 |
2003
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003The 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 |
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Gregory Campbell Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
|
4,789 |
Elected |
3 |
|
>
David McClarty Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
|
4,069 |
Elected |
4 |
|
>
Francis Brolly Francie Brolly is a musician, retired teacher and republican politician from Dungiven, Northern Ireland. He was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007 as a Sinn Féin member for the East Londonderry constituency...
|
4,019 |
Elected |
7 |
|
>
George Robinson Alderman George Robinson MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Robinson was educated at Limavady Technical College and is a retired civil servant...
|
3,466 |
Elected |
10 |
|
>
John Dallat John Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
|
3,190 |
Elected |
12 |
|
>
Maurice Bradley |
2,836 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Michael Coyle Michael Coyle is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology...
|
2,394 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Norman Hillis Cllr Norman Hillis is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.Hillis was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and the former Coleraine Technical College and has been active in the business community of Portrush where he has been president of the resort’s Chamber of Commerce and...
|
2,292 |
Elected |
11 |
|
>
Cliona O'Kane |
2,102 |
Not elected |
|
|
United Unionist Coalition The United Unionist Coalition, formerly known as the United Unionist Assembly Party, was formed by three unionist members of the Northern Ireland Assembly who were elected as "independent unionists" in 1998. They were Fraser Agnew, Boyd Douglas and Denis Watson...
|
Boyd Douglas Albert Boyd Douglas, known as Boyd Douglas is a politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas attended Strabane Agriculture College before working as a farmer...
|
1,903 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Edwin Stevenson |
1,408 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Pauline Armitage Pauline Armitage is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Based in Coleraine, Armitage joined the Young Unionists in 1969. She served in the Ulster Defence Regiment before being elected to Coleraine Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1985...
|
906 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Yvonne Boyle |
762 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Marion Baur |
137 |
Not elected |
|
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 |
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>
Gregory Campbell Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
|
6,099 |
Elected |
|
|
>
David McClarty Councillor David McClarty, MLA is an Independent Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College...
|
5,108 |
Elected |
|
|
>
John Dallat John Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
|
4,760 |
Elected |
|
|
>
Arthur Doherty Arthur Doherty was a nationalist politician in Ireland.Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in Strabane, then at St Columb's College in Derry before becoming a teacher...
|
4,606 |
Elected |
|
|
>
Boyd Douglas Albert Boyd Douglas, known as Boyd Douglas is a politician in Northern Ireland.Douglas attended Strabane Agriculture College before working as a farmer...
|
3,811 |
Elected |
|
|
>
Pauline Armitage Pauline Armitage is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Based in Coleraine, Armitage joined the Young Unionists in 1969. She served in the Ulster Defence Regiment before being elected to Coleraine Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1985...
|
3,315 |
Elected |
9 |
|
>
George Robinson Alderman George Robinson MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Robinson was educated at Limavady Technical College and is a retired civil servant...
|
3,208 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Malachy O'Kane |
2,521 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Barbara Dempsey |
2,395 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Roger McPherson |
1,531 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
John McIlhenny |
1,339 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Dave Gilmour |
582 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
David Nelson |
171 |
Not elected |
|
|
>
Maura McCann |
46 |
Not elected |
|
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in
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| Party |
Candidate(s) |
Votes |
Percentage |
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David Brewster
John WhiteRobert John White, known as John White, is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.White was Mayor of Coleraine from 1977 to 1980, having been Deputy Mayor from 1973. He was elected to the council at every election from 1973 to 1993....
Pauline ArmitagePauline Armitage is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Based in Coleraine, Armitage joined the Young Unionists in 1969. She served in the Ulster Defence Regiment before being elected to Coleraine Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1985...
Antony AlcockAntony Evelyn Alcock was a historian and Ulster Unionist politician.Born in Valletta, Malta, he grew up in Devon and Hampshire while at Harrow School from 1950 to 1954. Following his education he was Commissioned during National Service into the Seaforth Highlanders...
Elizabeth Black |
11,386 |
30.9 |
|
>
Robert Bolton
Robert Stewart
Victor Wilson |
8,768 |
23.8 |
|
>
Arthur Doherty Arthur Doherty was a nationalist politician in Ireland.Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in Strabane, then at St Columb's College in Derry before becoming a teacher...
John DallatJohn Dallat is an Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
Patricia Farren
Gerald McLaughlin
Michael CoyleMichael Coyle is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology...
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7,451 |
20.3 |
|
>
Malachy O'Kane
Thomas Donaghey
Kevin Kelly
John McCloskey
Kathleen Kelly |
3,413 |
9.3 |
|
>
Yvonne Boyle
Bill Mathews
Paddy McGowan |
2,107 |
5.7 |
|
>
Kingsley Nutt
Angela Nutt |
1,040 |
2.8 |
|
>
Allister Crawford
Robert Mitchell |
728 |
2.0 |
|
>
William Smith
William Mitchell |
652 |
1.8 |
|
>
Avril Watson
Mary Mulholland
Pauline Nellis |
375 |
1.0 |
|
>
Fionnuala Harbinson
Alan McKee
Peter Scott
John Quigley |
241 |
0.6 |
|
>
Hubert Mullan
John McKeown |
208 |
0.6 |
|
>
David Surplus
Adeline Curry |
189 |
0.5 |
|
>
Bartholomew Hamilton
Hugh Kerr
John Walker |
100 |
0.3 |
|
>
Marian Donnelly Marian Donnelly is a former President of the Workers' Party of Ireland and is a member of the District Policing Partnership for the Magherafelt district of Northern Ireland....
James McLaughlin |
75 |
0.2 |
|
>
Odran Dunphy
Colm Campbell |
45 |
0.1 |
|
>
Brian McEnery
Lee Silvera |
14 |
0.0 |
|
Chambers>
Jonathan Chambers
Maureen Holmes
Neill Chambers |
5 |
0.0 |