East Antrim (Assembly constituency)
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| East Antrim Northern Ireland Assembly County constituency |
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| East Antrim shown within Northern Ireland | |
| First Used: | 1996 |
| Assembly Members: | Roy Beggs Jr George Dawson David Hilditch Séan Neeson Ken Robinson Sammy Wilson |
| Districts: | Larne, Carrickfergus, Newtownabbey |
East Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum 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 North Antrim and South Antrim constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the East Antrim UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency).
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[edit] Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election are:
- Roy Beggs Jr — Ulster Unionist Party
- George Dawson — Democratic Unionist Party
- David Hilditch — Democratic Unionist Party
- Séan Neeson — Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Ken Robinson — Ulster Unionist Party
- Sammy Wilson — Democratic Unionist Party
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- George Dawson died in May 2007 and was replaced by Alastair Ian Ross.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:
- Roy Beggs Jr — Ulster Unionist Party
- George Dawson — Democratic Unionist Party
- David Hilditch — Democratic Unionist Party
- Séan Neeson — Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Ken Robinson — Ulster Unionist Party
- Sammy Wilson — Democratic Unionist Party
In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were:
- Roy Beggs Jr — Ulster Unionist Party
- David Hilditch — Democratic Unionist Party
- Roger Hutchinson — UK Unionist Party
- Séan Neeson — Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Danny O'Connor — Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Ken Robinson — Ulster Unionist Party
- Roger Hutchinson resigned from the UK Unionist Party and, together with other UKUP Assembly Members, formed the Northern Ireland Unionist Party on January 5, 1999
- Roger Hutchinson lost the Northern Ireland Unionist Party whip and sat as an independent unionist from November 30, 1999.
- Roger Hutchinson joined the Democratic Unionist Party on November 16, 2000.
- Roger Hutchinson left the Democratic Unionist Party and contested the 2003 election as an independent unionist.
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from East Antrim. They were as follows:
- May Beattie — Democratic Unionist Party
- Jack McKee — Democratic Unionist Party
- Séan Neeson — Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Mary Steele — Ulster Unionist Party
- Thomas Robinson — Ulster Unionist Party
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2007
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| Democratic Unionist | Sammy Wilson | 6,755 | Elected | 1 | |
| Democratic Unionist | George Dawson | 4,167 | Elected | 2 | |
| Alliance | Sean Neeson | 3,114 | Elected | 10 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Roy Beggs Jr | 3,076 | Elected | 12 | |
| Democratic Unionist | David Hilditch | 2,732 | Elected | 3 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Ken Robinson | 1,881 | Elected | 13 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Danny O'Connor | 1,769 | Not elected | 13 | |
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 1,624 | Not elected | 9 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Mark Dunn | 1,617 | Not elected | 10 | |
| Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 1,168 | Not elected | 9 | |
| UK Unionist | Thomas Robinson | 731 | Not elected | 7 | |
| Green Party | Mark Bailey | 612 | Not elected | 6 | |
| Independent | John Anderson | 398 | Not elected | 4 | |
| Conservative | Tim Lewis | 395 | Not elected | 5 | |
[edit] 2003
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| Ulster Unionist | Roy Beggs Jr | 5,175 | Elected | 1 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Sammy Wilson | 4,544 | Elected | 1 | |
| Democratic Unionist | George Dawson | 3,163 | Elected | 15 | |
| Democratic Unionist | David Hilditch | 2,856 | Elected | 15 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Danny O'Connor | 2,428 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance | Sean Neeson | 2,180 | Elected | 15 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Ken Robinson | 2,062 | Elected | 15 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Roy McCune | 1,646 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Jack McKee | 1,449 | Not elected | ||
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 1,192 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Roger Hutchinson | 1,011 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 768 | Not elected | ||
| UK Unionist | Thomas Robinson | 564 | Not elected | ||
| Progressive Unionist | Carolyn Howarth | 534 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Robert Mason | 364 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | John Anderson | 348 | Not elected | ||
| NI Women's Coalition | Anne Monaghan | 307 | Not elected | ||
| Conservative | Alan Greer | 196 | Not elected | ||
| Green Party | Andrew Frew | 165 | Not elected | ||
[edit] 1998
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Count | |
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| Ulster Unionist | Roy Beggs Jr | 5,764 | Elected | ||
| Alliance | Sean Neeson | 5,247 | Elected | ||
| Democratic Unionist | David Hilditch | 4,876 | Elected | ||
| Democratic Unionist | Jack McKee | 3,013 | Not elected | ||
| UK Unionist | Roger Hutchinson | 2,866 | Elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Mary Steele | 2,399 | Not elected | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Ken Robinson | 2,384 | Elected | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Danny O'Connor | 2,106 | Elected | ||
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 1,921 | Not elected | ||
| Independent Unionist | James Brown | 1,571 | Not elected | ||
| Progressive Unionist | William Greer | 1,432 | Not elected | ||
| Sinn Féin | Chrissie McAuley | 746 | Not elected | ||
| Ulster Democratic | Tommy Kirkham | 596 | Not elected | ||
| Independent | Robert Mason | 424 | Not elected | ||
| Conservative | Terence Dick | 233 | Not elected | ||
| Natural Law | James McKissock | 32 | Not elected | ||
[edit] 1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[1]
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
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| Ulster Unionist | Mary Steele Thomas Robinson James Brown Eric Ferguson David Fleck |
10,036 | 30.1 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Jack McKee May Beattie Noel McAllister |
9,557 | 28.7 | |
| Alliance | Séan Neeson Stewart Dickson Amelia Kelly Bill McKimmon Janet Crampsey |
3,957 | 11.9 | |
| Progressive Unionist | William Donaldson William Hamilton William Green George Ferguson William Adamson |
2,254 | 6.8 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Danny O'Connor Mary White |
2,213 | 6.6 | |
| UK Unionist | Mark Dingwall Arthur Cowden |
2,041 | 6.1 | |
| Ulster Democratic | Thomas Kirkham Joseph English |
1,141 | 3.4 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Davey Martin Meehan Una Gillispie |
619 | 1.9 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Angela Hegarty Jaqueline Weir Carmel Gallagher |
323 | 1.0 | |
| Conservative | Sam Crowe Donald Tomb |
271 | 0.8 | |
| Green Party | Sharon Morrow Jenny McMillan Paddy Agnew |
224 | 0.7 | |
| Labour Coalition | William McClinton Joseph Watson |
218 | 0.6 | |
| Independent DUP | Neville Steel Allen Boyland |
107 | 0.3 | |
| Democratic Partnership | Maureen Sykes Rachel McKeown |
102 | 0.3 | |
| Ulster Independence | Cecil Kane Victor King |
86 | 0.3 | |
| Independent McMullan | William Cunning James Simmons |
81 | 0.2 | |
| Workers' Party | Austin Kelly Brendan Heaney |
69 | 0.2 | |
| Democratic Left | Kevin Smyth Eamon Lynch |
33 | 0.1 | |
| Natural Law | John Collins Andrea Gribben |
14 | 0.0 | |
| Independent Chambers | Georgina Strain Hudson Strain |
5 | 0.0 | |
[edit] References
- ^ 1996 Candidates - East Antrim, Northern Ireland Elections
