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Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)
Constituency of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Constituency of the Northern Ireland Assembly
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Mid Ulster | |
| type | Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| Parliamentary | ||
| year | 1973 | |
| image | [[File:MidUlsterConstituency.svg | 250px]] |
| caption | Mid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland | |
| members_label | MLAs | |
| members | {{unbulleted list | |
| border | darkgray}} Keith Buchanan (DUP) | |
| border | darkgray}} Linda Dillon (SF) | |
| border | darkgray}} Patsy McGlone (SDLP) | |
| border | darkgray}} Michelle O'Neill (SF) | |
| border | darkgray}} Emma Sheerin (SF) | |
| seats | 6 (1996–2016) | |
| 5 (2017–) | ||
| local_council_label | Districts | |
| local_council | Mid-Ulster District Council | |
| blank1_name | Boundaries | |
| blank1_info |
Parliamentary | Keith Buchanan (DUP) | Linda Dillon (SF) | Patsy McGlone (SDLP) | Michelle O'Neill (SF) | Emma Sheerin (SF) 5 (2017–) Mid Ulster is a constituency represented in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
It was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election in 1973, which elected the then Northern Ireland Assembly. 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 (because 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 to have returned the same number of Assembly members from the same parties at each election before that of 2017 – 3 Sinn Féin, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 DUP.
The constituency's most prominent MLA has been Michelle O'Neill, who has been the First Minister of Northern Ireland since February 2024. O'Neill is the first nationalist and the second woman to hold the post.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency).
Members
| Election | MLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (party) | MLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (party) | MLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (party) | MLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (party) | MLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (party) | MLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (party) | Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" rowspan=2 | Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" rowspan=3 | Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | Ulster Unionist Party}}" rowspan=3 | Ulster Unionist Party}}" | Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party}}" rowspan=2 | Ulster Unionist Party}}" | Democratic Unionist Party}}" rowspan=2 | Sinn Féin}}" rowspan=11 | Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" rowspan=2 | Democratic Unionist Party}}" rowspan=11 | Sinn Féin}}" rowspan=10 | Ulster Unionist Party}}" rowspan=7 | Sinn Féin}}" rowspan=9 | Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" rowspan=9 | Patsy McGlone | |||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | Michelle O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | Linda Dillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | Keith Buchanan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (DUP) | Emma Sheerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Paddy Duffy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | Ivan Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | Aidan Larkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | William Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (UUP) | Duncan Pollock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (UUP) | John Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Vanguard) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Francis Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (UUP) | Richard Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (DUP) | Robert Overend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Vanguard) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Danny Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | Mary McSorley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | Denis Haughey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | Alan Kane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (DUP) | William McCrea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (DUP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Patrick Groogan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | Francie Molloy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | Patsy McGlone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | *5 seats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998* | John Junkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (UUP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | John Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | Martin McGuinness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | Denis Haughey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SDLP) | Billy Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (UUP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Geraldine Dougan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Ian McCrea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (DUP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Sandra Overend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (UUP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| co-option** | Ian Milne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | *5 seats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| co-option** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 |
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
2022
2017
2016
2011
2007
2003
1998
1996 forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francie Molloy | |||
| Patsy Groogan | |||
| Sean Begley | |||
| Margaret McKenna | |||
| Owen Carron | 13,001 | 29.6 | |
| Patsy McGlone | |||
| Denis Haughey | |||
| Kathleen Lagan | |||
| Pat McErlean | |||
| Joe McBride | 12,492 | 28.5 | |
| John Junkin | |||
| Norman Badger | |||
| Trevor Wilson | 7,935 | 18.1 | |
| William McCrea | |||
| William Larmour | |||
| Paul McLean | 7,243 | 16.5 | |
| Aidan Lagan | |||
| Keith Jacques | 549 | 1.2 | |
| Daniel Huston | |||
| Hugh Moore | 435 | 1.0 | |
| John Coyle | |||
| Kenneth Rutherford | 380 | 0.9 | |
| John Haveron | |||
| James English | 375 | 0.9 | |
| Harry Hutchinson | |||
| Anne Gribbon | |||
| John McLaughlin | |||
| Paddy McGrath | |||
| Joanne Kane | 271 | 0.6 | |
| Walter Millar | |||
| Dierdre Speer-White | 263 | 0.6 | |
| Cherry Dickson | |||
| Ann McCrystal | |||
| Sheila Murphy | |||
| Mary Hogg | |||
| Mary Doyle | 259 | 0.6 | |
| Francie Donnelly | |||
| Gerard Brennan | 210 | 0.5 | |
| David Lyttle | |||
| Lucille O'Shea | 132 | 0.3 | |
| Elspeth Irvine | |||
| Eileen Elizabeth McKee | 119 | 0.3 | |
| Charles McKee | |||
| Patrick Pearse Kelly | 93 | 0.2 | |
| Patricia Cullen | |||
| Frank McElroy | 41 | 0.1 | |
| Stewart Luck | |||
| Richard Mulholland | 24 | 0.1 | |
| Chambers | Angela Moore | ||
| Linda Chambers | 20 | 0.1 |
1982 Assembly election
1975 Constitutional Convention
1973 Assembly election
References
References
- "Statement of Persons Nominated – Mid Ulster".
- "NI Assembly Election 2017".
- "NI Assembly Election 2016".
- "NI Assembly Election 2011".
- "NI Assembly Election 2007".
- "NI Assembly Election 2003".
- "NI Assembly Election 1998".
- [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96mu.htm 1996 Candidates – Mid Ulster] {{Webarchive. link. (18 May 2017 , Northern Ireland Elections)
- "NI Assembly Election 1982".
- "NI Convention Election 1975".
- "NI Assembly Election 1973".
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