East Antrim (Assembly constituency)

East Antrim (Irish: Aontroim Thoir, Ulster Scots: East Anthrim) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

East Antrim
Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary Constituency
East Antrim shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created	1996
Seats	6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–)
MLAs	Roy Beggs Jr (UUP)      Stewart Dickson (APNI)      David Hilditch (DUP)      Gordon Lyons (DUP)      John Stewart (UUP)
Districts	Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

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. From 1997 to 2010 it shared boundaries with the East Antrim UK Parliament constituency; this link was broken by the 2010 Westminster General Election but was restored at the 2011 Assembly elections.

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

Members

Election	MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)
1996		Seán Neeson (Alliance Party)		Thomas Robinson (UUP)		May Steele (UUP)	5 seats 1996-1998			May Beattie (DUP)		Jack McKee (DUP)
1998				Ken Robinson (UUP)		Roy Beggs Jr (UUP)		Danny O'Connor (SDLP)		Roger Hutchinson (UKUP)		David Hilditch (DUP)
2003								George Dawson (DUP)		Sammy Wilson (DUP)
2007
May 2007 co-option								Alastair Ross (DUP)
2011		Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party)		Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin)
August 2015 co-option										Gordon Lyons (DUP)
2016
2017				John Stewart (UUP)			5 seats 2017-present

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

2017

2017 Assembly election: East Antrim - 5 seats[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	DUP	David Hilditch	16.0	6,000	6,037	6,248
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	11.2	4,179	4,616	4,658	5,065	5,171	6,783
	UUP	Roy Beggs, Jr.	13.7	5,121	5,272	5,589	5,714	6,156	6,324
	DUP	Gordon Lyons	10.3	3,851	3,869	4,068	4,078	4,473	4,490	4,513.94	7,553.94
	UUP	John Stewart	9.0	3,377	3,479	3,709	3,788	4,131	4,260	4,599.72	5,034.99	6,343.88
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	9.9	3,701	3,750	3,752	4,278	4,292	4,523	4,690.58	4,698.58	4,700.77
	DUP	Stephen Ross	8.9	3,313	3,334	3,527	3,539	3,816	3,825	3,834.12
	Alliance	Danny Donnelly	4.9	1,817	2,087	2,105	2,470	2,515
	UKIP	Noel Jordan	4.2	1,579	1,653	1,933	1,955
	SDLP	Margaret Anne McKillop	4.1	1,524	1,633	1,653
	TUV	Ruth Wilson	4.1	1,534	1,587
	Green (NI)	Dawn Patterson	2.1	777
	Labour Alternative	Conor Sheridan	1.1	393
	NI Conservatives	Alan Dunlop	0.4	152
	Independent	Ricky Best	0.3	106
Electorate: 62,933   Valid: 37,424   Spoilt: 412 (1.09%)   Quota: 6,238   Turnout: 60.12% (37,836)

2016

2016 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12
	DUP	David Hilditch	18.2	5,906
	DUP	Gordon Lyons	10.7	3,472	4,323.76	4,362.49	4,372.70	4,488.33	4,500.96	4,512.17	4,857.17
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	11.9	3,848	3,935.78	4,011.99	4,031.99	4,280.04	4,327.46	4,342.67	4,707.67
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	9.6	3,115	3,126.34	3,130.34	3,196.34	3,224.34	3,504.55	3,745.97	3,778.18	3,780.55	5,233.55
	DUP	Alastair Ross	7.2	2,323	2,498.98	2,536.71	2,545.71	2,580.18	2,592.39	2,607.39	2,883.37	3,071.39	3,107.86	3,173.14	4,096.44
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	8.1	2,633	2,633.42	2,634.42	2,679.42	2,691.42	2,721.42	3,280.42	3,282.42	3,282.42	3,469.63	3,628.99	3,672.27
	UKIP	Noel Jordan	6.8	2,207	2,249.63	2,423.68	2,450.68	2,452.10	2,502.31	2,521.31	2,929.62	2,953.32	2,986.11	3,053.31	3,567.48
	UUP	John Stewart	6.1	1,985	2,013.56	2,051.61	2,071.61	2,269.45	2,307.45	2,321.45	2,534.55	2,545.61	2,621.61	2,926.89
	Alliance	Danny Donnelly	5.0	1,632	1,634.31	1,635.31	1,710.31	1,729.31	1,909.31	2,220.31	2,241.31	2,242.10
	TUV	Ruth Wilson	5.1	1,643	1,658.75	1,711.96	1,721.96	1,771.59	1,787.59	1,795.59
	SDLP	Margaret Anne McKillop	3.8	1,229	1,230.05	1,232.05	1,291.05	1,305.26	1,380.26
	Green (NI)	Dawn Patterson	2.1	693	694.68	704.68	878.68	886.68
	UUP	Maureen Morrow	2.2	719	724.46	735.67	746.67
	Labour Alternative	Conor Sheridan	1.7	551	551.42	557.42
	PUP	Jim McCaw	1.4	455	463.19
Electorate: 64,194   Valid: 32,411   Spoilt: 333 (1.02%)   Quota: 4,631   Turnout: 32,744 (51.0)

2011

2011 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats[2][3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	24.8%	7,181
	DUP	David Hilditch	11.3%	3,288	4,219
	DUP	Alastair Ross	5.5%	1,608	2,566	2,642	2,646	2,938	4,267
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	10.0%	2,889	2,977	3,162	3,410	3,480	3,520	3,527	3,534	4,777
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	10.5%	3,042	3,349	3,450	3,469	3,839	4,037	4,080	4,125	4,194
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	8.2%	2,369	2,379	2,417	2,917	2,925	2,931	2,931	2,931	3,250	3,389
	UUP	Rodney McCune	6.4%	1,851	1,958	2,030	2,038	2,343	2,418	2,447	2,463	2,603	2,890
	Alliance	Gerardine Mulvenna	5.6%	1,620	1,689	1,869	2,314	2,356	2,389	2,392	2,394
	DUP	Gordon Lyons	4.6%	1,321	1,601	1,716	1,733	1,973
	TUV	Ruth Wilson	4.6%	1,346	1,509	1,651	1,654
	SDLP	Justin McCamphill	4.6%	1,333	1,345	1,433
	Green (NI)	Daniel Donnelly	2.3%	664	685
	BNP	Steven Moore	1.0%	511	546
Electorate: 61,617   Valid: 28,993   Spoilt: 437 (1.48%)   Quota: 4,147   Turnout: 29,430 (47.76%)

2007

2007 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	22.5	6,755
	DUP	George Dawson	13.9	4,167	4,777.56
	DUP	David Hilditch	9.1	2,732	4,165.16	4,586.84
	Alliance	Seán Neeson	10.4	3,114	3,171.60	3,176.64	3,193.54	3,252.88	3,321.40	3,530.18	3,603.00	3,756.00	5,191.00
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	10.2	3,076	3,164.56	3,182.76	3,276.10	3,304.22	3,361.08	3,438.30	3,623.68	3,632.04	3,753.30	4,039.53	5,114.53
	UUP	Ken Robinson	6.3	1,881	1,955.52	1,962.24	2,022.04	2,036.30	2,102.82	2,135.00	2,344.92	2,350.92	2,447.02	2,720.20	3,411.69	4,195.15
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	5.9	1,769	1,774.76	1,775.04	1,778.16	1,806.24	1,821.50	1,881.50	1,892.76	2,773.76	2,887.12	3,152.47	3,267.81	3,297.91
	UUP	Mark Dunn	5.4	1,617	1,690.44	1,698.56	1,746.66	1,791.14	1,824.18	1,865.26	2,053.48	2,061.48	2,103.34	2,175.55
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	5.4	1,624	1,636.96	1,638.36	1,642.52	1,683.52	1,722.60	1,919.46	1,959.74	1,983.74
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	3.9	1,168	1,168.36	1,168.36	1,168.36	1,176.36	1,179.36	1,203.36	1,206.36
	UK Unionist	Thomas Robinson	2.4	731	770.96	775.16	814.94	842.42	902.12	937.72
	Green (NI)	Mark Bailey	2.0	612	621	622.96	628.42	725.98	793.00
	NI Conservatives	Tim Lewis	1.3	395	405.80	409.16	418.78	453.40
	Independent	John Anderson	1.3	398	408.44	409.56	416.84
Electorate: 56,666   Valid: 30,039   Spoilt: 254 (0.84%)   Quota: 4,292   Turnout: 30,293 (53.46)

2003

2003 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14	Count 15
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	16.7	5,175
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	14.7	4,544
	UUP	Ken Robinson	6.7	2,062	2,156.08	2,157.76	2,163.76	2,192.46	2,203.90	2,223.48	2,251.08	2,345.64	2,449.90	2,452.04	2,531.30	2,560.30	2,786.46	4,838.02
	Alliance	Seán Neeson	7.0	2,180	2,208.28	2,209.26	2,235.40	2,257.82	2,368.28	2,424.70	2,518.12	2,567.68	2,603.84	2,662.98	2,712.72	3,920.30	4,025.34	4,264.62
	DUP	David Hilditch	9.2	2,856	2,883.44	2,940.32	2,943.34	2,963.92	2,975.06	2,980.32	3,003.46	3,099.60	3,188.86	3,188.86	3,428.78	3,464.56	4,034.30	4,142.12
	DUP	George Dawson	10.2	3,163	3,197.30	3,218.78	3,223.92	3,238.10	3,244.14	3,273.36	3,292.46	3,381.74	3,472.04	3,472.04	3,652.48	3,670.50	4,061.10	4,128.40
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	7.8	2,428	2,432.62	2,432.74	2,440.74	2,441.74	2,481.16	2,494.16	2,536.30	2,545.44	2,555.58	3,203.58	3,214.60	3,252.44	3,298.48	3,331.90
	UUP	Roy McCune	5.3	1,646	2,094.28	2,095.26	2,103.40	2,133.64	2,150.92	2,190.04	2,223.04	2,314.68	2,424.50	2,429.50	2,491.60	2,553.32	2,719.84
	Independent	Jack McKee	4.7	1,449	1,466.92	1,470.88	1,470.88	1,473.02	1,475.02	1,506.46	1,602.44	1,627.44	1,744.54	1,747.54	1,973.62	1,984.46
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	3.9	1,192	1,215.38	1,215.68	1,242.68	1,266.96	1,329.10	1,362.94	1,397.94	1,410.50	1,430.78	1,439.78	1,460.20
	Independent	Roger Hutchinson	3.3	1,011	1,019.40	1,020.36	1,022.50	1,030.78	1,035.78	1,060.92	1,101.26	1,149.54	1,179.54	1,181.54
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	2.5	768	768.28	768.28	769.28	770.28	775.28	776.28	778.28	778.28	779.28
	UK Unionist	Thomas Robinson	1.8	564	573.52	575.42	575.42	591.44	594.58	602.58	631.62	651.62
	PUP	Carolyn Howarth	1.7	534	539.74	539.74	542.74	550.16	566.30	573.58	590.74
	Independent	Lindsay Mason	1.2	364	367.78	368.32	385.46	393.60	408.74	514.96
	Independent	John Anderson	1.1	348	353.18	353.50	363.50	371.52	388.52
	NI Women's Coalition	Anne Monaghan	1.0	307	309.38	309.50	340.50	347.50
	NI Conservatives	Alan Greer	0.6	196	201.74	201.88	210.88
	Green (NI)	Andrew Frew	0.5	165	165.70	165.74
Electorate: 55,473   Valid: 30,952   Spoilt: 391   Quota: 4,422   Turnout: 31,343 (56.5)

1998

1998 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	16.2	5,764
	Alliance	Seán Neeson	14.7	5,247
	DUP	David Hilditch	13.7	4,876	4,918.46	4,921.46	4,943.56	4,953.67	4,955.77	5,036.91	5,214.91
	UUP	Ken Robinson	6.7	2,384	2,622.59	2,623.70	2,653.02	2,690.90	2,696.72	2,768.70	3,120.84	3,566.11	4,272.22	4,289.22	6,275.22
	UK Unionist	Roger Hutchinson	8.0	2,866	2,902.19	2,903.19	2,947.62	2,974.84	2,975.83	3,012.30	3,133.69	3,430.28	3,565.98	3,604.98	3,855.39	4,220.39
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	5.9	2,106	2,108.20	2,111.20	2,116.20	2,190.42	2,210.73	2,879.33	2,948.77	2,977.09	3,652.01	3,652.01	3,896.71	4,190.71
	DUP	Jack McKee	8.5	3,013	3,042.70	3,043.70	3,050.14	3,079.13	3,079.94	3,154.57	3,289.90	3,551.23	3,627.75	3,681.75	3,905.34	4,142.34
	UUP	May Steele	6.7	2,399	2,504.05	2,506.16	2,534.38	2,594.93	2,601.17	2,629.36	2,803.48	3,125.82	3,547.92	3,561.92
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	5.4	1,921	1,943.77	1,950.77	1,984.19	2,069.30	2,174.42	2,232.87	2,429.58	2,744.26
	Independent Unionist	James Brown	4.4	1,571	1,673.08	1,674.08	1,703.40	1,723.51	1,730.02	1,785.77	1,987.57
	PUP	William Greer	4.0	1,432	1,455.54	1,458.54	1,477.42	1,503.64	1,507.48	1,703.12
	Sinn Féin	Chrissie McAuley	2.1	746	746.11	746.11	746.11	763.11	764.40
	Ulster Democratic	Tommy Kirkham	1.7	596	605.79	605.79	610.79	624.01	625.09
	Independent	Lindsay Mason	1.2	424	427.74	431.74	440.74
	NI Conservatives	Terence Dick	0.7	233	242.46	243.57
	Natural Law	James McKissock	0.1	32	32.33
Electorate: 59,313   Valid: 35,610   Spoilt: 493 (1.37%)   Quota: 5,088   Turnout: 36,103 (60.87%)

1996 Forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.[4]

Party		Candidate(s)	Votes	Percentage
	UUP	May Steele Thomas Robinson James Brown Eric Ferguson David Fleck	10,036	30.1
	DUP	Jack McKee May Beattie Noel McAllister	9,557	28.7
	Alliance	Seán Neeson Stewart Dickson Amelia Kelly Bill McKimmon Janet Crampsey	3,957	11.9
	PUP	William Donaldson William Hamilton William Greer George Ferguson William Adamson	2,254	6.8
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor Mary White	2,213	6.6
	UK Unionist	Mark Dingwall Arthur Cowden	2,041	6.1
	Ulster Democratic	Tommy Kirkham Joe English	1,141	3.4
	Sinn Féin	Mary Davey Martin Meehan Una Gillespie	619	1.9
	NI Women's Coalition	Angela Hegarty Jaqueline Weir Carmel Gallagher	323	1.0
	NI Conservatives	Sam Crowe Donald Tomb	271	0.8
	Green (NI)	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

References

1. "Statement of Persons Nominated". EONI. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
2. , Belfast Telegraph
3. http://www.eoni.org.uk/ni_assembly_election_2011_-_east_antrim_result_sheet.pdf
4. 1996 Candidates – East Antrim, Northern Ireland Elections