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
Created1996
Seats6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Roy Beggs Jr (UUP)
  •   Stewart Dickson (APNI)
  •   David Hilditch (DUP)
  •   Gordon Lyons (DUP)
  •   John Stewart (UUP)
DistrictsMid 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

Assembly Elections East Antrim - First Preference Votes (Percentage) 1998–2022

2022

2022 Assembly election: East Antrim – 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Green (NI) Mark Bailey
UUP Roy Beggs Jr
TUV Norman Boyd
Alliance Stewart Dickson
Alliance Danny Donnelly
DUP David Hilditch
DUP Gordon Lyons
SDLP Siobhán McAlister
Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan
UUP John Stewart

    2017

    2017 Assembly election: East Antrim – 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP David Hilditch 16.03% 6,000 6,037 6,248            
    Alliance Stewart Dickson 11.17% 4,179 4,616 4,658 5,065 5,171 6,783      
    UUP Roy Beggs Jr 13.68% 5,121 5,272 5,589 5,714 6,156 6,324      
    DUP Gordon Lyons 10.29% 3,851 3,869 4,068 4,078 4,473 4,490 4,513.94 7,553.94  
    UUP John Stewart 9.02% 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 9.89% 3,701 3,750 3,752 4,278 4,292 4,523 4,690.58 4,698.58 4,700.77
    DUP Stephen Ross 8.85% 3,313 3,334 3,527 3,539 3,816 3,825 3,834.12    
    Alliance Danny Donnelly 4.86% 1,817 2,087 2,105 2,470 2,515        
    UKIP Noel Jordan 4.22% 1,579 1,653 1,933 1,955          
    SDLP Margaret Anne McKillop 4.07% 1,524 1,633 1,653            
    TUV Ruth Wilson 4.24% 1,534 1,587              
    Green (NI) Dawn Patterson 2.08% 777                
    Labour Alternative Conor Sheridan 1.05% 393                
    NI Conservatives Alan Dunlop 0.41% 152                
    Independent Ricky Best 0.28% 106                
    Electorate: 62,933   Valid: 37,424 (59.47%)   Spoilt: 412   Quota: 6,238   Turnout: 37,836 (60.12%)

      2016

      2016 Assembly election: East Antrim – 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      DUP David Hilditch 18.22% 5,906                      
      DUP Gordon Lyons 10.71% 3,472 4,323.76 4,362.49 4,372.7 4,488.33 4,500.96 4,512.17 4,857.17        
      UUP Roy Beggs Jr 11.87% 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 9.61% 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 7.17% 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 8.12% 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 6.81% 2,207 2,249.63 2,423.68 2,450.68 2,452.1 2,502.31 2,521.31 2,929.62 2,953.32 2,986.11 3,053.31 3,567.48
      UUP John Stewart 6.12% 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 5.04% 1,632 1,634.31 1,635.31 1,710.31 1,729.31 1,909.31 2,220.31 2,241.31 2,242.1      
      TUV Ruth Wilson 5.07% 1,643 1,658.75 1,711.96 1,721.96 1,771.59 1,787.59 1,795.59          
      SDLP Margaret Anne McKillop 3.79% 1,229 1,230.05 1,232.05 1,291.05 1,305.26 1,380.26            
      Green (NI) Dawn Patterson 2.14% 693 694.68 704.68 878.68 886.68              
      UUP Maureen Morrow 2.22% 719 724.46 735.67 746.67                
      Labour Alternative Conor Sheridan 1.70% 551 551.42 557.42                  
      PUP Jim McCaw 1.40% 455 463.19                    
      Electorate: 64,194   Valid: 32,411 (50.49%)   Spoilt: 333   Quota: 4,631   Turnout: 32,744 (51.01%)

        2011

        2011 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        DUP Sammy Wilson 24.74% 7,181                  
        DUP David Hilditch 11.33% 3,288 4,218.52                
        DUP Alastair Ross 5.54% 1,608 2,566.47 2,641.64 2,645.5 2,937.98 4,266.98        
        Alliance Stewart Dickson 9.95% 2,889 2,976.72 3,162.16 3,410.17 3,480.32 3,519.67 3,526.67 3,533.69 4,776.69  
        UUP Roy Beggs Jr 10.48% 3,042 3,349.45 3,450.33 3,468.62 3,839.29 4,037.35 4,080.35 4,125.17 4,194.17  
        Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan 8.16% 2,369 2,379.32 2,416.75 2,917.47 2,925.33 2,931.05 2,931.05 2,931.29 3,249.8 3,388.8
        UUP Rodney McCune 6.38% 1,851 1,958.07 2,029.65 2,038.08 2,343.26 2,417.54 2,446.54 2,462.92 2,603.11 2,890.11
        Alliance Gerardine Mulvenna 5.58% 1,620 1,689.23 1,869.1 2,313.68 2,356.4 2,388.73 2,391.73 2,394.43    
        DUP Gordon Lyons 4.55% 1,321 1,601.36 1,716.26 1,733.41 1,972.69          
        TUV Ruth Wilson 4.64% 1,346 1,509.4 1,650.84 1,653.84            
        SDLP Justin McCamphill 4.59% 1,333 1,344.61 1,433.33              
        Green (NI) Daniel Donnelly 2.29% 664 685.07                
        BNP Steven Moore 1.76% 511 545.83                
        Electorate: 61,617   Valid: 29,023 (47.10%)   Spoilt: 401   Quota: 4,147   Turnout: 29,424 (47.75%)

          2007

          2007 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910111213
          DUP Sammy Wilson 22.49% 6,755                        
          DUP George Dawson 13.87% 4,167 4,777.56                      
          DUP David Hilditch 9.09% 2,732 4,165.16 4,586.84                    
          Alliance Seán Neeson 10.37% 3,114 3,171.6 3,176.64 3,193.54 3,252.88 3,321.4 3,530.18 3,603 3,756 5,191      
          UUP Roy Beggs Jr 10.24% 3,076 3,164.56 3,182.76 3,276.1 3,304.22 3,361.08 3,438.3 3,623.68 3,632.04 3,753.3 4,039.53 5,114.53  
          UUP Ken Robinson 6.26% 1,881 1,955.52 1,962.24 2,022.04 2,036.3 2,102.82 2,135 2,344.92 2,350.92 2,447.02 2,720.2 3,411.69 4,195.15
          SDLP Danny O'Connor 5.89% 1,769 1,774.76 1,775.04 1,778.16 1,806.24 1,821.5 1,881.5 1,892.76 2,773.76 2,887.12 3,152.47 3,267.81 3,297.91
          UUP Mark Dunn 5.38% 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 5.41% 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 3.89% 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 2.43% 731 770.96 775.16 814.94 842.42 902.12 937.72            
          Green (NI) Mark Bailey 2.04% 612 621 622.96 628.42 725.98 793              
          NI Conservatives Tim Lewis 1.31% 395 405.8 409.16 418.78 453.4                
          Independent John Anderson 1.32% 398 408.44 409.56 416.84                  
          Electorate: 56,666   Valid: 30,039 (53.01%)   Spoilt: 254   Quota: 4,292   Turnout: 30,293 (53.46%)

            2003

            2003 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats[6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789101112131415
            UUP Roy Beggs Jr 16.72% 5,175                            
            DUP Sammy Wilson 14.68% 4,544                            
            UUP Ken Robinson 6.66% 2,062 2,156.08 2,157.76 2,163.76 2,192.46 2,203.9 2,223.48 2,251.08 2,345.64 2,449.9 2,452.04 2,531.3 2,560.3 2,786.46 4,838.02
            Alliance Seán Neeson 7.04% 2,180 2,208.28 2,209.26 2,235.4 2,257.82 2,368.28 2,424.7 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 9.23% 2,856 2,883.44 2,940.32 2,943.34 2,963.92 2,975.06 2,980.32 3,003.46 3,099.6 3,188.86 3,188.86 3,428.78 3,464.56 4,034.3 4,142.12
            DUP George Dawson 10.22% 3,163 3,197.3 3,218.78 3,223.92 3,238.1 3,244.14 3,273.36 3,292.46 3,381.74 3,472.04 3,472.04 3,652.48 3,670.5 4,061.1 4,128.4
            SDLP Danny O'Connor 7.84% 2,428 2,432.62 2,432.74 2,440.74 2,441.74 2,481.16 2,494.16 2,536.3 2,545.44 2,555.58 3,203.58 3,214.6 3,252.44 3,298.48 3,331.9
            UUP Roy McCune 5.32% 1,646 2,094.28 2,095.26 2,103.4 2,133.64 2,150.92 2,190.04 2,223.04 2,314.68 2,424.5 2,429.5 2,491.6 2,553.32 2,719.84  
            Independent Jack McKee 4.68% 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 3.85% 1,192 1,215.38 1,215.68 1,242.68 1,266.96 1,329.1 1,362.94 1,397.94 1,410.5 1,430.78 1,439.78 1,460.2      
            Independent Roger Hutchinson 3.27% 1,011 1,019.4 1,020.36 1,022.5 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 2.48% 768 768.28 768.28 769.28 770.28 775.28 776.28 778.28 778.28 779.28          
            UK Unionist Thomas Robinson 1.82% 564 573.52 575.42 575.42 591.44 594.58 602.58 631.62 651.62            
            PUP Carolyn Howarth 1.73% 534 539.74 539.74 542.74 550.16 566.3 573.58 590.74              
            Independent Lindsay Mason 1.18% 364 367.78 368.32 385.46 393.6 408.74 514.96                
            Independent John Anderson 1.12% 348 353.18 353.5 363.5 371.52 388.52                  
            NI Women's Coalition Anne Monaghan 0.99% 307 309.38 309.5 340.5 347.5                    
            NI Conservatives Alan Greer 0.63% 196 201.74 201.88 210.88                      
            Green (NI) Andrew Frew 0.53% 165 165.7 165.74                        
            Electorate: 55,473   Valid: 30,952 (55.80%)   Spoilt: 391   Quota: 4,422   Turnout: 31,343 (56.50%)

              1998

              1998 Assembly election: East Antrim - 6 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910111213
              UUP Roy Beggs Jr 16.19% 5,764                        
              Alliance Seán Neeson 14.73% 5,247                        
              DUP David Hilditch 13.69% 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 6.69% 2,384 2,622.59 2,623.7 2,653.02 2,690.9 2,696.72 2,768.7 3,120.84 3,566.11 4,272.22 4,289.22 6,275.22  
              UK Unionist Roger Hutchinson 8.05% 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 5.91% 2,106 2,108.2 2,111.2 2,116.2 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 8.46% 3,013 3,042.7 3,043.7 3,050.14 3,079.13 3,079.94 3,154.57 3,289.9 3,551.23 3,627.75 3,681.75 3,905.34 4,142.34
              UUP May Steele 6.74% 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 5.39% 1,921 1,943.77 1,950.77 1,984.19 2,069.3 2,174.42 2,232.87 2,429.58 2,744.26        
              Ind U James Brown 4.41% 1,571 1,673.08 1,674.08 1,703.4 1,723.51 1,730.02 1,785.77 1,987.57          
              PUP William Greer 4.02% 1,432 1,455.54 1,458.54 1,477.42 1,503.64 1,507.48 1,703.12            
              Sinn Féin Chrissie McAuley 2.09% 746 746.11 746.11 746.11 763.11 764.4              
              Ulster Democratic Tommy Kirkham 1.67% 596 605.79 605.79 610.79 624.01 625.09              
              Independent Lindsay Mason 1.19% 424 427.74 431.74 440.74                  
              NI Conservatives Terence Dick 0.65% 233 242.46 243.57                    
              Natural Law James McKissock 0.09% 32 32.33                      
              Electorate: 59,313   Valid: 35,610 (60.04%)   Spoilt: 493   Quota: 5,088   Turnout: 36,103 (60.87%)

                1996 Forum

                Successful candidates are shown in bold.[8]

                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

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