East Londonderry 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 Londonderry constituency with a small part around Portrush coming from North Antrim constituency. Since 1997, it has usually shared boundaries with the East Londonderry UK Parliament constituency, with the exception of from 2010 to 2011, and from 2024 to 2027.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency).
Members
Election MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) 1996Arthur Doherty(SDLP) 5 seats1996–1998 David Brewster(UUP) John White(UUP) Robert Bolton(DUP) Robert Stewart(DUP) 1998John Dallat(SDLP)David McClarty(UUP/IndependentUnionist)Pauline Armitage(UUP)Boyd Douglas(IndependentUnionist)Gregory Campbell(DUP) September 2002co-option Michael Coyle(SDLP) 2003Francis Brolly(Sinn Féin) Norman Hillis(UUP)George Robinson(DUP) 2007Adrian McQuillan(DUP) January 2010co-optionBilly Leonard(Sinn Féin) January 2011 resignation 2011Cathal Ó hOisín(Sinn Féin) May 2014co-optionClaire Sugden(IndependentUnionist) 2016Caoimhe Archibald(Sinn Féin) Gerry Mullan(SDLP)Maurice Bradley(DUP) 2017John Dallat(SDLP)5 seats2017–presentMay 2020co-optionCara Hunter(SDLP) 2022 Alan Robinson(DUP) 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
2027
2022
2017
2016
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
2003
1998
1996 forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.1996 Candidates – East Londonderry , Northern Ireland Elections
Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage David BrewsterJohn WhitePauline ArmitageAntony AlcockElizabeth Black11,38630.9 Robert BoltonRobert StewartVictor Wilson8,76823.8 Arthur DohertyJohn DallatPatricia FarrenGerald McLaughlinMichael Coyle7,45120.3 Malachy O'KaneThomas DonagheyKevin KellyJohn McCloskeyKathleen Kelly3,4139.3 Yvonne BoyleBill MathewsPaddy McGowan2,1075.7 Kingsley NuttAngela Nutt1,0402.8 Allister CrawfordRobert Mitchell7282.0 William SmithWilliam Mitchell6521.8 Avril WatsonMary MulhollandPauline Nellis3751.0 Fionnuala HarbinsonAlan McKeePeter ScottJohn Quigley2410.6 Hubert MullanJohn McKeown2080.6 David SurplusAdeline Curry1890.5 Bartholomew HamiltonHugh KerrJohn Walker1000.3 Marian DonnellyJames McLaughlin750.2 Odran DunphyColm Campbell450.1 Brian McEneryLee Silvera140.0 ChambersJonathan ChambersMaureen HolmesNeill Chambers50.0
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