North Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the North Antrim UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes.
In 1996 members of the Northern Ireland Forum were 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. However the boundaries of North Antrim were not changed in the 1996–1997 redistribution.
Members were elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention, the 1982 Assembly, the 1996 Forum and then to the current Assembly from 1998.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency).
Members Election MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) 1973John O'Hagan(SDLP)William Craig(Vanguard)John Baxter(UUP)Hugh Wilson(Alliance Party) David McCarthy(UUP)Ian Paisley(DUP)James Craig(DUP) 1974 by-electionClifford Smyth(DUP) 1975 John Turnley(SDLP) William Wright(Vanguard) David Allen(Vanguard) Ken McFaul(DUP) 1982Sean Farren(SDLP)Joe Gaston(UUP) Roy Beggs(UUP) Seán Neeson(Alliance Party) Jim Allister(DUP) Cecil Cousley(DUP) Jack McKee(DUP) 1996Robert Coulter(UUP) 5 seats1996–1998Ian Paisley Jr(DUP) 1998 James Leslie(UUP) Gardiner Kane(DUP) 2003 Philip McGuigan(Sinn Féin)Mervyn Storey(DUP) 2007Declan O'Loan(SDLP)Daithí McKay(Sinn Féin) June 2010co-optionPaul Frew(DUP) 2011Jim Allister(TUV)Robin Swann(UUP) David McIlveen(DUP) 2016Phillip Logan(DUP) August 2016co-optionPhilip McGuigan(Sinn Féin) 2017 2022 Patricia O'Lynn(Alliance Party) April 2023 co-optionSian Mulholland(Alliance Party) July 2024 co-optionsTimothy Gaston(TUV)Colin Crawford(UUP) August 2025co-optionJon Burrows(UUP) 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
2007
2003
1998
1996 forum Successful candidates are shown in bold.1996 Candidates – North Antrim , Northern Ireland Elections
Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage Ian PaisleyIan Paisley JrGardiner KaneSamuel McConaghieMaurice Mills 16,448 37.0 Robert CoulterJoe GastonWilliam WrightJames LeslieJames Simpson 11,195 25.2 Sean FarrenDick KerrPatrick McAvoyMalachy McCamphillMalachy McSparran 7,185 16.1 James McCarryChristine McAuley 2,579 5.8 David AlderdiceGareth Williams 2,518 5.6 Harry GordonLaura Lyle 1,185 2.7 Kenneth BlairWinston McConnell 768 1.7 McMullan Oliver McMullanJohn Robb 670 1.5 Mervyn CraigAlan Elder 665 1.5 Teresa GodfreyIrene LeacockCarol Nevin 272 0.6 Elizabeth ArmstrongMary Noble 259 0.6 Robert MargrainBenjamin AdamsMark McKavanaghNiall Mulholland 187 0.4 Agnes McLeisterIvan McLaughlan 167 0.5 Maria McAllisterGraham GinglesRoger Frew 150 0.4 Christopher McCaughanPaul Cunningham 114 0.3 Rosemary McBridePat Scullion 60 0.1 Alan DarnbrookColm McGinn 40 0.1 Francis ChalmersJohn Wright 14 0.0 Chambers Ryan HayJean Arbuthnot 13 0.0
1982 Assembly election
1975 Constitutional Convention
1974 by-election to the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973
1973
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