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South Down (Assembly constituency)

Coordinates: 54°14′39″N 5°57′03″W / 54.24417°N 5.95083°W / 54.24417; -5.95083
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South Down
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary constituency
South Down shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Sinéad Ennis (SF)
  •   Diane Forsythe (DUP)
  •   Cathy Mason (SF)
  •   Colin McGrath (SDLP)
  •   Andrew McMurray (APNI)
DistrictsNewry, Mourne and Down District Council and small portion of ABC council
BoundariesMap

South Down (Irish: An Dún Theas, Ulster Scots: Sooth Doon) is an electoral constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly. It lies in the southern portion of County Down.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1973. It usually shares the same boundaries as the South Down 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 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.

Some of the most high-profile MLAs for the constituency have included Caitríona Ruane, Margaret Ritchie, and John McCallister.

For further details on the history and boundaries of the constituency, see South Down (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

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Election MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
1973 Patrick O'Donoghue
(SDLP)
Eddie McGrady
(SDLP)
Frank Feely
(SDLP)
Brian Faulkner
(UUP/UPNI)
Herbert Heslip
(UUP)
Ronald Broadhurst
(UUP)
Cecil Harvey
(Vanguard)
1975 Peter Brush
(UUP)
1982 Raymond McCullough
(UUP)
William Brown
(UUP)
Jim Wells
(DUP)
George Graham
(DUP)
1985
by-election
Jeffrey Donaldson
(UUP)
1996 Mick Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
Margaret Ritchie
(SDLP)
Hugh Carr
(SDLP)
Dermot Nesbitt
(UUP)
5 seats
1996–1998
1998 Eamon O'Neill
(SDLP)
P. J. Bradley
(SDLP)
Jim Wells
(DUP/Independent Unionist)
6 seats
1998–2017
2003 Caitríona Ruane
(Sinn Féin)
Willie Clarke
(Sinn Féin)
Margaret Ritchie
(SDLP)
2007 John McCallister
(UUP/Independent)
2011 Karen McKevitt
(SDLP)
April 2012
co-option
Chris Hazzard
(Sinn Féin)
Seán Rogers
(SDLP)
2016 Colin McGrath
(SDLP)
Sinéad Bradley
(SDLP)
Harold McKee
(UUP)
2017 Sinéad Ennis
(Sinn Féin)
5 seats
2017–present
5 seats
2017–present
June 2017
co-option
Emma Rogan
(Sinn Féin)
May 2018
defection
2022 Cathy Mason
(Sinn Féin)
Patrick Brown
(Alliance)
Diane Forsythe
(DUP)
April 2024
co-option
Andrew McMurray
(Alliance)

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

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Northern Ireland Assembly

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2022

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2022 Assembly election: South Down – 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Sinéad Ennis 26.17% 14,381          
Sinn Féin Cathy Mason 18.13% 9,963          
Alliance Patrick Brown 12.63% 6,942 8,071 8,251 8,865 9,301  
DUP Diane Forsythe 11.82% 6,497 6,512 6,513 6,617 8,034 11,073
SDLP Colin McGrath 11.07% 6,082 7,748 8,164 8,798 8,933 9,119
SDLP Karen McKevitt 5.47% 3,006 4,772 4,875 5,090 5,139 5,259
TUV Harold McKee 5.96% 3,273 3,279 3,280 3,332 4,118  
UUP Jill Macauley 5.24% 2,880 2,900 2,902 2,944    
Aontú Rosemary McGlone 2.14% 1,177 1,439 1,488      
Green (NI) Noeleen Lynch 0.75% 412 564 580      
People Before Profit Paul McCrory 0.37% 205 270 283      
Independent Patrick Clarke 0.24% 134 209 224      
Electorate: 84,046   Valid: 54,952 (65.38%)   Spoilt: 679   Quota: 9,159   Turnout: 55,631 (66.19%)  

2017

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2017 Assembly election: South Down – 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Sinéad Ennis 20.76% 10,256            
Sinn Féin Chris Hazzard 17.87% 8,827            
SDLP Sinéad Bradley 14.82% 7,323 7,487 8,906.12        
DUP Jim Wells 15.76% 7,786 8,088 8,091.36 8,091.64 10,821.64    
SDLP Colin McGrath 10.34% 5,110 5,202 5,512.8 6,043.68 6,632.42 7,228.42 7,613.62
Alliance Patrick Brown 9.18% 4,535 4,883 5,101.64 5,194.88 6,007.82 6,730.82 6,874.66
UUP Harold McKee 8.45% 4,172 4,509 4,522.44 4,527.76      
TUV Lyle Rea 1.28% 630            
Green (NI) Hannah George 0.98% 483            
Independent Patrick Clarke 0.39% 192            
NI Conservatives Gary Hynds 0.17% 85            
Electorate: 75,415   Valid: 49,399 (65.50%)   Spoilt: 535   Quota: 8,234   Turnout: 49,932 (66.21%)  

2016

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2016 Assembly election: South Down – 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Jim Wells 12.25% 5,033 5,183 6,470          
UUP Harold McKee 8.47% 3,481 3,812 5,168 5,567 6,141      
Sinn Féin Chris Hazzard 12.28% 5,045 5,142 5,144 5,321 5,321.5 7,277.5    
SDLP Sinéad Bradley 12.32% 5,059 5,231 5,241 5,828 5,834 6,144    
Sinn Féin Caitríona Ruane 10.20% 4,191 4,240 4,244 4,335 4,335 5,415 6,664.5  
SDLP Colin McGrath 10.44% 4,288 4,429 4,440 5,033 5,038 5,121 5,190 5,397
SDLP Seán Rogers 8.68% 3,564 3,699 3,721 4,076 4,086.5 4,227.5 4,309 4,595.75
Sinn Féin Michael Gray-Sloan 8.57% 3,520 3,571 3,572 3,665 3,665      
Alliance Patrick Brown 5.36% 2,200 2,841 2,869          
TUV Henry Reilly 6.62% 2,718 2,800            
Independent John McCallister 2.81% 1,156              
Green (NI) John Hardy 2.00% 820              
Electorate: 77,409   Valid: 41,075 (53.06%)   Spoilt: 570   Quota: 5,868   Turnout: 41,645 (53.80%)  

2011

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2011 Assembly election: South Down – 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Margaret Ritchie 20.61% 8,506                
Sinn Féin Caitríona Ruane 14.43% 5,955 6,192.15              
DUP Jim Wells 12.60% 5,200 5,284.84 5,354.56 5,404.28 6,543.28        
UUP John McCallister 10.68% 4,409 4,480.92 4,624.88 4,714.77 5,679.9 6,329.6      
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke 9.40% 3,882 3,957.95 3,992.5 4,094.15 4,101.46 4,103.2 6,777.2    
SDLP Karen McKevitt 9.10% 3,758 4,318.79 4,432.71 4,675.33 4,702.43 4,707.27 4,842.93 5,277.28 5,347.46
SDLP Eamon O'Neill 6.38% 2,663 3,844.72 3,959.19 4,222.77 4,251.35 4,259.47 4,449.46 4,826.14 4,882.98
Sinn Féin Naomi Bailie 7.39% 3,050 3,150.44 3,161.06 3,305.46 3,306.77 3,308.51      
UKIP Henry Reilly 5.63% 2,332 2,353.29 2,373.7 2,398.94          
Green (NI) Cadogan Enright 2.68% 1,107 1,227.28 1,238.75            
Alliance David Griffin 2.09% 864 915.15              
Electorate: 73,240   Valid: 41,726 (56.97%)   Spoilt: 825   Quota: 5,961   Turnout: 42,551 (58.10%)  

2007

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2007 Assembly election: South Down – 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sinn Féin Caitríona Ruane 13.74% 6,334 6,336 6,337 6,337 6,428 6,450 6,676        
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke 11.14% 5,138 5,145 5,152 5,154 5,259 5,273 5,412 7,382      
SDLP Margaret Ritchie 12.66% 5,838 5,870 5,887 5,892 6,026 6,055 6,429 6,945      
SDLP P. J. Bradley 12.26% 5,652 5,662 5,682 5,684 5,772 5,829 6,190 6,286 6,650.32    
DUP Jim Wells 12.02% 5,542 5,546 5,605 5,763 5,792 6,188 6,240 6,248 6,250.97 8,462.97  
UUP John McCallister 9.64% 4,447 4,448 4,553 4,637 4,819 5,230 5,370 5,377 5,384.92 6,046.91 7,720.91
SDLP Michael Carr 6.45% 2,972 2,976 2,986 2,989 3,062 3,093 3,354 3,422 3,830.87 3,853.87 3,882.87
DUP William Burns 5.66% 2,611 2,613 2,667 2,721 2,741 3,040 3,061 3,062 3,064.97    
Sinn Féin Eamonn McConvey 5.77% 2,662 2,678 2,679 2,679 2,703 2,703 2,778        
Green (NI) Ciaran Mussen 3.52% 1,622 1,646 1,675 1,685 2,008 2,043          
UKIP Henry Reilly 2.67% 1,229 1,229 1,239 1,326 1,354            
Alliance David Griffin 1.50% 691 700 743 755              
Ind. Republican Martin Cunningham 0.94% 434 441 448 448              
UK Unionist Frederick Wharton 0.92% 424 424 443                
NI Conservatives Peter Bowles 0.85% 391 391                  
Labour Party NI Malachi Curran 0.27% 123                    
Electorate: 71,704   Valid: 46,110 (64.31%)   Spoilt: 513   Quota: 6,588   Turnout: 46,623 (65.02%)  

2003

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2003 Assembly election: South Down – 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Jim Wells 14.97% 6,789                
SDLP P. J. Bradley 11.77% 5,337 5,337.36 5,355.36 5,682.96 7,136.96        
UUP Dermot Nesbitt 11.84% 5,368 5,411 5,420 5,759.04 5,797.2 5,802.72 5,822.72 8,325.72  
Sinn Féin Caitríona Ruane 11.29% 5,118 5,118 5,124 5,211.08 5,415.08 5,450.04 6,024.42 6,026.54 6,035.54
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke 9.00% 4,083 4,083.08 4,092.08 4,185.16 4,268.2 4,278.78 5,920.74 5,926.44 5,934.44
SDLP Margaret Ritchie 9.40% 4,261 4,261.76 4,313.76 4,665.32 4,848.36 4,921.5 5,419.96 5,477.96 5,733.96
SDLP Eamon O'Neill 8.69% 3,942 3,942.92 3,963.92 4,220.24 4,692.32 5,215.34 5,350.34 5,411.52 5,697.52
UUP Jim Donaldson 6.36% 2,885 2,984.52 2,989.52 3,254.96 3,264.12 3,265.96 3,269.42    
Sinn Féin Eamonn McConvey 6.19% 2,806 2,806.12 2,833.12 2,961.16 2,986.16 2,990.3      
SDLP Marion Fitzpatrick 5.25% 2,382 2,382.44 2,409.44 2,555.64          
Green (NI) Raymond Blaney 1.76% 799 799.76 851.76            
NI Women's Coalition Trudy Miller 1.25% 565 565.6 589.6            
Alliance Neil Powell 1.08% 489 489.48 495.48            
UK Unionist Nelson Wharton 0.54% 245 360.64 362.72            
Independent Malachi Curran 0.36% 162 162.08              
Workers' Party Des O'Hagan 0.25% 115 115.08              
Electorate: 70,149   Valid: 45,346 (64.64%)   Spoilt: 666   Quota: 6,479   Turnout: 46,012 (65.59%)  

1998

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1998 Assembly election: South Down – 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SDLP Eddie McGrady 20.20% 10,373                    
Sinn Féin Mick Murphy 12.17% 6,251 6,418.33 6,514.51 6,517.51 6,574.08 7,761.08          
UUP Dermot Nesbitt 10.67% 5,480 5,507.84 5,524.03 5,788.9 6,133.54 6,137.99 6,137.99 7,770.99      
SDLP P. J. Bradley 10.85% 5,571 6,218.28 6,313.44 6,317.31 6,485.16 6,563.4 6,665.52 6,716.39 6,739.49 7,390.23  
DUP Jim Wells 9.40% 4,826 4,830.06 4,840.35 5,261.35 5,270.35 5,272.35 5,273.27 5,631.85 5,792.85 5,849.34 8,170.34
SDLP Eamon O'Neill 6.98% 3,582 4,752.73 4,889.94 4,892.52 5,006.57 5,144.92 5,289.36 5,323.39 5,342.29 6,120.06 6,163.2
SDLP Hugh Carr 7.27% 3,731 4,132.36 4,230.24 4,232.24 4,379.71 4,438.47 4,501.03 4,517.9 4,528.4 5,114.14 5,186.72
UK Unionist Frederick Wharton 5.02% 2,576 2,577.16 2,581.16 2,886.45 2,904.74 2,905.74 2,906.20 3,125.36 3,271.66 3,313.71  
NI Women's Coalition Anne Carr 3.23% 1,658 1,811.41 2,000.03 2,009.32 2,563.74 2,675.11 2,785.05 2,890.12 2,955.57    
UUP Norman Hanna 3.78% 1,939 1,946.83 1,962.28 2,481.15 2,642.73 2,646.73 2,647.65        
Sinn Féin Garret O'Fachtna 2.96% 1,520 1,603.81 1,697.41 1,697.7 1,716.73            
Alliance Anne-Marie Cunningham 2.92% 1,502 1,586.39 1,675.63 1,697.5              
Ind. Unionist George Graham 3.04% 1,562 1,567.51 1,578.51                
Labour Party NI Malachi Curran 0.97% 498 634.01                  
Workers' Party Des O'Hagan 0.25% 130 151.17                  
Independent Labour Patrick O'Connor 0.24% 121 148.84                  
Natural Law Thomas Mullins 0.06% 33 38.51                  
Electorate: 71,000   Valid: 51,353 (72.33%)   Spoilt: 989   Quota: 7,337   Turnout: 52,342 (73.72%)  

1996 forum

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Successful candidates are shown in bold.[8]

Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
SDLP Eddie McGrady
Hugh Carr
Margaret Ritchie
Marietta Farrell
John Doris
20,220 43.2
UUP Dermot Nesbitt
Frederick Wharton
Gerry Douglas
Albert Colmer
William Martin
10,379 22.2
Sinn Féin Mick Murphy
Frank McDowell
Martin Gough
Deidre Clark
6,142 13.1
DUP William Alexander
John Finlay
William Burns
5,060 10.8
Alliance Julian Crozier
Michael Healy
1,685 3.6
Labour coalition Malachi Curran
Patrick O'Connor
Edna Furey
James Masson
Michael Kearney
927 2.0
PUP George Graham
James McDonald
497 1.1
NI Women's Coalition Bronagh Lawson
Claire Hannah
Lynn Carvill
Ursula Leahy
464 1.0
Ulster Democratic Norma Coulter
Denis Paisley
404 0.9
Green (NI) Maggie Burch
Eugene O'Shea
Christopher Busby
251 0.6
NI Conservatives Paul Megarity
Michael Henderson
197 0.4
Workers' Party Marie O'Hagan
Eddie O'Hagan
162 0.4
Ulster Independence Samuel Pollock
Stanley Watson
James McElrath
130 0.3
Democratic Partnership William Leneghan
Sean O'Baoill
117 0.2
Democratic Left Veronica McEneaney
Jim Ryan
65 0.1
Natural Law Desmond Garrett
William McCarthy
30 0.1
Independent Chambers George Chambers
Doreen Larmour
18 0.0

1985 by-election

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17 October 1985 by-election: South Down – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
UUP Jeffrey Donaldson 86.1% 17,528
Ind. Unionist Ethel Smyth 13.9% 2,838
Electorate: 98,126   Valid: 20,366   Spoilt: 0   Quota: 10,184   Turnout: 20,366 (21.3%)  

1982

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1982 Assembly election: South Down – 7 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SDLP Frank Feely 12.52% 7,391                    
SDLP Eddie McGrady 12.38% 7,313 7,636                  
UUP William Brown 8.84% 5,220 5,227 5,234 5,441 5,441 7,593          
SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue 10.02% 5,916 6,252 6,440 6,449 6,449 6,455 8,181        
UUP Raymond McCullough 9.82% 5,802 5,808 5,809 5,903 5,903 6,451 6,458 6,471 6,497.28 9,553.28  
DUP George Graham 6.90% 4,075 4,081 4,082 5,366 5,336 5,533 5,543 5,548 5,552.14 6,518.35 7,596.35
DUP Jim Wells 6.40% 3,779 3,783 3,783 5,361 5,361 5,474 5,488 5,503 5,505.16 5,662.54 5,936.54
Alliance Patrick Forde 6.17% 3,646 3,999 4,027 4,047 4,047 4,148 4,346 4,707 4,708.53 4,878.11 5,101.11
UUP William Coulter 6.41% 3,787 3,794 3,795 3,828 3,828 4,490 4,497 4,508 4,664.96    
Sinn Féin Cyril Toman 5.75% 3,393 3,772 3,795 3,805 3,805 3,806          
UUP William Martin 6.03% 3,562 3,567 3,568 3,798 3,798            
DUP Ethel Smyth 5.92% 3,495 3,507 3,508                
Workers' Party Thomas Moore 2.84% 1,676                    
Electorate: 93,261   Valid: 59,055 (63.32%)   Spoilt: 2,137   Quota: 7,382   Turnout: 61,192 (65.61%)  

1975 Constitutional Convention

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1975 Constitutional Convention: South Down – 7 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Frank Feely 16.02% 9,730                
Vanguard Cecil Harvey 14.56% 8,843                
SDLP Eddie McGrady 11.95% 7,257 8,560.28              
SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue 10.96% 6,657 7,335.26 7,336.52 8,231.08          
Unionist Party NI Brian Faulkner 9.94% 6,035 6,048.2 6,075.78 6,078.5 6,114.34 6,127.14 6,608.72 6,687.12 8,512.12
UUP Peter Brush 10.36% 6,293 6,294.32 6,520.56 6,520.46 6,520.46 6,520.56 6,813.24 6,891.16 6,995
UUP Herbert Heslip 10.50% 6,380 6,384.84 6,643.7 6,643.86 6,644.5 6,645.72 6,726.26 6,736.72 6,838.18
DUP David Herron 6.18% 3,752 3,757.28 4,464 4,464.16 4,464.16 4,465.16 4,536.28 4,552.50 4,624.66
Alliance Anthony Williamson 2.65% 1,612 1,659.96 1,660.24 1,676.08 1,882.8 1,931.02 1,937.46 2,136.46  
Alliance Denys Rowan-Hamilton 2.48% 1,509 1,518.02 1,520.82 1,529.46 1,678.42 1,714.02 1,757.02 1,950.58  
Republican Clubs Raymond Blaney 1.65% 1,002 1,018.5 1,018.64 1,022.16 1,056.72 1,672.28 1,673.5    
Unionist Party NI Ronald Broadhurst 1.64% 994 995.1 1,001.96 1,002.44 1,007.08 1,007.08      
Republican Clubs Gerard O'Hanlon 1.12% 680 706.18 706.18 721.38 843.3        
Electorate: 89,912   Valid: 60,744 (67.56%)   Spoilt: 2,129   Quota: 7,594   Turnout: 62,873 (69.93%)  

1973

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1973 Assembly election: South Down – 7 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
UUP Brian Faulkner 25.43% 16,287                                
SDLP Eddie McGrady 12.29% 7,870 7,894.99 7,913.50 7,926.5 7,927.5 7,972.01 8,050.01                    
UUP Ronald Broadhurst 2.37% 1,515 6,049.41 6,075.02 6,075.02 6,266.74 6,268.25 6,270.27 6,273.78 6,344.42 6,370.62 6,374.13 9,108.64          
SDLP Frank Feely 10.71% 6,857 6,869.24 6,895.75 6,929.75 6,931.75 6,949.75 7,055.75 7,344.75 7,352.75 7,422.77 7,759.77 7,761.28 7,762.3 9,190.3      
SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue 6.75% 4,322 4,327.1 4,343.1 4,346.1 4,347.1 4,406.1 4,507.61 4,608.61 4,630.14 4,745.65 5,709.65 5,711.65 5,712.67 7,180.69 8,225.69    
Vanguard Cecil Harvey 7.82% 5,006 5,435.42 5,442.42 5,445.42 5,672.17 5,672.17 5,678.68 5,682.68 5,689.23 5,689.23 5,691.23 5,931.58 6,095.29 6,099.29 6,102.29 6,105.59 9,485.59
UUP Herbert Heslip 5.99% 3,838 4,709.08 4,715.61 4,715.61 4,758.81 4,760.81 4,765.81 4,768.83 4,776.87 4,779.89 4,780.89 5,360.47 5,960.23 5,967.27 5,969.27 5,971.25 7,177.36
Alliance Anthony Williamson 2.33% 1,489 1,519.09 1,543.09 1,546.09 1,548.09 1,550.09 1,590.09 1,598.09 2,283.3 4,155.98 4,261.49 4,296.77 4,398.26 4,664.77 4,711.77 4,923.63 4,954.5
DUP David Herron 6.27% 4,016 4,327.61 4,332.12 4,332.12 4,453.81 4,453.81 4,461.81 4,464.81 4,471.32 4,471.83 4,473.83 4,666.69 4,811.02 4,816.02 4,818.02 4,819.34  
Ind. Nationalist Rory McShane 4.35% 2,785 2,790.1 2,799.61 2,827.61 2,827.61 2,881.61 2,979.61 3,312.12 3,325.63 3,340.14 4,059.14 4,061.14 4,061.14        
UUP William Martin 3.12% 1,996 3,760.6 3,766.11 3,766.11 3,810.74 3,812.74 3,817.27 3,820.82 3,851.08 3,865.12 3,865.12            
Ind. Nationalist James O'Reilly 3.12% 2,000 2,001.02 2,008.02 2,016.02 2,018.02 2,092.02 2,268.53 2,397.53 2,405.04 2,447.04              
Alliance Michael O'Shea 2.30% 1,475 1,503.05 1,557.09 1,558.09 1,561.09 1,565.09 1,588.6 1,605.6 2,209.04                
Alliance Denys Rowan-Hamilton 2.06% 1,316 1,428.2 1,464.26 1,465.26 1,467.77 1,468.77 1,480.28 1,483.28                  
Republican Clubs Noel Collins 1.01% 648 652.08 652.08 959.08 965.08 1,378.08 1,402.1                    
Ind. Nationalist Arthur Doran 1.02% 653 658.1 678.61 686.63 696.14 705.14                      
Republican Clubs Edward O'Hagan 0.96% 612 613.02 614.02 695.02 695.53                        
National Front William Annett 0.92% 591 668.52 672.52 672.52                          
Republican Clubs Samuel Dowling 0.78% 499 499 502.02                            
Ulster Liberal Berkley Farr 0.41% 263 279.32                              
Electorate: 89,234   Valid: 64,038 (71.76%)   Spoilt: 1,359   Quota: 8,005   Turnout: 65,397 (73.29%)  

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