# East Antrim (Assembly constituency)

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East Antrim 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 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) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) |
| 1996 | Seán Neeson (Alliance Party) | Thomas Robinson (UUP) | May Steele (UUP) | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | May Beattie (DUP) | | Jack McKee (DUP) |
| 1998 | Seán Neeson (Alliance Party) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | | Danny O'Connor (SDLP) | Roger Hutchinson (UKUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| 2003 | Seán Neeson (Alliance Party) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | | George Dawson (DUP) | Sammy Wilson (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| 2007 | Seán Neeson (Alliance Party) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | | George Dawson (DUP) | Sammy Wilson (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| May 2007 co-option | Seán Neeson (Alliance Party) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | | Alastair Ross (DUP) | Sammy Wilson (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| 2011 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party) | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | | Alastair Ross (DUP) | Sammy Wilson (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| August 2015 co-option | Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party) | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | | Alastair Ross (DUP) | Gordon Lyons (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| 2016 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party) | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | | Alastair Ross (DUP) | Gordon Lyons (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| 2017 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party) | John Stewart (UUP) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | | Gordon Lyons (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| 2022 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party) | John Stewart (UUP) | Danny Donnelly (Alliance Party) | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | Gordon Lyons (DUP) | | David Hilditch (DUP) |
| September 2023 co-option | Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party) | John Stewart (UUP) | Danny Donnelly (Alliance Party) | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | Gordon Lyons (DUP) | | Cheryl Brownlee (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
#### 2022

2022 Assembly election: East Antrim – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | John Stewart | 15.40% | 6,195 | 6,267 | 8,459 | | |
| | DUP | Gordon Lyons | 15.55% | 6,256 | 6,281 | 6,555 | 6,873 | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 12.57% | 5,059 | 5,643 | 5,910 | 6,370 | 7,207 |
| | Alliance | Danny Donnelly | 10.50% | 4,224 | 4,759 | 4,844 | 5,001 | 6,784 |
| | DUP | David Hilditch | 14.07% | 5,662 | 5,690 | 6,110 | 6,500 | 6,544 |
| | TUV | Norman Boyd | 9.10% | 3,661 | 3,699 | 4,007 | 4,408 | 4,467 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 9.13% | 3,675 | 4,154 | 4,171 | 4,180 | |
| | UUP | Roy Beggs Jr | 8.82% | 3,549 | 3,634 | | | |
| | SDLP | Siobhán McAlister | 2.98% | 1,200 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Mark Bailey | 1.87% | 754 | | | | |
| Electorate: 67,699 Valid: 40,235 (59.43%) Spoilt: 458 Quota: 6,706 Turnout: 40,693 (60.11%) |||||||||

#### 2017

2017 Assembly election: East Antrim – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | UUP | Roy Beggs Jr | 16.72% | 5,175 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Sammy Wilson | 14.68% | 4,544 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ken Robinson | 6.66% | 2,062 | 2,156 | 2,158 | 2,164 | 2,192 | 2,204 | 2,223 | 2,251 | 2,346 | 2,450 | 2,452 | 2,531 | 2,560 | 2,786 | 4,838 |
| | Alliance | Seán Neeson | 7.04% | 2,180 | 2,208 | 2,209 | 2,235 | 2,258 | 2,368 | 2,425 | 2,518 | 2,568 | 2,604 | 2,663 | 2,713 | 3,920 | 4,025 | 4,265 |
| | DUP | David Hilditch | 9.23% | 2,856 | 2,883 | 2,940 | 2,943 | 2,964 | 2,975 | 2,980 | 3,003 | 3,100 | 3,189 | 3,189 | 3,429 | 3,465 | 4,034 | 4,142 |
| | DUP | George Dawson | 10.22% | 3,163 | 3,197 | 3,219 | 3,224 | 3,238 | 3,244 | 3,273 | 3,292 | 3,382 | 3,472 | 3,472 | 3,652 | 3,671 | 4,061 | 4,128 |
| | SDLP | Danny O'Connor | 7.84% | 2,428 | 2,433 | 2,433 | 2,441 | 2,442 | 2,481 | 2,494 | 2,536 | 2,545 | 2,556 | 3,204 | 3,215 | 3,252 | 3,298 | 3,332 |
| | UUP | Roy McCune | 5.32% | 1,646 | 2,094 | 2,095 | 2,103 | 2,134 | 2,151 | 2,190 | 2,223 | 2,315 | 2,425 | 2,430 | 2,492 | 2,553 | 2,720 | |
| | Independent | Jack McKee | 4.68% | 1,449 | 1,467 | 1,471 | 1,471 | 1,473 | 1,475 | 1,506 | 1,602 | 1,627 | 1,745 | 1,748 | 1,974 | 1,984 | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 3.85% | 1,192 | 1,215 | 1,216 | 1,243 | 1,267 | 1,329 | 1,363 | 1,398 | 1,411 | 1,431 | 1,440 | 1,460 | | | |
| | Independent | Roger Hutchinson | 3.27% | 1,011 | 1,019 | 1,020 | 1,023 | 1,031 | 1,036 | 1,061 | 1,101 | 1,150 | 1,180 | 1,182 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 2.48% | 768 | 768 | 768 | 769 | 770 | 775 | 776 | 778 | 778 | 779 | | | | | |
| | UK Unionist | Thomas Robinson | 1.82% | 564 | 574 | 575 | 575 | 591 | 595 | 603 | 632 | 652 | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Carolyn Howarth | 1.73% | 534 | 540 | 540 | 543 | 550 | 566 | 574 | 591 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Lindsay Mason | 1.18% | 364 | 368 | 368 | 385 | 394 | 409 | 515 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Anderson | 1.12% | 348 | 353 | 354 | 364 | 372 | 389 | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Anne Monaghan | 0.99% | 307 | 309 | 310 | 341 | 348 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Alan Greer | 0.63% | 196 | 202 | 202 | 211 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Andrew Frew | 0.53% | 165 | 166 | 166 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | 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. Unionist | 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.
| 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 |