# South Antrim (Assembly constituency)

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

## Members

| Election | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) |
| 1973 | Derrick Crothers (Alliance) | Anne Dickson (Ind U/UPNI) | Austin Ardill (UUP) | Vincent McCloskey (SDLP) | William Beattie (DUP) | | Nat Minford (UUP) | | Peter McLachlan (UUP) | | Kennedy Lindsay (Vanguard) | 8 seats 1973–1982 | 8 seats 1973–1982 | 8 seats 1973–1982 | 8 seats 1973–1982 |
| 1975 | Charles Kinahan (Alliance) | Anne Dickson (Ind U/UPNI) | Austin Ardill (UUP) | Vincent McCloskey (SDLP) | William Beattie (DUP) | | Stewart Dunlop (DUP) | | George Morrison (Vanguard) | | Kennedy Lindsay (Vanguard) | 8 seats 1973–1982 | 8 seats 1973–1982 | 8 seats 1973–1982 | 8 seats 1973–1982 |
| 1982 | Gordon Mawhinney (Alliance) | Fraser Agnew (UUP) | Clifford Forsythe (UUP) | James McDonald (SDLP) | William Beattie (DUP) | | Ivan Davis (DUP) | | Billy Bell (UUP) | | James Molyneaux (UUP) | | Roy Thompson (DUP) | | Seamus Close (Alliance) |
| 1996 | Trevor Kirkland (DUP) | John Hunter (UUP) | Peter King (UUP) | Donovan McClelland (SDLP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 |
| 1998 | David Ford (Alliance) | Jim Wilson (UUP) | Duncan Shipley-Dalton (UUP) | Donovan McClelland (SDLP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) | | Norman Boyd (UKUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| 2003 | David Ford (Alliance) | Jim Wilson (UUP) | David Burnside (UUP) | Thomas Burns (SDLP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) | | Paul Girvan (DUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| 2007 | David Ford (Alliance) | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | David Burnside (UUP) | Thomas Burns (SDLP) | William McCrea (DUP) | | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| June 2009 co-option | David Ford (Alliance) | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | Danny Kinahan (UUP) | Thomas Burns (SDLP) | William McCrea (DUP) | | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| July 2010 co-option | David Ford (Alliance) | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | Danny Kinahan (UUP) | Thomas Burns (SDLP) | Paul Girvan (DUP) | | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| 2011 | David Ford (Alliance) | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | Danny Kinahan (UUP) | Pam Cameron (DUP) | Paul Girvan (DUP) | | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| June 2015 co-option | David Ford (Alliance) | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | Adrian Cochrane-Watson (UUP) | Pam Cameron (DUP) | Paul Girvan (DUP) | | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| 2016 | David Ford (Alliance) | Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin) | Steve Aiken (UUP) | Pam Cameron (DUP) | Paul Girvan (DUP) | | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 | 6 seats 1998–2017 |
| 2017 | David Ford (Alliance) | Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin) | Steve Aiken (UUP) | Pam Cameron (DUP) | Paul Girvan (DUP) | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present |
| June 2017 co-option | David Ford (Alliance) | Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin) | Steve Aiken (UUP) | Pam Cameron (DUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present |
| July 2018 co-option | John Blair (Alliance) | Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin) | Steve Aiken (UUP) | Pam Cameron (DUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present |
| 2022 | John Blair (Alliance) | Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin) | Steve Aiken (UUP) | Pam Cameron (DUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 5 seats 2017-present | 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
### Northern Ireland Assembly
#### 2022

2022 Assembly election: South Antrim – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Declan Kearney | 20.08% | 9,185 | | | | |
| | Alliance | John Blair | 15.99% | 7,315 | 7,651 | | | |
| | UUP | Steve Aiken | 11.71% | 5,354 | 5,361 | 5,490 | 7,668 | |
| | DUP | Pam Cameron | 15.08% | 6,899 | 6,902 | 6,999 | 7,133 | 9,322 |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke | 10.81% | 4,943 | 4,944 | 5,005 | 5,258 | 7,025 |
| | SDLP | Roisin Lynch | 6.86% | 3,139 | 4,121 | 4,931 | 5,050 | 5,146 |
| | TUV | Mel Lucas | 9.56% | 4,371 | 4,373 | 4,489 | 4,661 | |
| | UUP | Paul Michael | 6.17% | 2,821 | 2,826 | 2,963 | | |
| | Aontú | Róisín Bennett | 1.44% | 657 | 783 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Lesley Veronica | 1.18% | 539 | 586 | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Jerry Maguire | 0.55% | 251 | 299 | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Moran | 0.57% | 262 | 267 | | | |
| Electorate: 76,950 Valid: 45,736 (59.44%) Spoilt: 459 Quota: 7,623 Turnout: 46,195 (60.03%) |||||||||

#### 2017

2017 Assembly election: South Antrim – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Declan Kearney | 16.27% | 6,891 | 6,895 | 6,925 | 7,065 | | | | |
| | UUP | Steve Aiken | 14.85% | 6,287 | 6,326 | 6,368 | 6,494 | 8,808 | | | |
| | Alliance | David Ford | 12.46% | 5,278 | 5,313 | 5,494 | 5,990 | 6,222 | 6,768 | 9,862 | |
| | DUP | Paul Girvan | 12.17% | 5,152 | 5,164 | 5,165 | 5,223 | 5,576 | 5,800 | 5,873 | 5,970 |
| | DUP | Pam Cameron | 10.87% | 4,604 | 4,613 | 4,624 | 4,644 | 4,979 | 5,357 | 5,459 | 5,679 |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke | 10.68% | 4,522 | 4,540 | 4,545 | 4,559 | 4,995 | 5,358 | 5,445 | 5,527 |
| | SDLP | Roisin Lynch | 9.50% | 4,024 | 4,035 | 4,069 | 4,229 | 4,360 | 4,596 | | |
| | UUP | Adrian Cochrane-Watson | 5.92% | 2,505 | 2,525 | 2,531 | 2,583 | | | | |
| | TUV | Richard Cairns | 3.20% | 1,353 | 1,369 | 1,378 | 1,409 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Ivanka Antova | 1.25% | 530 | 535 | 658 | | | | | |
| | Independent | David McMaster | 1.19% | 503 | 517 | 563 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Eleanor Bailey | 1.18% | 501 | 504 | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Mark Logan | 0.46% | 194 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 68,475 Valid: 42,344 (61.84%) Spoilt: 382 Quota: 7,058 Turnout: 42,726 (62.40%) ||||||||||||

#### 2016

2016 Assembly election: South Antrim – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Paul Girvan | 14.27% | 5,014 | 5,036 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Pam Cameron | 13.06% | 4,589 | 4,606 | 4,704 | 5,003 | 5,067 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Declan Kearney | 13.18% | 4,632 | 4,654 | 4,737 | 4,737 | 4,739 | 6,207 | |
| | Alliance | David Ford | 8.88% | 3,119 | 3,249 | 3,639 | 3,671 | 3,764 | 5,056 | |
| | UUP | Steve Aiken | 9.34% | 3,280 | 3,342 | 3,439 | 3,757 | 4,403 | 4,452 | 4,512 |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke | 10.20% | 3,585 | 3,598 | 3,668 | 3,978 | 4,212 | 4,286 | 4,338 |
| | UUP | Paul Michael | 7.30% | 2,565 | 2,617 | 2,699 | 2,848 | 3,914 | 4,031 | 4,127 |
| | SDLP | Roisin Lynch | 9.58% | 3,366 | 3,400 | 3,515 | 3,526 | 3,547 | | |
| | UUP | Adrian Cochrane-Watson | 5.54% | 1,947 | 1,964 | 2,001 | 2,200 | | | |
| | TUV | Richard Cairns | 3.75% | 1,318 | 1,330 | 1,505 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Helen Farley | 1.68% | 589 | 689 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Robert Hill | 1.63% | 574 | 599 | | | | | |
| | Independent | David McMaster | 1.37% | 483 | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Mark Young | 0.20% | 72 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 69,680 Valid: 35,133 (50.42%) Spoilt: 411 Quota: 5,020 Turnout: 35,544 (51.01%) |||||||||||

#### 2011

2011 Assembly election: South Antrim – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Paul Girvan | 15.06% | 4,844 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin | 14.49% | 4,662 | | | |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke | 14.32% | 4,607 | | | |
| | Alliance | David Ford | 14.13% | 4,554 | 4,660 | | |
| | UUP | Danny Kinahan | 10.71% | 3,445 | 3,826 | 5,585 | |
| | DUP | Pam Lewis | 8.91% | 2,866 | 3,329 | 3,797 | 4,668 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Burns | 10.59% | 3,406 | 3,436 | 3,482 | 3,591 |
| | UUP | Adrian Cochrane-Watson | 7.10% | 2,285 | 2,568 | | |
| | TUV | Mel Lucas | 3.39% | 1,091 | | | |
| | BNP | Stephen Parkes | 1.26% | 404 | | | |
| Electorate: 65,231 Valid: 32,164 (49.31%) Spoilt: 497 Quota: 4,595 Turnout: 32,661 (50.07%) ||||||||

#### 2007

2007 Assembly election: South Antrim – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin | 16.54% | 6,313 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William McCrea | 15.78% | 6,023 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | David Ford | 13.12% | 5,007 | 5,036.55 | 5,048.07 | 5,322.04 | 5,495.04 | | | |
| | UUP | David Burnside | 11.81% | 4,507 | 4,508.2 | 4,539.07 | 4,587.4 | 5,108.97 | 5,134.41 | 6,926.41 | |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke | 11.27% | 4,302 | 4,302.75 | 4,497.42 | 4,527.02 | 4,762.07 | 4,768.31 | 5,087.71 | 5,543.71 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Burns | 7.13% | 2,721 | 3,080.7 | 3,081.33 | 3,188.08 | 3,206.56 | 4,965.51 | 5,133.94 | 5,395.94 |
| | DUP | Mel Lucas | 7.44% | 2,840 | 2,840.3 | 3,117.68 | 3,143.22 | 3,351.18 | 3,360.93 | 3,805.79 | 4,228.79 |
| | UUP | Danny Kinahan | 6.26% | 2,391 | 2,392.95 | 2,400.15 | 2,451.24 | 3,107.04 | 3,130.48 | | |
| | SDLP | Noreen McClelland | 4.00% | 1,526 | 1,897.7 | 1,898.06 | 2,012.36 | 2,025.66 | | | |
| | UUP | Stephen Nicholl | 2.43% | 927 | 928.2 | 933.42 | 969.72 | | | | |
| | UK Unionist | Robert McCartney | 2.34% | 893 | 893.3 | 902.48 | 932.02 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Pete Whitcroft | 1.33% | 507 | 559.65 | 561 | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Stephen O'Brien | 0.34% | 129 | 132 | 132.36 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Marcella Delaney | 0.23% | 89 | 101 | 101.09 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 65,654 Valid: 38,175 (58.15%) Spoilt: 306 Quota: 5,454 Turnout: 38,481 (58.61%) ||||||||||||

#### 2003

2003 Assembly election: South Antrim – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | UUP | David Burnside | 18.88% | 7,066 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde | 13.71% | 5,131 | 5,255.56 | 5,259.8 | 5,302 | 5,533 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Girvan | 12.88% | 4,820 | 4,900.4 | 4,914.12 | 4,976.32 | 5,176 | 6,414 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Wilson | 8.38% | 3,135 | 3,519.96 | 3,555.44 | 3,667.8 | 3,772.48 | 3,878.32 | 4,146.32 | 4,214.32 | 5,606.32 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Burns | 7.30% | 2,732 | 2,748.56 | 2,751.56 | 2,816.56 | 2,855.48 | 2,864.2 | 2,875.2 | 2,876.2 | 2,961.36 | 2,992.36 | 4,979.24 |
| | Alliance | David Ford | 9.07% | 3,393 | 3,456.6 | 3,504.04 | 3,754.64 | 3,821.48 | 3,872.36 | 3,954.36 | 3,969.36 | 4,488.84 | 4,696.84 | 4,966.2 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Meehan | 11.48% | 4,295 | 4,296.2 | 4,298.2 | 4,311.2 | 4,312.2 | 4,313.2 | 4,314.2 | 4,314.2 | 4,317.92 | 4,318.92 | 4,785.64 |
| | SDLP | Donovan McClelland | 7.14% | 2,671 | 2,677.24 | 2,678.24 | 2,723.72 | 2,726.96 | 2,732.2 | 2,738.2 | 2,739.2 | 2,783.4 | 2,802.4 | |
| | UUP | Adrian Cochrane-Watson | 2.55% | 953 | 1,853.72 | 1,889.68 | 1,964.8 | 2,119.48 | 2,263.16 | 2,612.16 | 2,696.16 | | | |
| | DUP | John Smyth | 4.01% | 1,501 | 1,530.52 | 1,532.52 | 1,600.48 | 1,635.84 | | | | | | |
| | NI Unionist | Norman Boyd | 2.07% | 774 | 826.56 | 838.52 | 881 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Joan Cosgrove | 1.24% | 465 | 474.36 | 484.36 | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Kenneth Wilkinson | 0.83% | 311 | 323.24 | 327.48 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Jason Docherty | 0.46% | 174 | 179.52 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 63,640 Valid: 37,421 (58.80%) Spoilt: 437 Quota: 5,346 Turnout: 37,858 (59.49%) |||||||||||||||

#### 1998

1998 Assembly election: South 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 |
| | UUP | Jim Wilson | 15.21% | 6,691 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde | 13.72% | 6,034 | 6,035 | 6,060 | 6,234 | 6,244.38 | 8,522.38 | | | | |
| | UK Unionist | Norman Boyd | 9.91% | 4,360 | 4,364 | 4,404 | 4,521 | 4,534.68 | 4,822.88 | 6,380.88 | | | |
| | SDLP | Donovan McClelland | 9.80% | 4,309 | 4,327 | 4,480 | 4,530 | 4,532.88 | 4,538 | 4,540 | 6,384 | | |
| | UUP | Duncan Shipley-Dalton | 9.43% | 4,147 | 4,150 | 4,264 | 4,571 | 4,700.36 | 4,836.38 | 5,012.38 | 5,016.38 | 6,965.38 | |
| | Alliance | David Ford | 8.59% | 3,778 | 3,810 | 4,233 | 4,456 | 4,483.6 | 4,497.96 | 4,506.96 | 4,566.96 | 5,074.32 | 5,655.32 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Burns | 7.90% | 3,474 | 3,500 | 3,651 | 3,701 | 3,702.8 | 3,709.04 | 3,714.04 | 4,747.04 | 4,857.16 | 4,948.16 |
| | UUP | John Hunter | 5.31% | 2,337 | 2,349 | 2,399 | 2,832 | 3,034.92 | 3,190.26 | 3,507.26 | 3,509.26 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Meehan | 7.33% | 3,226 | 3,239 | 3,273 | 3,275 | 3,275.12 | 3,278.12 | 3,278.12 | | | |
| | DUP | Stuart Deignan | 6.40% | 2,816 | 2,819 | 2,836 | 2,971 | 2,977.3 | | | | | |
| | PUP | Kenneth Wilkinson | 3.51% | 1,546 | 1,559 | 1,637 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Joan Cosgrove | 2.52% | 1,108 | 1,136 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Party NI | Oliver Frawley | 0.31% | 137 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | George Stidolph | 0.06% | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 69,426 Valid: 43,991 (63.36%) Spoilt: 608 Quota: 6,285 Turnout: 44,599 (64.24%) ||||||||||||||

### 1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage |
| UUP | Peter King John Hunter Ivan Hunter Peter Walker Mervyn Rea | 12,001 | 30.2 |
| DUP | Wilson Clyde Trevor Kirkland | 9,549 | 24.0 |
| SDLP | Donovan McClelland Bobby Burns Tommy McTeague Bobby Loughran Oran Keenan | 6,025 | 15.1 |
| Alliance | David Ford Jim Rooney Lynn Frazer | 3,332 | 8.4 |
| Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan Pauline Davey-Kennedy Laurence McKeown | 2,149 | 5.4 |
| UK Unionist | Billy Boyd Stephen Nicholl | 2,111 | 5.3 |
| PUP | Kenneth Wilkinson Mark Thompson | 1,697 | 4.3 |
| Ulster Democratic | William Blair David Burgess | 1,000 | 2.5 |
| NI Women's Coalition | Joan Cosgrove Rosaleen Pelen Sandra Walsh Anne McKenna | 435 | 1.1 |
| Independent Templeton | Arthur Templeton Fraser Agnew | 250 | 0.7 |
| NI Conservatives | Agnes Shirley Roger Lomas David Bustard | 246 | 0.6 |
| Labour coalition | Eleanor Bailey Peter Ruddell Glen Simpson | 236 | 0.6 |
| Green (NI) | Alan Warren John Spottiswoode | 197 | 0.5 |
| Democratic Left | Paul Gupta Paddy McGlinley | 119 | 0.3 |
| Democratic Partnership | Rodney Greene Paul Mullan | 105 | 0.3 |
| Workers' Party | Eamon Gillen Bobby Owens | 104 | 0.3 |
| Ulster Independence | Francis Ellison Samuel Parke | 89 | 0.2 |
| Independent McMullan | John McDowell William Dunbar | 33 | 0.1 |
| Natural Law | Margaret Adams Mark Griffiths | 16 | 0.0 |
| Independent Chambers | William Larmour Greta Bunting | 3 | 0.0 |

### 1982

1982 Assembly election: South Antrim – 10 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| | UUP | Jim Molyneaux | 30.07% | 19,978 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Beattie | 11.27% | 7,489 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Fraser Agnew | 4.97% | 3,302 | 6,201 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Ivan Davis | 8.12% | 5,394 | 6,170 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Clifford Forsythe | 2.43% | 1,612 | 4,243 | 4,283 | 4,306 | 4,319 | 4,325 | 4,327 | 4,376 | 4,408 | 4,559 | 4,563 | 4,563 | 4,642 | 4,654 | 5,437 | 5,500 | 5,501 | 6,249 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Roy Thompson | 3.98% | 2,646 | 3,035 | 3,164 | 3,165 | 3,171 | 3,172 | 3,175 | 3,192 | 3,194 | 3,254 | 3,256 | 3,257 | 3,793 | 3,803 | 3,845 | 3,868 | 3,872 | 3,999 | 6,419 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James McDonald | 3.12% | 2,071 | 2,073 | 2,073 | 2,073 | 2,073 | 2,074 | 2,091 | 2,091 | 2,115 | 2,115 | 2,157 | 2,652 | 2,653 | 2,853 | 2,853 | 2,873 | 4,397 | 4,400 | 4,402 | 4,402 | 4,402 | 7,460 | |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close | 4.39% | 2,916 | 2,968 | 2,975 | 2,976 | 2,977 | 2,979 | 2,990 | 2,992 | 3,034 | 3,044 | 3,090 | 3,139 | 3,140 | 3,417 | 3,422 | 4,164 | 4,240 | 4,274 | 4,284 | 4,286 | 4,289 | 4,750 | 5,806 |
| | UUP | Billy Bell | 1.47% | 979 | 2,906 | 3,039 | 3,116 | 3,166 | 3,198 | 3,200 | 3,284 | 3,331 | 3,413 | 3,413 | 3,417 | 3,495 | 3,506 | 4,049 | 4,128 | 4,129 | 4,898 | 5,269 | 5,541 | 5,678 | 5,683 | 5,683 |
| | Alliance | Gordon Mawhinney | 4.00% | 2,660 | 2,774 | 2,777 | 2,778 | 2,779 | 2,779 | 2,785 | 2,793 | 2,890 | 2,916 | 2,951 | 2,970 | 2,976 | 3,084 | 3,102 | 4,426 | 4,462 | 4,586 | 4,613 | 4,617 | 4,646 | 4,751 | 5,100 |
| | UUP | Frank Millar Jr | 0.79% | 526 | 3,407 | 3,428 | 3,435 | 3,449 | 3,459 | 3,460 | 3,507 | 3,524 | 3,606 | 3,609 | 3,611 | 3,675 | 3,682 | 3,947 | 3,995 | 3,997 | 4,332 | 4,510 | 4,589 | 4,647 | 4,649 | 4,652 |
| | SDLP | John Clenaghan | 4.22% | 2,802 | 2,806 | 2,808 | 2,808 | 2,809 | 2,809 | 2,830 | 2,830 | 2,850 | 2,851 | 2,887 | 3,083 | 3,083 | 3,297 | 3,299 | 3,318 | 4,174 | 4,178 | 4,189 | 4,190 | 4,191 | | |
| | DUP | Trevor Kirkland | 1.90% | 1,265 | 1,364 | 2,142 | 2,143 | 2,157 | 2,165 | 2,165 | 2,220 | 2,242 | 2,325 | 2,327 | 2,328 | 3,044 | 3,051 | 3,120 | 3,141 | 3,141 | 3,468 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | George Herron | 2.70% | 1,797 | 2,237 | 2,284 | 2,287 | 2,291 | 2,301 | 2,302 | 2,345 | 2,382 | 2,543 | 2,545 | 2,545 | 2,622 | 2,632 | 2,850 | 2,891 | 2,891 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Ritchie | 3.13% | 2,081 | 2,083 | 2,083 | 2,083 | 2,083 | 2,084 | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,111 | 2,115 | 2,136 | 2,438 | 2,441 | 2,633 | 2,633 | 2,672 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Joan Tomlin | 3.17% | 2,107 | 2,214 | 2,216 | 2,218 | 2,217 | 2,217 | 2,217 | 2,221 | 2,290 | 2,326 | 2,336 | 2,352 | 2,366 | 2,523 | 2,546 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ivan Hunter | 1.40% | 930 | 1,827 | 1,844 | 1,852 | 1,859 | 1,870 | 1,871 | 1,957 | 1,974 | 2,021 | 2,024 | 2,024 | 2,058 | 2,061 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Kevin Smyth | 1.34% | 891 | 902 | 903 | 903 | 903 | 904 | 933 | 935 | 984 | 993 | 1,626 | 1,705 | 1,707 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Neill | 1.88% | 1,250 | 1,377 | 1,558 | 1,558 | 1,562 | 1,569 | 1,569 | 1,597 | 1,609 | 1,672 | 1,673 | 1,674 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William McDonnell | 1.78% | 1,180 | 1,182 | 1,182 | 1,182 | 1,182 | 1,182 | 1,189 | 1,189 | 1,203 | 1,206 | 1,236 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Austin Kelly | 1.17% | 775 | 779 | 780 | 780 | 781 | 781 | 822 | 822 | 890 | 906 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Smith | 1.03% | 686 | 828 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 838 | 841 | 856 | 879 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | Bob Kidd | 0.84% | 560 | 600 | 604 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 651 | 658 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUUP | Kennedy Lindsay | 0.24% | 160 | 360 | 364 | 365 | 366 | 473 | 473 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Communist | Andrew Gibb | 0.37% | 247 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 251 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUUP | Samuel Larmour | 0.21% | 139 | 196 | 204 | 205 | 208 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 131,734 Valid: 66,443 (50.44%) Spoilt: 2,076 Quota: 6,041 Turnout: 68,519 (52.01%) |||||||||||||||||||||||||||

### 1975 Constitutional Convention

1975 Constitutional Convention: South Antrim – 8 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 | William Beattie | 17.20% | 11,834 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Austin Ardill | 15.83% | 10,895 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Vincent McCloskey | 9.82% | 6,756 | 6,756 | 6,757 | 9,058 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Charles Kinahan | 7.69% | 5,294 | 5,312 | 5,334 | 5,444 | 6,148 | 6,201 | 6,227 | 9,210 | | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Anne Dickson | 8.32% | 5,723 | 5,911 | 6,251 | 6,278 | 6,325 | 6,534 | 6,677 | 7,021 | 7,943 | | | |
| | DUP | Stewart Dunlop | 3.58% | 2,461 | 4,178 | 5,243 | 5,269 | 5,271 | 5,582 | 7,361 | 7,414 | 7,451 | 7,463 | 8,612 | |
| | Vanguard | Kennedy Lindsay | 6.58% | 4,529 | 5,091 | 5,575 | 5,601 | 5,604 | 5,915 | 6,661 | 6,685 | 6,706 | 6,709 | 7,966 | |
| | Vanguard | George Morrison | 4.28% | 2,943 | 3,601 | 3,692 | 3,701 | 3,702 | 4,669 | 5,204 | 5,220 | 5,248 | 5,251 | 6,855 | 7,724 |
| | Unionist Party NI | Peter McLachlan | 5.70% | 3,919 | 3,968 | 4,006 | 4,032 | 4,082 | 4,276 | 4,353 | 4,509 | 5,003 | 5,270 | 5,812 | 5,905 |
| | UUP | John Logan | 3.77% | 2,595 | 2,746 | 3,519 | 3,523 | 3,525 | 4,626 | 4,930 | 4,944 | 4,999 | 5,010 | | |
| | Alliance | John Cousins | 4.69% | 3,228 | 3,265 | 3,340 | 3,453 | 4,042 | 4,061 | 4,078 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James Smith | 4.32% | 2,970 | 3,336 | 3,468 | 3,490 | 3,499 | 3,686 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Semple | 4.09% | 2,813 | 3,175 | 3,395 | 3,400 | 3,403 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | James McDonald | 2.74% | 1,888 | 1,889 | 1,889 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Kevin Smith | 1.03% | 710 | 714 | 718 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Communist | William Somerset | 0.36% | 248 | 249 | 249 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 119,723 Valid: 68,806 (57.47%) Spoilt: 1,323 Quota: 7,646 Turnout: 70,129 (58.58%) ||||||||||||||||

### 1973

1973 Assembly election: South Antrim – 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| | DUP | William Beattie | 13.50% | 10,126 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Anne Dickson | 12.04% | 9,033 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Vincent McCloskey | 10.53% | 7,899 | 7,900 | 7,901 | 7,915 | 7,977 | 7,979 | 8,060 | 8,178 | 8,552 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Derrick Crothers | 7.96% | 5,975 | 5,983 | 6,020 | 6,038 | 6,166 | 6,176 | 6,299 | 6,928 | 7,435 | 7,536 | 7,597 | 7,600 | 10,234 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Nat Minford | 7.05% | 5,289 | 5,324 | 5,452 | 5,453 | 5,454 | 5,499 | 5,525 | 5,539 | 5,595 | 5,598 | 5,836 | 5,877 | 5,934 | 6,266 | 6,886 | 7,016 | 9,076 | |
| | UUP | Austin Ardill | 6.98% | 5,234 | 5,337 | 5,397 | 5,400 | 5,401 | 5,496 | 5,500 | 5,510 | 5,534 | 5,536 | 6,368 | 6,431 | 6,467 | 6,628 | 7,823 | 8,128 | 8,645 | |
| | Vanguard | Kennedy Lindsay | 4.00% | 3,005 | 3,148 | 3,155 | 3,157 | 3,157 | 3,181 | 3,186 | 3,187 | 3,207 | 3,207 | 3,305 | 5,037 | 5,047 | 5,066 | 5,209 | 7,829 | 8,011 | 8,034 |
| | UUP | Peter McLachlan | 5.31% | 3,983 | 4,002 | 4,107 | 4,109 | 4,110 | 4,144 | 4,156 | 4,163 | 4,202 | 4,202 | 4,313 | 4,327 | 4,366 | 4,534 | 5,456 | 5,517 | 7,324 | 7,998 |
| | DUP | Allen Annesley | 5.64% | 4,232 | 5,321 | 5,332 | 5,333 | 5,334 | 5,357 | 5,365 | 5,370 | 5,397 | 5,397 | 5,504 | 5,685 | 5,698 | 5,733 | 5,943 | 6,488 | 6,621 | 6,663 |
| | UUP | George Swann | 4.99% | 3,742 | 3,754 | 3,816 | 3,817 | 3,817 | 3,856 | 3,864 | 3,895 | 3,920 | 3,923 | 4,226 | 4,266 | 4,316 | 4,628 | 4,949 | 5,012 | | |
| | Vanguard | Robert Bradford | 3.45% | 2,587 | 2,883 | 2,890 | 2,891 | 2,894 | 2,907 | 2,917 | 2,922 | 2,943 | 2,943 | 3,080 | 3,740 | 3,752 | 3,774 | 3,891 | | | |
| | UUP | Alexander McGowan | 3.10% | 2,327 | 2,343 | 2,389 | 2,390 | 2,392 | 2,686 | 2,694 | 2,700 | 2,746 | 2,747 | 3,382 | 3,436 | 3,487 | 3,659 | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Gawn | 2.28% | 1,709 | 1,711 | 1,731 | 1,741 | 1,783 | 1,787 | 1,828 | 2,591 | 2,918 | 3,018 | 3,059 | 3,069 | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | William Snoddy | 3.61% | 2,706 | 2,731 | 2,735 | 2,736 | 2,736 | 2,748 | 2,757 | 2,765 | 2,790 | 2,790 | 2,809 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Blakeley | 3.17% | 2,375 | 2,438 | 2,493 | 2,496 | 2,500 | 2,655 | 2,659 | 2,664 | 2,697 | 2,700 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Bob Kidd | 0.99% | 740 | 742 | 747 | 921 | 1,204 | 1,207 | 1,734 | 1,791 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Joan Tomlin | 2.10% | 1,572 | 1,573 | 1,585 | 1,596 | 1,608 | 1,613 | 1,685 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Sandy Scott | 1.14% | 854 | 857 | 861 | 909 | 969 | 971 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William King | 0.92% | 694 | 708 | 767 | 771 | 771 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Deirdre Byrne | 0.75% | 559 | 561 | 562 | 608 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Robert Johnston | 0.46% | 342 | 343 | 345 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 114,240 Valid: 75,033 (65.68%) Spoilt: 1,486 Quota: 8,338 Turnout: 76,519 (66.98%) ||||||||||||||||||||||