# Belfast East (Assembly constituency)

Belfast East 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 Belfast East UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 and 2010 to 2011 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 Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency).

## Members

| Election | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) |
| 1973 | Oliver Napier (Alliance Party) | | David Bleakley (Labour) | Joshua Cardwell (UUP/UPNI) | | Norman Agnew (UUP) | Roy Bradford (UUP) | | Eileen Paisley (DUP) |
| 1975 | Oliver Napier (Alliance Party) | | David Bleakley (Labour) | Joshua Cardwell (UUP/UPNI) | | Reg Empey (Vanguard) | William Craig (Vanguard) | | Eileen Paisley (DUP) |
| 1982 | Oliver Napier (Alliance Party) | | Addie Morrow (Alliance Party) | Dorothy Dunlop (UUP) | | Jeremy Burchill (UUP) | Denny Vitty (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| 1996 | John Alderdice (Alliance Party) | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | Reg Empey (UUP) | | Jim Rodgers (UUP) | Sammy Wilson (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| 1998 | John Alderdice (Alliance Party) | | David Ervine (PUP) | Reg Empey (UUP) | | Ian Adamson (UUP) | Sammy Wilson (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| 2003 | Naomi Long (Alliance Party) | | David Ervine (PUP) | Reg Empey (UUP) | | Michael Copeland (UUP) | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| January 2007 co-option | Naomi Long (Alliance Party) | | Dawn Purvis (PUP) | Reg Empey (UUP) | | Michael Copeland (UUP) | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| 2007 | Naomi Long (Alliance Party) | | Dawn Purvis (PUP) | Reg Empey (UUP) | | Wallace Browne (DUP) | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| July 2010 co-option | Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party) | | Dawn Purvis (PUP) | Reg Empey (UUP) | | Wallace Browne (DUP) | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| 2011 | Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party) | | Judith Cochrane (Alliance Party) | Michael Copeland (UUP) | | Sammy Douglas (DUP) | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| September 2015 co-option | Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party) | | Judith Cochrane (Alliance Party) | Andy Allen (UUP) | | Sammy Douglas (DUP) | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Peter Robinson (DUP) |
| 2016 | Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party) | | Naomi Long (Alliance Party) | Andy Allen (UUP) | | Sammy Douglas (DUP) | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Joanne Bunting (DUP) |
| 2017 | Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party) | | Naomi Long (Alliance Party) | Andy Allen (UUP) | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Joanne Bunting (DUP) |
| July 2019 co-option | Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party) | | Máire Hendron (Alliance Party) | Andy Allen (UUP) | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Joanne Bunting (DUP) |
| January 2020 co-option | Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party) | | Naomi Long (Alliance Party) | Andy Allen (UUP) | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | Robin Newton (DUP) | | Joanne Bunting (DUP) |
| 2022 | Peter McReynolds (Alliance Party) | | Naomi Long (Alliance Party) | Andy Allen (UUP) | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | David Brooks (DUP) | | Joanne Bunting (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: Belfast East – 5 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 |
| | Alliance | Naomi Long | 18.95% | 8,195 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Joanne Bunting | 16.77% | 7,253 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter McReynolds | 13.46% | 5,820 | 6,611 | 6,624 | 6,624 | 6,812 | 6,956 | 6,974 | 7,072 | 7,414 | | |
| | DUP | David Brooks | 15.34% | 6,633 | 6,646 | 6,646 | 6,646 | 6,656 | 6,666 | 6,995 | 7,078 | 7,091 | 7,092 | 8,961 |
| | UUP | Andy Allen | 12.21% | 5,281 | 5,315 | 5,318 | 5,318 | 5,346 | 5,374 | 5,638 | 6,691 | 6,707 | 6,718 | 7,629 |
| | Green (NI) | Brian Smyth | 5.32% | 2,302 | 2,360 | 2,375 | 2,375 | 2,488 | 2,761 | 2,787 | 2,839 | 3,393 | 3,578 | 3,640 |
| | TUV | John Ross | 7.14% | 3,087 | 3,091 | 3,092 | 3,092 | 3,095 | 3,108 | 3,354 | 3,416 | 3,425 | 3,426 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mairéad O'Donnell | 3.17% | 1,369 | 1,385 | 1,390 | 1,390 | 1,463 | 1,501 | 1,504 | 1,509 | | | |
| | UUP | Lauren Kerr | 2.96% | 1,282 | 1,298 | 1,299 | 1,299 | 1,325 | 1,340 | 1,406 | | | | |
| | PUP | Karl Bennett | 2.24% | 970 | 973 | 974 | 974 | 976 | 992 | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Hannah Kenny | 1.16% | 500 | 510 | 534 | 534 | 577 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Charlotte Carson | 1.12% | 484 | 507 | 517 | 517 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Eoin MacNeill | 0.17% | 72 | 76 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 70,123 Valid: 43,248 (61.67%) Spoilt: 592 Quota: 7,209 Turnout: 43,840 (62.52%) |||||||||||||||

#### 2017

2017 Assembly election: Belfast East – 5 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 |
| | Alliance | Naomi Long | 18.64% | 7,610 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Chris Lyttle | 12.54% | 5,059 | 5,760.03 | 5,780.25 | 5,885.86 | 6,032.81 | 6,072.14 | 6,367.87 | 7,268.87 | | | |
| | UUP | Andy Allen | 13.07% | 5,275 | 5,313.17 | 5,323.39 | 5,356.6 | 5,498.59 | 5,767.92 | 5,783.14 | 6,048.62 | 7,257.62 | | |
| | DUP | Joanne Bunting | 14.88% | 6,007 | 6,016.02 | 6,021.02 | 6,026.13 | 6,057.35 | 6,217.46 | 6,228.46 | 6,275.01 | 6,759.01 | | |
| | DUP | Robin Newton | 11.72% | 4,729 | 4,734.5 | 4,736.5 | 4,739.5 | 4,774.5 | 4,862.61 | 4,865.61 | 4,890.72 | 5,268.26 | 5,333.26 | 5,541.65 |
| | DUP | David Douglas | 10.98% | 4,431 | 4,435.18 | 4,436.18 | 4,440.18 | 4,455.4 | 4,568.4 | 4,572.4 | 4,599.73 | 4,995.25 | 5,093.25 | 5,410.84 |
| | PUP | John Kyle | 6.59% | 2,658 | 2,673.29 | 2,678.51 | 2,685.73 | 2,751.95 | 2,936.28 | 2,950.28 | 3,148.79 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Georgina Milne | 3.59% | 1,447 | 1,474.06 | 1,500.28 | 1,539.49 | 1,763.36 | 1,801.58 | 2,080.65 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mairéad O'Donnell | 2.91% | 1,173 | 1,183.34 | 1,185.45 | 1,216.66 | 1,232.88 | 1,235.1 | | | | | |
| | TUV | Andrew Girvin | 2.27% | 917 | 918.65 | 920.65 | 924.76 | 958.87 | | | | | | |
| | Labour Alternative | Courtney Robinson | 1.10% | 442 | 449.48 | 456.48 | 467.81 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Sheila Bodel | 0.68% | 275 | 276.32 | 278.43 | 280.43 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Séamas de Faoite | 0.62% | 250 | 260.45 | 260.56 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jordy McKeag | 0.21% | 84 | 85.43 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 64,788 Valid: 40,357 (62.29%) Spoilt: 471 Quota: 6,727 Turnout: 40,828 (63.02%) |||||||||||||||

#### 2016

2016 Assembly election: Belfast East – 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 | Joanne Bunting | 14.90% | 5,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Naomi Long | 14.75% | 5,482 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Sammy Douglas | 11.38% | 4,230 | 4,401.52 | 4,409 | 4,411.19 | 4,436.26 | 4,456.29 | 4,572.61 | 4,574.61 | 4,756.52 | 4,978.16 | 5,045.16 | 5,461.16 | |
| | UUP | Andy Allen | 8.20% | 3,047 | 3,057.28 | 3,065.28 | 3,069.57 | 3,176.72 | 3,201.81 | 3,283.15 | 3,286.15 | 3,520.59 | 3,777.94 | 4,756.53 | 5,332.53 | |
| | Alliance | Chris Lyttle | 7.55% | 2,805 | 2,805.92 | 2,858.92 | 2,975.71 | 3,033.23 | 3,109.04 | 3,127.19 | 3,231.58 | 3,252.64 | 3,279.82 | 3,318.36 | 3,500.9 | 5,685.9 |
| | DUP | Robin Newton | 10.42% | 3,875 | 3,896.88 | 3,900.04 | 3,902.5 | 3,938.62 | 3,946.62 | 3,995.82 | 3,998.85 | 4,105.28 | 4,182.55 | 4,267.83 | 4,745.5 | 4,812.54 |
| | Green (NI) | Ross Brown | 5.87% | 2,183 | 2,184.4 | 2,222.4 | 2,233.29 | 2,283.49 | 2,497.23 | 2,559.32 | 2,893.95 | 2,935.15 | 3,018.46 | 3,050.84 | 3,293.25 | 3,487.69 |
| | Alliance | Tim Morrow | 6.38% | 2,372 | 2,372.36 | 2,390.36 | 2,404.97 | 2,431.07 | 2,469.25 | 2,478.41 | 2,526.56 | 2,533.56 | 2,538.56 | 2,568.07 | 2,636.62 | |
| | PUP | John Kyle | 4.77% | 1,772 | 1,776 | 1,786.04 | 1,788.65 | 1,788.71 | 1,816.77 | 1,928.95 | 1,938.95 | 2,082.3 | 2,485.62 | 2,533.87 | | |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey | 2.95% | 1,095 | 1,098.24 | 1,102.24 | 1,104.67 | 1,165.73 | 1,178.77 | 1,211.87 | 1,214.87 | 1,305.13 | 1,346.15 | | | |
| | Independent | Maggie Hutton | 2.96% | 1,099 | 1,100.48 | 1,107.48 | 1,108.26 | 1,113.26 | 1,144.39 | 1,190.57 | 1,192.6 | 1,277.76 | | | | |
| | TUV | Andrew Girvin | 2.39% | 887 | 889.72 | 891.72 | 891.99 | 907.03 | 911.03 | 1,037.14 | 1,037.14 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Niall Ó Donnghaile | 2.54% | 946 | 946 | 963 | 964.71 | 966.71 | 985.77 | 988.77 | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Jonny Lavery | 1.70% | 631 | 632.52 | 634.52 | 635.15 | 694.15 | 717.19 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Alternative | Courtney Robinson | 1.39% | 517 | 517.2 | 546.2 | 548.57 | 556.57 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Neil Wilson | 1.28% | 477 | 477.36 | 482.36 | 483.5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Amy Doherty | 0.38% | 141 | 141.76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Erskine Holmes | 0.21% | 78 | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 65,740 Valid: 37,175 (56.55%) Spoilt: 448 Quota: 5,311 Turnout: 37,623 (57.23%) |||||||||||||||||

#### 2011

2011 Assembly election: Belfast East – 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 |
| | DUP | Peter Robinson | 28.26% | 9,149 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robin Newton | 7.53% | 2,436 | 4,800.5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Judith Cochrane | 13.38% | 4,329 | 4,432 | 4,433.71 | 4,448.71 | 4,497.71 | 4,571.71 | 4,754.71 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Chris Lyttle | 12.93% | 4,183 | 4,307 | 4,308.5 | 4,320 | 4,330.5 | 4,419.5 | 4,530 | 4,571.5 | 4,695.5 | | |
| | DUP | Sammy Douglas | 8.25% | 2,668 | 3,683 | 3,808.94 | 3,819.53 | 3,831.03 | 3,892.24 | 3,941.13 | 4,052.69 | 4,077.69 | 4,455.11 | 4,783.11 |
| | UUP | Michael Copeland | 6.78% | 2,194 | 2,355 | 2,357.43 | 2,357.43 | 2,382.93 | 2,436.93 | 2,475.96 | 2,617.99 | 2,624.99 | 3,224.91 | 3,723.34 |
| | Independent | Dawn Purvis | 5.26% | 1,702 | 1,908.5 | 1,910.66 | 1,926.16 | 1,955.16 | 2,009.66 | 2,093.69 | 2,179.22 | 2,229.22 | 2,320.43 | 2,789.29 |
| | PUP | Brian Ervine | 4.62% | 1,493 | 1,666.5 | 1,669.62 | 1,671.12 | 1,680.62 | 1,761.12 | 1,786.62 | 1,872.65 | 1,884.15 | 1,963.3 | |
| | UUP | Philip Robinson | 2.92% | 943 | 1,130 | 1,131.41 | 1,139.44 | 1,142.47 | 1,160.5 | 1,188.5 | 1,294.03 | 1,296.03 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Niall Ó Donnghaile | 3.18% | 1,030 | 1,037 | 1,037.03 | 1,061.03 | 1,070.03 | 1,127.03 | 1,148.03 | 1,148.53 | | | |
| | TUV | Harry Toan | 2.20% | 712 | 744 | 744.36 | 745.89 | 753.39 | 801.39 | 824.39 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Martin Gregg | 1.77% | 572 | 613.5 | 614.28 | 624.31 | 649.31 | 691.31 | | | | | |
| | BNP | Ann Cooper | 1.04% | 337 | 354.5 | 354.86 | 357.86 | 364.86 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Magdalena Wolska | 0.77% | 250 | 253 | 253.06 | 270.06 | 275.06 | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Party | Thomas Black | 0.62% | 201 | 205 | 205.03 | 217.03 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Kevin McNally | 0.32% | 102 | 106.5 | 106.5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Stewart | 0.14% | 46 | 53.5 | 53.77 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 61,263 Valid: 32,347 (52.80%) Spoilt: 481 Quota: 4,622 Turnout: 32,828 (53.59%) |||||||||||||||

#### 2007

2007 Assembly election: Belfast East – 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 | Peter Robinson | 19.02% | 5,635 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Naomi Long | 18.84% | 5,583 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Reg Empey | 13.97% | 4,139 | 4,231.4 | 4,620.4 | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Dawn Purvis | 10.28% | 3,045 | 3,113.88 | 3,307.63 | 3,336.13 | 3,403.11 | 3,455.86 | 3,611.83 | 3,654.32 | 3,842.92 | 4,208.17 |
| | DUP | Wallace Browne | 10.75% | 3,185 | 3,416.6 | 3,453.1 | 3,462.35 | 3,488.06 | 3,541.78 | 3,607.97 | 3,608.71 | 3,709.1 | 3,734.32 |
| | DUP | Robin Newton | 7.88% | 2,335 | 3,201.88 | 3,241.38 | 3,250.38 | 3,270.35 | 3,316.3 | 3,355.75 | 3,359.75 | 3,497.13 | 3,516.62 |
| | UUP | Michael Copeland | 5.25% | 1,557 | 1,567.08 | 1,654.58 | 1,817.33 | 1,834.83 | 1,951.08 | 2,068.32 | 2,073.82 | 2,743.06 | 2,999.31 |
| | SDLP | Mary Muldoon | 2.75% | 816 | 816.96 | 1,020.71 | 1,036.96 | 1,097.7 | 1,115.2 | 1,306.95 | 1,902.95 | 1,933.94 | |
| | UUP | Jim Rodgers | 2.77% | 820 | 884.08 | 971.08 | 1,078.08 | 1,104.55 | 1,191.03 | 1,280.77 | 1,284.27 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Niall Ó Donnghaile | 3.56% | 1,055 | 1,056.44 | 1,071.94 | 1,072.44 | 1,087.69 | 1,087.69 | 1,123.94 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Steven Agnew | 2.20% | 653 | 658.04 | 852.04 | 870.29 | 983.78 | 1,064.28 | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Glyn Chambers | 1.44% | 427 | 429.88 | 483.13 | 494.38 | 516.13 | | | | | |
| | Socialist Party | Thomas Black | 0.75% | 225 | 227.88 | 246.63 | 248.13 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Joseph Bell | 0.36% | 107 | 107.96 | 118.46 | 118.96 | | | | | | |
| | Make Politicians History | Rainbow George | 0.16% | 47 | 47.24 | 51.74 | 52.99 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 49,757 Valid: 29,629 (59.55%) Spoilt: 244 Quota: 4,233 Turnout: 29,873 (60.04%) ||||||||||||||

#### 2003

2003 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Peter Robinson | 29.89% | 9,254 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Reg Empey | 20.86% | 6,459 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robin Newton | 4.76% | 1,475 | 4,418.2 | 4,444.24 | | | |
| | PUP | David Ervine | 9.66% | 2,990 | 3,211.52 | 3,377.37 | 3,509.48 | 3,660.79 | 4,263.39 |
| | Alliance | Naomi Long | 8.96% | 2,774 | 2,794.28 | 2,877.36 | 3,010.67 | 4,012.01 | 4,056.54 |
| | UUP | Michael Copeland | 7.40% | 2,291 | 2,354.96 | 3,132.75 | 3,220.51 | 3,297.92 | 3,650.49 |
| | UUP | Jim Rodgers | 4.85% | 1,502 | 1,790.6 | 2,681.85 | 2,782.65 | 2,839.37 | 3,296.48 |
| | DUP | Harry Toan | 4.53% | 1,403 | 2,633.32 | 2,643.24 | 2,716.66 | 2,727.78 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joseph O'Donnell | 3.81% | 1,180 | 1,184.16 | 1,185.71 | 1,205.71 | | |
| | SDLP | Leo Van Es | 3.12% | 967 | 969.6 | 986.03 | 1,035.65 | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Terence Dick | 0.75% | 232 | 234.08 | 250.51 | | | |
| | Socialist | Thomas Black | 0.57% | 176 | 181.2 | 183.68 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Joseph Bell | 0.40% | 125 | 128.12 | 129.05 | | | |
| | Independent | John McBlain | 0.23% | 72 | 78.76 | 81.24 | | | |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | Rainbow George Weiss | 0.21% | 65 | 66.56 | 67.18 | | | |
| Electorate: 51,937 Valid: 30,965 (59.62%) Spoilt: 559 Quota: 4,424 Turnout: 31,524 (60.70%) ||||||||||

#### 1998

1998 Assembly election: Belfast East – 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 |
| | DUP | Peter Robinson | 28.34% | 11,219 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | John Alderdice | 15.52% | 6,144 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | David Ervine | 12.92% | 5,114 | 5,299 | 5,338.13 | 5,356.76 | 5,378.03 | 5,599.45 | 5,693.45 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Reg Empey | 13.03% | 5,158 | 5,288 | 5,324.54 | 5,327.82 | 5,369.38 | 5,371.88 | 5,421.9 | 5,497.4 | 5,590.95 | 5,592.65 | 5,625.79 | 6,108.79 | | | |
| | DUP | Sammy Wilson | 1.60% | 633 | 4,486 | 4,487.68 | 4,487.68 | 4,506.68 | 4,519.75 | 4,530.03 | 4,617.17 | 4,637.74 | 4,640.74 | 5,532.24 | 5,711.24 | | | |
| | UUP | Ian Adamson | 8.71% | 3,447 | 3,510 | 3,530.3 | 3,534.3 | 3,581.87 | 3,585.94 | 3,631.78 | 3,681.85 | 3,746.69 | 3,748.69 | 3,774.4 | 4,180.79 | 4,567.79 | 4,635.84 | 5,414.76 |
| | Alliance | Richard Good | 2.53% | 1,000 | 1,009.5 | 1,290.48 | 1,309.18 | 1,324.74 | 1,331.09 | 1,416.68 | 1,439.88 | 1,756.68 | 1,814.1 | 1,824.31 | 1,865.12 | 1,888.12 | 2,864.33 | 2,974.96 |
| | UK Unionist | Denny Vitty | 3.44% | 1,362 | 1,674 | 1,675.05 | 1,675.05 | 1,704.05 | 1,708.55 | 1,722.9 | 1,755.9 | 1,772.97 | 1,772.97 | 1,880.47 | 2,000.32 | 2,023.32 | 2,026.46 | |
| | SDLP | Peter Jones | 2.59% | 1,025 | 1,026.5 | 1,034.9 | 1,055.04 | 1,055.18 | 1,057.18 | 1,066.53 | 1,069.1 | 1,225.2 | 1,588.76 | 1,589.76 | 1,593.26 | 1,594.26 | | |
| | UUP | Jim Rodgers | 2.56% | 1,015 | 1,189.5 | 1,194.54 | 1,195.54 | 1,212.18 | 1,221.18 | 1,238.46 | 1,285.38 | 1,313.45 | 1,315.52 | 1,349.16 | | | | |
| | DUP | John Norris | 0.94% | 373 | 1,096.5 | 1,097.13 | 1,098.13 | 1,103.13 | 1,106.63 | 1,110.77 | 1,161.34 | 1,171.41 | 1,172.41 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joseph O'Donnell | 2.32% | 917 | 917 | 918.19 | 929.4 | 929.47 | 929.47 | 936.54 | 937.54 | 951.68 | | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Pearl Sagar | 1.80% | 711 | 723 | 734.83 | 744.97 | 752.11 | 763.18 | 800.37 | 822.01 | | | | | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Robert Girvan | 1.30% | 516 | 565.5 | 567.04 | 568.04 | 569.61 | 578.68 | 590.39 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Party NI | David Bleakley | 0.93% | 369 | 377 | 389.6 | 399.72 | 408.29 | 409.29 | | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Dawn Purvis | 0.68% | 271 | 286.5 | 287.41 | 289.48 | 289.55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Lesley Donaldson | 0.51% | 203 | 221.5 | 224.37 | 226.87 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Joseph Bell | 0.20% | 79 | 87.5 | 82.09 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | David Collins | 0.06% | 22 | 22 | 22.49 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Lawrence | 0.04% | 15 | 15 | 15.42 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 60,562 Valid: 39,593 (65.38%) Spoilt: 763 Quota: 5,657 Turnout: 40,356 (66.64%) |||||||||||||||||||

### 1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage |
| DUP | Peter Robinson Sammy Wilson Robin Newton Irene Lewis Wallace Browne | 11,270 | 29.4 |
| UUP | Reg Empey Jim Rodgers Ian Adamson Alan Crowe | 8,608 | 22.5 |
| Alliance | John Alderdice Peter Osborne Danny Dow Mervyn Jones Maureen McConnell | 7,130 | 18.6 |
| PUP | David Ervine Patricia Laverty Rosemary Reynolds John McQuillen Alec Gordon | 3,802 | 9.9 |
| UK Unionist | Alan Field Maureen Ann McCartney | 2,496 | 6.5 |
| SDLP | Peter Prendiville Brian Heading | 1,299 | 3.4 |
| Ulster Democratic | Robert Girvan Jacqueline Upton Ronald Stitt Samuel Walkingshaw Joseph McMaster | 1,156 | 3.1 |
| Sinn Féin | Michael McVeigh Brid Duffy Anna Doherty | 862 | 2.2 |
| NI Women's Coalition | Felicity Huston Pearl Sagar Annie Quinn Kate Campbell Karen Snoddy | 405 | 1.1 |
| NI Conservatives | Ian Donaldson Dorothy Dunlop | 291 | 0.8 |
| Labour coalition | Gail Haslett Thomas Black Barbara Hawites David Bell Maeve O'Leary | 199 | 0.5 |
| Democratic Partnership | David Bleakley Edwin Sloan | 197 | 0.5 |
| Green (NI) | Similda Osoba April McCarthy | 161 | 0.4 |
| Workers' Party | Joe Bell Marie Mooney | 149 | 0.4 |
| Ulster Independence | Gavin Boyd Mark Black David McClinton | 114 | 0.3 |
| Independent DUP | Jean Toad David Kerr | 93 | 0.2 |
| Democratic Left | Michael Craig June Campion | 45 | 0.1 |
| Communist | Andrew Gibb Sarah Stewart | 38 | 0.1 |
| Natural Law | Robert Johnstone Richard Johnson Ian Long | 13 | 0.0 |
| Independent Chambers | Ian Arbuthnot Alan Hay | 11 | 0.0 |

### 1982

1982 Assembly election: Belfast East – 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 | Peter Robinson | 38.86% | 15,319 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jeremy Burchill | 18.63% | 7,345 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Oliver Napier | 15.32% | 6,037 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Denny Vitty | 0.60% | 235 | 7,583.32 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Dorothy Dunlop | 4.30% | 1,696 | 2,066.44 | 2,087.4 | 3,270.75 | 3,309.37 | 3,323.35 | 3,346.83 | 3,511.98 | 4,565.11 | 5,981.11 |
| | Alliance | Addie Morrow | 7.52% | 2,966 | 3,057.35 | 3,061.67 | 3,088.12 | 3,093.21 | 3,401.85 | 3,739.59 | 3,793.79 | 4,490.85 | 4,881.17 |
| | DUP | Sammy Wilson | 1.01% | 397 | 1,239.31 | 3,024.43 | 3,044.44 | 3,060.98 | 3,065.3 | 3,081.24 | 3,258.78 | 3,399.61 | 4,169.51 |
| | Vanguard | William Craig | 5.77% | 2,274 | 2,805.72 | 2,825.56 | 2,964.48 | 2,988.59 | 2,999.87 | 3,025.07 | 3,189.56 | 3,360.66 | |
| | UUP | William Johnstone | 2.47% | 973 | 1,126.09 | 1,135.85 | 1,377.35 | 1,394.14 | 1,397.56 | 1,407.69 | 1,520.35 | | |
| | SDLP | Peter Prendiville | 2.20% | 868 | 873.04 | 874.8 | 875.49 | 875.49 | 881.25 | 1,089.72 | | | |
| | UUUP | Reg Empey | 1.28% | 503 | 648.53 | 655.09 | 691.43 | 769.25 | 772.07 | 777.45 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Francis Cullen | 1.73% | 681 | 696.12 | 696.76 | 704.12 | 706.75 | 711.85 | | | | |
| | UUUP | Ben Horan | 0.31% | 123 | 184.74 | 187.3 | 198.8 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 74,273 Valid: 39,417 (53.07%) Spoilt: 1,275 Quota: 5,632 Turnout: 40,692 (54.79%) ||||||||||||||
* Craig stood as Vanguard, although the party itself had been disbanded four years before.

### 1975 Constitutional Convention

1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast East – 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 |
| | Vanguard | William Craig | 23.84% | 11,958 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Oliver Napier | 12.64% | 6,341 | 6,393 | 6,449 | 6,469.4 | 6,537.4 | 7,450.4 | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Reg Empey | 9.28% | 4,657 | 6,825.4 | 6,844 | 6,978.2 | 7,063.8 | 7,121.2 | 7,121.2 | 8,297.2 | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Joshua Cardwell | 6.06% | 3,039 | 3,164.6 | 3,180 | 3,220.8 | 3,366.8 | 3,586.2 | 3,605.6 | 3,718 | 3,756.22 | 6,209.52 | 7,475.52 |
| | DUP | Eileen Paisley | 7.19% | 3,606 | 4,893.6 | 4,916.6 | 5,073 | 5,179.6 | 5,214.4 | 5,214.4 | 6,157.8 | 6,653.68 | 6,729.86 | 7,354.86 |
| | NI Labour | David Bleakley | 7.97% | 3,998 | 4,059.6 | 4,417 | 4,473.2 | 4,548.4 | 5,556.2 | 5,714.2 | 5,864 | 5,885.56 | 6,257.76 | 6,924.54 |
| | DUP | Peter Robinson | 7.84% | 3,933 | 4,165 | 4,173.8 | 4,209.8 | 4,253 | 4,283.2 | 4,283.6 | 4,672.6 | 5,156.72 | 5,201.88 | 5,792.52 |
| | UUP | Roy Bradford | 5.15% | 2,583 | 2,828.6 | 2,839 | 2,873.6 | 2,991.4 | 3,092 | 3,096.8 | 3,362.4 | 3,431.98 | 3,756.46 | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Norman Agnew | 5.71% | 2,863 | 2,913.4 | 2,918.2 | 2,929.6 | 3,011.8 | 3,262.4 | 3,287.6 | 3,370.8 | 3,387.46 | | |
| | UUP | David McNarry | 5.20% | 2,609 | 2,941.8 | 2,944.6 | 2,978.6 | 3,065.8 | 3,093.6 | 3,094 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Kate Condy | 2.96% | 1,485 | 1,500.2 | 1,508 | 1,511 | 1,539 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Alban Maginness | 2.54% | 1,274 | 1,278.4 | 1,286.4 | 1,287.2 | 1,293.2 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Walter McFarland | 1.55% | 775 | 885.4 | 860.8 | 887.2 | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Elliot | 1.01% | 509 | 591.8 | 606 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Party NI | Sandy Scott | 1.06% | 530 | 543.6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 78,340 Valid: 50,160 (64.03%) Spoilt: 973 Quota: 7,166 Turnout: 51,133 (65.27%) |||||||||||||||

### 1973

1973 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 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 |
| | UUP | Roy Bradford | 23.22% | 13,187 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joshua Cardwell | 8.81% | 5,001 | 6,635 | 6,643.38 | 6,649.38 | 6,672.9 | 6,754.4 | 6,871.78 | 7,002.74 | 7,035.68 | 7,063.44 | 7,072.2 | 7,571.96 | 8,177.96 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Eileen Paisley | 9.72% | 5,518 | 5,613 | 5,618.76 | 5,628.52 | 5,717.66 | 5,737.08 | 5,780.17 | 6,127.42 | 6,142.56 | 6,393.08 | 6,396.08 | 7,069.44 | 7,170.7 | 7,172.47 | 8,907.47 | | | |
| | UUP | Norman Agnew | 6.37% | 3,615 | 4,562.34 | 4,565.24 | 4,568.10 | 4,571.48 | 4,635.72 | 4,763.72 | 4,832.42 | 4,860.84 | 4,878.22 | 4,922.6 | 5,096.66 | 5,733.94 | 5,758.25 | 5,842.24 | 7,197.91 | 7,229.23 | 8,027.29 |
| | Alliance | Oliver Napier | 8.70% | 4,941 | 5,086.92 | 5,089.68 | 5,103.2 | 5,103.2 | 5,112.24 | 5,121.76 | 5,129.9 | 6,213.42 | 6,219.8 | 7,049.8 | 7,074.56 | 7,169.92 | 7,171.57 | 7,197.47 | 7,336.93 | 7,341.79 | 7,418.97 |
| | NI Labour | David Bleakley | 7.79% | 4,425 | 4,710.76 | 4,743.76 | 4,866.52 | 4,874.52 | 4,899.7 | 4,932.88 | 4,953.78 | 5,043.34 | 5,053.1 | 5,878.1 | 5,993.14 | 6,108.02 | 6,111.1 | 6,155.14 | 6,368.65 | 6,389.17 | 6,690.47 |
| | UUP | Walter McFarland | 4.57% | 2,597 | 3,000.94 | 3,002.32 | 3,005.46 | 3,015.84 | 3,120.52 | 3,432.38 | 3,499.12 | 3,526.44 | 3,541.2 | 3,548.58 | 3,662.52 | 4,085.54 | 4,102.48 | 4,271.55 | 5,435.29 | 5,469.31 | 6,436.15 |
| | Vanguard | Jim Rodgers | 3.43% | 1,947 | 1,972.46 | 1,974.46 | 1,975.46 | 2,068.6 | 2,070.36 | 2,076.12 | 2,152.02 | 2,154.02 | 3,133.2 | 3,134.2 | 3,509.86 | 3,550.38 | 3,550.82 | 4,492.23 | 4,683.96 | 5,386.4 | |
| | UUP | David McNarry | 3.14% | 1,784 | 2,145.76 | 2,145.76 | 2,148.14 | 2,155.14 | 2,306.02 | 2,504.64 | 2,544.68 | 2,558.96 | 2,580.1 | 2,583.48 | 2,642.62 | 3,182.4 | 3,199.23 | 3,237.89 | | | |
| | Vanguard | Tommy Herron | 4.37% | 2,480 | 2,519.9 | 2,524.9 | 2,526.9 | 2,561.28 | 2,564.8 | 2,577.94 | 2,665.88 | 2,672.26 | 2,719.26 | 2,722.26 | 3,122.34 | 3,146.76 | 3,147.2 | | | | |
| | UUP | Walter Scott | 3.18% | 1,806 | 2,326.98 | 2,328.98 | 2,329.98 | 2,341.36 | 2,395.98 | 2,512.24 | 2,539.66 | 2,556.22 | 2,568.98 | 2,568.98 | 2,614.12 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Annon | 3.86% | 2,192 | 2,248.62 | 2,252.62 | 2,254.62 | 2,293.76 | 2,298.14 | 2,306.52 | 2,455.56 | 2,465.62 | 2,517.46 | 2,528.46 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Owen Adams | 3.26% | 1,849 | 1,850.9 | 1,856.9 | 1,857.9 | 1,858.9 | 1,858.9 | 1,858.9 | 1,859.9 | 1,865.9 | 1,865.9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Thomas Smith | 2.35% | 1,332 | 1,343.4 | 1,343.4 | 1,343.4 | 1,384.78 | 1,385.78 | 1,390.78 | 1,444.16 | 1,445.16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Kate Condy | 2.21% | 1,256 | 1,297.04 | 1,302.8 | 1,310.94 | 1,318.32 | 1,329.74 | 1,341.26 | 1,346.02 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Michael Brooks | 1.73% | 983 | 1,063.56 | 1,064.56 | 1,065.56 | 1,082.56 | 1,086.94 | 1,096.7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John McKeown | 1.46% | 831 | 973.88 | 973.88 | 974.26 | 975.26 | 1,014.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Elsie Logan | 0.69% | 394 | 573.36 | 575.36 | 575.36 | 579.36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulster Constitution | Lindsay Mason | 0.36% | 202 | 205.04 | 205.42 | 206.42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Smyth | 0.33% | 189 | 192.8 | 193.8 | 194.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | John Coulthard | 0.23% | 129 | 136.22 | 180.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | William Gunning | 0.19% | 107 | 110.42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sarah Hughes | 0.03% | 19 | 19.38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 80,421 Valid: 56,784 (70.61%) Spoilt: 917 Quota: 8,113 Turnout: 57,701 (71.75%) ||||||||||||||||||||||