# Belfast West (Assembly constituency)

Belfast West is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
It was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election in 1973, which elected the then Northern Ireland Assembly. It usually shares boundaries with the Belfast West UK Parliament constituency. However, the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1973 to 1974, 1983 to 1986 and 2010 to 2011 (because 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 West (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) |
| 1973 | | Paddy Devlin (SDLP) | Desmond Gillespie (SDLP) | | Hugh Smyth (Independent Unionist) | | Bob Cooper (Alliance Party) | | John Laird (UUP) | | Jean Coulter (Vanguard/UUP) |
| 1975 | | Paddy Devlin (SDLP) | Joe Hendron (SDLP) | | Hugh Smyth (Independent Unionist) | | Bob Cooper (Alliance Party) | | John Laird (UUP) | | Jean Coulter (Vanguard/UUP) |
| 1982 | 4 seats 1982–1996 | 4 seats 1982–1996 | Joe Hendron (SDLP) | | Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin) | | Will Glendinning (Alliance) | | Thomas Passmore (UUP) | 4 seats 1982–1996 | 4 seats 1982–1996 |
| 1996 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | Joe Hendron (SDLP) | | Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin) | | Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Dodie McGuinness (Sinn Féin) | | Annie Armstrong (Sinn Féin) |
| 1998 | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Joe Hendron (SDLP) | | Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin) | | Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Bairbre De Brun (Sinn Féin) | | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) |
| 2003 | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Diane Dodds (DUP) | | Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Bairbre De Brun (Sinn Féin) | | Michael Ferguson (Sinn Féin) |
| November 2004 co-option | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Diane Dodds (DUP) | | Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) | | Michael Ferguson (Sinn Féin) |
| 2007 | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) | | Jennifer McCann (Sinn Féin) |
| December 2010 co-option | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) | | Jennifer McCann (Sinn Féin) |
| 2011 | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) | | Jennifer McCann (Sinn Féin) |
| July 2012 co-option | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Rosie McCorley (Sinn Féin) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) | | Jennifer McCann (Sinn Féin) |
| November 2014 co-option | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Rosie McCorley (Sinn Féin) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Jennifer McCann (Sinn Féin) |
| 2016 | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Gerry Carroll (PBP) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Jennifer McCann (Sinn Féin) |
| December 2016 co-option | | Alex Attwood (SDLP) | Gerry Carroll (PBP) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Órlaithí Flynn (Sinn Féin) |
| 2017 | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | | Gerry Carroll (PBP) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Fra McCann (Sinn Féin) | | Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Órlaithí Flynn (Sinn Féin) |
| October 2021 co-option | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | Gerry Carroll (PBP) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Aisling Reilly (Sinn Féin) | | Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | | Órlaithí Flynn (Sinn Féin) |
| 2022 | 5 seats 2017–present | 5 seats 2017–present | Gerry Carroll (PBP) | | Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin) | | Aisling Reilly (Sinn Féin) | | Danny Baker (Sinn Féin) | | Órlaithí Flynn (Sinn Féin) |
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 West – 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Danny Baker | 20.64% | 9,011 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Órlaithí Flynn | 15.44% | 6,743 | 7,087 | 7,093 | 7,109 | 7,136 | 7,159 | 7,159 | 7,160 | 7,228 | 7,407 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aisling Reilly | 13.01% | 5,681 | 6,709 | 6,720 | 6,727 | 6,745 | 6,759 | 6,761 | 6,761 | 6,812 | 7,131 | 7,664 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Sheehan | 14.59% | 6,370 | 6,422 | 6,426 | 6,431 | 6,440 | 6,449 | 6,449 | 6,450 | 6,447 | 6,735 | 7,186 |
| | People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll | 7.51% | 3,279 | 3,394 | 3,414 | 3,492 | 3,563 | 3,667 | 3,688 | 3,698 | 3,936 | 4,479 | 6,023 |
| | DUP | Frank McCoubrey | 9.54% | 4,166 | 4,167 | 4,174 | 4,174 | 4,176 | 4,180 | 4,396 | 5,199 | 5,275 | 5,429 | 5,490 |
| | SDLP | Paul Doherty | 5.79% | 2,528 | 2,616 | 2,619 | 2,648 | 2,684 | 2,727 | 2,744 | 2,754 | 3,232 | 3,636 | |
| | Aontú | Gerard Herdman | 4.01% | 1,753 | 1,761 | 1,793 | 1,802 | 1,820 | 1,823 | 1,829 | 1,837 | 1,871 | | |
| | Irish Republican Socialist | Dan Murphy | 2.53% | 1,103 | 1,115 | 1,123 | 1,130 | 1,144 | 1,152 | 1,152 | 1,152 | 1,159 | | |
| | Alliance | Donnamarie Higgins | 2.08% | 907 | 924 | 926 | 932 | 940 | 1,027 | 1,109 | 1,135 | | | |
| | TUV | Jordan Doran | 1.84% | 802 | 802 | 805 | 806 | 809 | 810 | 918 | | | | |
| | UUP | Linsey Gibson | 1.09% | 474 | 475 | 477 | 478 | 480 | 484 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Stevie Maginn | 0.70% | 307 | 310 | 313 | 323 | 333 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerard Burns | 0.44% | 192 | 209 | 237 | 244 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Patrick Crossan | 0.44% | 193 | 198 | 205 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tony Mallon | 0.30% | 129 | 131 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Declan Hill | 0.06% | 26 | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 68,727 Valid: 43,664 (63.53%) Spoilt: 776 Quota: 7,278 Turnout: 44,440 (64.66%) |||||||||||||||

#### 2017

2017 Assembly election: Belfast West – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Órlaithí Flynn | 17.15% | 6,918 | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll | 12.15% | 4,903 | 6,514 | 8,252 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey | 15.73% | 6,346 | 6,451 | 7,036 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 15.37% | 6,201 | 6,314 | 6,636 | 7,067 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Sheehan | 13.55% | 5,466 | 5,515 | 5,739 | 5,903 |
| | DUP | Frank McCoubrey | 10.07% | 4,063 | 4,372 | 4,490 | 4,521 |
| | SDLP | Alex Attwood | 8.56% | 3,452 | 4,019 | | |
| | People Before Profit | Michael Collins | 2.72% | 1,096 | | | |
| | Alliance | Sorcha Eastwood | 1.85% | 747 | | | |
| | UUP | Fred Rogers | 1.20% | 486 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Conor Campbell | 1.03% | 415 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Ellen Murray | 0.62% | 251 | | | |
| Electorate: 61,309 Valid: 40,344 (65.80%) Spoilt: 586 Quota: 6,725 Turnout: 40,930 (66.76%) ||||||||

#### 2016

2016 Assembly election: Belfast West – 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 |
| | People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll | 22.88% | 8,299 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey | 13.15% | 4,769 | 5,360.8 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Sheehan | 9.69% | 3,516 | 3,761.08 | 3,829.2 | 6,393.2 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 11.11% | 4,028 | 4,283.2 | 4,479.48 | 4,756.68 | 5,891.73 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jennifer McCann | 12.09% | 4,386 | 4,648.68 | 4,755.04 | 4,988.88 | 5,044.81 | 5,750.11 | | |
| | SDLP | Alex Attwood | 7.30% | 2,647 | 3,407.76 | 4,161.36 | 4,234.52 | 4,242.98 | 4,245.38 | 4,299.08 | 4,430.2 |
| | DUP | Frank McCoubrey | 10.38% | 3,766 | 3,780.52 | 4,332.28 | 4,336.28 | 4,337.69 | 4,337.69 | 4,337.69 | 4,341.21 |
| | Sinn Féin | Rosie McCorley | 8.42% | 3,053 | 3,244.4 | 3,303.24 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Conor Campbell | 1.47% | 532 | 766.54 | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Ellen Murray | 0.90% | 327 | 705.84 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gareth Martin | 1.80% | 654 | 668.96 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Jemima Higgins | 0.80% | 291 | 427.4 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 63,993 Valid: 36,268 (56.67%) Spoilt: 722 Quota: 5,182 Turnout: 36,990 (57.80%) ||||||||||||

#### 2011

2011 Assembly election: Belfast West – 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Maskey | 15.42% | 5,343 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jennifer McCann | 15.12% | 5,239 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 12.93% | 4,481 | 4,587.96 | 4,604.96 | 4,613.08 | 4,645.5 | 4,682.6 | 4,735.84 | 4,837.22 | 4,838.34 | 5,167.34 | |
| | SDLP | Alex Attwood | 10.87% | 3,765 | 3,776.69 | 3,780.09 | 3,787.09 | 3,890.45 | 3,939.62 | 4,083.74 | 4,719.58 | 4,780.65 | 5,151.65 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey | 11.88% | 4,116 | 4,340.28 | 4,350.88 | 4,358.19 | 4,377.4 | 4,394.47 | 4,407.47 | 4,423.94 | 4,433.99 | 4,683.9 | 4,823.06 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Sheehan | 10.75% | 3,723 | 3,737.35 | 3,960.5 | 3,971.78 | 3,996.39 | 4,016.61 | 4,029.73 | 4,051.85 | 4,054.9 | 4,249.77 | 4,327.19 |
| | DUP | Brian Kingston | 7.47% | 2,587 | 2,587.28 | 2,587.33 | 2,587.33 | 2,600.45 | 2,604.45 | 2,607.45 | 2,617.57 | 3,834.57 | 3,866.57 | 3,866.57 |
| | People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll | 4.79% | 1,661 | 1,664.85 | 1,665.85 | 1,701.85 | 1,732.85 | 1,853.97 | 1,939.09 | 1,977.31 | 1,999.31 | | |
| | UUP | Bill Manwaring | 4.25% | 1,471 | 1,471.21 | 1,471.36 | 1,473.36 | 1,503.41 | 1,512.41 | 1,517.41 | 1,526.41 | | | |
| | SDLP | Colin Keenan | 2.31% | 802 | 803.26 | 804.41 | 807.41 | 853.58 | 878.63 | 981.82 | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 1.69% | 586 | 586.63 | 587.03 | 590.1 | 607.24 | 644.38 | | | | | |
| | Socialist Party | Pat Lawlor | 1.11% | 384 | 384.42 | 384.92 | 399.92 | 408.92 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 1.05% | 365 | 367.66 | 368.76 | 370.76 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brian Pelan | 0.35% | 122 | 122.77 | 122.92 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 61,520 Valid: 34,645 (56.32%) Spoilt: 973 Quota: 4,950 Turnout: 35,618 (57.90%) |||||||||||||||

#### 2007

2007 Assembly election: Belfast West – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 17.84% | 6,029 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey | 13.95% | 4,715 | 5,266.6 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Maskey | 12.93% | 4,368 | 4,758.6 | 4,774.05 | 4,783.95 | 4,821.8 | 5,074.8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jennifer McCann | 12.62% | 4,265 | 4,294.8 | 4,665.75 | 4,667.7 | 4,693.5 | 4,848.5 |
| | SDLP | Alex Attwood | 8.98% | 3,036 | 3,148.8 | 3,149.7 | 3,196.9 | 3,234.9 | 4,779.1 |
| | Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 12.59% | 4,254 | 4,323.8 | 4,344.95 | 4,353.8 | 4,378 | 4,646.85 |
| | DUP | Diane Dodds | 10.83% | 3,661 | 3,661 | 3,661.15 | 3,671.15 | 3,677.15 | 4,166 |
| | SDLP | Margaret Walsh | 3.18% | 1,074 | 1,086.2 | 1,087.1 | 1,110.3 | 1,156.5 | |
| | People Before Profit | Seán Mitchell | 2.29% | 774 | 789 | 789.6 | 830.4 | 968.8 | |
| | UUP | Louis West | 1.65% | 558 | 558.8 | 558.8 | 579.8 | 581.8 | |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 1.28% | 434 | 440 | 440.45 | 452.65 | 452.65 | |
| | Republican Sinn Féin | Geraldine Taylor | 1.26% | 427 | 429 | 429.45 | 437.05 | | |
| | Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 0.38% | 127 | 132.4 | 133.3 | | | |
| | Make Politicians History | Rainbow George | 0.20% | 68 | 69 | 69 | | | |
| Electorate: 50,792 Valid: 33,790 (66.53%) Spoilt: 448 Quota: 4,828 Turnout: 34,238 (67.41%) ||||||||||
Note: All Republican Sinn Féin candidates appeared as Independent on the ballot paper.

#### 2003

2003 Assembly election: Belfast West – 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 | Gerry Adams | 18.87% | 6,199 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Alex Attwood | 11.16% | 3,667 | 3,796.60 | 3,901.04 | 3,956.28 | 6,096.28 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Bairbre de Brun | 12.39% | 4,069 | 4,476.52 | 4,494.96 | 4,504.20 | 4,665.68 | 5,229.68 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 12.98% | 4,263 | 4,337.16 | 4,360.88 | 4,363.36 | 4,525.00 | 4,905.00 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson | 11.72% | 3,849 | 3,912.84 | 3,921.56 | 3,945.12 | 4,000.00 | 4,117.00 | 4,346.00 | 4,448.60 |
| | DUP | Diane Dodds | 7.74% | 2,544 | 2,544.00 | 2,631.00 | 4,144.24 | 4,256.24 | 4,272.24 | 4,274.24 | 4,277.09 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey | 9.09% | 2,988 | 3,673.20 | 3,699.68 | 3,705.92 | 3,768.84 | 3,923.84 | 4,084.84 | 4,190.29 |
| | SDLP | Joe Hendron | 7.86% | 2,583 | 2,654.28 | 2,849.72 | 3,108.72 | | | | |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey | 3.56% | 1,170 | 1,174.56 | 1,298.56 | | | | | |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth | 2.47% | 813 | 814.68 | 862.68 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 1.24% | 407 | 410.84 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John MacVicar | 0.64% | 211 | 211.24 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mary Ayers | 0.23% | 75 | 78.12 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Kerr | 0.05% | 16 | 16.00 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 50,861 Valid: 32,854 (64.60%) Spoilt: 673 Quota: 4,694 Turnout: 33,527 (65.92%) ||||||||||||
Note: David Kerr sought election as an Ulster Third Way candidate, and appeared as such on the ballot paper.

#### 1998

1998 Assembly election: Belfast West – 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 21.72% | 9,078 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joe Hendron | 14.69% | 6,140 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey | 9.44% | 3,946 | 5,223.15 | 5,235 | 5,236.44 | 5,253.27 | 5,262.62 | 5,276.34 | 7,371.34 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Bairbre de Brun | 11.27% | 4,711 | 5,341 | 5,381.35 | 5,383.83 | 5,405.11 | 5,409.11 | 5,421.89 | 5,705.26 | 6,993.67 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey | 10.36% | 4,330 | 4,831.2 | 4,852.35 | 4,856.41 | 4,889.2 | 4,901.27 | 4,909.82 | 5,242.2 | 5,324.61 | 6,328.43 |
| | SDLP | Alex Attwood | 10.24% | 4,280 | 4,647.85 | 4,738.25 | 4,838.85 | 5,117.87 | 5,127.22 | 5,234.49 | 5,327.61 | 5,343.69 | 5,349.52 |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey | 3.92% | 1,640 | 1,641.4 | 1,674.4 | 1,675.58 | 1,808.99 | 2,757.44 | 4,827.29 | 4,837.64 | 4,837.64 | 4,837.64 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson | 6.19% | 2,585 | 2,791.85 | 2,838.45 | 2,840.71 | 2,867.12 | 2,871.84 | 2,896.95 | | | |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth | 5.22% | 2,180 | 2,186.65 | 2,206.75 | 2,208.63 | 2,342.94 | 2,716.06 | | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret Ferris | 3.22% | 1,345 | 1,347.8 | 1,354.5 | 1,354.8 | 1,784.22 | | | | | |
| | UK Unionist | Thomas Dalzell-Sheridan | 1.59% | 666 | 671.25 | 677.25 | 677.37 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 1.45% | 607 | 630.1 | 658.8 | 660.68 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 0.31% | 129 | 165.4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mary Cahillane | 0.31% | 128 | 151.8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Michael Kennedy | 0.07% | 29 | 31.45 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 60,669 Valid: 41,794 (68.89%) Spoilt: 960 Quota: 5,971 Turnout: 42,754 (70.47%) ||||||||||||||
Note: Mary Cahillane sought election as a Pro-Agreement Socialist candidate, and appeared as such on the ballot paper.

### 1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage |
| Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams Dodie McGuinness Alex Maskey Annie Armstrong Marie Moore | 22,355 | 53.4 |
| SDLP | Joe Hendron Alex Attwood Margaret Walsh Patricia Lewsley Mary Muldoon | 11,087 | 26.5 |
| PUP | Hugh Smyth Mina Wardle | 1,982 | 4.7 |
| DUP | Eric Smyth Margaret Ferris | 1,769 | 4.2 |
| UUP | Fred Parkinson John McDonald | 1,489 | 3.6 |
| Workers' Party | John Lowry Jim Pollock | 984 | 2.4 |
| Ulster Democratic | Frank McCoubrey Delwyn Williams | 848 | 2.0 |
| Alliance | Dan McGuinness Patricia Mallon Glyn Roberts | 340 | 0.8 |
| Labour coalition | Mary Cahillane Isabel Cowan Barbara Lynn Brian McDermott Terence McDonagh | 319 | 0.8 |
| NI Women's Coalition | Vera McKee Mary Catney Ann Hall Julie Cullen | 252 | 0.6 |
| Green (NI) | Jude Stephens Philip Kearney David Taylor | 156 | 0.4 |
| NI Conservatives | Charles Balmer David Munster | 60 | 0.1 |
| Independent DUP | Florence Baxter William Clements | 36 | 0.1 |
| Ulster Independence | Kenneth McClinton Clifford Peoples | 43 | 0.1 |
| Democratic Left | Mary McMahon Freddie Rea | 37 | 0.1 |
| Natural Law | Michael Kennedy Vivien Martin | 30 | 0.1 |
| Communist | Barry Bruton Daniella Egerton | 28 | 0.1 |
| Independent Voice | Bernard McGrath Susan McGrath | 26 | 0.1 |
| Independent Chambers | Ruth Patty Richard Stewart | 12 | 0.0 |

### 1982

1982 Assembly election: Belfast West – 4 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 | Gerry Adams | 28.43% | 9,740 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joe Hendron | 15.20% | 5,207 | 5,309.3 | 6,003.3 | 7,965.3 | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Passmore | 13.15% | 4,505 | 4,505 | 4,509 | 5,128 | 5,130 | 5,131.86 | 5,151.79 | 5,165.55 |
| | Alliance | Will Glendinning | 7.98% | 2,733 | 2,764.5 | 2,805.1 | 2,847.1 | 3,072.7 | 3,651.16 | 4,525.99 | 5,163.2 |
| | DUP | Billy Dickson | 12.83% | 4,394 | 4,396.1 | 4,399.1 | 4,849.4 | 4,866.4 | 4,869.09 | 4,892.81 | 4,918.6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey | 1.83% | 627 | 3,240 | 3,326.2 | 3,326.2 | 3,397.6 | 3,565.93 | 3,824.22 | |
| | Workers' Party | Mary McMahon | 7.28% | 2,493 | 2,512.8 | 2,566.9 | 2,580.9 | 2,662.8 | 3,017.13 | | |
| | SDLP | Cormac Boomer | 6.26% | 2,145 | 2,204.4 | 2,452.5 | 2,454.5 | | | | |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth | 3.66% | 1,255 | 1,255.3 | 1,256.3 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Muldoon | 2.97% | 1,016 | 1,024.1 | | | | | | |
| | People's Democracy | John McAnulty | 0.42% | 144 | 161.1 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 57,726 Valid: 34,259 (59.35%) Spoilt: 1,819 Quota: 6,852 Turnout: 36,078 (62.50%) ||||||||||||

### 1975 Constitutional Convention

1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast West – 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 |
| | UUP | John Laird | 23.61% | 8,433 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Paddy Devlin | 17.54% | 6,267 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jean Coulter | 6.51% | 2,325 | 4,209.48 | 4,209.48 | 4,226.65 | 4,235.65 | 5,710.65 | | |
| | Alliance | Bob Cooper | 9.22% | 3,293 | 3,362.81 | 3,495.11 | 3,679.76 | 4,341.58 | 4,428.25 | 4,472.89 | 4,915.13 |
| | SDLP | Joe Hendron | 7.95% | 2,840 | 2,841.56 | 3,058.82 | 3,180.76 | 3,607.5 | 3,611.04 | 3,611.66 | 4,901.95 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Hugh Smyth | 7.40% | 2,644 | 3,235.63 | 3,236.35 | 3,252.92 | 3,256.31 | 4,127.8 | 4,684.56 | 4,693.55 |
| | SDLP | Desmond Gillespie | 5.56% | 1,986 | 1,988.73 | 2,506.59 | 2,652.23 | 3,254.1 | 3,257.1 | 3,257.72 | 4,513.76 |
| | SDLP | Paschal O'Hare | 6.86% | 2,452 | 2,453.95 | 2,578.87 | 2,691.07 | 3,115.67 | 3,118.63 | 3,121.11 | |
| | DUP | Edith Goligher | 5.48% | 1,958 | 2,668.19 | 2,669.63 | 2,686.41 | 2,688.59 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Thomas Conaty | 5.74% | 2,052 | 2,052.78 | 2,133.96 | 2,302.18 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | John Sullivan | 1.85% | 660 | 661.17 | 676.29 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | John Brady | 1.17% | 418 | 418.78 | 432.82 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Bernard McDonagh | 0.73% | 262 | 263.17 | 268.21 | | | | | |
| | Communist | John Morris | 0.24% | 86 | 86 | 87.62 | | | | | |
| | Communist | Peter Kerrins | 0.12% | 44 | 44.78 | 45.5 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 63,869 Valid: 35,720 (55.93%) Spoilt: 1,794 Quota: 5,103 Turnout: 37,514 (58.74%) ||||||||||||
Note: John Laird, Jean Coulter and Edith Goligher were all UUUC endorsed candidates.

### 1973

1973 Assembly election: Belfast West – 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 |
| | UUP | John Laird | 27.74% | 11,479 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Paddy Devlin | 18.71% | 7,743 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Hugh Smyth | 8.76% | 3,625 | 5,997.09 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Jean Coulter | 4.27% | 1,765 | 3,606.42 | 3,606.42 | 3,634.31 | 3,638.3 | 3,704.33 | 3,707.56 | 5,610.71 | 6,281.71 | | | |
| | Alliance | Bob Cooper | 7.64% | 3,160 | 3,262.9 | 3,374.22 | 3,374.89 | 3,382.61 | 3,637.01 | 3,810.76 | 3,866.68 | 5,042.61 | 5,221.61 | 5,378.06 | 5,597.46 |
| | SDLP | Desmond Gillespie | 4.69% | 1,940 | 1,940 | 2,520.29 | 2,520.3 | 2,527.93 | 2,590.38 | 2,953 | 2,953.49 | 2,993.58 | 2,994.58 | 3,404.51 | 4,961.35 |
| | SDLP | Gerry Campbell | 4.26% | 1,764 | 1,764.49 | 2,269.34 | 2,268.35 | 2,277.35 | 2,325.48 | 2,698.95 | 2,699.95 | 2,835.67 | 2,837.67 | 3,320.88 | 4,399.77 |
| | SDLP | Desmond O'Donnell | 5.10% | 2,112 | 2,113.47 | 2,341.17 | 2,321.17 | 2,353.40 | 2,394.93 | 2,734.28 | 2,734.78 | 2,763.39 | 2,764.39 | 3,037.25 | |
| | Republican Clubs | Raymond O'Hagan | 3.36% | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1,438.91 | 1,438.91 | 1,465.37 | 2,134.58 | 2,537.47 | 2,538.47 | 2,563.1 | 2,564.1 | | |
| | NI Labour | Billy Boyd | 4.69% | 1,942 | 2,204.15 | 2,214.73 | 2,216.67 | 2,237.9 | 2,333.56 | 2,388.08 | 2,538.1 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Spence | 3.30% | 1,366 | 2,270.05 | 2,270.05 | 2,286.85 | 2,293.62 | 2,236.4 | 2,239.4 | | | | | |
| | Republican Labour | Paddy Kennedy | 4.23% | 1,750 | 1,750.49 | 1,970.37 | 1,970.37 | 1,984.6 | 2,036.94 | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | John O'Hare | 1.70% | 702 | 703.47 | 715.43 | 715.44 | 725.44 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Reginald Donnelly | 0.47% | 194 | 202.33 | 223.49 | 223.51 | 225 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Maureen Smyth | 0.41% | 169 | 232.7 | 238.22 | 238.67 | 242.67 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Patrick Doherty | 0.36% | 151 | 152.47 | 172.02 | 172.03 | 174.03 | | | | | | | |
| | Communist | James Stewart | 0.30% | 123 | 130.35 | 131.96 | 132.2 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 70,791 Valid: 41,374 (58.45%) Spoilt: 2,834 Quota: 5,911 Turnout: 44,208 (62.45%) ||||||||||||||||
Note: John Laird, Hugh Smyth, Jean Coulter and William Spence used the label "West Belfast Loyalist Coalition" simultaneously whilst standing under different party affiliations.