Lagan Valley (Assembly constituency)
Lagan Valley (Irish: Cluain an Lagáin, Ulster Scots: Glen Lagan) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
| Lagan Valley | |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary Constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1996 |
| Seats | 6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–) |
| MLAs |
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| Districts | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| EP constituency | Northern Ireland |
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 South Antrim and North Down constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Lagan Valley UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency).
Members
| Election | MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) |
MLA (Party) | ||||||
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| 1996 | 5 seats 1996–1998 |
David Campbell (UUP) |
Ivan Davis (UUP) |
Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP) |
Edwin Poots (DUP) |
Cecil Calvert (DUP) | ||||||
| 1998 | Seamus Close (Alliance Party) |
Billy Bell (UUP) |
Patrick Roche (UKUP) |
Patricia Lewsley (SDLP) | ||||||||
| 2003 | Norah Beare (UUP / DUP) |
Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP / DUP) | ||||||||||
| January 2007 co-option |
Marietta Farrell (SDLP) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/Independent) |
Basil McCrea (UUP/NI21) |
Jonathan Craig (DUP) |
Paul Butler (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
| June 2010 co-option |
Paul Givan (DUP) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Brenda Hale (DUP) | |||||||||||
| June 2013 defection |
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| 2016 | Robbie Butler (UUP) |
Jennifer Palmer (UUP) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 5 seats 2017–present |
Pat Catney (SDLP) | ||||||||||
| March 2020 defection |
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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
2017
| 2017 Assembly election: Lagan Valley - 5 seats[1] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | ||
| DUP | Paul Givan | 17.8 | 8,035 | |||||||||
| UUP | Robbie Butler | 15.2 | 6,846 | 6,880 | 6,909.58 | 7,030.64 | 7,130.70 | 7,462.42 | 11,037.42 | |||
| Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 13.5 | 6,105 | 6,131 | 6,135.74 | 6,340.80 | 7,018.86 | 7,392.86 | 7,656.86 | |||
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 13.3 | 6,013 | 6,028 | 6,146.92 | 6,167.04 | 6,185.04 | 6,472.48 | 6,820.82 | 7,401.82 | ||
| SDLP | Pat Catney | 8.4 | 3,795 | 3,800 | 3,801.32 | 3,859.38 | 4,021.38 | 5,383.50 | 5,692.92 | 6,848.92 | ||
| DUP | Brenda Hale | 10.1 | 4,566 | 4,584 | 4,890.90 | 4,908.02 | 4,927.14 | 5,260.84 | 5,561.70 | 6,415.70 | ||
| UUP | Jennifer Palmer | 10.0 | 4,492 | 4,542 | 4,553.46 | 4,672.58 | 4,736.70 | 5,094.72 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Peter Doran | 4.0 | 1,801 | 1,803 | 1,803.06 | 1,829.12 | 1,877.12 | |||||
| TUV | Samuel Morrison | 3.1 | 1,389 | 1,406 | 1,411.88 | 1,434 | 1,448 | |||||
| Green (NI) | Dan Barrios-O'Neill | 2.0 | 912 | 933 | 933.36 | 1,217.36 | ||||||
| Independent | Jonny Orr | 1.9 | 856 | 909 | 909.72 | |||||||
| NI Conservatives | Matthew Robinson | 0.4 | 183 | |||||||||
| Independent | Keith Gray | 0.2 | 76 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 72,621 Valid: 45,069 Spoilt: 371 (0.82%) Quota: 7,512 Turnout: 62.57% | ||||||||||||
2016
| 2016 Assembly election: Lagan Valley - 6 seats | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | ||
| DUP | Paul Givan | 13.8 | 5,364 | 5,383 | 5,467 | 5,480 | 5,484 | 5,635 | ||||
| Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 9.5 | 3,707 | 3,851 | 3,900 | 4,051 | 4,183 | 4,994 | 6,886 | |||
| UUP | Robbie Butler | 11.9 | 4,376 | 4,450 | 4,549 | 4,614 | 4,618 | 5,004 | 5,167 | 5,291 | ||
| UUP | Jennifer Palmer | 10.0 | 3,871 | 3,956 | 4,048 | 4,214 | 4,216 | 4,737 | 4,971 | 5,212 | ||
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 11.9 | 4,638 | 4,662 | 4,713 | 4,729 | 4,729 | 4,986 | 5,039 | 5,064 | ||
| DUP | Brenda Hale | 10.9 | 4,236 | 4,283 | 4,316 | 4,326 | 4,330 | 4,518 | 4,556 | 4,577 | ||
| DUP | Jonathan Craig | 10.5 | 4,087 | 4,103 | 4,159 | 4,169 | 4,173 | 4,309 | 4,387 | 4,409 | ||
| SDLP | Pat Catney | 7.5 | 2,899 | 2,935 | 2,954 | 2,993 | 3,704 | 4,012 | ||||
| Green (NI) | Dan Barrios-O'Neill | 2.9 | 1,118 | 1,205 | 1,245 | 1,547 | 1,661 | |||||
| TUV | Lyle Rea | 3.3 | 1,291 | 1,303 | 1,506 | 1,516 | 1,518 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Jacqui McGeough | 2.7 | 1,045 | 1,054 | 1,061 | 1,082 | ||||||
| Independent | Jonny Orr | 2.1 | 817 | 840 | 857 | |||||||
| UKIP | Brian Higginson | 2.0 | 768 | |||||||||
| NI Conservatives | Jack Irwin | 0.9 | 341 | |||||||||
| NI Labour | Peter Dynes | 0.4 | 171 | |||||||||
| Democracy First | Frazer McCammond | 0.3 | 124 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 73,746 Valid: 38,853 Spoilt: 374 (0.95%) Quota: 5,551 Turnout: 53.19% | ||||||||||||
2011
| 2011 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 Seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 20.7% | 7,329 | ||||||||
| UUP | Basil McCrea | 16.3% | 5,771 | ||||||||
| DUP | Jonathan Craig | 12.0% | 4,263 | 4,888 | 4,931 | 4,950 | 5,081 | ||||
| Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 12.4% | 4,389 | 4,471 | 4,550 | 4,877 | 4,947 | 5,120 | |||
| DUP | Paul Givan | 12.3% | 4,352 | 4,822 | 4,858 | 4,872 | 4,978 | 4,992 | 5,518 | ||
| DUP | Brenda Hale | 8.2% | 2,910 | 3,816 | 3,856 | 3,874 | 4,056 | 4,067 | 4,791 | ||
| SDLP | Pat Catney | 6.1% | 2,165 | 2,176 | 2,186 | 2,287 | 2,295 | 3,195 | 3,406 | ||
| UUP | Mark Hill | 4.2% | 1,482 | 1,563 | 1,985 | 2,014 | 2,426 | 2,434 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Mary Kate Quinn | 3.4% | 1,203 | 1,207 | 1,209 | 1,237 | 1,241 | ||||
| TUV | Lyle Rea | 2.9% | 1,031 | 1,067 | 1,096 | 1,110 | |||||
| Green (NI) | Conor Quinn | 1.7% | 592 | 599 | 606 | ||||||
| Electorate: 67,532 Valid: 35,487 Spoilt: 355 (0.99%) Quota: 5,070 Turnout: 53.07% | |||||||||||
2007
| 2007 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 Seats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | ||
| DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | 23.4 | 9,793 | ||||||||||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 12.2 | 5,098 | 5,101.90 | 5,113.90 | 5,116.29 | 5,174.07 | 6,387.07 | |||||
| UUP | Basil McCrea | 9.6 | 4,031 | 4,228.73 | 4,290.63 | 4,441.38 | 4,846.54 | 4,937.32 | 6,712.32 | ||||
| Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 9.0 | 3,765 | 3,832.08 | 3,961.47 | 4,027.81 | 4,582.07 | 5,959.75 | 6,263.75 | ||||
| DUP | Jonathan Craig | 8.3 | 3,471 | 4,894.50 | 4,921.79 | 5,081.56 | 5,182.27 | 5,200.78 | 5,783.71 | 6,147.90 | |||
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 8.3 | 3,457 | 4,460.08 | 4,491.76 | 4,667.40 | 4,768.22 | 4,786.73 | 5,068.48 | 5,323.65 | 5,385.65 | ||
| DUP | Paul Givan | 8.1 | 3,377 | 4,079 | 4,108.07 | 4,231.82 | 4,310.25 | 4,327.59 | 4,566.13 | 4,681.47 | 4,728.47 | ||
| UUP | Billy Bell | 6.2 | 2,599 | 2,749.54 | 2,787.10 | 2,880.24 | 3,653.93 | 3,739.93 | |||||
| SDLP | Marietta Farrell | 6.8 | 2,839 | 2,854.60 | 2,886.38 | 2,898.38 | 3,062.16 | ||||||
| UUP | Ronnie Crawford | 2.7 | 1,147 | 1,250.35 | 1,275.69 | 1,336.37 | |||||||
| Green (NI) | Michael Rogan | 2.2 | 922 | 938.77 | 989.11 | 1,023.45 | |||||||
| UK Unionist | Robert McCartney | 2.0 | 853 | 948.55 | 987.84 | ||||||||
| NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston | 0.9 | 387 | 418.98 | |||||||||
| Workers' Party | John Magee | 0.2 | 83 | 84.95 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 70,101 Valid: 41,822 Spoilt: 236 Quota: 5,975 Turnout: 42,058 (60.0) | |||||||||||||
2003
| 2003 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 Seats | ||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | ||
| UUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | 34.2 | 14,104 | |||||||||||
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 12.5 | 5,175 | 6,714.32 | ||||||||||
| UUP | Billy Bell | 6.7 | 2,782 | 4,739.50 | 4,856.80 | 4,962.72 | 5,839.48 | 6,933.48 | ||||||
| Alliance | Seamus Close | 10.7 | 4,408 | 4,667.84 | 4,847.18 | 4,880.78 | 4,955.14 | 5,825.40 | 6,295.40 | |||||
| SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 7.6 | 3,133 | 3,153.88 | 3,232.62 | 3,236.46 | 3,251.10 | 3,342.74 | 3,381.74 | 3,535.74 | 6256.74 | |||
| UUP | Norah Beare | 3.7 | 1,508 | 3,321.66 | 3,437.70 | 3,534.66 | 4,375.56 | 4,767.36 | 5,195.36 | 5,300.36 | 5,328.80 | 5,657.44 | ||
| DUP | Andrew Hunter | 8.0 | 3,300 | 4,085.32 | 4,187.16 | 4,666.52 | 4,804.94 | 4,929.70 | 4,977.70 | 5,000.70 | 5,013.76 | 5,044.57 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 7.9 | 3,242 | 3,251.28 | 3,261.86 | 3,263.14 | 3,266.20 | 3,276.26 | 3,277.26 | 3,278.26 | ||||
| Independent | Ivan Davis | 5.4 | 2,223 | 2,539.10 | 2,637.48 | 2,662.44 | 2,735 | |||||||
| UUP | Jim Kirkpatrick | 1.6 | 675 | 1,957.96 | 2,023.36 | 2,094.08 | ||||||||
| NI Conservatives | Joanne Johnston | 1.0 | 395 | 462.86 | ||||||||||
| PUP | Andrew Park | 0.5 | 212 | 256.66 | ||||||||||
| Workers' Party | Frances McCarthy | 0.2 | 97 | 103.38 | ||||||||||
| Electorate: 70,101 Valid: 41,822 Spoilt: 236 Quota: 5,975 Turnout: 42,058 (60.0) | ||||||||||||||
1998
| 1998 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 Seats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | ||
| Alliance | Seamus Close | 14.6 | 6,788 | ||||||||||
| UUP | Billy Bell | 12.8 | 5,965 | 5,984 | 6,163 | 6,309 | 6,679 | ||||||
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 11.3 | 5,239 | 5,266 | 5,319 | 5,333 | 5,370 | 5,371 | 7,642 | ||||
| UUP | Ivan Davis | 8.4 | 3,927 | 3,945 | 4,042 | 4,130 | 4,593 | 4,604 | 4,793 | 4,869.44 | 7,322.44 | ||
| UK Unionist | Patrick Roche | 11.5 | 5,361 | 5,398 | 5,493 | 5,507 | 5,542 | 5,543 | 5,879 | 6,622.33 | 6,859.33 | ||
| SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 8.7 | 4,039 | 4,066 | 4,069 | 4,414 | 4,431 | 6,191 | 6,192 | 6,193.96 | 6,282.41 | ||
| Ulster Democratic | Gary McMichael | 8.0 | 3,725 | 3,765 | 3,805 | 3,955 | 4,045 | 4,075 | 4,240 | 4,318.89 | 4,970.40 | ||
| UUP | David Campbell | 6.8 | 3,158 | 3,165 | 3,240 | 3,286 | 3,619 | 3,620 | 3,809 | 3,902.59 | |||
| DUP | Cecil Calvert | 6.7 | 3,111 | 3,120 | 3,191 | 3,199 | 3,210 | 3,216 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 4.3 | 2,000 | 2,005 | 2,007 | 2,062 | 2,064 | ||||||
| UUP | Ken Hull | 2.8 | 1,289 | 1,295 | 1,327 | 1,381 | |||||||
| NI Women's Coalition | Annie Campbell | 2.1 | 955 | 988 | 1,013 | ||||||||
| NI Conservatives | William Bleakes | 1.5 | 702 | 713 | |||||||||
| Workers' Party | Frances McCarthy | 0.5 | 208 | ||||||||||
| Natural Law | John Collins | 0.1 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Electorate: 71,661 Valid: 46,510 Spoilt: 564 (1.20%) Quota: 6,645 Turnout: 47,074 (65.7) | |||||||||||||
1996 Forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Jeffrey Donaldson David Campbell Ivan Davis William Dillon Billy Bell |
16,367 | 37.7 | |
| DUP | Cecil Calvert Edwin Poots |
9,592 | 22.1 | |
| Alliance | Seamus Close Frazer McCammond Mary Clark-Glass Bill Whitley Betty Campbell |
4,508 | 10.4 | |
| SDLP | Peter O'Hagan Hugh Lewsley |
4,001 | 9.2 | |
| Ulster Democratic | Gary McMichael Philip Dean |
3,087 | 7.1 | |
| UK Unionist | Ronnie Crawford Graeme Jardin |
2,172 | 5.0 | |
| Sinn Féin | Patrick Rice Michael Ferguson Sue Ramsey |
1,132 | 2.6 | |
| PUP | David Kirk Wilfred Cummings |
1,072 | 2.5 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Jane Wilde Fidelma Carolan Sandra Craig Bronya Bonar Margaret Darcy |
520 | 1.2 | |
| NI Conservatives | William Baird Mary Love |
386 | 0.8 | |
| Green (NI) | Malachy McAnespie George Thompson Penny Kemp |
175 | 0.4 | |
| Ulster Independence | Carolyne Chance Allan Thompson James Kelley |
164 | 0.4 | |
| Labour coalition | Ciaran Mulholland William McAvoy |
143 | 0.3 | |
| Workers' Party | Frances McCarthy John Magee |
72 | 0.2 | |
| Democratic Left | Liam Napier Oliver Frawley |
43 | 0.1 | |
| Natural Law | Duncan Paterson Susanna Thompson |
18 | 0.0 | |
| Independent Chambers | Eric Brown Gary Strain |
3 | 0.0 | |
References
- "Statement of Persons Nominated". EONI. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- 1996 Candidates – Lagan Valley, Northern Ireland Elections
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