Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)
Constituency of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Mid Ulster (Irish : Lár Uladh , Ulster Scots : Mid Ulstèr ) 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 Mid Ulster UK Parliament constituency . However, the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 (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.
Mid Ulster is the only constituency in Northern Ireland to have returned the same number of Assembly members from the same parties at each election before that of 2017 – 3 Sinn Féin , 1 SDLP , 1 UUP and 1 DUP .
The constituency's most prominent MLA has been Michelle O'Neill , who has been the First Minister of Northern Ireland since February 2024. O'Neill is the first nationalist and the second woman to hold the post.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency) .
Members
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 : Mid Ulster – 5 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sinn Féin
Michelle O'Neill
20.98%
10,845
Sinn Féin
Linda Dillon
15.86%
8,199
9,497
Sinn Féin
Emma Sheerin
15.89%
8,215
8,716
DUP
Keith Buchanan
16.49%
8,521
8,523
8,523
8,531
8,601
8,696
SDLP
Patsy McGlone
9.95%
5,144
5,420
5,888
5,997
6,183
6,580
6,640
6,956
8,811
TUV
Glenn Moore
7.39%
3,818
3,819
3,819
3,828
3,855
3,868
3,894
5,127
5,365
Alliance
Claire Hackett
4.14%
2,138
2,175
2,258
2,398
2,517
2,625
2,664
3,181
UUP
Meta Graham
4.24%
2,191
2,192
2,193
2,204
2,221
2,225
2,229
Aontú
Alixandra Halliday
2.52%
1,305
1,316
1,353
1,383
1,649
Independent
Patrick Haughey
1.70%
877
887
908
969
People Before Profit
Sophia McFeely
0.35%
179
180
186
Green (NI)
Stefan Taylor
0.27%
137
140
150
Workers' Party
Hugh Scullion
0.21%
107
114
125
Resume NI
Conor Rafferty
0.03%
13
14
14
Electorate: 75,168 Valid: 51,689 (68.76%) Spoilt: 585 Quota: 8,615 Turnout: 52,274 (69.54%)
2017
2017 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Sinn Féin
Michelle O'Neill
20.65%
10,258
DUP
Keith Buchanan
19.26%
9,568
Sinn Féin
Linda Dillon
15.71%
7,806
9,032.64
Sinn Féin
Ian Milne
16.39%
8,143
8,553.21
SDLP
Patsy McGlone
12.92%
6,419
6,683.67
6,699.01
7,732.97
UUP
Sandra Overend
9.09%
4,516
4,519.42
5,260.03
7,052.41
TUV
Hannah Loughrin
2.50%
1,244
1,245.9
1,692.84
Alliance
Fay Watson
2.05%
1,017
1,030.11
1,036.61
Independent
Hugh McCloy
0.50%
247
253.84
256.96
Green (NI)
Stefan Taylor
0.49%
243
246.04
247.73
Workers' Party
Hugh Scullion
0.44%
217
221.37
222.15
Electorate: 69,396 Valid: 49,678 (71.59%) Spoilt: 550 Quota: 8,280 Turnout: 50,853 (73.28%)
2016
2016 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sinn Féin
Ian Milne
17.26%
7,035
SDLP
Patsy McGlone
15.24%
6,209
Sinn Féin
Michelle O'Neill
15.09%
6,147
Sinn Féin
Linda Dillon
14.31%
5,833
UUP
Sandra Overend
11.93%
4,862
4,896
4,925.88
4,959.12
4,966.14
4,989.36
5,161.28
5,328.48
6,155.48
DUP
Keith Buchanan
8.90%
3,628
3,634
3,639.88
3,683.36
3,686.6
3,691.65
3,705.05
3,752.24
4,353.94
4,566.61
DUP
Ian McCrea
9.24%
3,765
3,772
3,778
3,808.12
3,811.9
3,817.17
3,822.95
3,845.4
4,288.69
4,405.99
TUV
Hannah Loughrin
4.61%
1,877
1,883
1,888.04
1,981.04
1,982.66
1,990.38
2,006.21
2,046.68
Workers' Party
Hugh Scullion
0.78%
316
918
1,043.64
1,052.84
1,197.83
1,414.75
1,778.95
Alliance
Néidín Hendron
1.16%
471
718
861.88
875.96
959.39
1,162.57
Green (NI)
Stefan Taylor
0.86%
349
581
639.92
650.52
727.47
UKIP
Alan Day
0.63%
256
270
276.96
Electorate: 70,430 Valid: 40,748 (57.86%) Spoilt: 633 Quota: 5,822 Turnout: 41,381 (58.75%)
2011
2011 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Martin McGuinness
20.96%
8,957
DUP
Ian McCrea
16.68%
7,127
SDLP
Patsy McGlone
11.85%
5,065
5,482.28
5,511.23
5,727.77
6,109.77
UUP
Sandra Overend
10.32%
4,409
4,412.52
5,106.72
5,229.32
5,336.14
7,130.14
Sinn Féin
Michelle O'Neill
12.12%
5,178
5,514.96
5,515.41
5,542.05
5,591.36
5,710.25
5,735.25
Sinn Féin
Francie Molloy
9.97%
4,263
4,812.76
4,813.66
4,842.86
4,928.82
5,179.5
5,190.5
Sinn Féin
Ian Milne
6.17%
2,635
3,962.04
3,962.34
4,005.42
4,133.42
4,412.21
4,457.21
TUV
Walter Millar
4.86%
2,075
2,087.48
2,330.33
2,382.63
2,431.1
SDLP
Austin Kelly
2.84%
1,214
1,262
1,266.05
1,331.62
1,429.36
Independent
Hugh McCloy
2.18%
933
988.68
1,003.23
1,206.83
Alliance
Michael McDonald
0.93%
398
405.36
416.61
People Before Profit
Harry Hutchinson
0.57%
243
249.4
261.55
Independent
Gary McCann
0.56%
241
252.84
255.39
Electorate: 66,602 Valid: 42,738 (64.17%) Spoilt: 784 Quota: 6,106 Turnout: 43,522 (65.35%)
2007
2007 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Martin McGuinness
18.21%
8,065
DUP
Ian McCrea
17.18%
7,608
Sinn Féin
Francie Molloy
14.90%
6,597
Sinn Féin
Michelle O'Neill
14.53%
6,432
SDLP
Patsy McGlone
11.24%
4,976
6,176.04
6,183.08
6,264.48
6,430.48
UUP
Billy Armstrong
10.80%
4,781
4,788.22
4,939.9
4,940.45
5,036.53
5,572.54
6,354.54
SDLP
Kathleen Lagan
6.23%
2,759
3,118.1
3,119.86
3,266.93
3,469.14
3,497
3,531
DUP
Elizabeth Forde
2.31%
1,021
1,022.52
2,026.04
2,026.04
2,068.03
2,625.23
UK Unionist
Walter Millar
2.73%
1,210
1,215.7
1,256.98
1,257.64
1,299.02
Republican Sinn Féin
Brendan McLaughlin
0.99%
437
527.06
527.22
543.61
Alliance
Margaret Marshall
0.50%
221
228.98
230.26
233.12
Independent
Harry Hutchinson
0.38%
170
197.36
204.56
208.08
Electorate: 61,223 Valid: 44,277 (72.32%) Spoilt: 451 Quota: 6,326 Turnout: 44,728 (73.06%)
2003
2003 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DUP
William McCrea
18.51%
8,211
Sinn Féin
Martin McGuinness
18.32%
8,128
Sinn Féin
Francie Molloy
11.85%
5,255
5,255.44
6,377.22
Sinn Féin
Geraldine Dougan
13.14%
5,827
5,827.22
5,998.38
6,916.38
UUP
Billy Armstrong
9.74%
4,323
4,461.6
4,461.82
4,509.24
4,514.24
6,165.32
7,048.32
SDLP
Patsy McGlone
9.68%
4,295
4,300.06
4,505.32
4,693.64
4,950.64
4,984.84
5,140.22
5,246.22
SDLP
Denis Haughey
8.66%
3,843
3,844.32
3,940.46
4,111.34
4,212.34
4,250.44
4,458.68
4,611.68
DUP
Alan Millar
2.32%
1,029
2,565.7
2,571.64
2,580.52
2,581.52
3,035.32
UUP
Trevor Wilson
4.67%
2,071
2,182.54
2,183.64
2,228.52
2,233.52
Sinn Féin
Cora Groogan
2.22%
984
984
1,144.16
Workers' Party
Francis Donnelly
0.52%
230
230.22
237.48
Alliance
James Holmes
0.37%
166
167.1
168.86
Electorate: 60,095 Valid: 44,362 (73.82%) Spoilt: 661 Quota: 6,338 Turnout: 45,023 (74.92%)
1998
1998 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
DUP
William McCrea
20.76%
10,339
Sinn Féin
Martin McGuinness
17.48%
8,703
UUP
Billy Armstrong
9.03%
4,498
4,694.54
4,915.5
4,916.22
6,881.06
7,467.06
Sinn Féin
Francie Molloy
12.06%
6,008
6,009.55
6,040.55
7,074.11
7,075.73
7,083.18
SDLP
Denis Haughey
12.87%
6,410
6,413.72
6,652.03
6,736.81
6,768.74
7,050.98
Sinn Féin
John Kelly
11.23%
5,594
5,595.86
5,657.86
5,899.42
5,901.42
5,913.63
SDLP
Patsy McGlone
9.37%
4,666
4,676.85
4,781.85
4,956.63
4,969.63
5,075.79
DUP
Paul McLean
0.62%
307
3,008.34
3,034.54
3,041.56
3,727.84
UUP
John Junkin
4.90%
2,440
2,680.87
2,758.66
2,758.84
Alliance
Yvonne Boyle
1.00%
497
499.48
Workers' Party
Francis Donnelly
0.42%
207
207.62
Socialist Party
Harry Hutchinson
0.18%
91
105.57
Natural Law
Mary Daly
0.08%
38
38
Electorate: 59,991 Valid: 49,798 (83.01%) Spoilt: 824 Quota: 7,115 Turnout: 50,622 (84.38%)
1996 forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold .[ 8]
1982 Assembly election
1982 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 9]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
DUP
William McCrea
16.86%
10,445
SDLP
Denis Haughey
13.58%
8,413
8,413.6
8,474.6
8,805.6
8,827.6
10,236.6
UUP
William Thompson
8.95%
5,546
5,594
5,594.45
5,597.45
5,772.3
5,773.3
5,773.3
6,108.75
7,343.4
11,830.4
DUP
Alan Kane
6.42%
3,981
5,300.7
5,306.7
5,321
5,566.75
5,572.9
5,572.9
5,628.8
7,075.1
8,238.35
11,167.63
SDLP
Mary McSorley
6.73%
4,169
4,169.6
4,196.6
4,366.75
4,371.9
5,535.35
6,787.79
7,979.33
7,982.48
8,018.63
8,034.27
8,184.23
Sinn Féin
Danny Morrison
11.18%
6,927
6,927.75
7,022.75
7,117.75
7,120.75
7,211.75
7,222.53
7,379.35
7,387.65
7,400.8
7,402.64
7,414.6
Sinn Féin
Francis McElwee
9.30%
5,763
5,764.05
5,867.65
6,075.65
6,083.65
6,150.95
6,161.73
6,333.65
6,334.8
6,334.8
6,335.72
6,343.08
UUP
Samuel Glasgow
6.69%
4,143
4,157.85
4,157.85
4,174.85
4,715.05
4,717.05
4,717.05
4,954.2
6,002.3
UUUP
Robert Overend
4.93%
3,056
3,188.45
3,188.45
3,191.75
3,792.9
3,794.9
3,794.9
3,923.95
Alliance
Aidan Lagan
4.63%
2,872
2,874.7
2,919.7
3,184.7
3,236.7
3,415.7
3,478.42
SDLP
Liam McQuaid
4.62%
2,862
2,863.2
2,911.35
3,006.35
3,015.35
UUUP
John Dunlop
2.80%
1,732
1,768.75
1,770.75
1,816.75
Workers' Party
Francie Donnelly
2.12%
1,311
1,311.9
1,622.9
Workers' Party
Francie McElroy
1.20%
746
747.8
Electorate: 84,699 Valid: 61,966 (73.16%) Spoilt: 1,977 Quota: 8,853 Turnout: 63,943 (75.49%)
1975 Constitutional Convention
1975 Constitutional Convention : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 10]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
UUP
William Thompson
16.54%
9,342
SDLP
Ivan Cooper
16.07%
9,073
DUP
Richard Reid
14.61%
8,250
SDLP
Paddy Duffy
7.31%
4,130
4,130
4,809.14
4,848.31
4,934.07
5,129.95
5,141.39
6,418.6
7,003.32
8,119.32
UUP
Francis Thompson
7.60%
4,292
5,426.9
5,427.34
5,430.34
5,430.34
5,456.99
6,655.14
6,658.27
6,667.38
7,221.77
7,275.79
Vanguard
Robert Overend
9.87%
5,573
5,624.74
5,624.85
5,626.85
5,626.85
5,645.09
5,968.25
5,980.36
6,003.36
6,206.41
6,315.65
SDLP
Aidan Larkin
6.85%
3,868
3,868
3,959.63
3,967.51
3,987.75
4,031.28
4,054.28
4,994
5,304.58
6,190.51
6,190.53
Alliance
Aidan Lagan
3.26%
1,842
1,844.47
1,865.7
1,870.25
1,910.24
3,018.53
3,624.31
4,105.7
4,425.43
Republican Clubs
Francie Donnelly
2.46%
1,387
1,387
1,415.05
2,152.55
3,193.88
3,276.16
3,278.27
3,357.92
SDLP
Stephen McKenna
4.79%
2,705
2,705.13
2,787.3
2,797.4
2,862.61
2,888.15
2,892.37
Unionist Party NI
Duncan Pollock
4.01%
2,264
2,284.04
2,285.12
2,286.12
2,288.12
2,355.97
Alliance
Douglas Cooper
2.70%
1,526
1,528.34
1,568.6
1,628.91
1,641.02
Republican Clubs
Francie McElroy
2.25%
1,270
1,270
1,275.17
1,338.5
Republican Clubs
Ivan Barr
1.68%
947
947
963.39
Electorate: 80,806 Valid: 56,469 (69.88%) Spoilt: 2,080 Quota: 8,068 Turnout: 58,549 (72.46%)
1973 Assembly election
1973 Assembly election : Mid Ulster – 6 seats[ 11]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
SDLP
Ivan Cooper
19.71%
12,614
UUP
Duncan Pollock
14.93%
9,557
SDLP
Paddy Duffy
6.93%
4,437
6,594.03
6,600.84
6,600.96
6,610.97
6,936.21
7,446.02
7,450.1
8,014
9,491
Vanguard
John Dunlop
11.06%
7,082
7,089.83
7,096.1
7,103.46
7,117.58
7,125.66
7,132.2
7,538.04
7,596.71
7,622.06
11,276.06
UUP
William Thompson
8.36%
5,352
5,353.08
5,358.08
5,490.28
5,517.72
5,520.72
5,521.99
8,048.66
8,604.58
8,613.7
9,550.7
SDLP
Aidan Larkin
6.32%
4,045
4,606.06
4,629.22
4,629.22
4,636.19
4,693.88
4,918.18
4,920.22
5,306.51
5,986.56
5,991.87
6,006.87
6,017.87
SDLP
Stephen McKenna
3.82%
2,444
2,719.67
2,726.29
2,726.37
2,763.8
2,794.55
4,127.67
4,127.94
4,753.7
5,360.13
5,376.91
5,392.91
5,401.91
DUP
Eddie Sayers
6.96%
4,454
4,455.89
4,459.16
4,459.16
4,485.32
4,503.02
4,507.29
4,671
4,755.4
4,782.67
Republican Clubs
Desmond Gourley
4.53%
2,899
2,929.24
2,935.24
2,935.48
2,952.29
4,148.76
4,460.63
4,463.71
4,663.16
Alliance
Tom Gormley
3.21%
2,055
2,147.88
2,289.15
2,290.75
3,580.92
3,665.86
3,914.77
4,029
UUP
Verdun Wright
4.74%
3,034
3,035.35
3,043.35
3,254.35
3,332.91
3,334.91
3,340.18
Nationalist
Patrick Francis McGill
4.00%
2,558
2,692.19
2,696.27
2,696.31
2,706.47
2,794.24
Republican Clubs
Ivan Barr
2.74%
1,755
1,857.06
1,859.33
1,859.45
1,866.72
Alliance
Robin Glendinning
2.17%
1,389
1,410.6
1,541.87
1,543.99
Alliance
George Logue
0.53%
339
347.1
Electorate: 79,331 Valid: 64,014 (80.69%) Spoilt: 1,372 Quota: 9,145 Turnout: 65,386 (82.42%)
References
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