Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)

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Mid Ulster
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary constituency
MidUlsterConstituency.svg
Mid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created 1973
Seats6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Keith Buchanan (DUP)
  •   Linda Dillon (SF)
  •   Patsy McGlone (SDLP)
  •   Michelle O'Neill (SF)
  •   Emma Sheerin (SF)
Districts Mid-Ulster District Council
Boundaries Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)

Mid Ulster is a constituency represented in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Contents

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

ElectionMLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
MLA
(party)
1973 Paddy Duffy
(SDLP)
Ivan Cooper
(SDLP)
Aidan Larkin
(SDLP)
William Thompson
(UUP)
Duncan Pollock
(UUP)
John Dunlop
(Vanguard)
1975 Francis Thompson
(UUP)
Richard Reid
(DUP)
Robert Overend
(Vanguard)
1982 Danny Morrison
(Sinn Féin)
Mary McSorley
(SDLP)
Denis Haughey
(SDLP)
Alan Kane
(DUP)
William McCrea
(DUP)
1996 Patrick Groogan
(Sinn Féin)
Francie Molloy
(Sinn Féin)
Patsy McGlone
(SDLP)
5 seats
1996–1998
John Junkin
(UUP)
1998 John Kelly
(Sinn Féin)
Martin McGuinness
(Sinn Féin)
Denis Haughey
(SDLP)
Billy Armstrong
(UUP)
2003 Geraldine Dougan
(Sinn Féin)
Patsy McGlone
(SDLP)
2007 Michelle O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)
Ian McCrea
(DUP)
2011 Sandra Overend
(UUP)
April 2013
co-option
Ian Milne
(Sinn Féin)
2016 Linda Dillon
(Sinn Féin)
Keith Buchanan
(DUP)
2017 5 seats
2017–present
December 2018
co-option
Emma Sheerin
(Sinn Féin)
2022

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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 20.98%10,845        
Sinn Féin Linda Dillon 15.86%8,1999,497       
Sinn Féin Emma Sheerin 15.89%8,2158,716       
DUP Keith Buchanan 16.49%8,5218,523 8,523 8,531 8,601 8,696   
SDLP Patsy McGlone 9.95%5,1445,420 5,888 5,997 6,183 6,580 6,640 6,956 8,811
TUV Glenn Moore7.39%3,8183,819 3,819 3,828 3,855 3,868 3,894 5,127 5,365
Alliance Claire Hackett4.14%2,1382,175 2,258 2,398 2,517 2,625 2,664 3,181  
UUP Meta Graham4.24%2,1912,192 2,193 2,204 2,221 2,225 2,229   
Aontú Alixandra Halliday2.52%1,3051,316 1,353 1,383 1,649     
Independent Patrick Haughey1.70%877887 908 969      
People Before Profit Sophia McFeely0.35%179180 186       
Green (NI) Stefan Taylor0.27%137140 150       
Workers' Party Hugh Scullion0.21%107114 125       
Resume NIConor Rafferty0.03%1314 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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 20.65%10,258   
    DUP Keith Buchanan 19.26%9,568   
    Sinn Féin Linda Dillon 15.71%7,8069,032.64  
    Sinn Féin Ian Milne 16.39%8,1438,553.21  
    SDLP Patsy McGlone 12.92%6,4196,683.67 6,699.01 7,732.97
    UUP Sandra Overend 9.09%4,5164,519.42 5,260.03 7,052.41
    TUV Hannah Loughrin2.50%1,2441,245.9 1,692.84  
    Alliance Fay Watson2.05%1,0171,030.11 1,036.61  
    Independent Hugh McCloy0.50%247253.84 256.96  
    Green (NI) Stefan Taylor0.49%243246.04 247.73  
    Workers' Party Hugh Scullion0.44%217221.37 222.15  
    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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      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%4,8624,896 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%3,6283,634 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%3,7653,772 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 Loughrin4.61%1,8771,883 1,888.04 1,981.04 1,982.66 1,990.38 2,006.21 2,046.68   
      Workers' Party Hugh Scullion0.78%316918 1,043.64 1,052.84 1,197.83 1,414.75 1,778.95    
      Alliance Néidín Hendron1.16%471718 861.88 875.96 959.39 1,162.57     
      Green (NI) Stefan Taylor0.86%349581 639.92 650.52 727.47      
      UKIP Alan Day0.63%256270 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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 20.96%8,957      
        DUP Ian McCrea 16.68%7,127      
        SDLP Patsy McGlone 11.85%5,0655,482.28 5,511.23 5,727.77 6,109.77  
        UUP Sandra Overend 10.32%4,4094,412.52 5,106.72 5,229.32 5,336.14 7,130.14 
        Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 12.12%5,1785,514.96 5,515.41 5,542.05 5,591.36 5,710.25 5,735.25
        Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 9.97%4,2634,812.76 4,813.66 4,842.86 4,928.82 5,179.5 5,190.5
        Sinn Féin Ian Milne 6.17%2,6353,962.04 3,962.34 4,005.42 4,133.42 4,412.21 4,457.21
        TUV Walter Millar 4.86%2,0752,087.48 2,330.33 2,382.63 2,431.1   
        SDLP Austin Kelly2.84%1,2141,262 1,266.05 1,331.62 1,429.36   
        Independent Hugh McCloy2.18%933988.68 1,003.23 1,206.83    
        Alliance Michael McDonald0.93%398405.36 416.61     
        People Before Profit Harry Hutchinson0.57%243249.4 261.55     
        Independent Gary McCann0.56%241252.84 255.39     
        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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          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%4,9766,176.04 6,183.08 6,264.48 6,430.48  
          UUP Billy Armstrong 10.80%4,7814,788.22 4,939.9 4,940.45 5,036.53 5,572.54 6,354.54
          SDLP Kathleen Lagan6.23%2,7593,118.1 3,119.86 3,266.93 3,469.14 3,497 3,531
          DUP Elizabeth Forde2.31%1,0211,022.52 2,026.04 2,026.04 2,068.03 2,625.23  
          UK Unionist Walter Millar 2.73%1,2101,215.7 1,256.98 1,257.64 1,299.02   
          Republican Sinn Féin Brendan McLaughlin0.99%437527.06 527.22 543.61    
          Alliance Margaret Marshall0.50%221228.98 230.26 233.12    
          Independent Harry Hutchinson0.38%170197.36 204.56 208.08    
          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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            DUP William McCrea 18.51%8,211       
            Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 18.32%8,128       
            Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 11.85%5,2555,255.44 6,377.22     
            Sinn Féin Geraldine Dougan 13.14%5,8275,827.22 5,998.38 6,916.38    
            UUP Billy Armstrong 9.74%4,3234,461.6 4,461.82 4,509.24 4,514.24 6,165.32 7,048.32 
            SDLP Patsy McGlone 9.68%4,2954,300.06 4,505.32 4,693.64 4,950.64 4,984.84 5,140.22 5,246.22
            SDLP Denis Haughey 8.66%3,8433,844.32 3,940.46 4,111.34 4,212.34 4,250.44 4,458.68 4,611.68
            DUP Alan Millar2.32%1,0292,565.7 2,571.64 2,580.52 2,581.52 3,035.32   
            UUP Trevor Wilson4.67%2,0712,182.54 2,183.64 2,228.52 2,233.52    
            Sinn Féin Cora Groogan2.22%984984 1,144.16      
            Workers' Party Francis Donnelly0.52%230230.22 237.48      
            Alliance James Holmes0.37%166167.1 168.86      
            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]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              DUP William McCrea 20.76%10,339     
              Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 17.48%8,703     
              UUP Billy Armstrong 9.03%4,4984,694.54 4,915.5 4,916.22 6,881.06 7,467.06
              Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 12.06%6,0086,009.55 6,040.55 7,074.11 7,075.73 7,083.18
              SDLP Denis Haughey 12.87%6,4106,413.72 6,652.03 6,736.81 6,768.74 7,050.98
              Sinn Féin John Kelly 11.23%5,5945,595.86 5,657.86 5,899.42 5,901.42 5,913.63
              SDLP Patsy McGlone 9.37%4,6664,676.85 4,781.85 4,956.63 4,969.63 5,075.79
              DUP Paul McLean0.62%3073,008.34 3,034.54 3,041.56 3,727.84  
              UUP John Junkin 4.90%2,4402,680.87 2,758.66 2,758.84   
              Alliance Yvonne Boyle1.00%497499.48     
              Workers' Party Francis Donnelly0.42%207207.62     
              Socialist Party Harry Hutchinson0.18%91105.57     
              Natural Law Mary Daly0.08%3838     
              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]

                PartyCandidate(s)VotesPercentage
                Sinn Féin Francie Molloy
                Patsy Groogan
                Sean Begley
                Margaret McKenna
                Owen Carron
                13,00129.6
                SDLP Patsy McGlone
                Denis Haughey
                Kathleen Lagan
                Pat McErlean
                Joe McBride
                12,49228.5
                UUP John Junkin
                Norman Badger
                Trevor Wilson
                7,93518.1
                DUP William McCrea
                William Larmour
                Paul McLean
                7,24316.5
                Alliance Aidan Lagan
                Keith Jacques
                5491.2
                UK Unionist Daniel Huston
                Hugh Moore
                4351.0
                PUP John Coyle
                Kenneth Rutherford
                3800.9
                Ulster Democratic John Haveron
                James English
                3750.9
                Labour coalition Harry Hutchinson
                Anne Gribbon
                John McLaughlin
                Paddy McGrath
                Joanne Kane
                2710.6
                Ulster Independence Walter Millar
                Dierdre Speer-White
                2630.6
                NI Women's Coalition Cherry Dickson
                Ann McCrystal
                Sheila Murphy
                Mary Hogg
                Mary Doyle
                2590.6
                Workers' Party Francie Donnelly
                Gerard Brennan
                2100.5
                Green (NI) David Lyttle
                Lucille O'Shea
                1320.3
                NI Conservatives Elspeth Irvine
                Eileen Elizabeth McKee
                1190.3
                Democratic Partnership Charles McKee
                Patrick Pearse Kelly
                930.2
                Democratic Left Patricia Cullen
                Frank McElroy
                410.1
                Natural Law Stewart Luck
                Richard Mulholland
                240.1
                Independent Chambers Angela Moore
                Linda Chambers
                200.1

                1982 Assembly election

                1982 Assembly election: Mid Ulster – 6 seats [9]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789101112
                DUP William McCrea 16.86%10,445           
                SDLP Denis Haughey 13.58%8,4138,413.6 8,474.6 8,805.6 8,827.6 10,236.6      
                UUP William Thompson 8.95%5,5465,594 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%3,9815,300.7 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%4,1694,169.6 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%6,9276,927.75 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 McElwee9.30%5,7635,764.05 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 Glasgow6.69%4,1434,157.85 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%3,0563,188.45 3,188.45 3,191.75 3,792.9 3,794.9 3,794.9 3,923.95     
                Alliance Aidan Lagan4.63%2,8722,874.7 2,919.7 3,184.7 3,236.7 3,415.7 3,478.42      
                SDLP Liam McQuaid4.62%2,8622,863.2 2,911.35 3,006.35 3,015.35        
                UUUP John Dunlop 2.80%1,7321,768.75 1,770.75 1,816.75         
                Workers' Party Francie Donnelly2.12%1,3111,311.9 1,622.9          
                Workers' Party Francie McElroy1.20%746747.8           
                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]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567891011
                  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%4,1304,130 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%4,2925,426.9 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%5,5735,624.74 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%3,8683,868 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 Lagan3.26%1,8421,844.47 1,865.7 1,870.25 1,910.24 3,018.53 3,624.31 4,105.7 4,425.43   
                  Republican Clubs Francie Donnelly2.46%1,3871,387 1,415.05 2,152.55 3,193.88 3,276.16 3,278.27 3,357.92    
                  SDLP Stephen McKenna4.79%2,7052,705.13 2,787.3 2,797.4 2,862.61 2,888.15 2,892.37     
                  Unionist Party NI Duncan Pollock 4.01%2,2642,284.04 2,285.12 2,286.12 2,288.12 2,355.97      
                  Alliance Douglas Cooper2.70%1,5261,528.34 1,568.6 1,628.91 1,641.02       
                  Republican Clubs Francie McElroy2.25%1,2701,270 1,275.17 1,338.5        
                  Republican Clubs Ivan Barr1.68%947947 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]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345678910111213
                    SDLP Ivan Cooper 19.71%12,614            
                    UUP Duncan Pollock 14.93%9,557            
                    SDLP Paddy Duffy 6.93%4,4376,594.03 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%7,0827,089.83 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%5,3525,353.08 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%4,0454,606.06 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 McKenna3.82%2,4442,719.67 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%4,4544,455.89 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 Gourley4.53%2,8992,929.24 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%2,0552,147.88 2,289.15 2,290.75 3,580.92 3,665.86 3,914.77 4,029      
                    UUP Verdun Wright4.74%3,0343,035.35 3,043.35 3,254.35 3,332.91 3,334.91 3,340.18       
                    Nationalist Patrick Francis McGill 4.00%2,5582,692.19 2,696.27 2,696.31 2,706.47 2,794.24        
                    Republican Clubs Ivan Barr2.74%1,7551,857.06 1,859.33 1,859.45 1,866.72         
                    Alliance Robin Glendinning 2.17%1,3891,410.6 1,541.87 1,543.99          
                    Alliance George Logue0.53%339347.1            
                    Electorate: 79,331  Valid: 64,014 (80.69%)  Spoilt: 1,372  Quota: 9,145  Turnout: 65,386 (82.42%)  

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