East Antrim (Assembly constituency)

East Antrim
East Antrim
Northern Ireland Assembly; Parliamentary constituency
	East Antrim shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created	1996
Seats	6 (1996–2016); 5 (2017–)
MLAs	Cheryl Brownlee (DUP); Stewart Dickson (APNI); Danny Donnelly (APNI); Gordon Lyons (DUP); John Stewart (UUP);
Districts	Mid and East Antrim Borough Council ; Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

54°50′42″N 5°48′40″W / 54.845°N 5.811°W / 54.845; -5.811

Map of current boundaries

East Antrim (Irish: Aontroim Thoir, Ulster Scots: East Anthrim) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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 North Antrim and South Antrim constituencies. From 1997 to 2010 it shared boundaries with the East Antrim UK Parliament constituency; this link was broken by the 2010 Westminster General Election but was restored at the 2011 Assembly elections.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election				MLA (party)
1996	Seán Neeson (Alliance Party)	Thomas Robinson (UUP)	May Steele (UUP)	5 seats 1996–1998		May Beattie (DUP)	Jack McKee (DUP)
1998		Ken Robinson (UUP)	Roy Beggs Jr (UUP)		Danny O'Connor (SDLP)	Roger Hutchinson (UKUP)	David Hilditch (DUP)
2003					George Dawson (DUP)	Sammy Wilson (DUP)
2007					George Dawson (DUP)
May 2007 co-option					Alastair Ross (DUP)
2011	Stewart Dickson (Alliance Party)	Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin)
August 2015 co-option						Gordon Lyons (DUP)
2016
2017		John Stewart (UUP)		5 seats 2017–present
2022			Danny Donnelly (Alliance Party)
September 2023 co-option			Danny Donnelly (Alliance Party)				Cheryl Brownlee (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: East Antrim – 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	UUP	John Stewart	15.40%	6,195	6,267	8,459
	DUP	Gordon Lyons	15.55%	6,256	6,281	6,555	6,873
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	12.57%	5,059	5,643	5,910	6,370	7,207
	Alliance	Danny Donnelly	10.50%	4,224	4,759	4,844	5,001	6,784
	DUP	David Hilditch	14.07%	5,662	5,690	6,110	6,500	6,544
	TUV	Norman Boyd	9.10%	3,661	3,699	4,007	4,408	4,467
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	9.13%	3,675	4,154	4,171	4,180
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	8.82%	3,549	3,634
	SDLP	Siobhán McAlister	2.98%	1,200
	Green (NI)	Mark Bailey	1.87%	754
Electorate: 67,699 Valid: 40,235 (59.43%) Spoilt: 458 Quota: 6,706 Turnout: 40,693 (60.11%)

2017

2017 Assembly election: East Antrim – 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	DUP	David Hilditch	16.03%	6,000	6,037	6,248
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	11.17%	4,179	4,616	4,658	5,065	5,171	6,783
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	13.68%	5,121	5,272	5,589	5,714	6,156	6,324
	DUP	Gordon Lyons	10.29%	3,851	3,869	4,068	4,078	4,473	4,490	4,513.94	7,553.94
	UUP	John Stewart	9.02%	3,377	3,479	3,709	3,788	4,131	4,260	4,599.72	5,034.99	6,343.88
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	9.89%	3,701	3,750	3,752	4,278	4,292	4,523	4,690.58	4,698.58	4,700.77
	DUP	Stephen Ross	8.85%	3,313	3,334	3,527	3,539	3,816	3,825	3,834.12
	Alliance	Danny Donnelly	4.86%	1,817	2,087	2,105	2,470	2,515
	UKIP	Noel Jordan	4.22%	1,579	1,653	1,933	1,955
	SDLP	Margaret Anne McKillop	4.07%	1,524	1,633	1,653
	TUV	Ruth Wilson	4.24%	1,534	1,587
	Green (NI)	Dawn Patterson	2.08%	777
	Labour Alternative	Conor Sheridan	1.05%	393
	NI Conservatives	Alan Dunlop	0.41%	152
	Independent	Ricky Best	0.28%	106
Electorate: 62,933 Valid: 37,424 (59.47%) Spoilt: 412 Quota: 6,238 Turnout: 37,836 (60.12%)

2016

2016 Assembly election: East Antrim – 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	DUP	David Hilditch	18.22%	5,906
	DUP	Gordon Lyons	10.71%	3,472	4,323.76	4,362.49	4,372.7	4,488.33	4,500.96	4,512.17	4,857.17
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	11.87%	3,848	3,935.78	4,011.99	4,031.99	4,280.04	4,327.46	4,342.67	4,707.67
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	9.61%	3,115	3,126.34	3,130.34	3,196.34	3,224.34	3,504.55	3,745.97	3,778.18	3,780.55	5,233.55
	DUP	Alastair Ross	7.17%	2,323	2,498.98	2,536.71	2,545.71	2,580.18	2,592.39	2,607.39	2,883.37	3,071.39	3,107.86	3,173.14	4,096.44
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	8.12%	2,633	2,633.42	2,634.42	2,679.42	2,691.42	2,721.42	3,280.42	3,282.42	3,282.42	3,469.63	3,628.99	3,672.27
	UKIP	Noel Jordan	6.81%	2,207	2,249.63	2,423.68	2,450.68	2,452.1	2,502.31	2,521.31	2,929.62	2,953.32	2,986.11	3,053.31	3,567.48
	UUP	John Stewart	6.12%	1,985	2,013.56	2,051.61	2,071.61	2,269.45	2,307.45	2,321.45	2,534.55	2,545.61	2,621.61	2,926.89
	Alliance	Danny Donnelly	5.04%	1,632	1,634.31	1,635.31	1,710.31	1,729.31	1,909.31	2,220.31	2,241.31	2,242.1
	TUV	Ruth Wilson	5.07%	1,643	1,658.75	1,711.96	1,721.96	1,771.59	1,787.59	1,795.59
	SDLP	Margaret Anne McKillop	3.79%	1,229	1,230.05	1,232.05	1,291.05	1,305.26	1,380.26
	Green (NI)	Dawn Patterson	2.14%	693	694.68	704.68	878.68	886.68
	UUP	Maureen Morrow	2.22%	719	724.46	735.67	746.67
	Labour Alternative	Conor Sheridan	1.70%	551	551.42	557.42
	PUP	Jim McCaw	1.40%	455	463.19
Electorate: 64,194 Valid: 32,411 (50.49%) Spoilt: 333 Quota: 4,631 Turnout: 32,744 (51.01%)

2011

2011 Assembly election: East Antrim – 6 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	24.74%	7,181
	DUP	David Hilditch	11.33%	3,288	4,218.52
	DUP	Alastair Ross	5.54%	1,608	2,566.47	2,641.64	2,645.5	2,937.98	4,266.98
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	9.95%	2,889	2,976.72	3,162.16	3,410.17	3,480.32	3,519.67	3,526.67	3,533.69	4,776.69
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	10.48%	3,042	3,349.45	3,450.33	3,468.62	3,839.29	4,037.35	4,080.35	4,125.17	4,194.17
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	8.16%	2,369	2,379.32	2,416.75	2,917.47	2,925.33	2,931.05	2,931.05	2,931.29	3,249.8	3,388.8
	UUP	Rodney McCune	6.38%	1,851	1,958.07	2,029.65	2,038.08	2,343.26	2,417.54	2,446.54	2,462.92	2,603.11	2,890.11
	Alliance	Gerardine Mulvenna	5.58%	1,620	1,689.23	1,869.1	2,313.68	2,356.4	2,388.73	2,391.73	2,394.43
	DUP	Gordon Lyons	4.55%	1,321	1,601.36	1,716.26	1,733.41	1,972.69
	TUV	Ruth Wilson	4.64%	1,346	1,509.4	1,650.84	1,653.84
	SDLP	Justin McCamphill	4.59%	1,333	1,344.61	1,433.33
	Green (NI)	Daniel Donnelly	2.29%	664	685.07
	BNP	Steven Moore	1.76%	511	545.83
Electorate: 61,617 Valid: 29,023 (47.10%) Spoilt: 401 Quota: 4,147 Turnout: 29,424 (47.75%)

2007

2007 Assembly election: East Antrim – 6 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	22.49%	6,755
	DUP	George Dawson	13.87%	4,167	4,777.56
	DUP	David Hilditch	9.09%	2,732	4,165.16	4,586.84
	Alliance	Seán Neeson	10.37%	3,114	3,171.6	3,176.64	3,193.54	3,252.88	3,321.4	3,530.18	3,603	3,756	5,191
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	10.24%	3,076	3,164.56	3,182.76	3,276.1	3,304.22	3,361.08	3,438.3	3,623.68	3,632.04	3,753.3	4,039.53	5,114.53
	UUP	Ken Robinson	6.26%	1,881	1,955.52	1,962.24	2,022.04	2,036.3	2,102.82	2,135	2,344.92	2,350.92	2,447.02	2,720.2	3,411.69	4,195.15
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	5.89%	1,769	1,774.76	1,775.04	1,778.16	1,806.24	1,821.5	1,881.5	1,892.76	2,773.76	2,887.12	3,152.47	3,267.81	3,297.91
	UUP	Mark Dunn	5.38%	1,617	1,690.44	1,698.56	1,746.66	1,791.14	1,824.18	1,865.26	2,053.48	2,061.48	2,103.34	2,175.55
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	5.41%	1,624	1,636.96	1,638.36	1,642.52	1,683.52	1,722.60	1,919.46	1,959.74	1,983.74
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	3.89%	1,168	1,168.36	1,168.36	1,168.36	1,176.36	1,179.36	1,203.36	1,206.36
	UK Unionist	Thomas Robinson	2.43%	731	770.96	775.16	814.94	842.42	902.12	937.72
	Green (NI)	Mark Bailey	2.04%	612	621	622.96	628.42	725.98	793
	NI Conservatives	Tim Lewis	1.31%	395	405.8	409.16	418.78	453.4
	Independent	John Anderson	1.32%	398	408.44	409.56	416.84
Electorate: 56,666 Valid: 30,039 (53.01%) Spoilt: 254 Quota: 4,292 Turnout: 30,293 (53.46%)

2003

2003 Assembly election: East Antrim – 6 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	16.72%	5,175
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	14.68%	4,544
	UUP	Ken Robinson	6.66%	2,062	2,156	2,158	2,164	2,192	2,204	2,223	2,251	2,346	2,450	2,452	2,531	2,560	2,786	4,838
	Alliance	Seán Neeson	7.04%	2,180	2,208	2,209	2,235	2,258	2,368	2,425	2,518	2,568	2,604	2,663	2,713	3,920	4,025	4,265
	DUP	David Hilditch	9.23%	2,856	2,883	2,940	2,943	2,964	2,975	2,980	3,003	3,100	3,189	3,189	3,429	3,465	4,034	4,142
	DUP	George Dawson	10.22%	3,163	3,197	3,219	3,224	3,238	3,244	3,273	3,292	3,382	3,472	3,472	3,652	3,671	4,061	4,128
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	7.84%	2,428	2,433	2,433	2,441	2,442	2,481	2,494	2,536	2,545	2,556	3,204	3,215	3,252	3,298	3,332
	UUP	Roy McCune	5.32%	1,646	2,094	2,095	2,103	2,134	2,151	2,190	2,223	2,315	2,425	2,430	2,492	2,553	2,720
	Independent	Jack McKee	4.68%	1,449	1,467	1,471	1,471	1,473	1,475	1,506	1,602	1,627	1,745	1,748	1,974	1,984
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	3.85%	1,192	1,215	1,216	1,243	1,267	1,329	1,363	1,398	1,411	1,431	1,440	1,460
	Independent	Roger Hutchinson	3.27%	1,011	1,019	1,020	1,023	1,031	1,036	1,061	1,101	1,150	1,180	1,182
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	2.48%	768	768	768	769	770	775	776	778	778	779
	UK Unionist	Thomas Robinson	1.82%	564	574	575	575	591	595	603	632	652
	PUP	Carolyn Howarth	1.73%	534	540	540	543	550	566	574	591
	Independent	Lindsay Mason	1.18%	364	368	368	385	394	409	515
	Independent	John Anderson	1.12%	348	353	354	364	372	389
	NI Women's Coalition	Anne Monaghan	0.99%	307	309	310	341	348
	NI Conservatives	Alan Greer	0.63%	196	202	202	211
	Green (NI)	Andrew Frew	0.53%	165	166	166
Electorate: 55,473 Valid: 30,952 (55.80%) Spoilt: 391 Quota: 4,422 Turnout: 31,343 (56.50%)

1998

1998 Assembly election: East Antrim – 6 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr	16.19%	5,764
	Alliance	Seán Neeson	14.73%	5,247
	DUP	David Hilditch	13.69%	4,876	4,918.46	4,921.46	4,943.56	4,953.67	4,955.77	5,036.91	5,214.91
	UUP	Ken Robinson	6.69%	2,384	2,622.59	2,623.7	2,653.02	2,690.9	2,696.72	2,768.7	3,120.84	3,566.11	4,272.22	4,289.22	6,275.22
	UK Unionist	Roger Hutchinson	8.05%	2,866	2,902.19	2,903.19	2,947.62	2,974.84	2,975.83	3,012.30	3,133.69	3,430.28	3,565.98	3,604.98	3,855.39	4,220.39
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	5.91%	2,106	2,108.2	2,111.2	2,116.2	2,190.42	2,210.73	2,879.33	2,948.77	2,977.09	3,652.01	3,652.01	3,896.71	4,190.71
	DUP	Jack McKee	8.46%	3,013	3,042.7	3,043.7	3,050.14	3,079.13	3,079.94	3,154.57	3,289.9	3,551.23	3,627.75	3,681.75	3,905.34	4,142.34
	UUP	May Steele	6.74%	2,399	2,504.05	2,506.16	2,534.38	2,594.93	2,601.17	2,629.36	2,803.48	3,125.82	3,547.92	3,561.92
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	5.39%	1,921	1,943.77	1,950.77	1,984.19	2,069.3	2,174.42	2,232.87	2,429.58	2,744.26
	Ind. Unionist	James Brown	4.41%	1,571	1,673.08	1,674.08	1,703.4	1,723.51	1,730.02	1,785.77	1,987.57
	PUP	William Greer	4.02%	1,432	1,455.54	1,458.54	1,477.42	1,503.64	1,507.48	1,703.12
	Sinn Féin	Chrissie McAuley	2.09%	746	746.11	746.11	746.11	763.11	764.4
	Ulster Democratic	Tommy Kirkham	1.67%	596	605.79	605.79	610.79	624.01	625.09
	Independent	Lindsay Mason	1.19%	424	427.74	431.74	440.74
	NI Conservatives	Terence Dick	0.65%	233	242.46	243.57
	Natural Law	James McKissock	0.09%	32	32.33
Electorate: 59,313 Valid: 35,610 (60.04%) Spoilt: 493 Quota: 5,088 Turnout: 36,103 (60.87%)

1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.^[8]

	Candidate(s)	Votes	Percentage
UUP	May Steele Thomas Robinson James Brown Eric Ferguson David Fleck	10,036	30.1
DUP	Jack McKee May Beattie Noel McAllister	9,557	28.7
Alliance	Seán Neeson Stewart Dickson Amelia Kelly Bill McKimmon Janet Crampsey	3,957	11.9
PUP	William Donaldson William Hamilton William Greer George Ferguson William Adamson	2,254	6.8
SDLP	Danny O'Connor Mary White	2,213	6.6
UK Unionist	Mark Dingwall Arthur Cowden	2,041	6.1
Ulster Democratic	Tommy Kirkham Joe English	1,141	3.4
Sinn Féin	Mary Davey Martin Meehan Una Gillespie	619	1.9
NI Women's Coalition	Angela Hegarty Jaqueline Weir Carmel Gallagher	323	1.0
NI Conservatives	Sam Crowe Donald Tomb	271	0.8
Green (NI)	Sharon Morrow Jenny McMillan Paddy Agnew	224	0.7
Labour coalition	William McClinton Joseph Watson	218	0.6
Independent DUP	Neville Steel Allen Boyland	107	0.3
Democratic Partnership	Maureen Sykes Rachel McKeown	102	0.3
Ulster Independence	Cecil Kane Victor King	86	0.3
Independent McMullan	William Cunning James Simmons	81	0.2
Workers' Party	Austin Kelly Brendan Heaney	69	0.2
Democratic Left	Kevin Smyth Eamon Lynch	33	0.1
Natural Law	John Collins Andrea Gribben	14	0.0
Independent Chambers	Georgina Strain Hudson Strain	5	0.0

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