Foyle (Assembly constituency)

55°03′07″N 7°14′42″W/55.052°N 7.245°W/ 55.052; -7.245

Foyle 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 Londonderry constituency. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Foyle UK Parliament constituency.

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

Members

Election	MLA (party)	MLA (party)	MLA (party)	MLA (party)	MLA (party)
1996		Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin)		Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin)	John Tierney (SDLP)	Mark Durkan (SDLP)	John Hume (SDLP)	5 seats 1996–1998
1998	Mary Nelis (Sinn Féin)		William Hay (DUP)
December 2000 co-option	Annie Courtney (SDLP)
2003	Pat Ramsey (SDLP)	Mary Bradley (SDLP)
July 2004 co-option	Raymond McCartney (Sinn Féin)
2007	Martina Anderson (Sinn Féin)
November 2010 co-option	Pól Callaghan (SDLP)
2011	Mark H. Durkan (SDLP)	Colum Eastwood (SDLP)
June 2012 co-option	Maeve McLaughlin (Sinn Féin)
October 2014 co-option	Maurice Devenney (DUP)
April 2015 co-option	Gary Middleton (DUP)
December 2015 co-option	Gerard Diver (SDLP)
2016	Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin)		Eamonn McCann (PBP)
2017	Elisha McCallion (Sinn Féin)	5 seats 2017–present
June 2017 co-option	Karen Mullan (Sinn Féin)
January 2020 co-option	Sinead McLaughlin (SDLP)
February 2020 co-option	Martina Anderson (Sinn Féin)
September 2021 co-option	Ciara Ferguson (Sinn Féin)	Pádraig Delargy (Sinn Féin)
2022
April 2026 co-option	Julie Middleton (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: Foyle – 5 seats
Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Sinn Féin	Pádraig Delargy	20.20%	9,471
	SDLP	Mark H. Durkan	17.06%	7,999
	Sinn Féin	Ciara Ferguson	12.61%	5,913	7,237	7,248	7,257	7,257	7,373	7,424	7,630	7,873
	SDLP	Sinead McLaughlin	6.80%	3,189	3,250	3,269	3,358	3,359	3,410	3,449	4,236	4,411	4,432	7,490	8,605
	DUP	Gary Middleton	8.75%	4,101	4,101	4,108	4,109	4,391	4,392	4,428	4,478	4,654	4,655	4,675	4,713	4,731
	UUP	Ryan McCready	7.98%	3,744	3,746	3,752	3,754	3,948	3,950	3,961	4,244	4,282	4,283	4,326	4,515	4,635
	People Before Profit	Shaun Harkin	5.59%	2,621	2,672	2,741	2,751	2,754	2,902	3,014	3,446	4,011	4,033	4,264
	SDLP	Brian Tierney	6.98%	3,272	3,293	3,307	3,333	3,333	3,413	3,448	3,709	3,951	3,967
	Aontú	Emmet Doyle	4.26%	2,000	2,041	2,045	2,049	2,050	2,176	2,609	2,697
	Alliance	Rachael Ferguson	4.73%	2,220	2,274	2,333	2,346	2,351	2,368	2,404
	Independent	Anne McCloskey	1.82%	854	864	869	870	877	946
	Irish Republican Socialist	Colly McLaughlin	1.63%	766	782	784	786	786
	TUV	Elizabeth Neely	1.06%	499	499	502	502
	Green (NI)	Gillian Hamilton	0.45%	215	219
Electorate: 77,343 Valid: 46,864 (60.59%) Spoilt: 810 Quota: 7,811 Turnout: 47,674 (61.64%)

2017

2017 Assembly election: Foyle – 5 seats
Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Elisha McCallion	20.63%	9,205
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McCartney	16.01%	7,145	8,608.76
	SDLP	Colum Eastwood	16.23%	7,240	7,332.53	7,595.3
	SDLP	Mark H. Durkan	15.57%	6,948	7,023.05	7,275.56	7,380.68	8,413.68
	DUP	Gary Middleton	13.39%	5,975	5,975	5,976.71	6,008.09	6,902.37	7,036.37
	People Before Profit	Eamonn McCann	10.67%	4,760	4,850.63	5,086.8	5,291.63	5,922.16	6,373.16
	UUP	Julia Kee	3.72%	1,660	1,661.52	1,668.93	1,704.5
	Alliance	Colm Cavanagh	2.52%	1,124	1,132.93	1,179.67	1,295.22
	Green (NI)	Shannon Downey	0.54%	242	244.09	264.42
	Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance	John Lindsay	0.44%	196	199.61	225.45
	NI Conservatives	Stuart Canning	0.17%	77	77.19	78.9
	Independent	Arthur McGuinness	0.10%	44	44.57	56.35
Electorate: 69,718 Valid: 44,616 (63.99%) Spoilt: 701 Quota: 7,437 Turnout: 45,317 (65.00%)

2016

2016 Assembly election: Foyle – 6 seats
Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	DUP	Gary Middleton	11.93%	4,737	4,770	4,772	6,641
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McCartney	8.06%	3,198	3,220	3,270	3,271	3,274	5,676
	SDLP	Mark H. Durkan	10.57%	4,197	4,268	4,395	4,527	4,744	4,801	6,905
	SDLP	Colum Eastwood	12.59%	5,000	5,069	5,111	5,217	5,376	5,401	5,804
	Sinn Féin	Martin McGuinness	12.69%	5,037	5,070	5,168	5,175	5,176	5,656	5,712
	People Before Profit	Eamonn McCann	10.52%	4,176	4,354	4,551	4,635	4,720	4,779	4,927	5,394
	Independent	Anne McCloskey	8.59%	3,410	3,484	3,683	3,754	3,832	3,886	3,974	4,227
	SDLP	Gerard Diver	6.80%	2,700	2,743	2,797	2,974	3,239	3,249
	Sinn Féin	Maeve McLaughlin	7.71%	3,062	3,072	3,114	3,114	3,114
	UUP	Julia Kee	3.58%	1,420	1,477	1,484
	Independent	Maurice Devenney	2.95%	1,173	1,190	1,213
	Independent	Kathleen Bradley	2.27%	902	928
	CISTA	John Lindsay	0.65%	259
	Alliance	Chris McCaw	0.60%	238
	Green (NI)	Mary Hassan	0.40%	157
	NI Conservatives	Alan Dunlop	0.09%	36
Electorate: 71,759 Valid: 39,702 (55.33%) Spoilt: 485 Quota: 5,672 Turnout: 40,187 (56.00%)

2011

2011 Assembly election: Foyle – 6 seats
Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	William Hay	18.42%	7,154
	Sinn Féin	Martina Anderson	17.89%	6,950
	SDLP	Mark H. Durkan	12.79%	4,970	5,382.28	5,484.28	5,794.28
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McCartney	9.36%	3,638	3,641.96	3,904.16	4,043.96	4,102.36	4,116.36	6,245.36
	SDLP	Colum Eastwood	7.64%	2,967	3,069.08	3,101.08	3,402.8	5,376.76	5,500.76	5,562.76
	SDLP	Pat Ramsey	8.08%	3,138	3,682.72	3,716.52	4,088.72	4,554.32	4,626.32	4,875.92
	People Before Profit	Eamonn McCann	8.03%	3,120	3,208.88	3,255.48	3,587.12	3,697.8	3,719.8	3,915.68
	Sinn Féin	Paul Fleming	6.72%	2,612	2,615.96	3,433.56	3,502.64	3,607.08	3,615.08
	SDLP	Pól Callaghan	6.75%	2,624	2,691.32	2,730.12	2,890.56
	Independent	Paul McFadden	3.29%	1,280	1,336.32	1,352.72
	Alliance	Keith McGrellis	0.86%	334	621.32	621.72
	Independent	Terry Doherty	0.15%	60	79.36	81.96
Electorate: 68,663 Valid: 38,847 (56.58%) Spoilt: 839 Quota: 5,550 Turnout: 39,686 (57.80%)

2007

2007 Assembly election: Foyle – 6 seats
Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	William Hay	16.96%	6,960
	SDLP	Mark Durkan	15.60%	6,401
	Sinn Féin	Martina Anderson	13.19%	5,414	5,415.28	5,448.6	5,461.96	5,611.04	5,972.04
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McCartney	10.53%	4,321	4,325.48	4,341.48	4,358.92	4,565.08	4,871.36	4,883.4	7,275.4
	SDLP	Pat Ramsey	7.90%	3,242	3,279.44	3,356.04	3,458.44	3,617.24	4,018.84	4,826.28	5,049.64	5,367.64	5,395.99
	SDLP	Mary Bradley	7.05%	2,891	2,900.92	2,984.08	3,101.68	3,223.08	3,582.88	3,920.92	4,088.64	4,375.64	4,418.57
	SDLP	Helen Quigley	6.45%	2,648	2,660.8	2,752.12	2,963.32	3,154.36	3,520.2	3,949.08	4,072.6	4,277.6	4,314.05
	Sinn Féin	Lynn Fleming	7.10%	2,914	2,914.96	2,938.12	2,951.32	3,036.4	3,231.2	3,240.24
	UUP	Peter Munce	4.33%	1,755	2,691.32	2,853.36	2,861.52	2,862.68	2,920.56
	Socialist Environmental	Eamonn McCann	4.98%	2,045	2,053.32	2,167.8	2,187.4	2,775.04
	Ind. Republican	Peggy O'Hara	4.36%	1,789	1,789.48	1,808.48	1,811.68
	Green (NI)	Adele Corry	0.87%	359	365.56
	Alliance	Yvonne Boyle	0.55%	224	231.52
	Ind. Unionist	Willie Frazer	0.18%	73	99.72
Electorate: 64,889 Valid: 41,036 (63.24%) Spoilt: 419 Quota: 5,863 Turnout: 41,455 (63.89%)

2003

2003 Assembly election: Foyle – 6 seats
Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	SDLP	Mark Durkan	16.68%	6,806
	DUP	William Hay	14.95%	6,101
	Sinn Féin	Mitchel McLaughlin	14.79%	6,036
	SDLP	Mary Bradley	8.20%	3,345	3,599.24	3,600.44	3,603.32	3,830.75	4,758.76	5,256.63	5,930.63
	SDLP	Pat Ramsey	6.93%	2,826	3,166.62	3,169.02	3,173.88	3,334.15	4,178.08	4,679.06	5,697.56	5,764.2
	Sinn Féin	Mary Nelis	8.57%	3,499	3,534.7	3,534.94	3,642.61	3,726.27	3,784.01	4,338.24	4,350.99	4,351.27
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McCartney	9.02%	3,679	3,701.12	3,701.24	3,754.25	3,818.43	3,882.87	4,324.4	4,341.4	4,342.8
	UUP	Mary Hamilton	8.14%	3,322	3,332.5	3,536.82	3,536.94	3,720.32	3,750.22	3,805.01
	Socialist Environmental	Eamonn McCann	5.53%	2,257	2,288.64	2,289.68	2,294.51	2,488.09	2,586.03
	SDLP	Gerard Diver	4.34%	1,769	1,978.3	1,979.94	1,982.43	2,152.55
	Independent	Annie Courtney	1.97%	802	835.18	843.26	845.57
	Alliance	Alan Castle	0.56%	227	231.62	233.14	233.26
	Independent	Danny McBrearty	0.34%	137	140.64	141.16	141.55
Electorate: 65,303 Valid: 40,806 (62.49%) Spoilt: 630 Quota: 5,830 Turnout: 41,436 (63.45%)

1998

1998 Assembly election: Foyle – 6 seats
Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SDLP	John Hume	25.78%	12,581
	Sinn Féin	Mitchel McLaughlin	10.95%	5,341	5,867.5	5,977	6,007.9	7,042.9
	SDLP	Mark Durkan	9.06%	4,423	6,403	6,523.4	6,812.9	6,873.65	6,979.9
	SDLP	John Tierney	7.74%	3,778	5,295.4	5,349.65	5,457.2	5,494.6	5,600.6	7,812.6
	Sinn Féin	Mary Nelis	7.10%	3,464	3,592.25	3,643.2	3,659.35	3,838.3	6,210.2	6,593.85	7,171.85
	DUP	William Hay	12.53%	6,112	6,128.2	6,240.45	6,293.8	6,295.8	6,296.8	6,315.25	6,322.25
	UUP	Jack Allen	9.57%	4,669	4,714.9	4,920.05	5,353.7	5,354.6	5,355.6	5,501.25	5,698.25
	SDLP	Annie Courtney	5.25%	2,560	3,442	3,517.55	3,760.95	3,813.3	3,843.05
	Sinn Féin	Gearóid Ó Heára	5.19%	2,531	2,608.4	2,638.1	2,654.9	2,733.55
	Sinn Féin	Lynn Fleming	2.79%	1,360	1,460.8	1,518.55	1,530.8
	Alliance	Colm Cavanagh	2.17%	1,058	1,200.65	1,347.35
	Labour Party NI	Ken Adams	0.71%	345	403.95
	PUP	Brian Gurney	0.59%	287	305
	Green (NI)	Peter MacKenzie	0.52%	253	294.85
	Natural Law	Donn Brennan	0.07%	32	36.5
Electorate: 68,888 Valid: 48,794 (70.83%) Spoilt: 810 Quota: 6,971 Turnout: 49,604 (72.01%)

1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.

Candidate(s)	Votes	Percentage
SDLP	John Hume Mark Durkan John Tierney Pat Devine Mary Bradley	19,997	44.3
Sinn Féin	Martin McGuinness Mitchel McLaughlin Mary Nelis Moira McCloskey Gary Fleming	11,618	25.7
DUP	Gregory Campbell William Hay	5,504	11.2
UUP	Jack Allen Richard Dallas Andrew Davidson	4,553	10.1
Alliance	Aaron McCormack Gerry Lynch	790	1.7
NI Women's Coalition	Margaret Logue Diane Greer Teresa Kelly	695	1.5
PUP	Brian Gurney Paul Whitlock	580	1.3
Labour coalition	Margaret Lawrence Jim Gannon Geraldine Quigley Tony Martin Patrick Muldowney	544	1.2
Ulster Democratic	David Nicholl Thomas Stone	497	1.1
UK Unionist	David Taylor Richard Jordan	324	0.7
Green (NI)	Peter Doran Michael O'Kane Chloe Wilson	194	0.4
NI Conservatives	Derek Sloan Elizabeth Sloan	92	0.2
Workers' Party	Noel Lynch Alexander Doherty	81	0.2
Ulster Independence	Donal Casey Ken Kerr	65	0.1
Natural Law	Donn Brennan David Cooke	41	0.1
Democratic Left	James Doody Brian Cullen	40	0.1
Independent Chambers	Sydney Waddell Jason Angus	22	0.1