Mid Ulster
Mid Ulster
Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary constituency
Current constituency
Seats 6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–)
Boundaries
Mid Ulster is a constituency represented 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 Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 6,640 6,956 8,811 TUV Glenn Moore 7.39% 3,818 3,819 3,819 3,828 3,855 3,894 5,127 5,365 Alliance Claire Hackett 4.14% 2,138 2,175 2,258 2,398 2,517 2,664 3,181 UUP Meta Graham 4.24% 2,191 2,192 2,193 2,204 2,221 2,228 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 .
Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage Sinn Féin Francie Molloy Patsy Groogan Owen Carron 13,001 29.6 SDLP Patsy McGlone Denis Haughey Kathleen Lagan Pat McErlean Joe McBride12,492 28.5 UUP John Junkin 7,935 18.1 DUP William McCrea 7,243 16.5 Alliance Aidan Lagan Keith Jacques 549 1.2 UK Unionist Daniel Huston Hugh Moore 435 1.0 PUP John Coyle Kenneth Rutherford 380 0.9 Ulster Democratic John Haveron James English 375 0.9 Labour coalition Harry Hutchinson Anne Gribbon John McLaughlin Paddy McGrath Joanne Kane 271 0.6 Ulster Independence Walter Millar Dierdre Speer-White263 0.6 NI Women's Coalition Cherry Dickson Ann McCrystal Sheila Murphy Mary Hogg Mary Doyle 259 0.6 Workers' Party Francie Donnelly Gerard Brennan 210 0.5 Green (NI) David Lyttle Lucille O'Shea 132 0.3 NI Conservatives Elspeth Irvine Eileen Elizabeth McKee 119 0.3 Democratic Partnership Charles McKee Patrick Pearse Kelly 93 0.2 Democratic Left Patricia Cullen Frank McElroy 41 0.1 Natural Law Stewart Luck Richard Mulholland 24 0.1 Independent Chambers Angela Moore Linda Chambers 20 0.1
1982 Assembly election 1982 Assembly election: Mid Ulster – 6 seats 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 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 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%)
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