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Upper Bann
Upper Bann
Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary constituency
Current constituency
Seats 6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–)
Boundaries
Upper Bann 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 Armagh and South Down constituencies with a small section around Aghagallon joining from South Antrim . Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Upper Bann UK Parliament constituency .
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Upper Bann (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: Upper Bann – 5 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 16.47% 9,242 9,318 9,332 10,146 DUP Jonathan Buckley 15.81% 8,869 8,959 9,190 9,232 11,500 DUP Diane Dodds 11.67% 6,548 6,593 6,924 6,973 8,274 10,182 UUP Doug Beattie 9.27% 5,199 5,236 7,711 7,893 8,572 8,764 9,572 Alliance Eóin Tennyson 11.48% 6,440 6,762 6,869 8,591 8,676 8,685 8,698 8,965 Sinn Féin Liam Mackle 12.94% 7,260 7,351 7,354 8,112 8,123 8,124 8,125 8,589 TUV Darrin Foster 7.80% 4,373 4,445 4,607 4,626 SDLP Dolores Kelly 6.50% 3,645 3,843 3,875 UUP Glenn Barr 6.00% 3,367 3,400 Aontú Aidan Gribbin 1.02% 571 Green (NI) Lauren Kendall 0.82% 459 Heritage Glenn Beattie 0.23% 128 Electorate: 91,149 Valid: 56,101 (61.55%) Spoilt: 853 Quota: 9,351 Turnout: 56,954 (62.48%)
2017 2017 Assembly election: Upper Bann – 5 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 DUP Carla Lockhart 17.73% 9,140 DUP Jonathan Buckley 15.02% 7,745 8,238 8,314 8,764.84 UUP Doug Beattie 10.61% 5,467 5,755 6,174 6,202.86 10,728.86 Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 15.95% 8,220 8,298 8,560 8,560 8,593.6 SDLP Dolores Kelly 9.95% 5,127 5,248 6,509 6,511.76 7,189.92 9,053.92 Sinn Féin Nuala Toman 11.85% 6,108 6,169 6,294 6,294.3 6,316.6 6,341.6 UUP Jo-Anne Dobson 9.96% 5,132 5,404 5,910 5,969.58 Alliance Tara Doyle 5.28% 2,720 3,097 TUV Roy Ferguson 2.01% 1,035 Green (NI) Simon Lee 1.08% 555 Workers' Party Colin Craig 0.42% 218 NI Conservatives Ian Nichols 0.16% 81 Electorate: 83,431 Valid: 51,548 (61.79%) Spoilt: 626 Quota: 8,592 Turnout: 52,174 (62.54%)
2016 2016 Assembly election: Upper Bann – 6 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DUP Carla Lockhart 17.50% 7,993 DUP Sydney Anderson 13.56% 6,195 7,215.78 UUP Jo-Anne Dobson 11.28% 5,155 5,319.52 5,598.76 5,637.21 5,660.83 5,863.96 5,901.84 6,136.86 6,548.86 UUP Doug Beattie 6.50% 2,969 2,990.42 3,085.58 3,108.38 3,121.77 3,295.09 3,333.66 3,658.56 4,118.79 4,454.57 6,569.79 Sinn Féin Catherine Seeley 13.49% 6,164 6,164.9 6,165.29 6,178.47 6,222.47 6,225.47 6,344.47 6,358.78 6,359.78 6,439.96 6,448.96 Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 11.40% 5,209 5,209.9 5,210.42 5,219.55 5,245.55 5,245.68 5,363.68 5,381.68 5,392.86 5,468.22 5,477.35 SDLP Dolores Kelly 9.49% 4,335 4,339.86 4,342.72 4,390.85 4,461.85 4,472.16 4,559.47 4,580.12 4,597.1 5,237.88 5,309.79 UUP Kyle Savage 3.85% 1,760 1,877 2,023.25 2,039.75 2,048.75 2,123.26 2,144.06 2,232.18 2,634.6 2,760.86 Alliance Harry Hamilton 3.12% 1,424 1,433.18 1,439.94 1,524.38 1,712.1 1,736.9 1,876.03 1,943.07 1,973.76 TUV Roy Ferguson 2.58% 1,177 1,207.6 1,275.33 1,281.24 1,282.24 1,376.76 1,387.89 1,707.82 UKIP David Jones 2.35% 1,072 1,089.64 1,121.23 1,130.23 1,142.23 1,262.68 1,333.4 CISTA Martin Kelly 1.47% 672 675.42 678.02 702.2 807.46 828.64 PUP Sophie Long 1.54% 704 730.46 756.07 760.25 769.43 Green (NI) Simon Lee 1.08% 495 496.8 498.23 555.36 NI Labour Emma Hutchinson 0.55% 250 250.9 251.94 NI Conservatives Ian Nickels 0.17% 79 80.44 83.04 Independent Steven McCarroll 0.07% 33 34.44 37.17 Electorate: 85,204 Valid: 45,686 (53.62%) Spoilt: 697 Quota: 6,527 Turnout: 46,383 (54.44%)
2011 2011 Assembly election: Upper Bann – 6 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 15.70% 6,649 DUP Sydney Anderson 13.82% 5,854 5,855.08 5,878.08 6,035.08 6,163.08 DUP Stephen Moutray 13.33% 5,645 5,645.63 5,686.63 5,935.9 6,085.9 UUP Sam Gardiner 8.68% 3,676 3,676.27 3,702.27 3,917.27 4,231.27 4,245.27 6,012.36 UUP Jo-Anne Dobson 7.90% 3,348 3,348.72 3,373.72 3,554.81 4,007.99 4,042.99 5,826.99 SDLP Dolores Kelly 11.44% 4,846 4,942.3 4,949.3 5,105.09 5,733.71 5,744.71 5,787.07 Sinn Féin Johnny McGibbon 11.52% 4,879 5,347.27 5,347.36 5,365.34 5,427.23 5,429.23 5,437.5 UUP Colin McCusker 8.03% 3,402 3,402.99 3,420.99 3,625.17 3,865.26 3,885.26 Alliance Harry Hamilton 4.67% 1,979 1,982.69 2,013.69 2,544.77 TUV David Vance 2.42% 1,026 1,026.18 1,092.18 Alliance Sheila McQuaid 1.86% 786 792.93 801.93 UKIP Barbara Trotter 0.64% 272 272.18 Electorate: 77,905 Valid: 42,362 (54.38%) Spoilt: 751 Quota: 6,052 Turnout: 43,113 (55.34%)
2007 2007 Assembly election: Upper Bann – 6 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 18.03% 7,733 DUP David Simpson 15.92% 6,828 SDLP Dolores Kelly 10.93% 4,689 4,939.2 4,940.3 5,007.1 5,559.4 5,789.2 5,804.2 6,191.2 UUP Sam Gardiner 11.97% 5,135 5,137.2 5,161.4 5,220.9 5,230 5,342.2 5,751.2 6,030 7,265 DUP Stephen Moutray 8.54% 3,663 3,663 4,137 4,170.6 4,170.7 4,184.2 4,556 4,620.7 4,692 4,732.32 7,550.32 UUP George Savage 5.05% 2,167 2,168 2,193.9 2,218 2,224 2,302.3 2,383.5 2,499.9 3,142.7 4,207.34 4,584.4 5,997.52 Sinn Féin Dessie Ward 7.27% 3,118 4,313 4,313.2 4,451.6 4,526.6 4,556 4,559 4,708.7 4,716.7 4,717.66 4,723.56 4,731.84 DUP John McCrum 6.94% 2,975 2,975.4 3,086.2 3,104.5 3,113.2 3,127.4 3,300.6 3,375.3 3,437.5 3,469.18 UUP Arnold Hatch 4.23% 1,815 1,815.6 1,837.2 1,858.5 1,863.7 1,916.8 2,014.8 2,142.7 Green (NI) Helen Corry 2.70% 1,156 1,176.4 1,179.1 1,289.3 1,321.9 1,682.3 1,757.7 Ind. Unionist Davy Calvert 3.11% 1,332 1,332 1,347.2 1,394.7 1,395.9 1,408.9 Alliance Sheila McQuaid 1.86% 798 802 804.1 841.3 946.9 SDLP Patrick McAleenan 1.77% 761 787 787.7 805 Republican Sinn Féin Barry Toman 0.90% 386 418.6 418.9 NI Conservatives David Fry 0.58% 248 248 249 Ind. Unionist Suzanne Peeples 0.18% 78 80.4 81.8 Electorate: 70,716 Valid: 42,882 (60.64%) Spoilt: 353 Quota: 6,127 Turnout: 43,235 (61.14%)
2003 2003 Assembly election: Upper Bann – 6 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 UUP David Trimble 21.06% 9,158 DUP David Simpson 13.64% 5,933 6,032.52 6,034.16 6,103.32 6,303.32 DUP Stephen Moutray 10.80% 4,697 4,727.08 4,734.08 4,752.72 4,942.6 6,458.6 UUP Sam Gardiner 5.43% 2,359 3,419.48 3,435.72 3,480.44 3,730.68 3,888.92 3,990.71 4,032.53 6,872.59 SDLP Dolores Kelly 8.42% 3,661 3,711.56 3,786.08 3,787.08 3,973.4 3,976.36 3,978.97 3,981.43 4,059.18 4,330.54 6,978.54 Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 12.70% 5,524 5,530.4 5,557.4 5,559.4 5,578.4 5,580.72 5,581.59 5,581.59 5,584.73 5,586.33 5,912.6 Sinn Féin Dara O'Hagan 9.13% 3,970 3,983.44 4,004.44 4,004.44 4,026.08 4,027.08 4,027.08 4,027.08 4,029.04 4,030.96 4,301.12 SDLP Kieran Corr 7.26% 3,157 3,195.72 3,251.64 3,260.64 3,411.96 3,415.28 3,417.89 3,419.53 3,462.19 3,668.91 UUP George Savage 2.92% 1,269 2,692.36 2,697.28 2,726.48 2,991.6 3,241.84 3,374.08 3,419.18 DUP Denis Watson 4.07% 1,770 1,832.08 1,834.08 1,852.72 2,113.16 Independent David Jones 1.35% 585 611.56 612.56 1,016.12 Alliance Francis McQuaid 1.31% 571 633.08 670.32 670.64 Independent Sydney Anderson 1.34% 581 607.24 607.88 Workers' Party Tom French 0.57% 247 260.12 Electorate: 68,814 Valid: 43,482 (63.19%) Spoilt: 663 Quota: 6,212 Turnout: 44,145 (64.15%)
1998 1998 Assembly election: Upper Bann – 6 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 UUP David Trimble 24.48% 12,338 SDLP Bríd Rodgers 18.37% 9,260 Sinn Féin Dara O'Hagan 8.53% 4,301 4,306.46 4,578.16 4,584.26 4,584.26 4,709.44 4,713.88 4,713.88 4,772.86 7,412.86 DUP Mervyn Carrick 8.29% 4,177 4,310.14 4,310.8 4,315.22 4,388.32 4,398.84 4,443.06 4,726.52 4,739.8 4,742.02 4,743.67 4,872.05 8,034.05 Ind. Unionist Denis Watson 9.63% 4,855 5,365.3 5,365.3 5,378.86 5,431.8 5,447.74 5,546.78 6,267.98 6,351.38 6,353.02 6,353.32 6,636.18 7,149.5 7,791.82 UUP George Savage 1.33% 669 2,380.92 2,383.12 2,403.46 2,410.72 2,431.78 2,972.08 3,051.46 3,447.98 3,456.56 3,457.31 6,022.53 6,353.53 6,527.13 SDLP Mel Byrne 5.33% 2,687 2,731.52 4,166.58 4,185.2 4,185.2 4,447.06 4,457.06 4,460.06 5,218.84 5,484.38 5,688.83 5,786.27 5,872.81 5,877.77 DUP Ruth Allen 7.21% 3,635 3,736.64 3,738.62 3,745.04 3,785.56 3,803.58 3,829.46 4,202.76 4,237.64 4,240.72 4,242.22 4,375.61 UUP Sam Gardiner 2.18% 1,097 2,449.4 2,451.16 2,470.94 2,481.04 2,515.46 2,985.26 3,032.6 3,414.38 3,419.66 3,420.86 Sinn Féin Francie Murray 5.78% 2,915 2,919.2 3,016.88 3,021.52 3,022.52 3,129.08 3,132.3 3,132.3 3,173.62 Alliance Francis McQuaid 3.09% 1,556 1,795.4 1,865.14 1,898.42 1,902.1 2,058.84 2,113.78 2,133.3 UK Unionist David Vance 2.79% 1,405 1,510 1,510 1,514.68 1,529.68 1,536.94 1,555.66 UUP Mark Neale 0.90% 455 1,250.48 1,252.24 1,261.02 1,272.44 1,294.46 Labour Party NI Alan Evans 0.87% 439 469.66 505.96 522.36 522.78 Workers' Party Tom French 0.54% 270 296.04 374.14 383.64 384.64 Ulster Independence Kenny McClinton 0.41% 207 220.02 220.46 224.3 Independent Brian Silcock 0.20% 101 142.58 146.1 Natural Law Jack Lyons 0.06% 32 34.94 38.68 Electorate: 70,852 Valid: 50,399 (71.13%) Spoilt: 824 Quota: 7,200 Turnout: 51,223 (72.30%)
1996 forum Successful candidates are shown in bold .
Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage UUP David Trimble Sam Gardiner George Savage John Dobson Mark Neale16,592 36.3 SDLP Bríd Rodgers Dolores Kelly 9,846 21.5 DUP Mervyn Carrick 7,134 15.6 Sinn Féin Michelle O'Connor 5,620 12.3 Alliance William Ramsey Frank McQuaid Sean Hagan 2,152 5.7 PUP William Lawrie Edward Kinner 1,404 3.1 UK Unionist Morrison Woods Dorothy Boyd 886 1.9 Labour coalition Hugh Casey Alan Evans William White Mary Sheen512 1.0 Ulster Democratic David McCrea John Hammond 402 0.9 NI Women's Coalition Kate Cochrane Chris Moffat Lesley Doyle 390 0.9 Workers' Party Tom French Peter Smith311 0.7 Ulster Independence Edward Kidd Gary Nelson 180 0.4 Green (NI) Gavin McDowell Jameshid Fenderesky Martha Brett 178 0.4 Democratic Partnership Adrian McKinney Pearl Snowden 71 0.2 Democratic Left Ciaran McClean Martin Cullen 36 0.1 Natural Law John Darby Rosalind Mulholland 14 0.0 Independent Chambers Keith Chambers William Larmour Jr 4 0.0