Belfast East (Assembly constituency)

Belfast East (Irish: Béal Feirste Thoir, Ulster Scots: Bilfawst East) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Belfast East
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary constituency
East Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats6 (1998–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Andy Allen (UUP)
  •   David Brooks (DUP)
  •   Joanne Bunting (DUP)
  •   Naomi Long (APNI)
  •   Peter McReynolds (APNI)
City councilBelfast City Council
Boundaries

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the Belfast East UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 and 2010 to 2011 as 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.

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

Members
Election MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)
1973 Oliver Napier
(Alliance Party)		 David Bleakley
(Labour)		 Joshua Cardwell
(UUP/UPNI)		 Norman Agnew
(UUP)		 Roy Bradford
(UUP)		 Eileen Paisley
(DUP)
1975 Reg Empey
(Vanguard)		 William Craig
(Vanguard)
1982 Addie Morrow
(Alliance Party)		 Dorothy Dunlop
(UUP)		 Jeremy Burchill
(UUP)		 Denny Vitty
(DUP)		 Peter Robinson
(DUP)
1996 John Alderdice
(Alliance Party)		 5 seats
1996–1998		 Reg Empey
(UUP)		 Jim Rodgers
(UUP)		 Sammy Wilson
(DUP)
1998 David Ervine
(PUP)		 Ian Adamson
(UUP)
2003 Naomi Long
(Alliance Party)		 Michael Copeland
(UUP)		 Robin Newton
(DUP)
January 2007
co-option		 Dawn Purvis
(PUP)
2007 Wallace Browne
(DUP)
July 2010
co-option		 Chris Lyttle
(Alliance Party)
2011 Judith Cochrane
(Alliance Party)		 Michael Copeland
(UUP)		 Sammy Douglas
(DUP)
September 2015
co-option		 Andy Allen
(UUP)
2016 Naomi Long
(Alliance Party)		 Joanne Bunting
(DUP)
2017 5 seats
2017–present
July 2019
co-option		 Máire Hendron
(Alliance Party)
January 2020
co-option		 Naomi Long
(Alliance Party)
2022 Peter McReynolds
(Alliance Party)		 David Brooks
(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

2022
2022 Assembly election: Belfast East – 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count[2]
1234567891011
Alliance Naomi Long 18.95% 8,195                    
DUP Joanne Bunting 16.77% 7,253                    
Alliance Peter McReynolds 13.46% 5,820 6,611 6,624 6,624 6,812 6,956 6,974 7,072 7,414    
DUP David Brooks 15.34% 6,633 6,646 6,646 6,646 6,656 6,666 6,995 7,078 7,091 7,092 8,961
Ulster Unionist Andy Allen 12.21% 5,281 5,315 5,318 5,318 5,346 5,374 5,638 6,691 6,707 6,718 7,629
Green (NI) Brian Smyth 5.32% 2,302 2,360 2,375 2,375 2,488 2,761 2,787 2,839 3,393 3,578 3,640
TUV John Ross 7.14% 3,087 3,091 3,092 3,092 3,095 3,108 3,354 3,416 3,425 3,426  
Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Donnell 3.17% 1,369 1,385 1,390 1,390 1,463 1,501 1,504 1,509      
Ulster Unionist Lauren Kerr 2.96% 1,282 1,298 1,299 1,299 1,325 1,340 1,406        
PUP Karl Bennett 2.24% 970 973 974 974 976 992          
People Before Profit Hannah Kenny 1.16% 500 510 534 534 577            
SDLP Charlotte Carson 1.12% 484 507 517 517              
Workers' Party Eoin MacNeill 0.17% 72 76                  
Electorate: 70,123   Valid: 43,248 (61.67%)   Spoilt: 592   Quota: 7,209   Turnout: 43,840 (62.52%)  

    2017
    2017 Assembly election: Belfast East – 5 seats[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Alliance Naomi Long 18.64% 7,610                    
    Alliance Chris Lyttle 12.54% 5,059 5,760.03 5,780.25 5,885.86 6,032.81 6,072.14 6,367.87 7,268.87      
    Ulster Unionist Andy Allen 13.07% 5,275 5,313.17 5,323.39 5,356.6 5,498.59 5,767.92 5,783.14 6,048.62 7,257.62    
    DUP Joanne Bunting 14.88% 6,007 6,016.02 6,021.02 6,026.13 6,057.35 6,217.46 6,228.46 6,275.01 6,759.01    
    DUP Robin Newton 11.72% 4,729 4,734.5 4,736.5 4,739.5 4,774.5 4,862.61 4,865.61 4,890.72 5,268.26 5,333.26 5,541.65
    DUP David Douglas 10.98% 4,431 4,435.18 4,436.18 4,440.18 4,455.4 4,568.4 4,572.4 4,599.73 4,995.25 5,093.25 5,410.84
    PUP John Kyle 6.59% 2,658 2,673.29 2,678.51 2,685.73 2,751.95 2,936.28 2,950.28 3,148.79      
    Green (NI) Georgina Milne 3.59% 1,447 1,474.06 1,500.28 1,539.49 1,763.36 1,801.58 2,080.65        
    Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Donnell 2.91% 1,173 1,183.34 1,185.45 1,216.66 1,232.88 1,235.1          
    TUV Andrew Girvin 2.27% 917 918.65 920.65 924.76 958.87            
    Labour Alternative Courtney Robinson 1.10% 442 449.48 456.48 467.81              
    NI Conservatives Sheila Bodel 0.68% 275 276.32 278.43 280.43              
    SDLP Séamas de Faoite 0.62% 250 260.45 260.56                
    Independent Jordy McKeag 0.21% 84 85.43                  
    Electorate: 64,788   Valid: 40,357 (62.29%)   Spoilt: 471   Quota: 6,727   Turnout: 40,828 (63.02%)  

      2016
      2016 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213
      DUP Joanne Bunting 14.90% 5,538                        
      Alliance Naomi Long 14.75% 5,482                        
      DUP Sammy Douglas 11.38% 4,230 4,401.52 4,409 4,411.19 4,436.26 4,456.29 4,572.61 4,574.61 4,756.52 4,978.16 5,045.16 5,461.16  
      Ulster Unionist Andy Allen 8.20% 3,047 3,057.28 3,065.28 3,069.57 3,176.72 3,201.81 3,283.15 3,286.15 3,520.59 3,777.94 4,756.53 5,332.53  
      Alliance Chris Lyttle 7.55% 2,805 2,805.92 2,858.92 2,975.71 3,033.23 3,109.04 3,127.19 3,231.58 3,252.64 3,279.82 3,318.36 3,500.9 5,685.9
      DUP Robin Newton 10.42% 3,875 3,896.88 3,900.04 3,902.5 3,938.62 3,946.62 3,995.82 3,998.85 4,105.28 4,182.55 4,267.83 4,745.5 4,812.54
      Green (NI) Ross Brown 5.87% 2,183 2,184.4 2,222.4 2,233.29 2,283.49 2,497.23 2,559.32 2,893.95 2,935.15 3,018.46 3,050.84 3,293.25 3,487.69
      Alliance Tim Morrow 6.38% 2,372 2,372.36 2,390.36 2,404.97 2,431.07 2,469.25 2,478.41 2,526.56 2,533.56 2,538.56 2,568.07 2,636.62  
      PUP John Kyle 4.77% 1,772 1,776 1,786.04 1,788.65 1,788.71 1,816.77 1,928.95 1,938.95 2,082.3 2,485.62 2,533.87    
      Ulster Unionist Chris McGimpsey 2.95% 1,095 1,098.24 1,102.24 1,104.67 1,165.73 1,178.77 1,211.87 1,214.87 1,305.13 1,346.15      
      Independent Maggie Hutton 2.96% 1,099 1,100.48 1,107.48 1,108.26 1,113.26 1,144.39 1,190.57 1,192.6 1,277.76        
      TUV Andrew Girvin 2.39% 887 889.72 891.72 891.99 907.03 911.03 1,037.14 1,037.14          
      Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile 2.54% 946 946 963 964.71 966.71 985.77 988.77            
      UKIP Jonny Lavery 1.70% 631 632.52 634.52 635.15 694.15 717.19              
      Labour Alternative Courtney Robinson 1.39% 517 517.2 546.2 548.57 556.57                
      NI Conservatives Neil Wilson 1.28% 477 477.36 482.36 483.5                  
      SDLP Amy Doherty 0.38% 141 141.76                      
      NI Labour Erskine Holmes 0.21% 78 78                      
      Electorate: 65,740   Valid: 37,175 (56.55%)   Spoilt: 448   Quota: 5,311   Turnout: 37,623 (57.23%)  

        2011
        2011 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats[5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        DUP Peter Robinson 28.26% 9,149                    
        DUP Robin Newton 7.53% 2,436 4,800.5                  
        Alliance Judith Cochrane 13.38% 4,329 4,432 4,433.71 4,448.71 4,497.71 4,571.71 4,754.71        
        Alliance Chris Lyttle 12.93% 4,183 4,307 4,308.5 4,320 4,330.5 4,419.5 4,530 4,571.5 4,695.5    
        DUP Sammy Douglas 8.25% 2,668 3,683 3,808.94 3,819.53 3,831.03 3,892.24 3,941.13 4,052.69 4,077.69 4,455.11 4,783.11
        Ulster Unionist Michael Copeland 6.78% 2,194 2,355 2,357.43 2,357.43 2,382.93 2,436.93 2,475.96 2,617.99 2,624.99 3,224.91 3,723.34
        Independent Dawn Purvis 5.26% 1,702 1,908.5 1,910.66 1,926.16 1,955.16 2,009.66 2,093.69 2,179.22 2,229.22 2,320.43 2,789.29
        PUP Brian Ervine 4.62% 1,493 1,666.5 1,669.62 1,671.12 1,680.62 1,761.12 1,786.62 1,872.65 1,884.15 1,963.3  
        Ulster Unionist Philip Robinson 2.92% 943 1,130 1,131.41 1,139.44 1,142.47 1,160.5 1,188.5 1,294.03 1,296.03    
        Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile 3.18% 1,030 1,037 1,037.03 1,061.03 1,070.03 1,127.03 1,148.03 1,148.53      
        TUV Harry Toan 2.20% 712 744 744.36 745.89 753.39 801.39 824.39        
        Green (NI) Martin Gregg 1.77% 572 613.5 614.28 624.31 649.31 691.31          
        BNP Ann Cooper 1.04% 337 354.5 354.86 357.86 364.86            
        SDLP Magdalena Wolska 0.77% 250 253 253.06 270.06 275.06            
        Socialist Party Thomas Black 0.62% 201 205 205.03 217.03              
        Workers' Party Kevin McNally 0.32% 102 106.5 106.5                
        Independent Stephen Stewart 0.14% 46 53.5 53.77                
        Electorate: 61,263   Valid: 32,347 (52.80%)   Spoilt: 481   Quota: 4,622   Turnout: 32,828 (53.59%)  

          2007
          2007 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats[6]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          DUP Peter Robinson 19.02% 5,635                  
          Alliance Naomi Long 18.84% 5,583                  
          Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 13.97% 4,139 4,231.4 4,620.4              
          PUP Dawn Purvis 10.28% 3,045 3,113.88 3,307.63 3,336.13 3,403.11 3,455.86 3,611.83 3,654.32 3,842.92 4,208.17
          DUP Wallace Browne 10.75% 3,185 3,416.6 3,453.1 3,462.35 3,488.06 3,541.78 3,607.97 3,608.71 3,709.1 3,734.32
          DUP Robin Newton 7.88% 2,335 3,201.88 3,241.38 3,250.38 3,270.35 3,316.3 3,355.75 3,359.75 3,497.13 3,516.62
          Ulster Unionist Michael Copeland 5.25% 1,557 1,567.08 1,654.58 1,817.33 1,834.83 1,951.08 2,068.32 2,073.82 2,743.06 2,999.31
          SDLP Mary Muldoon 2.75% 816 816.96 1,020.71 1,036.96 1,097.7 1,115.2 1,306.95 1,902.95 1,933.94  
          Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers 2.77% 820 884.08 971.08 1,078.08 1,104.55 1,191.03 1,280.77 1,284.27    
          Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile 3.56% 1,055 1,056.44 1,071.94 1,072.44 1,087.69 1,087.69 1,123.94      
          Green (NI) Steven Agnew 2.20% 653 658.04 852.04 870.29 983.78 1,064.28        
          NI Conservatives Glyn Chambers 1.44% 427 429.88 483.13 494.38 516.13          
          Socialist Party Thomas Black 0.75% 225 227.88 246.63 248.13            
          Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.36% 107 107.96 118.46 118.96            
          Make Politicians History Rainbow George 0.16% 47 47.24 51.74 52.99            
          Electorate: 49,757   Valid: 29,629 (59.55%)   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 4,233   Turnout: 29,873 (60.04%)  

            2003
            2003 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats[7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            DUP Peter Robinson 29.89% 9,254          
            Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 20.86% 6,459          
            DUP Robin Newton 4.76% 1,475 4,418.2 4,444.24      
            PUP David Ervine 9.66% 2,990 3,211.52 3,377.37 3,509.48 3,660.79 4,263.39
            Alliance Naomi Long 8.96% 2,774 2,794.28 2,877.36 3,010.67 4,012.01 4,056.54
            Ulster Unionist Michael Copeland 7.40% 2,291 2,354.96 3,132.75 3,220.51 3,297.92 3,650.49
            Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers 4.85% 1,502 1,790.6 2,681.85 2,782.65 2,839.37 3,296.48
            DUP Harry Toan 4.53% 1,403 2,633.32 2,643.24 2,716.66 2,727.78  
            Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 3.81% 1,180 1,184.16 1,185.71 1,205.71    
            SDLP Leo Van Es 3.12% 967 969.6 986.03 1,035.65    
            NI Conservatives Terence Dick 0.75% 232 234.08 250.51      
            Socialist Thomas Black 0.57% 176 181.2 183.68      
            Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.40% 125 128.12 129.05      
            Independent John McBlain 0.23% 72 78.76 81.24      
            Rainbow Dream Ticket Rainbow George Weiss 0.21% 65 66.56 67.18      
            Electorate: 51,937   Valid: 30,965 (59.62%)   Spoilt: 559   Quota: 4,424   Turnout: 31,524 (60.70%)  

              1998
              1998 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats[8]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789101112131415
              DUP Peter Robinson 28.34% 11,219                            
              Alliance John Alderdice 15.52% 6,144                            
              PUP David Ervine 12.92% 5,114 5,299 5,338.13 5,356.76 5,378.03 5,599.45 5,693.45                
              Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 13.03% 5,158 5,288 5,324.54 5,327.82 5,369.38 5,371.88 5,421.9 5,497.4 5,590.95 5,592.65 5,625.79 6,108.79      
              DUP Sammy Wilson 1.60% 633 4,486 4,487.68 4,487.68 4,506.68 4,519.75 4,530.03 4,617.17 4,637.74 4,640.74 5,532.24 5,711.24      
              Ulster Unionist Ian Adamson 8.71% 3,447 3,510 3,530.3 3,534.3 3,581.87 3,585.94 3,631.78 3,681.85 3,746.69 3,748.69 3,774.4 4,180.79 4,567.79 4,635.84 5,414.76
              Alliance Richard Good 2.53% 1,000 1,009.5 1,290.48 1,309.18 1,324.74 1,331.09 1,416.68 1,439.88 1,756.68 1,814.1 1,824.31 1,865.12 1,888.12 2,864.33 2,974.96
              UK Unionist Denny Vitty 3.44% 1,362 1,674 1,675.05 1,675.05 1,704.05 1,708.55 1,722.9 1,755.9 1,772.97 1,772.97 1,880.47 2,000.32 2,023.32 2,026.46  
              SDLP Peter Jones 2.59% 1,025 1,026.5 1,034.9 1,055.04 1,055.18 1,057.18 1,066.53 1,069.1 1,225.2 1,588.76 1,589.76 1,593.26 1,594.26    
              Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers 2.56% 1,015 1,189.5 1,194.54 1,195.54 1,212.18 1,221.18 1,238.46 1,285.38 1,313.45 1,315.52 1,349.16        
              DUP John Norris 0.94% 373 1,096.5 1,097.13 1,098.13 1,103.13 1,106.63 1,110.77 1,161.34 1,171.41 1,172.41          
              Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 2.32% 917 917 918.19 929.4 929.47 929.47 936.54 937.54 951.68            
              NI Women's Coalition Pearl Sagar 1.80% 711 723 734.83 744.97 752.11 763.18 800.37 822.01              
              Ulster Democratic Robert Girvan 1.30% 516 565.5 567.04 568.04 569.61 578.68 590.39                
              Labour Party NI David Bleakley 0.93% 369 377 389.6 399.72 408.29 409.29                  
              PUP Dawn Purvis 0.68% 271 286.5 287.41 289.48 289.55                    
              NI Conservatives Lesley Donaldson 0.51% 203 221.5 224.37 226.87                      
              Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.20% 79 87.5 82.09                        
              Natural Law David Collins 0.06% 22 22 22.49                        
              Independent John Lawrence 0.04% 15 15 15.42                        
              Electorate: 60,562   Valid: 39,593 (65.38%)   Spoilt: 763   Quota: 5,657   Turnout: 40,356 (66.64%)  

                1996 forum

                Successful candidates are shown in bold.[9]

                Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
                DUP Peter Robinson
                Sammy Wilson
                Robin Newton
                Irene Lewis
                Wallace Browne                		 11,270 29.4
                Ulster Unionist Reg Empey
                Jim Rodgers
                Ian Adamson
                Alan Crowe                		 8,608 22.5
                Alliance John Alderdice
                Peter Osborne
                Danny Dow
                Mervyn Jones
                Maureen McConnell                		 7,130 18.6
                PUP David Ervine
                Patricia Laverty
                Rosemary Reynolds
                John McQuillen
                Alec Gordon                		 3,802 9.9
                UK Unionist Alan Field
                Maureen Ann McCartney                		 2,496 6.5
                SDLP Peter Prendiville
                Brian Heading                		 1,299 3.4
                Ulster Democratic Robert Girvan
                Jacqueline Upton
                Ronald Stitt
                Samuel Walkingshaw
                Joseph McMaster                		 1,156 3.1
                Sinn Féin Michael McVeigh
                Brid Duffy
                Anna Doherty                		 862 2.2
                NI Women's Coalition Felicity Huston
                Pearl Sagar
                Annie Quinn
                Kate Campbell
                Karen Snoddy                		 405 1.1
                NI Conservatives Ian Donaldson
                Dorothy Dunlop                		 291 0.8
                Labour coalition Gail Haslett
                Thomas Black
                Barbara Hawites
                David Bell
                Maeve O'Leary                		 199 0.5
                Democratic Partnership David Bleakley
                Edwin Sloan                		 197 0.5
                Green (NI) Similda Osoba
                April McCarthy                		 161 0.4
                Workers' Party Joe Bell
                Marie Mooney                		 149 0.4
                Ulster Independence Gavin Boyd
                Mark Black
                David McClinton                		 114 0.3
                Independent DUP Jean Toad
                David Kerr                		 93 0.2
                Democratic Left Michael Craig
                June Campion                		 45 0.1
                Communist Andrew Gibb
                Sarah Stewart                		 38 0.1
                Natural Law Robert Johnstone
                Richard Johnson
                Ian Long                		 13 0.0
                Independent Chambers Ian Arbuthnot
                Alan Hay                		 11 0.0

                1982
                1982 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats[10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678910
                DUP Peter Robinson 38.86% 15,319                  
                Ulster Unionist Jeremy Burchill 18.63% 7,345                  
                Alliance Oliver Napier 15.32% 6,037                  
                DUP Denny Vitty 0.60% 235 7,583.32                
                Ulster Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 4.30% 1,696 2,066.44 2,087.4 3,270.75 3,309.37 3,323.35 3,346.83 3,511.98 4,565.11 5,981.11
                Alliance Addie Morrow 7.52% 2,966 3,057.35 3,061.67 3,088.12 3,093.21 3,401.85 3,739.59 3,793.79 4,490.85 4,881.17
                DUP Sammy Wilson 1.01% 397 1,239.31 3,024.43 3,044.44 3,060.98 3,065.3 3,081.24 3,258.78 3,399.61 4,169.51
                Vanguard William Craig 5.77% 2,274 2,805.72 2,825.56 2,964.48 2,988.59 2,999.87 3,025.07 3,189.56 3,360.66  
                Ulster Unionist William Johnstone 2.47% 973 1,126.09 1,135.85 1,377.35 1,394.14 1,397.56 1,407.69 1,520.35    
                SDLP Peter Prendiville 2.20% 868 873.04 874.8 875.49 875.49 881.25 1,089.72      
                UUUP Reg Empey 1.28% 503 648.53 655.09 691.43 769.25 772.07 777.45      
                Workers' Party Francis Cullen 1.73% 681 696.12 696.76 704.12 706.75 711.85        
                UUUP Ben Horan 0.31% 123 184.74 187.3 198.8            
                Electorate: 74,273   Valid: 39,417 (53.07%)   Spoilt: 1,275   Quota: 5,632   Turnout: 40,692 (54.79%)  
                  • Craig stood as Vanguard, although the party itself had been disbanded four years before.

                  1975 Constitutional Convention
                  1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast East – 6 seats[11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567891011
                  Vanguard William Craig 23.84% 11,958                    
                  Alliance Oliver Napier 12.64% 6,341 6,393 6,449 6,469.4 6,537.4 7,450.4          
                  Vanguard Reg Empey 9.28% 4,657 6,825.4 6,844 6,978.2 7,063.8 7,121.2 7,121.2 8,297.2      
                  Unionist Party NI Joshua Cardwell 6.06% 3,039 3,164.6 3,180 3,220.8 3,366.8 3,586.2 3,605.6 3,718 3,756.22 6,209.52 7,475.52
                  DUP Eileen Paisley 7.19% 3,606 4,893.6 4,916.6 5,073 5,179.6 5,214.4 5,214.4 6,157.8 6,653.68 6,729.86 7,354.86
                  NI Labour David Bleakley 7.97% 3,998 4,059.6 4,417 4,473.2 4,548.4 5,556.2 5,714.2 5,864 5,885.56 6,257.76 6,924.54
                  DUP Peter Robinson 7.84% 3,933 4,165 4,173.8 4,209.8 4,253 4,283.2 4,283.6 4,672.6 5,156.72 5,201.88 5,792.52
                  Ulster Unionist Roy Bradford 5.15% 2,583 2,828.6 2,839 2,873.6 2,991.4 3,092 3,096.8 3,362.4 3,431.98 3,756.46  
                  Unionist Party NI Norman Agnew 5.71% 2,863 2,913.4 2,918.2 2,929.6 3,011.8 3,262.4 3,287.6 3,370.8 3,387.46    
                  Ulster Unionist David McNarry 5.20% 2,609 2,941.8 2,944.6 2,978.6 3,065.8 3,093.6 3,094        
                  Alliance Kate Condy 2.96% 1,485 1,500.2 1,508 1,511 1,539            
                  SDLP Alban Maginness 2.54% 1,274 1,278.4 1,286.4 1,287.2 1,293.2            
                  Ind. Unionist Walter McFarland 1.55% 775 885.4 860.8 887.2              
                  Ind. Unionist William Elliot 1.01% 509 591.8 606                
                  Labour Party NI Sandy Scott 1.06% 530 543.6                  
                  Electorate: 78,340   Valid: 50,160 (64.03%)   Spoilt: 973   Quota: 7,166   Turnout: 51,133 (65.27%)  

                    1973
                    1973 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats[12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456789101112131415161718
                    Ulster Unionist Roy Bradford 23.22% 13,187                                  
                    Ulster Unionist Joshua Cardwell 8.81% 5,001 6,635 6,643.38 6,649.38 6,672.9 6,754.4 6,871.78 7,002.74 7,035.68 7,063.44 7,072.2 7,571.96 8,177.96          
                    DUP Eileen Paisley 9.72% 5,518 5,613 5,618.76 5,628.52 5,717.66 5,737.08 5,780.17 6,127.42 6,142.56 6,393.08 6,396.08 7,069.44 7,170.7 7,172.47 8,907.47      
                    Ulster Unionist Norman Agnew 6.37% 3,615 4,562.34 4,565.24 4,568.10 4,571.48 4,635.72 4,763.72 4,832.42 4,860.84 4,878.22 4,922.6 5,096.66 5,733.94 5,758.25 5,842.24 7,197.91 7,229.23 8,027.29
                    Alliance Oliver Napier 8.70% 4,941 5,086.92 5,089.68 5,103.2 5,103.2 5,112.24 5,121.76 5,129.9 6,213.42 6,219.8 7,049.8 7,074.56 7,169.92 7,171.57 7,197.47 7,336.93 7,341.79 7,418.97
                    NI Labour David Bleakley 7.79% 4,425 4,710.76 4,743.76 4,866.52 4,874.52 4,899.7 4,932.88 4,953.78 5,043.34 5,053.1 5,878.1 5,993.14 6,108.02 6,111.1 6,155.14 6,368.65 6,389.17 6,690.47
                    Ulster Unionist Walter McFarland 4.57% 2,597 3,000.94 3,002.32 3,005.46 3,015.84 3,120.52 3,432.38 3,499.12 3,526.44 3,541.2 3,548.58 3,662.52 4,085.54 4,102.48 4,271.55 5,435.29 5,469.31 6,436.15
                    Vanguard Jim Rodgers 3.43% 1,947 1,972.46 1,974.46 1,975.46 2,068.6 2,070.36 2,076.12 2,152.02 2,154.02 3,133.2 3,134.2 3,509.86 3,550.38 3,550.82 4,492.23 4,683.96 5,386.4  
                    Ulster Unionist David McNarry 3.14% 1,784 2,145.76 2,145.76 2,148.14 2,155.14 2,306.02 2,504.64 2,544.68 2,558.96 2,580.1 2,583.48 2,642.62 3,182.4 3,199.23 3,237.89      
                    Vanguard Tommy Herron 4.37% 2,480 2,519.9 2,524.9 2,526.9 2,561.28 2,564.8 2,577.94 2,665.88 2,672.26 2,719.26 2,722.26 3,122.34 3,146.76 3,147.2        
                    Ulster Unionist Walter Scott 3.18% 1,806 2,326.98 2,328.98 2,329.98 2,341.36 2,395.98 2,512.24 2,539.66 2,556.22 2,568.98 2,568.98 2,614.12            
                    Ind. Unionist William Annon 3.86% 2,192 2,248.62 2,252.62 2,254.62 2,293.76 2,298.14 2,306.52 2,455.56 2,465.62 2,517.46 2,528.46              
                    SDLP Owen Adams 3.26% 1,849 1,850.9 1,856.9 1,857.9 1,858.9 1,858.9 1,858.9 1,859.9 1,865.9 1,865.9                
                    Vanguard Thomas Smith 2.35% 1,332 1,343.4 1,343.4 1,343.4 1,384.78 1,385.78 1,390.78 1,444.16 1,445.16                  
                    Alliance Kate Condy 2.21% 1,256 1,297.04 1,302.8 1,310.94 1,318.32 1,329.74 1,341.26 1,346.02                    
                    Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks 1.73% 983 1,063.56 1,064.56 1,065.56 1,082.56 1,086.94 1,096.7                      
                    Ulster Unionist John McKeown 1.46% 831 973.88 973.88 974.26 975.26 1,014.6                        
                    Ulster Unionist Elsie Logan 0.69% 394 573.36 575.36 575.36 579.36                          
                    Ulster Constitution Lindsay Mason 0.36% 202 205.04 205.42 206.42                            
                    Ind. Unionist Samuel Smyth 0.33% 189 192.8 193.8 194.8                            
                    NI Labour John Coulthard 0.23% 129 136.22 180.6                              
                    NI Labour William Gunning 0.19% 107 110.42                                
                    Independent Sarah Hughes 0.03% 19 19.38                                
                    Electorate: 80,421   Valid: 56,784 (70.61%)   Spoilt: 917   Quota: 8,113   Turnout: 57,701 (71.75%)  

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