Strangford (,
Ulster Scots: ''Strangfurd'') is a constituency in the
Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
-only election for the
Northern Ireland Forum
The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
The forum was elected, with five members being elected for each Westmin ...
in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.
For Assembly elections before 1996, the constituency was largely part of the
North Down constituency with smaller sections being added from
Belfast East constituency and
Belfast South constituency. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the
Strangford UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see
Strangford (UK Parliament constituency)
Strangford (Irish: Loch Cuan, Ulster Scots: Strangfurd) is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Jim Shannon of the DUP.
Constituency profile
Strangford covers the settlements either side of ...
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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
2017
2016
2011
2007
2003
1998
1996 forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.
1996 Candidates – Strangford
, Northern Ireland Elections
References
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Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Politics of County Down
1996 establishments in Northern Ireland
Constituencies established in 1996