East Londonderry is a constituency in the
Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a
Northern Ireland
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-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 prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the
Londonderry constituency with a small part around
Portrush
Portrush () is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, ...
coming from
North Antrim constituency. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the
East Londonderry UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see
East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
East Londonderry is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Gregory Campbell of the DUP.
Constituency profile
This is a mostly rural constituency stretching from the hill country of the Sperrin ...
.
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
Note: David McClarty appeared on the ballot paper with no description, however had previously made clear that he was fighting the election as an Independent Unionist.
2007
2003
1998
1996 forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold.
1996 Candidates – East Londonderry
, Northern Ireland Elections
References
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Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Politics of County Londonderry
1996 establishments in Northern Ireland
Constituencies established in 1996