Belfast North (Assembly constituency)

Belfast North
Belfast North
Northern Ireland Assembly; Parliamentary constituency
	North Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	5 (1982–1998, 2017–present); 6 (1973–1982, 1998–2017)
MLAs	Phillip Brett (DUP); Gerry Kelly (SF); Brian Kingston (DUP); Nuala McAllister (APNI); Carál Ní Chuilín (SF);
City council	Belfast City Council
Boundaries

Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

It was first used for a

then Northern Ireland Assembly. It usually shares boundaries with the Belfast North UK Parliament constituency. However, the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1973 to 1974, 1983 to 1986 and 2010 to 2011 (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

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 North (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election		MLA (party)				MLA (party)
1973	Gerry Fitt (SDLP)		Lloyd Hall-Thompson (UUP/UPNI)	John Ferguson (Alliance Party)	William Morgan (UUP)		Frank Millar (UUP/Independent Unionist)	John McQuade (DUP)
1975	Gerry Fitt (SDLP)		Lloyd Hall-Thompson (UUP/UPNI)	Billy Bell (UUP)	William Morgan (UUP)			William Annon (DUP)
1982	Paschal O'Hare (SDLP)	5 seats 1982–1998		Paul Maguire (Alliance Party )	John Carson (UUP)			George Seawright (DUP)
1996	Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin)	5 seats 1982–1998		Alban Maginness (SDLP)	David Browne (UUP)		Billy Snoddy (DUP)	Nigel Dodds (DUP)
1998			Billy Hutchinson (PUP)		Fred Cobain (UUP)		Fraser Agnew (Independent Unionist)
2003			Kathy Stanton (Sinn Féin)				Nelson McCausland (DUP)
2007			Carál Ní Chuilín (Sinn Féin)
September 2010 co-option								William Humphrey (DUP)
2011					Paula Bradley (DUP)
2016				Nichola Mallon (SDLP)
2017				Nichola Mallon (SDLP)		5 seats 2017–present
2022				Nuala McAllister (Alliance Party)	Phillip Brett (DUP)	5 seats 2017–present		Brian Kingston (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

Northern Ireland Assembly

2022

2022 Assembly election: Belfast North – 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly	18.24%	8,395
	Sinn Féin	Carál Ní Chuilín	17.23%	7,932
	DUP	Phillip Brett	13.75%	6,329	6,330	6,336	6,336	6,452	6,506	6,699	6,724	6,754	7,719
	DUP	Brian Kingston	10.52%	4,844	4,845	4,848	4,848	4,889	4,919	5,112	5,123	5,163	5,637	8,407
	Alliance	Nuala McAllister	9.52%	4,381	4,503	4,528	4,565	4,590	4,638	4,647	4,832	5,747	6,362	6,563
	SDLP	Nichola Mallon	7.83%	3,604	4,012	4,038	4,179	4,189	4,384	4,399	4,733	5,325	5,489	5,572
	TUV	Ron McDowell	7.25%	3,335	3,335	3,339	3,339	3,429	3,445	3,669	3,677	3,701	4,261
	Ulster Unionist	Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston	5.74%	2,643	2,644	2,652	2,652	2,730	2,736	2,887	2,927	2,995
	Green (NI)	Malachai O'Hara	3.14%	1,446	1,510	1,536	1,570	1,603	1,644	1,651	2,088
	People Before Profit	Fiona Ferguson	2.30%	1,059	1,128	1,176	1,211	1,222	1,256	1,266
	PUP	Billy Hutchinson	1.66%	762	763	763	763	819	820
	Aontú	Seán Mac Niocaill	1.39%	640	668	674	684	690
	Independent	Stafford Ward	1.06%	489	490	495	496
	Workers' Party	Lily Kerr	0.37%	168	175
Electorate: 75,801 Valid: 46,027 Spoilt: 769 Quota: 7,672 Turnout: 46,796 (61.74%)

2017

2017 Assembly election: Belfast North – 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Paula Bradley	11.65%	4,835	4,843	4,865	5,236	6,002	8,458
	DUP	William Humphrey	10.65%	4,418	4,423	4,429	4,937	5,260	7,276
	SDLP	Nichola Mallon	13.09%	5,431	5,573	6,076	6,125	6,662	6,692	6,806
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly	15.13%	6,275	6,329	6,572	6,582	6,591	6,593	6,595
	Sinn Féin	Carál Ní Chuilín	14.29%	5,929	5,983	6,151	6,155	6,158	6,158	6,164
	Alliance	Nuala McAllister	8.41%	3,487	3,799	4,354	4,515	5,257	5,296	5,608
	DUP	Nelson McCausland	9.78%	4,056	4,069	4,079	4,372	4,709
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Foster	5.83%	2,418	2,457	2,517	3,141
	PUP	Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston	4.95%	2,053	2,103	2,174
	People Before Profit	Fiona Ferguson	3.76%	1,559	1,849
	Green (NI)	Malachai O'Hara	1.72%	711
	Workers' Party	Gemma Weir	0.60%	248
	Independent	Adam Millar	0.16%	66
Electorate: 68,187 Valid: 41,486 (60.84%) Spoilt: 633 Quota: 6,915 Turnout: 42,119 (61.77%)

2016

2016 Assembly election: Belfast North – 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly	15.57%	5,695
	DUP	Paula Bradley	12.55%	4,591	4,591.72	4,598.72	4,600.72	4,607.72	4,658.72	4,883.72	4,897.72	5,053.72	5,080.8	5,908.88
	DUP	William Humphrey	11.22%	4,105	4,105.16	4,113.16	4,115.16	4,116.24	4,221.24	4,326.24	4,335.24	4,760.32	4,781.4	5,286.4
	DUP	Nelson McCausland	11.17%	4,087	4,087.16	4,092.16	4,104.16	4,115.16	4,205.16	4,279.16	4,290.16	4,555.24	4,561.24	4,979.24
	Sinn Féin	Carál Ní Chuilín	10.96%	4,009	4,358.28	4,360.36	4,391.56	4,436.44	4,436.52	4,438.52	4,545.24	4,547.24	4,904.24	4,911.24
	SDLP	Nichola Mallon	10.57%	3,866	3,933.44	3,940.52	4,029.32	4,134.12	4,138.36	4,160.44	4,268.84	4,279.92	4,748.48	4,847.48
	Alliance	Nuala McAllister	7.02%	2,569	2,580.52	2,590.52	2,633.6	2,709.76	2,709.76	2,733.84	3,067	3,091	3,481.64	3,835.8
	Ulster Unionist	Lesley Carroll	5.39%	1,972	1,972.32	1,984.32	1,986.32	1,990.32	2,083.32	2,266.32	2,291.32	2,727.32	2,782.32
	People Before Profit	Fiona Ferguson	3.52%	1,286	1,293.68	1,318.68	1,397.48	1,507.28	1,508.36	1,545.44	1,798.76	1,832.76
	PUP	Billy Hutchinson	3.38%	1,238	1,238.32	1,240.32	1,244.32	1,251.32	1,340.32	1,509.32	1,523.32
	Green (NI)	Malachai O'Hara	2.18%	796	798.64	810.64	858.8	960.8	967.8	996.8
	UKIP	Ken Boyle	2.05%	751	751.24	757.24	764.32	771,32	954.32
	TUV	John Miller	1.76%	644	644.56	645.56	646.56	650.56
	Workers' Party	Gemma Weir	1.30%	476	478.8	482.8	520.8
	Independent	Fra Hughes	0.66%	243	246.44	255.52
	NI Labour	Abdo Thabeth	0.35%	127	127.4	128.4
	Independent	Tom Burns	0.24%	87	87.24
	Northern Ireland First	Geoff Dowey	0.08%	32	32
Electorate: 70,872 Valid: 36,574 (51.61%) Spoilt: 619 Quota: 5,225 Turnout: 37,193 (52.48%)

2011

2011 Assembly election: Belfast North – 6 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly	19.94%	6,674
	DUP	Nelson McCausland	15.54%	5,200
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	12.03%	4,025	4,261.6	4,357.44	4,359.76	4,562.8	5,004.32
	Sinn Féin	Carál Ní Chuilín	8.96%	2,999	3,939.24	3,976.08	3,976.24	4,061.48	4,868.48
	DUP	William Humphrey	11.13%	3,724	3,725.4	3,734.4	3,998.4	4,159.36	4,165.72	4,331.76
	DUP	Paula Bradley	10.42%	3,488	3,493.6	3,500.6	3,591.24	3,728.4	3,735.04	4,065.2
	Ulster Unionist	Fred Cobain	8.24%	2,758	2,760.8	2,766.8	2,803.76	2,991.4	2,993.52	3,622.68
	Alliance	Billy Webb	6.26%	2,096	2,113.08	2,168.36	2,173.48	2,395.6	2,458.16
	Sinn Féin	J. J. Magee	2.98%	998	1,571.16	1,610.68	1,611.08	1,672.6
	Independent	Raymond McCord	3.51%	1,176	1,205.96	1,269.32	1,279.88
	Workers' Party	John Lavery	0.99%	332	363.08
Electorate: 68,119 Valid: 33,470 (49.14%) Spoilt: 810 Quota: 4,782 Turnout: 34,280 (50.32%)

2007

2007 Assembly election: Belfast North – 6 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	Nigel Dodds	23.47%	6,973
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly	18.22%	5,414
	Sinn Féin	Carál Ní Chuilín	12.38%	3,680	3,680.39	4,586.54
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	7.44%	2,212	2,222.53	2,341.18	2,481.58	2,530.04	2,530.92	2,806.41	3,099.12	4,830.12
	Ulster Unionist	Fred Cobain	8.41%	2,498	2,766.71	2,768.39	2,770.09	2,778.09	2,888.79	3,078.64	3,414.96	3,574.43	3,967.43
	DUP	Nelson McCausland	8.29%	2,462	3,412.43	3,412.64	3,412.84	3,414.23	3,515.78	3,560.22	3,763.62	3,783.47	3,818.47
	DUP	William Humphrey	5.63%	1,673	2,996.27	2,997.11	2,997.31	2,999.48	3,085.86	3,123.64	3,287.36	3,303.66	3,326.66
	SDLP	Pat Convery	6.29%	1,868	1,873.07	1,928.72	2,010.82	2,028.57	2,030.96	2,267.04	2,485.12
	Independent	Raymond McCord	4.44%	1,320	1,387.86	1,410.75	1,461.85	1,487.75	1,538.57	1,744.5
	Green (NI)	Peter Emerson	1.99%	590	605.6	615.05	642.65	702.11	720.5
	Alliance	Thomas McCullough	1.64%	486	494.19	497.13	500.13	512.26	525.43
	UK Unionist	Robert McCartney	1.21%	360	413.82	414.03	414.23	415.62
	Workers' Party	John Lavery	0.47%	139	141.34	152.05	158.25
	Make Politicians History	Rainbow George	0.13%	40	41.17	41.59	43.59
Electorate: 49,372 Valid: 29,715 (60.19%) Spoilt: 352 Quota: 4,246 Turnout: 30,067 (60.90%)

2003

2003 Assembly election: Belfast North – 6 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	DUP	Nigel Dodds	29.42%	9,276
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly	17.52%	5,524
	DUP	Nelson McCausland	4.76%	1,500	5,100.6
	Ulster Unionist	Fred Cobain	9.39%	2,961	3,338.91	3,339.27	3,509.46	3,514.64	3,538.98	3,607.77	3,696.29	3,901.5	4,555.5
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	10.10%	3,186	3,199.26	3,310.68	3,312.93	3,322.93	3,349.93	3,365.8	3,436.54	3,444.08	3,667.1	3,675.47	5,569.47
	Sinn Féin	Kathy Stanton	9.48%	2,990	2,990	3,803.78	3,803.87	3,812.87	3,832.92	3,838.28	3,841.64	3,841.82	3,895.44	3,896.37	4,118.43
	PUP	Billy Hutchinson	4.31%	1,358	1,687.46	1,688.36	1,811.12	1,818.65	1,836.44	1,874.28	1,887.57	2,087.42	2,491.95	2,526.36	2,605.05
	SDLP	Pat Convery	6.69%	2,108	2,113.61	2,158.79	2,160.5	2,183.68	2,213.22	2,228.4	2,272.76	2,279.36	2,480.46	2,486.97
	Ind. Unionist	Fraser Agnew	2.54%	802	1,000.39	1,000.39	1,157.44	1,157.53	1,168.27	1,217.64	1,234.62	1,335.22
	NI Women's Coalition	Elizabeth McCullough	1.48%	467	478.22	482.36	485.6	498.2	573.16	585.57	693.55	702.24
	Independent	Frank McCoubrey	1.49%	469	551.62	551.98	618.58	618.76	620.85	676.53	682.53
	Alliance	Marjorie Hawkins	0.97%	305	313.67	315.29	318.35	325.86	370.15	383.33
	Independent	Raymond McCord	0.69%	218	284.81	286.61	325.13	329.82	340.69
	Green (NI)	Peter Emerson	0.83%	261	269.16	271.5	277.89	299.4
	Workers' Party	Marcella Delaney	0.29%	90	91.02	91.2	91.92
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	John Gallagher	0.05%	17	19.55	19.55	19.91
Electorate: 51,353 Valid: 31,532 (61.40%) Spoilt: 465 Quota: 4,505 Turnout: 31,997 (62.31%)

1998

1998 Assembly election: Belfast North – 6 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	DUP	Nigel Dodds	18.18%	7,476
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	15.07%	6,196
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly	13.64%	5,610	5,610.42	5,641.07	5,709.77	5,709.77	5,709.77	5,719.42	5,724.52	5,730.73	8,792.73
	PUP	Billy Hutchinson	9.12%	3,751	3,832.48	3,835.18	3,941.63	4,012.82	4,399.74	4,639	4,928.33	5,465.43	5,477.88	5,516.88
	Ulster Unionist	Fred Cobain	5.87%	2,415	2,474.22	2,474.82	2,508.55	2,582.52	2,691.35	2,862.6	4,534.04	5,110.93	5,110.98	5,113.98
	Ind. Unionist	Fraser Agnew	7.24%	2,976	3,071.34	3,071.64	3,102.26	3,288.51	3,370.55	3,529.21	3,847.08	4,964.21	4,965.31	4,971.31
	SDLP	Martin Morgan	5.99%	2,465	2,465.42	2,713.47	2,896.82	2,898.03	2,900.08	3,316.48	3,339.93	3,352.19	3,439.79	4,681.79
	Sinn Féin	Martina McIlkenny	7.70%	3,165	3,165	3,171.95	3,197.5	3,197.5	3,197.5	3,208.95	3,209.95	3,210.16
	DUP	Eric Smyth	3.13%	1,288	2,382.1	2,382.15	2,410.3	2,852.5	3,053	3,082	3,185
	Ulster Unionist	David Browne	5.02%	2,064	2,111.88	2,112.43	2,154.58	2,197.04	2,282.77	2,551.59
	Alliance	Glyn Roberts	3.08%	1,267	1,272.88	1,280.83	1,444.1	1,456.36	1,473.36
	Ulster Democratic	John White	2.22%	911	943.34	943.44	956.75	974.43
	UK Unionist	Stephen Cooper	1.82%	748	876.94	876.94	899.62
	Green (NI)	Peter Emerson	0.62%	257	259.94	261.79
	Labour Party NI	Sam McAughtry	0.62%	255	256.89	261.64
	Workers' Party	Stephen Doran	0.38%	155	155.84	157.64
	Natural Law	Kevin Blair	0.18%	76	78.1	78.55
	Independent	Dolores Quinn	0.12%	50	50.42	51.42
Electorate: 62,541 Valid: 41,125 (65.76%) Spoilt: 941 Quota: 5,876 Turnout: 42,066 (67.26%)

1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.^[8]

	Candidate(s)	Votes	Percentage
DUP	Nigel Dodds Billy Snoddy David Smylie William Henry De Courcy	7,778	19.2
Sinn Féin	Gerry Kelly Joe Austin Christine Beattie Bobby Lavery Eoghan McCormain	7,681	19.0
SDLP	Alban Maginness Martin Morgan Geraldine Leonard Shelagh McGlade Peter Coll	7,493	18.5
Ulster Unionist	David Browne Fred Cobain Nelson McCausland Dennis Robinson	6,938	17.2
PUP	Billy Hutchinson Michael Acheson Robert Gourley	3,777	9.3
Ulster Democratic	Thomas English Thomasena Livingstone Patrick Bird John English	1,874	4.6
Alliance	Nicholas Whyte Tommy Frazer Lindsay Whitcroft	1,670	4.1
UK Unionist	Derek Peters Amy Corry	1,329	3.3
Labour coalition	Mark Langhammer Marion Morrison Kevin Lawrence Martin Stroud John Simpson	571	1.4
NI Women's Coalition	Brenda Callaghan Lynda Walker Eileen Calder Roisin O'Hagan Freda Brown	486	1.2
Workers' Party	Margaret Smith Paul Treanor	274	0.7
Green (NI)	Peter Emerson Rosemary Warren	265	0.7
Democratic Left	Seamus Lynch John McLaughlin	123	0.4
Independent Voice	Andrew Thompson Sarah Thompson	63	0.2
Ulster Independence	Norman McClelland David Kerr	41	0.1
Independent McMullan	Wesley Holmes Helen Craig Stanley Simons	25	0.1
Independent Chambers	Joe Coggle Sally Irvine	21	0.1

^*John White was elected as one of the 20 top-up candidates for Northern Ireland.

1982 Northern Ireland Assembly

1982 Assembly election: Belfast North – 5 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Ulster Unionist	John Carson	21.82%	7,798
	DUP	George Seawright	13.79%	4,929	5,012.26	5,026.41	5,026.41	5,044.1	5,076.32	5,150.77	5,359.74	5,673.33	5,675.33	6,119.08
	Ind. Unionist	Frank Millar	5.73%	2,047	2,285.05	2,319.57	2,319.57	2,341.26	2,410.98	2,539.42	2,813.48	3,055.82	3,059.82	4,101.12	4,182.79	6,322.79
	SDLP	Paschal O'Hare	8.93%	3,190	3,191.38	3,191.38	3,255.38	3,290.61	3,290.61	3,294.84	3,295.84	3,295.84	4,197.84	4,201.76	5,031.45	5,140.9	5,078.9
	Alliance	Paul Maguire	7.07%	2,527	2,564.95	2,568.95	2,581.95	2,693.02	2,698.94	2,877.08	2,906	2,935.69	3,205.15	3,420.99	4,325.74	4,476.91	4,756.91
	Sinn Féin	Joe Austin	11.27%	4,029	4,029.46	4,029.46	4,088.46	4,104.69	4,104.69	4,107.69	4,107.69	4,113.69	4,188.69	4,188.92	4,556.92	4,564.3	4,573.3
	DUP	William Gault	7.33%	2,618	2,730.93	2,752.31	2,752.31	2,763.69	2,801.59	2,854.5	3,023.41	3,259.41	3,261.41	3,646.57	3,689.18
	Workers' Party	Seamus Lynch	7.04%	2,516	2,526.12	2,531.35	2,556.35	2,634.81	2,641.73	2,706.8	2,718.03	2,758.41	2,928.41	2,961.92
	Ulster Unionist	Peter Smith	2.75%	984	1,954.83	1,965.82	1,967.28	1,987.12	2,323.84	2,413.28	2,635.96	2,745.02	2,745.25
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	3.73%	1,333	1,334.15	1,335.07	1,450.07	1,474.07	1,474.07	1,479.07	1,480.07	1,483.07
	Ulster Democratic	Sammy Doyle	2.49%	890	938.99	1,022.91	1,023.91	1,029.91	1,041.52	1,135.43	1,187.27
	UUUP	Nelson McCausland	2.40%	858	922.86	940.77	940.77	948.15	956.22	1,014.44
	Independent	Billy Boyd	2.08%	745	778.12	782.35	783.35	822.73	823.65
	Ulster Unionist	Raymond Trimble	1.03%	369	508.61	517.76	518.76	525.22
	Ecology	Peter Emerson	1.15%	412	423.27	424.5	424.5
	People's Democracy	Fergus O'Hare	0.83%	298	298.46	298.46
	Ulster Democratic	Bill Lavery	0.55%	196	215.32
Electorate: 62,391 Valid: 35,739 (57.28%) Spoilt: 1,166 Quota: 5,957 Turnout: 36,905 (59.15%)

1975 Constitutional Convention

1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast North – 6 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	SDLP	Gerry Fitt	14.80%	6,454
	Ulster Unionist	Billy Bell	14.37%	6,268
	Ind. Unionist	Frank Millar	13.04%	5,687	5,687.39	5,687.39	5,692.39	5,683.39	5,944.39	6,634.39
	Ulster Unionist	William Morgan	12.75%	5,558	5,558.12	5,558.12	5,570.12	5,667.12	5,758.15	6,223.15	6,427.13
	Unionist Party NI	Lloyd Hall-Thompson	8.20%	3,577	3,577.69	3,577.69	3,601.72	3,618.72	3,665.81	3,741.81	3,761.03	4,223.06	5,870.28
	DUP	William Annon	9.48%	4,132	4,132.09	4,132.09	4,138.09	4,219.09	4,271.12	4,972.12	5,127.12	5,603.35	5,799.62
	SDLP	Thomas Donnelly	8.25%	3,596	3,772.07	3,772.07	3,793.76	3,793.76	4,107.85	4,110.91	4,112.15	4,213.21	5,123.9
	Alliance	John Ferguson	5.06%	2,207	2,214.32	2,214.32	2,603.62	2,610.65	2,685.25	2,706.25	2,709.97	3,624.39
	NI Labour	Billy Boyd	4.01%	1,749	1,750.44	1,750.44	1,775.5	1,786.5	2,359.83	2,423.89	2,440.63
	Vanguard	Bill Lavery	4.32%	1,884	1,884.18	1,884.18	1,889.18	1,988.18	2,057.21
	NI Labour	John Stewart	2.06%	898	898.54	898.54	924.75	947.75
	Republican Clubs	Seamus Lynch	1.27%	556	559.69	559.69	560.75	564.78
	Ind. Unionist	Noel Trimble	1.20%	525	525.03	525.03	526.06
	Alliance	James Robinson	1.19%	518	519.41	519.41
Electorate: 70,673 Valid: 43,609 (61.71%) Spoilt: 1,130 Quota: 6,230 Turnout: 44,739 (63.30%)

1973 Assembly election

1973 Assembly election: Belfast North – 6 seats^[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	SDLP	Gerry Fitt	16.27%	8,264
	DUP	John McQuade	10.14%	5,148	5,148.24	5,285.24	5,313.24	5,316.26	5,318.28	5,595.48	5,612.48	7,091.72	7,185.72	8,844.72
	Ulster Unionist	Lloyd Hall-Thompson	11.21%	5,694	5,695.68	5,705.68	5,725.68	5,743.8	5,744.8	5,762.8	5,789.04	5,824.04	5,965.28	6,100.28	6,180.28	6,199.48	9,387.48
	Ulster Unionist	William Morgan	10.22%	5,190	5,190.24	5,197.36	5,229.48	5,243.48	5,243.6	5,264.6	5,287.8	5,351.6	5,464.72	5,549.72	5,679.72	5,687.72	6,192.96	7,273.48
	Ulster Unionist	Frank Millar	8.24%	4,187	4,187.12	4,238.12	4,253.12	4,261.24	4,262.24	4,330.36	4,337.36	4,568.36	4,621.36	4,963.48	5,711.48	5,723.56	6,070.4	6,521.92
	Alliance	John Ferguson	3.86%	1,958	1,983.2	1,986.2	2,023.56	2,261.12	2,269.96	2,271.96	3,133.72	3,141.72	4,171.76	4,218	4,230	6,047.68	6,110.8	6,146.16
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Walker	8.57%	4,354	4,354.36	4,371.36	4,415.36	4,424.36	4,424.36	4,432.36	4,451.36	4,450.36	4,698.08	4,805.08	4,974.08	4,994.32	5,503.56	6,058.44
	Ulster Unionist	Wilson Gamble	8.19%	4,161	4,161.96	4,165.96	4,167.96	4,176.96	4,177.96	4,191.96	4,205.96	4,225.96	4,278.2	4,557.32	4,667.32	4,681.76
	SDLP	Thomas Donnelly	3.66%	1,861	2,673.4	2,673.52	2,676.88	2,687.52	3,104.4	3,104.52	3,154.76	3,156	3,637	3,667.12	3,667.12
	Vanguard	William Baillie	3.66%	1,859	1,859.72	2,016.72	2,022.72	2,023.72	2,025.84	2,509.84	2,512.96	2,808.96	2,835.96
	NI Labour	Vivian Simpson	3.43%	1,742	1,802.6	1,802.6	2,111.2	2,151.4	2,255.08	2,258.08	2,357.8	2,381.8
	DUP	Fred Proctor	4.16%	2,112	2,112.48	2,176.48	2,196.6	2,200.6	2,205.6	2,265.6	2,278.6
	Alliance	Jack Smith	1.46%	742	761.32	764.32	793.44	1,138.2	1,151.6	1,151.6
	Vanguard	Billy Hull	1.68%	852	852.24	953.24	961.24	961.24	962.24
	Republican Clubs	Seamus Lynch	1.68%	854	898.04	898.04	899.04	900.12
	Alliance	Keith Jones	1.33%	675	688.08	689.08	704.08
	NI Labour	John Stewart	1.12%	571	572.92	573.92
	Ind. Unionist	Tommy Lyttle	1.10%	560	560.24
Electorate: 75,768 (67.03%) Valid: 50,784 Spoilt: 1,286 Quota: 7,255 Turnout: 52,070 (68.72%)

References

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^ "NI Assembly Election 2007". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "NI Assembly Election 2003". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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[2] "NI Assembly Election 2017". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[3] "NI Assembly Election 2016". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[4] "NI Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). EONI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[5] "NI Assembly Election 2007". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[6] "NI Assembly Election 2003". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[7] "NI Assembly Election 1998". EONI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[8] 1996 Candidates – North Belfast Archived 22 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections

[9] "NI Assembly Election 1982". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[10] "NI Convention Election 1975". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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