North Down

Northern Ireland Assembly County constituency
North Down shown within Northern Ireland
First Used:	1973
Assembly Members:
Districts:	North Down, Ards

North Down is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ... A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. ... North Down Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... Ards Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. ... The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ...

The seat, was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the North Down UK Parliament constituency, however from 1983 to 1986 and 1996 to 1997 the boundaries were slightly different as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes. Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

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. The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was an elected body set up in 1975 by the Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Northern Ireland assembly elections, 1982. ... The Northern Ireland Forum, or formally the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 for the conduction of the negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement (or the Good Friday Agreement) in 1998. ...

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see North Down (UK Parliament constituency). North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Members

The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election are: This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

• Eileen Bell Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Leslie Cree Ulster Unionist Party
• Alex Easton Democratic Unionist Party
• Robert McCartney UK Unionist Party
• Alan McFarland Ulster Unionist Party
• Peter Weir Democratic Unionist Party

In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were: Eileen Bell (born August 15, 1943) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and deputy leader of the Alliance Party. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Cllr George Ennis MLA is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Major Robert Alan McFarland (born August 9, 1949) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Cllr Peter Weir MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ...

• Eileen Bell Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• John Gorman Ulster Unionist Party
• Robert McCartney UK Unionist Party
• Alan McFarland Ulster Unionist Party
• Jane Morrice Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
• Peter Weir Ulster Unionist Party

Changes 1998-2003 Eileen Bell (born August 15, 1943) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and deputy leader of the Alliance Party. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Sir John Reginald Gorman CVO CBE MC DL was between 1998 and 2003 an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down, and one of the few Roman Catholics to be elected as a Unionist representative in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Major Robert Alan McFarland (born August 9, 1949) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Northern Ireland Womens Coalition is a non-sectarian political party in Northern Ireland. ... Cllr Peter Weir MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Peter Weir moved from the Ulster Unionist Party to the Democratic Unionist Party on April 29, 2002.

In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from North Down. They were as follows: Cllr Peter Weir MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

• St Clair McAlister Democratic Unionist Party
• Robert McCartney UK Unionist Party
• Alan McFarland Ulster Unionist Party
• Oliver Napier Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Peter Weir Ulster Unionist Party

In 1982 elections were held for an Assembly for Northern Ireland to hold the Secretary of State to account, in the hope that this would be the first step towards restoring devolution. North Down elected 8 members as follows: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Major Robert Alan McFarland (born August 9, 1949) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Sir Oliver Napier was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Cllr Peter Weir MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ...

• William Bleakes Ulster Unionist Party
• John Cushnahan Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Lord Dunleath Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Simpson Gibson Democratic Unionist Party
• James Kilfedder Ulster Popular Unionist Party
• Robert McCartney Ulster Unionist Party
• Wesley Pentland Democratic Unionist Party
• John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party

In 1975 elections were held to a Constitutional Convention which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The seven members elected from North Down were: The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... John Walls Cushnahan (born July 23, 1948) is a former politician in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and then as a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sir James Alexander Kilfedder (July 16, 1928–March 20, 1995) was a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... The Ulster Popular Unionist Party was a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. ... Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (b. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

• John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
• Lord Dunleath Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• George Green Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party
• James Kilfedder Ulster Unionist Party
• Bertie McConnell Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Charles Poots Democratic Unionist Party
• John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party

In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement. The seven members elected from North Down were: John Warden Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough was an Ulster Unionist politician, the son of the Northern Irish UUP leader, who succeeded his father as Stormont MP for Lisnaskea in 1968. ... The Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The title page to George Greens original essay on what is now known as Greens theorem. ... The Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, also known as the Vanguard Ulster Progressive Party (and several variations of word order), was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978. ... Sir James Alexander Kilfedder (July 16, 1928–March 20, 1995) was a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (b. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Sunningdale Agreement on December 9, 1973, was an attempt to end the Northern Ireland troubles by forcing unionists to share power with nationalists. ...

• John Brooke Ulster Unionist Party pro Sunningdale
• William Brownlow Ulster Unionist Party pro Sunningdale
• Robert Campbell Ulster Unionist Party pro Sunningdale
• Lord Dunleath Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• James Kilfedder Ulster Unionist Party anti-Sunningdale
• Bertie McConnell Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Charles Poots Democratic Unionist Party

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Elections

2007

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