| Foyle | |
| Type: | Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Members Label: | MLAs |
| Seats: | 6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–) |
| Local Council Label: | Districts |
| Local Council: | Derry and Strabane District Council |
| Blank1 Name: | Boundaries |
Foyle (Ulster Scots: Foyle) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum 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. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Foyle UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Foyle (UK Parliament constituency).
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[1]
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hume Mark Durkan John Tierney Pat Devine Mary Bradley | 19,997 | 44.3 | ||
| Martin McGuinness Mitchel McLaughlin Mary Nelis Moira McCloskey Gary Fleming | 11,618 | 25.7 | ||
| Gregory Campbell William Hay | 5,504 | 11.2 | ||
| Jack Allen Richard Dallas Andrew Davidson | 4,553 | 10.1 | ||
| Aaron McCormack Gerry Lynch | 790 | 1.7 | ||
| Margaret Logue Diane Greer Teresa Kelly | 695 | 1.5 | ||
| Brian Gurney Paul Whitlock | 580 | 1.3 | ||
| Margaret Lawrence Jim Gannon Geraldine Quigley Tony Martin Patrick Muldowney | 544 | 1.2 | ||
| David Nicholl Thomas Stone | 497 | 1.1 | ||
| David Taylor Richard Jordan | 324 | 0.7 | ||
| Peter Doran Michael O'Kane Chloe Wilson | 194 | 0.4 | ||
| Derek Sloan Elizabeth Sloan | 92 | 0.2 | ||
| Noel Lynch Alexander Doherty | 81 | 0.2 | ||
| Donal Casey Ken Kerr | 65 | 0.1 | ||
| Donn Brennan David Cooke | 41 | 0.1 | ||
| James Doody Brian Cullen | 40 | 0.1 | ||
| Chambers | Sydney Waddell Jason Angus | 22 | 0.1 | |