| East Londonderry | |
| Type: | Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Members Label: | MLAs |
| Seats: | 6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–) |
| Local Council Label: | Districts |
| Local Council: | Causeway Coast and Glens District Council |
| Blank1 Name: | Boundaries |
East Londonderry 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 with a small part around Portrush 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).
| Election | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | MLA (party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Arthur Doherty (SDLP) | 5 seats 1996–1998 | David Brewster (UUP) | John White (UUP) | Robert Bolton (DUP) | Robert Stewart (DUP) | ||||||
| 1998 | John Dallat (SDLP) | David McClarty (UUP/ Independent Unionist) | Pauline Armitage (UUP) | Boyd Douglas (Independent Unionist) | Gregory Campbell (DUP) | |||||||
| September 2002 co-option | Michael Coyle (SDLP) | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Francis Brolly (Sinn Féin) | Norman Hillis (UUP) | George Robinson (DUP) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Adrian McQuillan (DUP) | |||||||||||
| January 2010 co-option | Billy Leonard (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Cathal Ó hOisín (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| May 2014 co-option | Claire Sugden (Independent Unionist) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Caoimhe Archibald (Sinn Féin) | Gerry Mullan (SDLP) | Maurice Bradley (DUP) | |||||||||
| 2017 | John Dallat (SDLP) | 5 seats 2017–present | ||||||||||
| May 2020 co-option | Cara Hunter (SDLP) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Alan Robinson (DUP) | |||||||||||
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.[1]
Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brewster John White Pauline Armitage Antony Alcock Elizabeth Black | 11,386 | 30.9 | ||
| Robert Bolton Robert Stewart Victor Wilson | 8,768 | 23.8 | ||
| Arthur Doherty John Dallat Patricia Farren Gerald McLaughlin Michael Coyle | 7,451 | 20.3 | ||
| Malachy O'Kane Thomas Donaghey Kevin Kelly John McCloskey Kathleen Kelly | 3,413 | 9.3 | ||
| Yvonne Boyle Bill Mathews Paddy McGowan | 2,107 | 5.7 | ||
| Kingsley Nutt Angela Nutt | 1,040 | 2.8 | ||
| Allister Crawford Robert Mitchell | 728 | 2.0 | ||
| William Smith William Mitchell | 652 | 1.8 | ||
| Avril Watson Mary Mulholland Pauline Nellis | 375 | 1.0 | ||
| Fionnuala Harbinson Alan McKee Peter Scott John Quigley | 241 | 0.6 | ||
| Hubert Mullan John McKeown | 208 | 0.6 | ||
| David Surplus Adeline Curry | 189 | 0.5 | ||
| Bartholomew Hamilton Hugh Kerr John Walker | 100 | 0.3 | ||
| Marian Donnelly James McLaughlin | 75 | 0.2 | ||
| Odran Dunphy Colm Campbell | 45 | 0.1 | ||
| Brian McEnery Lee Silvera | 14 | 0.0 | ||
| Chambers | Jonathan Chambers Maureen Holmes Neill Chambers | 5 | 0.0 | |