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Thursday 5 May 2016



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List of Candidates to the Northern Ireland Assembly Election
Thursday 5 May 2016

The names of 276 candidates who were nominated to contest the 108 seats across the 18 constituencies in Northern Ireland.

Six Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will be returned from each constituency. The total number of electorate was 1,275,852 (on 1 April 2016).

The names of the candidates are listed alphabetically.


EAST ANTRIM

Roy Beggs   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Stewart Dickson   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Danny Donnelly   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
David Hilditch   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Noel Jordan   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Gordon Lyons   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Jim McCaw   -   Progressive Unionist Party (PUP)
Margaret McKillop   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Oliver McMullan   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Maureen Morrow   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Dawn Patterson   -   Green Party (GP)
Alastair Ross   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Conor Sheridan   -   Cross-Community Labour Alternative
John Stewart   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Ruth Wilson   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)


NORTH ANTRIM

Jim Allister   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Donna Anderson   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Jennifer Breslin   -   Green Party (GP)
Connor Duncan   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Paul Frew   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Timothy Gaston   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Kathryn Johnston   -   NI Labour Representation Committee
Phillip Logan   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Stephen McFarland   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
David McIlveen   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Daithí McKay   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
James Simpson  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Mervyn Storey   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Robin Swann   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Andrew Wright   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)


SOUTH ANTRIM

Steve Aiken   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Richard Cairns   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Pam Cameron   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Trevor Clarke   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Adrian Cochrane-Wilson   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Helen Farley   -   Green Party (GP)
David Ford   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Paul Girvan   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Robert Hill   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Declan Kearney   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Roisin Lynch   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
David McMaster, Independent
Paul Michael   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Mark Young  -   Conservative Party (CP)


BELFAST EAST

Andy Allen   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Ross Brown   -   Green Party (GP)
Joanne Bunting   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Amy Doherty   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Sammy Douglas   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Andrew Girvin   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Erskine Holmes   -   Northern Ireland Labour Representation Committee
Maggie Hutton   -   Independent
John Kyle   -   Progressive Unionist Party
Jonny Lavery   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Naomi Long   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Chris Lyttle   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Chris McGimpsey   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Tim Morrow   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Robin Newton   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Niall Ó Donnghaile   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Courtney Robinson   -   Cross-Community Labour Alternative
Neil Wilson  -   Conservative Party (CP)


BELFAST NORTH

Ken Boyle   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Paula Bradley   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Tom Burns   -   Independent
Lesley Carroll   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Geoff Dowey   -   Northern Ireland First
Fiona Ferguson   -   People Before Profit Alliance
Fra Hughes   -   Independent
William Humphrey   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Billy Hutchinson   -   Progressive Unionist Party (PUP)
Gerry Kelly   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Nichola Mallon   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Nuala McAllister   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Nelson McCausland   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
John Miller   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Caral Ní Chuilín   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Malachai O'Hara   -   Green Party (GP)
Abdo Thabeth   -   Northern Ireland Labour Representation Committee
Gemma Weir   -   Workers Party (WP)

 


BELFAST SOUTH

Brigitte Anton   -   Northern Ireland Labour Representation Committee
Clare Bailey   -   Green Party (GP)
Paula Bradshaw   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Sean Burns   -   Cross-Community Labour Alternative
Billy Dickson   -   South Belfast Unionists
Claire Hanna   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
John Hiddleston   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Lily Kerr   -   Workers Party (WP)
Emma Little-Pengelly   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Ben Manton  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Rodney McCune   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Fearghal McKinney   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Duncan Morrow   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Ruth Patterson   -   Independent
Ian Shanks   -   Progressive Unionist Party (PUP)
Christopher Stalford   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Bob Stoker   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)

 


BELFAST WEST

Alex Attwood   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Conor Campbell   -   Workers Party (WP)
Gerry Carroll   -   People Before Profit Alliance
Jemima Higgins   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Gareth Martin   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Alex Maskey   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Fra McCann   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Jennifer McCann   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Rosie McCorley   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Frank McCoubrey   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Ellen Murray   -   Green Party (GP)
Pat Sheehan   -   Sinn Féin (SF)

 


NORTH DOWN

Steven Agnew   -   Green Party (GP)
John Brennan   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Conal Browne   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Alan Chambers   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Gordon Dunne   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Alex Easton   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Chris Eisenstadt   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Stephen Farry   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Maria Lourenco   -   NI Labour Representation Committee
Thérèse McCartney   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Carl McClean   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Andrew Muir   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Bill Piper   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Frank Shivers  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Peter Weir   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Brian Wilson   -   Independent

 


SOUTH DOWN

Sinead Bradley   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Patrick Brown   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Michael Gray-Sloan   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
John Hardy   -   Green Party (GP)
Chris Hazzard   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
John McCallister   -   Independent
Colin McGrath   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Harold McKee   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Henry Reilly   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Sean Rogers   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Catriona Ruane   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Jim Wells   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)


FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE

Rosemary Barton   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Kerri Blyberg   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Donald Crawford   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
John Feely   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Phil Flanagan   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Arlene Foster   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Michelle Gildernew   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Damien Harris   -   NI Labour Representation Committee
Tanya Jones   -   Green Party (GP)
Sean Lynch   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Richie McPhilips   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Maurice Morrow   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Alastair Patterson   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)


FOYLE

Kathleen Bradley   -   Independent
Maurice Devenney   -   Independent
Gerard Diver   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Alan Dunlop  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Mark Durkan   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Colum Eastwood   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Mary Hassan   -   Green Party (GP)
Julia Kee   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
John Lindsay   -   Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
Eamonn McCann   -   People Before Profit Alliance
Raymond McCartney   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Chris McCaw   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Anne McCloskey   -   Independent
Martin McGuinness   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Maeve McLaughlin   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Gary Middleton   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

 


LAGAN VALLEY

Dan Barrios-O'Neill   -   Green Party (GP)
Robbie Butler   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Pat Catney   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Jonathan Craig   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Peter Dynes   -   NI Labour Representation Committee
Paul Givan   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Brenda Hale   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Brian Higginson   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Jack Irwin  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Trevor Lunn   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Frazer McCammond   -   Democracy First
Jacqui McGeough   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Jonny Orr, Independent
Jenny Palmer   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Edwin Poots   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Lyle Rea   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)


EAST LONDONDERRY

Caoimhe Archibald   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Jordan Armstrong   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Yvonne Boyle   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Maurice Bradley   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Aaron Callan   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Stuart Canning  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Tor Christie   -   Independent
Amber Hamill   -   Green Party (GP)
David Harding  -   Conservative Party (CP)
William McCandless   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Adrian McQuillan   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Gerry Mullan   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Cathal óhOisín   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Steven Parkhill   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
George Robinson   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Claire Sugden   -   Independent
Russell Watton   -   Progressive Unionist Party (PUP)

 


MID ULSTER

Keith Buchanan   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Alan Day   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Linda Dillon   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Néidín Hendron   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Hannah Loughrin   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Ian McCrea   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Patsy McGlone   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Ian Milne   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Michelle O'Neill   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Sandra Overend   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Hugh Scullion, Workers Party
Stefan Taylor   -   Green Party (GP)


NEWRY AND ARMAGH

Paul Berry   -   Independent
Cathal Boylan   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Emmet Crossan, Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
Megan Fearon   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
William Irwin   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Danny Kennedy   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Alan Love   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Martin McAllister   -   Independent
Karen McKevitt   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Justin McNulty   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Conor Murphy   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Sam Nicholson   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Michael Watters   -   Green Party (GP)
Craig Weir   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)

 


STRANGFORD

Kellie Armstrong   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Jonathan Bell   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Joe Boyle   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Stephen Cooper   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Stephen Crosby   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Georgia Grainger   -   Green Party (GP)
Simon Hamilton   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Harry Harvey   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Dermot Kennedy   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Rab McCartney   -   Independent
Michelle McIlveen   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Bill McKendry  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Jimmy Menagh   -   Independent
Mike Nesbitt   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Philip Smith   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)


WEST TYRONE

Michaela Boyle   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Allan Bresland   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Barry Brown   -   Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
Thomas Buchanan   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Josephine Deehan   -   Independent
Stephen Donnelly   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Corey French   -   Independent
Ross Hussey   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Patsy Kelly   -   Independent
Roger Lomas  -   Conservative Party (CP)
Declan McAleer   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Laura McAnea   -   Animal Welfare Party
Sorcha McAnespy   -   Independent
Ciaran McClean   -   Green Party (GP)
Daniel McCrossan   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Grace McDermott   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Barry McElduff   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Susan-Anne White   -   Independent

 


UPPER BANN

Sydney Anderson   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Doug Beattie   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Jo-Anne Dobson   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Roy Ferguson   -   Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)
Harry Hamilton   -   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
Emma Hutchinson   -   NI Labour Representation Committee
David Jones   -   United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Dolores Kelly   -   Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Martin Kelly   -   Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
Simon Lee   -   Green Party (GP)
Carla Lockhart   -   Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Sophie Long   -   Progressive Unionist Party (PUP)
Stephen McCarroll   -   Independent
Ian Nickels  -   Conservative Party (CP)
John O'Dowd   -   Sinn Féin (SF)
Kyle Savage   -   Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Catherine Seeley   -   Sinn Féin (SF)


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