Belfast East (Assembly constituency)

Belfast East
Belfast East
Northern Ireland Assembly; Parliamentary constituency
	East Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	6 (1998–2016); 5 (2017–)
MLAs	Andy Allen (UUP); David Brooks (DUP); Joanne Bunting (DUP); Naomi Long (APNI); Peter McReynolds (APNI);
City council	Belfast City Council
Boundaries

Belfast East (Irish: Béal Feirste Thoir, Ulster Scots: Bilfawst East) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the Belfast East UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 and 2010 to 2011 as 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 1975 Constitutional Convention, 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 East (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election		MLA (party)			MLA (party)
1973	Oliver Napier (Alliance Party)		David Bleakley (Labour)	Joshua Cardwell (UUP/UPNI)		Norman Agnew (UUP)	Roy Bradford (UUP)	Eileen Paisley (DUP)
1975			David Bleakley (Labour)	Joshua Cardwell (UUP/UPNI)		Reg Empey (Vanguard)	William Craig (Vanguard)	Eileen Paisley (DUP)
1982			Addie Morrow (Alliance Party)	Dorothy Dunlop (UUP)		Jeremy Burchill (UUP)	Denny Vitty (DUP)	Peter Robinson (DUP)
1996	John Alderdice (Alliance Party)	5 seats 1996–1998		Reg Empey (UUP)		Jim Rodgers (UUP)	Sammy Wilson (DUP)
1998	John Alderdice (Alliance Party)		David Ervine (PUP)			Ian Adamson (UUP)	Sammy Wilson (DUP)
2003	Naomi Long (Alliance Party)		David Ervine (PUP)			Michael Copeland (UUP)	Robin Newton (DUP)
January 2007 co-option			Dawn Purvis (PUP)			Michael Copeland (UUP)
2007						Wallace Browne (DUP)
July 2010 co-option	Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party)					Wallace Browne (DUP)
2011			Judith Cochrane (Alliance Party)	Michael Copeland (UUP)		Sammy Douglas (DUP)
September 2015 co-option			Judith Cochrane (Alliance Party)	Andy Allen (UUP)
2016			Naomi Long (Alliance Party)					Joanne Bunting (DUP)
2017			Naomi Long (Alliance Party)		5 seats 2017–present
July 2019 co-option			Máire Hendron (Alliance Party)
January 2020 co-option			Naomi Long (Alliance Party)
2022	Peter McReynolds (Alliance Party)		Naomi Long (Alliance Party)				David Brooks (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 East – 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Alliance	Naomi Long	18.95%	8,195
	DUP	Joanne Bunting	16.77%	7,253
	Alliance	Peter McReynolds	13.46%	5,820	6,611	6,624	6,624	6,812	6,956	6,974	7,072	7,414
	DUP	David Brooks	15.34%	6,633	6,646	6,646	6,646	6,656	6,666	6,995	7,078	7,091	7,092	8,961
	UUP	Andy Allen	12.21%	5,281	5,315	5,318	5,318	5,346	5,374	5,638	6,691	6,707	6,718	7,629
	Green (NI)	Brian Smyth	5.32%	2,302	2,360	2,375	2,375	2,488	2,761	2,787	2,839	3,393	3,578	3,640
	TUV	John Ross	7.14%	3,087	3,091	3,092	3,092	3,095	3,108	3,354	3,416	3,425	3,426
	Sinn Féin	Mairéad O'Donnell	3.17%	1,369	1,385	1,390	1,390	1,463	1,501	1,504	1,509
	UUP	Lauren Kerr	2.96%	1,282	1,298	1,299	1,299	1,325	1,340	1,406
	PUP	Karl Bennett	2.24%	970	973	974	974	976	992
	People Before Profit	Hannah Kenny	1.16%	500	510	534	534	577
	SDLP	Charlotte Carson	1.12%	484	507	517	517
	Workers' Party	Eoin MacNeill	0.17%	72	76
Electorate: 70,123 Valid: 43,248 (61.67%) Spoilt: 592 Quota: 7,209 Turnout: 43,840 (62.52%)

2017

2017 Assembly election: Belfast East – 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Alliance	Naomi Long	18.64%	7,610
	Alliance	Chris Lyttle	12.54%	5,059	5,760.03	5,780.25	5,885.86	6,032.81	6,072.14	6,367.87	7,268.87
	UUP	Andy Allen	13.07%	5,275	5,313.17	5,323.39	5,356.6	5,498.59	5,767.92	5,783.14	6,048.62	7,257.62
	DUP	Joanne Bunting	14.88%	6,007	6,016.02	6,021.02	6,026.13	6,057.35	6,217.46	6,228.46	6,275.01	6,759.01
	DUP	Robin Newton	11.72%	4,729	4,734.5	4,736.5	4,739.5	4,774.5	4,862.61	4,865.61	4,890.72	5,268.26	5,333.26	5,541.65
	DUP	David Douglas	10.98%	4,431	4,435.18	4,436.18	4,440.18	4,455.4	4,568.4	4,572.4	4,599.73	4,995.25	5,093.25	5,410.84
	PUP	John Kyle	6.59%	2,658	2,673.29	2,678.51	2,685.73	2,751.95	2,936.28	2,950.28	3,148.79
	Green (NI)	Georgina Milne	3.59%	1,447	1,474.06	1,500.28	1,539.49	1,763.36	1,801.58	2,080.65
	Sinn Féin	Mairéad O'Donnell	2.91%	1,173	1,183.34	1,185.45	1,216.66	1,232.88	1,235.1
	TUV	Andrew Girvin	2.27%	917	918.65	920.65	924.76	958.87
	Labour Alternative	Courtney Robinson	1.10%	442	449.48	456.48	467.81
	NI Conservatives	Sheila Bodel	0.68%	275	276.32	278.43	280.43
	SDLP	Séamas de Faoite	0.62%	250	260.45	260.56
	Independent	Jordy McKeag	0.21%	84	85.43
Electorate: 64,788 Valid: 40,357 (62.29%) Spoilt: 471 Quota: 6,727 Turnout: 40,828 (63.02%)

2016

2016 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	DUP	Joanne Bunting	14.90%	5,538
	Alliance	Naomi Long	14.75%	5,482
	DUP	Sammy Douglas	11.38%	4,230	4,401.52	4,409	4,411.19	4,436.26	4,456.29	4,572.61	4,574.61	4,756.52	4,978.16	5,045.16	5,461.16
	UUP	Andy Allen	8.20%	3,047	3,057.28	3,065.28	3,069.57	3,176.72	3,201.81	3,283.15	3,286.15	3,520.59	3,777.94	4,756.53	5,332.53
	Alliance	Chris Lyttle	7.55%	2,805	2,805.92	2,858.92	2,975.71	3,033.23	3,109.04	3,127.19	3,231.58	3,252.64	3,279.82	3,318.36	3,500.9	5,685.9
	DUP	Robin Newton	10.42%	3,875	3,896.88	3,900.04	3,902.5	3,938.62	3,946.62	3,995.82	3,998.85	4,105.28	4,182.55	4,267.83	4,745.5	4,812.54
	Green (NI)	Ross Brown	5.87%	2,183	2,184.4	2,222.4	2,233.29	2,283.49	2,497.23	2,559.32	2,893.95	2,935.15	3,018.46	3,050.84	3,293.25	3,487.69
	Alliance	Tim Morrow	6.38%	2,372	2,372.36	2,390.36	2,404.97	2,431.07	2,469.25	2,478.41	2,526.56	2,533.56	2,538.56	2,568.07	2,636.62
	PUP	John Kyle	4.77%	1,772	1,776	1,786.04	1,788.65	1,788.71	1,816.77	1,928.95	1,938.95	2,082.3	2,485.62	2,533.87
	UUP	Chris McGimpsey	2.95%	1,095	1,098.24	1,102.24	1,104.67	1,165.73	1,178.77	1,211.87	1,214.87	1,305.13	1,346.15
	Independent	Maggie Hutton	2.96%	1,099	1,100.48	1,107.48	1,108.26	1,113.26	1,144.39	1,190.57	1,192.6	1,277.76
	TUV	Andrew Girvin	2.39%	887	889.72	891.72	891.99	907.03	911.03	1,037.14	1,037.14
	Sinn Féin	Niall Ó Donnghaile	2.54%	946	946	963	964.71	966.71	985.77	988.77
	UKIP	Jonny Lavery	1.70%	631	632.52	634.52	635.15	694.15	717.19
	Labour Alternative	Courtney Robinson	1.39%	517	517.2	546.2	548.57	556.57
	NI Conservatives	Neil Wilson	1.28%	477	477.36	482.36	483.5
	SDLP	Amy Doherty	0.38%	141	141.76
	NI Labour	Erskine Holmes	0.21%	78	78
Electorate: 65,740 Valid: 37,175 (56.55%) Spoilt: 448 Quota: 5,311 Turnout: 37,623 (57.23%)

2011

2011 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	DUP	Peter Robinson	28.26%	9,149
	DUP	Robin Newton	7.53%	2,436	4,800.5
	Alliance	Judith Cochrane	13.38%	4,329	4,432	4,433.71	4,448.71	4,497.71	4,571.71	4,754.71
	Alliance	Chris Lyttle	12.93%	4,183	4,307	4,308.5	4,320	4,330.5	4,419.5	4,530	4,571.5	4,695.5
	DUP	Sammy Douglas	8.25%	2,668	3,683	3,808.94	3,819.53	3,831.03	3,892.24	3,941.13	4,052.69	4,077.69	4,455.11	4,783.11
	UUP	Michael Copeland	6.78%	2,194	2,355	2,357.43	2,357.43	2,382.93	2,436.93	2,475.96	2,617.99	2,624.99	3,224.91	3,723.34
	Independent	Dawn Purvis	5.26%	1,702	1,908.5	1,910.66	1,926.16	1,955.16	2,009.66	2,093.69	2,179.22	2,229.22	2,320.43	2,789.29
	PUP	Brian Ervine	4.62%	1,493	1,666.5	1,669.62	1,671.12	1,680.62	1,761.12	1,786.62	1,872.65	1,884.15	1,963.3
	UUP	Philip Robinson	2.92%	943	1,130	1,131.41	1,139.44	1,142.47	1,160.5	1,188.5	1,294.03	1,296.03
	Sinn Féin	Niall Ó Donnghaile	3.18%	1,030	1,037	1,037.03	1,061.03	1,070.03	1,127.03	1,148.03	1,148.53
	TUV	Harry Toan	2.20%	712	744	744.36	745.89	753.39	801.39	824.39
	Green (NI)	Martin Gregg	1.77%	572	613.5	614.28	624.31	649.31	691.31
	BNP	Ann Cooper	1.04%	337	354.5	354.86	357.86	364.86
	SDLP	Magdalena Wolska	0.77%	250	253	253.06	270.06	275.06
	Socialist Party	Thomas Black	0.62%	201	205	205.03	217.03
	Workers' Party	Kevin McNally	0.32%	102	106.5	106.5
	Independent	Stephen Stewart	0.14%	46	53.5	53.77
Electorate: 61,263 Valid: 32,347 (52.80%) Spoilt: 481 Quota: 4,622 Turnout: 32,828 (53.59%)

2007

2007 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	Peter Robinson	19.02%	5,635
	Alliance	Naomi Long	18.84%	5,583
	UUP	Reg Empey	13.97%	4,139	4,231.4	4,620.4
	PUP	Dawn Purvis	10.28%	3,045	3,113.88	3,307.63	3,336.13	3,403.11	3,455.86	3,611.83	3,654.32	3,842.92	4,208.17
	DUP	Wallace Browne	10.75%	3,185	3,416.6	3,453.1	3,462.35	3,488.06	3,541.78	3,607.97	3,608.71	3,709.1	3,734.32
	DUP	Robin Newton	7.88%	2,335	3,201.88	3,241.38	3,250.38	3,270.35	3,316.3	3,355.75	3,359.75	3,497.13	3,516.62
	UUP	Michael Copeland	5.25%	1,557	1,567.08	1,654.58	1,817.33	1,834.83	1,951.08	2,068.32	2,073.82	2,743.06	2,999.31
	SDLP	Mary Muldoon	2.75%	816	816.96	1,020.71	1,036.96	1,097.7	1,115.2	1,306.95	1,902.95	1,933.94
	UUP	Jim Rodgers	2.77%	820	884.08	971.08	1,078.08	1,104.55	1,191.03	1,280.77	1,284.27
	Sinn Féin	Niall Ó Donnghaile	3.56%	1,055	1,056.44	1,071.94	1,072.44	1,087.69	1,087.69	1,123.94
	Green (NI)	Steven Agnew	2.20%	653	658.04	852.04	870.29	983.78	1,064.28
	NI Conservatives	Glyn Chambers	1.44%	427	429.88	483.13	494.38	516.13
	Socialist Party	Thomas Black	0.75%	225	227.88	246.63	248.13
	Workers' Party	Joseph Bell	0.36%	107	107.96	118.46	118.96
	Make Politicians History	Rainbow George	0.16%	47	47.24	51.74	52.99
Electorate: 49,757 Valid: 29,629 (59.55%) Spoilt: 244 Quota: 4,233 Turnout: 29,873 (60.04%)

2003

2003 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Peter Robinson	29.89%	9,254
	UUP	Reg Empey	20.86%	6,459
	DUP	Robin Newton	4.76%	1,475	4,418.2	4,444.24
	PUP	David Ervine	9.66%	2,990	3,211.52	3,377.37	3,509.48	3,660.79	4,263.39
	Alliance	Naomi Long	8.96%	2,774	2,794.28	2,877.36	3,010.67	4,012.01	4,056.54
	UUP	Michael Copeland	7.40%	2,291	2,354.96	3,132.75	3,220.51	3,297.92	3,650.49
	UUP	Jim Rodgers	4.85%	1,502	1,790.6	2,681.85	2,782.65	2,839.37	3,296.48
	DUP	Harry Toan	4.53%	1,403	2,633.32	2,643.24	2,716.66	2,727.78
	Sinn Féin	Joseph O'Donnell	3.81%	1,180	1,184.16	1,185.71	1,205.71
	SDLP	Leo Van Es	3.12%	967	969.6	986.03	1,035.65
	NI Conservatives	Terence Dick	0.75%	232	234.08	250.51
	Socialist	Thomas Black	0.57%	176	181.2	183.68
	Workers' Party	Joseph Bell	0.40%	125	128.12	129.05
	Independent	John McBlain	0.23%	72	78.76	81.24
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	Rainbow George Weiss	0.21%	65	66.56	67.18
Electorate: 51,937 Valid: 30,965 (59.62%) Spoilt: 559 Quota: 4,424 Turnout: 31,524 (60.70%)

1998

1998 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	DUP	Peter Robinson	28.34%	11,219
	Alliance	John Alderdice	15.52%	6,144
	PUP	David Ervine	12.92%	5,114	5,299	5,338.13	5,356.76	5,378.03	5,599.45	5,693.45
	UUP	Reg Empey	13.03%	5,158	5,288	5,324.54	5,327.82	5,369.38	5,371.88	5,421.9	5,497.4	5,590.95	5,592.65	5,625.79	6,108.79
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	1.60%	633	4,486	4,487.68	4,487.68	4,506.68	4,519.75	4,530.03	4,617.17	4,637.74	4,640.74	5,532.24	5,711.24
	UUP	Ian Adamson	8.71%	3,447	3,510	3,530.3	3,534.3	3,581.87	3,585.94	3,631.78	3,681.85	3,746.69	3,748.69	3,774.4	4,180.79	4,567.79	4,635.84	5,414.76
	Alliance	Richard Good	2.53%	1,000	1,009.5	1,290.48	1,309.18	1,324.74	1,331.09	1,416.68	1,439.88	1,756.68	1,814.1	1,824.31	1,865.12	1,888.12	2,864.33	2,974.96
	UK Unionist	Denny Vitty	3.44%	1,362	1,674	1,675.05	1,675.05	1,704.05	1,708.55	1,722.9	1,755.9	1,772.97	1,772.97	1,880.47	2,000.32	2,023.32	2,026.46
	SDLP	Peter Jones	2.59%	1,025	1,026.5	1,034.9	1,055.04	1,055.18	1,057.18	1,066.53	1,069.1	1,225.2	1,588.76	1,589.76	1,593.26	1,594.26
	UUP	Jim Rodgers	2.56%	1,015	1,189.5	1,194.54	1,195.54	1,212.18	1,221.18	1,238.46	1,285.38	1,313.45	1,315.52	1,349.16
	DUP	John Norris	0.94%	373	1,096.5	1,097.13	1,098.13	1,103.13	1,106.63	1,110.77	1,161.34	1,171.41	1,172.41
	Sinn Féin	Joseph O'Donnell	2.32%	917	917	918.19	929.4	929.47	929.47	936.54	937.54	951.68
	NI Women's Coalition	Pearl Sagar	1.80%	711	723	734.83	744.97	752.11	763.18	800.37	822.01
	Ulster Democratic	Robert Girvan	1.30%	516	565.5	567.04	568.04	569.61	578.68	590.39
	Labour Party NI	David Bleakley	0.93%	369	377	389.6	399.72	408.29	409.29
	PUP	Dawn Purvis	0.68%	271	286.5	287.41	289.48	289.55
	NI Conservatives	Lesley Donaldson	0.51%	203	221.5	224.37	226.87
	Workers' Party	Joseph Bell	0.20%	79	87.5	82.09
	Natural Law	David Collins	0.06%	22	22	22.49
	Independent	John Lawrence	0.04%	15	15	15.42
Electorate: 60,562 Valid: 39,593 (65.38%) Spoilt: 763 Quota: 5,657 Turnout: 40,356 (66.64%)

1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.^[9]

	Candidate(s)	Votes	Percentage
DUP	Peter Robinson Sammy Wilson Robin Newton Irene Lewis Wallace Browne	11,270	29.4
UUP	Reg Empey Jim Rodgers Ian Adamson Alan Crowe	8,608	22.5
Alliance	John Alderdice Peter Osborne Danny Dow Mervyn Jones Maureen McConnell	7,130	18.6
PUP	David Ervine Patricia Laverty Rosemary Reynolds John McQuillen Alec Gordon	3,802	9.9
UK Unionist	Alan Field Maureen Ann McCartney	2,496	6.5
SDLP	Peter Prendiville Brian Heading	1,299	3.4
Ulster Democratic	Robert Girvan Jacqueline Upton Ronald Stitt Samuel Walkingshaw Joseph McMaster	1,156	3.1
Sinn Féin	Michael McVeigh Brid Duffy Anna Doherty	862	2.2
NI Women's Coalition	Felicity Huston Pearl Sagar Annie Quinn Kate Campbell Karen Snoddy	405	1.1
NI Conservatives	Ian Donaldson Dorothy Dunlop	291	0.8
Labour coalition	Gail Haslett Thomas Black Barbara Hawites David Bell Maeve O'Leary	199	0.5
Democratic Partnership	David Bleakley Edwin Sloan	197	0.5
Green (NI)	Similda Osoba April McCarthy	161	0.4
Workers' Party	Joe Bell Marie Mooney	149	0.4
Ulster Independence	Gavin Boyd Mark Black David McClinton	114	0.3
Independent DUP	Jean Toad David Kerr	93	0.2
Democratic Left	Michael Craig June Campion	45	0.1
Communist	Andrew Gibb Sarah Stewart	38	0.1
Natural Law	Robert Johnstone Richard Johnson Ian Long	13	0.0
Independent Chambers	Ian Arbuthnot Alan Hay	11	0.0

1982

1982 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	Peter Robinson	38.86%	15,319
	UUP	Jeremy Burchill	18.63%	7,345
	Alliance	Oliver Napier	15.32%	6,037
	DUP	Denny Vitty	0.60%	235	7,583.32
	UUP	Dorothy Dunlop	4.30%	1,696	2,066.44	2,087.4	3,270.75	3,309.37	3,323.35	3,346.83	3,511.98	4,565.11	5,981.11
	Alliance	Addie Morrow	7.52%	2,966	3,057.35	3,061.67	3,088.12	3,093.21	3,401.85	3,739.59	3,793.79	4,490.85	4,881.17
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	1.01%	397	1,239.31	3,024.43	3,044.44	3,060.98	3,065.3	3,081.24	3,258.78	3,399.61	4,169.51
	Vanguard	William Craig	5.77%	2,274	2,805.72	2,825.56	2,964.48	2,988.59	2,999.87	3,025.07	3,189.56	3,360.66
	UUP	William Johnstone	2.47%	973	1,126.09	1,135.85	1,377.35	1,394.14	1,397.56	1,407.69	1,520.35
	SDLP	Peter Prendiville	2.20%	868	873.04	874.8	875.49	875.49	881.25	1,089.72
	UUUP	Reg Empey	1.28%	503	648.53	655.09	691.43	769.25	772.07	777.45
	Workers' Party	Francis Cullen	1.73%	681	696.12	696.76	704.12	706.75	711.85
	UUUP	Ben Horan	0.31%	123	184.74	187.3	198.8
Electorate: 74,273 Valid: 39,417 (53.07%) Spoilt: 1,275 Quota: 5,632 Turnout: 40,692 (54.79%)

Craig stood as Vanguard, although the party itself had been disbanded four years before.

1975 Constitutional Convention

1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast East – 6 seats^[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Vanguard	William Craig	23.84%	11,958
	Alliance	Oliver Napier	12.64%	6,341	6,393	6,449	6,469.4	6,537.4	7,450.4
	Vanguard	Reg Empey	9.28%	4,657	6,825.4	6,844	6,978.2	7,063.8	7,121.2	7,121.2	8,297.2
	Unionist Party NI	Joshua Cardwell	6.06%	3,039	3,164.6	3,180	3,220.8	3,366.8	3,586.2	3,605.6	3,718	3,756.22	6,209.52	7,475.52
	DUP	Eileen Paisley	7.19%	3,606	4,893.6	4,916.6	5,073	5,179.6	5,214.4	5,214.4	6,157.8	6,653.68	6,729.86	7,354.86
	NI Labour	David Bleakley	7.97%	3,998	4,059.6	4,417	4,473.2	4,548.4	5,556.2	5,714.2	5,864	5,885.56	6,257.76	6,924.54
	DUP	Peter Robinson	7.84%	3,933	4,165	4,173.8	4,209.8	4,253	4,283.2	4,283.6	4,672.6	5,156.72	5,201.88	5,792.52
	UUP	Roy Bradford	5.15%	2,583	2,828.6	2,839	2,873.6	2,991.4	3,092	3,096.8	3,362.4	3,431.98	3,756.46
	Unionist Party NI	Norman Agnew	5.71%	2,863	2,913.4	2,918.2	2,929.6	3,011.8	3,262.4	3,287.6	3,370.8	3,387.46
	UUP	David McNarry	5.20%	2,609	2,941.8	2,944.6	2,978.6	3,065.8	3,093.6	3,094
	Alliance	Kate Condy	2.96%	1,485	1,500.2	1,508	1,511	1,539
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	2.54%	1,274	1,278.4	1,286.4	1,287.2	1,293.2
	Ind. Unionist	Walter McFarland	1.55%	775	885.4	860.8	887.2
	Ind. Unionist	William Elliot	1.01%	509	591.8	606
	Labour Party NI	Sandy Scott	1.06%	530	543.6
Electorate: 78,340 Valid: 50,160 (64.03%) Spoilt: 973 Quota: 7,166 Turnout: 51,133 (65.27%)

1973

1973 Assembly election: Belfast East – 6 seats^[12]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	UUP	Roy Bradford	23.22%	13,187
	UUP	Joshua Cardwell	8.81%	5,001	6,635	6,643.38	6,649.38	6,672.9	6,754.4	6,871.78	7,002.74	7,035.68	7,063.44	7,072.2	7,571.96	8,177.96
	DUP	Eileen Paisley	9.72%	5,518	5,613	5,618.76	5,628.52	5,717.66	5,737.08	5,780.17	6,127.42	6,142.56	6,393.08	6,396.08	7,069.44	7,170.7	7,172.47	8,907.47
	UUP	Norman Agnew	6.37%	3,615	4,562.34	4,565.24	4,568.10	4,571.48	4,635.72	4,763.72	4,832.42	4,860.84	4,878.22	4,922.6	5,096.66	5,733.94	5,758.25	5,842.24	7,197.91	7,229.23	8,027.29
	Alliance	Oliver Napier	8.70%	4,941	5,086.92	5,089.68	5,103.2	5,103.2	5,112.24	5,121.76	5,129.9	6,213.42	6,219.8	7,049.8	7,074.56	7,169.92	7,171.57	7,197.47	7,336.93	7,341.79	7,418.97
	NI Labour	David Bleakley	7.79%	4,425	4,710.76	4,743.76	4,866.52	4,874.52	4,899.7	4,932.88	4,953.78	5,043.34	5,053.1	5,878.1	5,993.14	6,108.02	6,111.1	6,155.14	6,368.65	6,389.17	6,690.47
	UUP	Walter McFarland	4.57%	2,597	3,000.94	3,002.32	3,005.46	3,015.84	3,120.52	3,432.38	3,499.12	3,526.44	3,541.2	3,548.58	3,662.52	4,085.54	4,102.48	4,271.55	5,435.29	5,469.31	6,436.15
	Vanguard	Jim Rodgers	3.43%	1,947	1,972.46	1,974.46	1,975.46	2,068.6	2,070.36	2,076.12	2,152.02	2,154.02	3,133.2	3,134.2	3,509.86	3,550.38	3,550.82	4,492.23	4,683.96	5,386.4
	UUP	David McNarry	3.14%	1,784	2,145.76	2,145.76	2,148.14	2,155.14	2,306.02	2,504.64	2,544.68	2,558.96	2,580.1	2,583.48	2,642.62	3,182.4	3,199.23	3,237.89
	Vanguard	Tommy Herron	4.37%	2,480	2,519.9	2,524.9	2,526.9	2,561.28	2,564.8	2,577.94	2,665.88	2,672.26	2,719.26	2,722.26	3,122.34	3,146.76	3,147.2
	UUP	Walter Scott	3.18%	1,806	2,326.98	2,328.98	2,329.98	2,341.36	2,395.98	2,512.24	2,539.66	2,556.22	2,568.98	2,568.98	2,614.12
	Ind. Unionist	William Annon	3.86%	2,192	2,248.62	2,252.62	2,254.62	2,293.76	2,298.14	2,306.52	2,455.56	2,465.62	2,517.46	2,528.46
	SDLP	Owen Adams	3.26%	1,849	1,850.9	1,856.9	1,857.9	1,858.9	1,858.9	1,858.9	1,859.9	1,865.9	1,865.9
	Vanguard	Thomas Smith	2.35%	1,332	1,343.4	1,343.4	1,343.4	1,384.78	1,385.78	1,390.78	1,444.16	1,445.16
	Alliance	Kate Condy	2.21%	1,256	1,297.04	1,302.8	1,310.94	1,318.32	1,329.74	1,341.26	1,346.02
	Ind. Unionist	Michael Brooks	1.73%	983	1,063.56	1,064.56	1,065.56	1,082.56	1,086.94	1,096.7
	UUP	John McKeown	1.46%	831	973.88	973.88	974.26	975.26	1,014.6
	UUP	Elsie Logan	0.69%	394	573.36	575.36	575.36	579.36
	Ulster Constitution	Lindsay Mason	0.36%	202	205.04	205.42	206.42
	Ind. Unionist	Samuel Smyth	0.33%	189	192.8	193.8	194.8
	NI Labour	John Coulthard	0.23%	129	136.22	180.6
	NI Labour	William Gunning	0.19%	107	110.42
	Independent	Sarah Hughes	0.03%	19	19.38
Electorate: 80,421 Valid: 56,784 (70.61%) Spoilt: 917 Quota: 8,113 Turnout: 57,701 (71.75%)

References

^ "Statement of Persons Nominated – Belfast East". Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ Due to how transferred votes are rounded according to Northern Ireland electoral law, the fourth count (which in theory would have seen the transfer of surplus votes from the DUP's Joanne Bunting) saw no effective change between the totals of the remaining candidates.
^ "NI Assembly Election 2017". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "NI Assembly Election 2016". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "NI Assembly Election 2011". EONI. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "NI Assembly Election 2007". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "NI Assembly Election 2003". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "NI Assembly Election 1998". EONI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ 1996 Candidates – East Belfast Archived 10 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
^ "NI Assembly Election 1982". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "NI Convention Election 1975". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "NI Assembly Election 1973". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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[1] "Statement of Persons Nominated – Belfast East". Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[2] Due to how transferred votes are rounded according to Northern Ireland electoral law, the fourth count (which in theory would have seen the transfer of surplus votes from the DUP's Joanne Bunting) saw no effective change between the totals of the remaining candidates.

[3] "NI Assembly Election 2017". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[4] "NI Assembly Election 2016". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[5] "NI Assembly Election 2011". EONI. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[6] "NI Assembly Election 2007". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[7] "NI Assembly Election 2003". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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

[9] 1996 Candidates – East Belfast Archived 10 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections

[10] "NI Assembly Election 1982". EONI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[11] "NI Convention Election 1975". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[12] "NI Assembly Election 1973". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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Belfast East
Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary constituency
East Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	6 (1998–2016) 5 (2017–)
MLAs	Andy Allen (UUP) David Brooks (DUP) Joanne Bunting (DUP) Naomi Long (APNI) Peter McReynolds (APNI)
City council	Belfast City Council
Boundaries