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Constituency - South Antrim

Mitchel McLaughlin MLA David Ford MLA David Burnside MLA Trevor Clarke MLA Thomas Burns MLA
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Sinn Fein
Paul Girvan
DUP
Mr David Ford
Alliance
#Mr Danny Kinahan
UUP
Mr Trevor Clarke
DUP
Mr Thomas Burns
SDLP

# Mr David Burnside resigned on 1 June 2009 and was replaced by Mr Danny Kinahan, whose appointment was notified by the Chief Electoral Officer with effect from 9 June 2009.

Northern Ireland Assembly Election - 7 March 2007

Electorate: 65,654
Turnout: 38,481
Total Valid Poll: 38,175
Quota: 5,454

Candidate (Party) No. 1st Preference Votes % of Votes Elected on Count
Mitchel McLaughlin (SF)
6,313 16.54 1st Count
William McCrea (DUP)
6,023 15.78 1st Count
David Ford (APNI)
5,007 13.12 5th Count
David Burnside (UUP)
4,507 11.81 7th Count
Trevor Clarke (DUP)
4,302 11.27 8th Count
Mel Lucas (DUP) 2,840 7.44  
Thomas Burns (SDLP)
2,721 7.13 8th Count
Daniel de Burgh Kinahan (UUP) 2,391 6.26  
Noreen McClelland (SDLP) 1,526 4.00  
Stephen Nicholl (UUP) 927 2.43  
Robert McCartney (UKUP) 893 2.34  
Pete Whitcroft (GP) 507 1.33  
Stephen O'Brien (Con) 129 0.34  
Marcella Delaney (WP) 89 0.23  
Total 38,175 100.00