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Northern Ireland Assembly Election - 25 June 1998
Constituency Results - Strangford
Members in order of election (from left)


Mrs Iris Robinson MP	Rt Hon John Taylor	Mr Kieran McCarthy	**Mr Tom Benson	Mr Cedric Wilson	Mr Jim Shannon
DUP	UUP	ALL	UUP	NIUP*	DUP
* elected as a UK Unionist candidate, formed Northern Ireland Unionist Party with effect from 15 January 1999.

Electorate: 70,868
% Poll: 61.60%
Total Valid Poll: 42,922
Quota: 6,132

Candidate (Party)	No. 1^st Preference Votes	Elected on Count
Mrs Iris Robinson (DUP)	9,479	Elected 1^st Count
John Taylor (UUP)	9,203	Elected 1^st Count
Cedric Wilson (UKU)	3,078	Elected 18^th Count
Kieran McCarthy (Alliance)	2,947	Elected 17^th Count
Peter Osborne (Alliance)	2,269	.
John Beattie (Ind UU)	2,247	.
Danny McCarthy (SDLP)	1,982	.
Brian Hanvey (SDLP)	1,883	.
Thomas Benson (UUP)	1,623	Elected 17^th Count
Jim Shannon (DUP)	1,415	Elected 18^th Count
Ricky Johnston (PUP)	1,342	.
David McNarry (UUP)	1,073	.
Tommy Jeffers (DUP)	1,007	.
Wilbert Magill (Unionist)	951	.
Tom Hamilton (UUP)	615	.
Paddy McGreevy (SF)	614	.
Blakely McNally (UDP)	322	.
Thomas Beattie (C)	263	.
Ms Agnes Orr (Ind CC)	201	.
Andrew Frew (Green)	200	.
Jonathan Stewart (Lab)	181	.
Ms Sarah Mullins (NLP)	27	.

** Mr Tom Benson died on 24 December 2000. He was replaced by Mr Tom Hamilton whose appointment was notified by the Chief Electoral Officer with effect from 17 January 2001.