Upper Bann (Assembly constituency)

Northern Ireland Assembly constituency infobox
Name = Upper Bann
Type = County


Year = 1996
AM = Sam Gardiner
Dolores Kelly
Stephen Moutray
John O'Dowd
George Savage
David Simpson
Districts = Craigavon, Banbridge

Upper Bann 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 Armagh and South Down constituencies with a small section around Aghagallon joining from South Antrim. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Upper Bann UK Parliament constituency.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election are:

*Sam Gardiner - Ulster Unionist Party
*Dolores Kelly - Social Democratic and Labour Party
*Stephen Moutray - Democratic Unionist Party
*John O'Dowd - Sinn Féin
*George Savage - Ulster Unionist Party
*David Simpson - Democratic Unionist Party

The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:

*Sam Gardiner - Ulster Unionist Party
*Dolores Kelly - Social Democratic and Labour Party
*Stephen Moutray - Democratic Unionist Party
*John O'Dowd - Sinn Féin
*David Trimble - Ulster Unionist Party
*David Simpson - Democratic Unionist Party

In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were:

*Mervyn Carrick Democratic Unionist Party
*Dara O'Hagan Sinn Féin
*Brid Rodgers Social Democratic and Labour Party
*George Savage Ulster Unionist Party
*David Trimble Ulster Unionist Party
*Denis Watson Independent Unionist

Changes 1998-2003

*Denis Watson joined with other independent Unionists to form the United Unionist Coalition on September 14, 1998.
*At some point in early 2000 Denis Watson left the United Unionist Coalition and joined the Democratic Unionist Party

In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Upper Bann. They were as follows:

*Mervyn Carrick Democratic Unionist Party
*Sam Gardiner Ulster Unionist Party
*Michelle O'Connor Sinn Féin
*Brid Rodgers Social Democratic and Labour Party
*David Trimble Ulster Unionist Party

Elections

=2007=

=1996 Forum=

Successful candidates are shown in bold. [ [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96ub.htm 1996 Candidates - Upper Bann] , Northern Ireland Elections]

References