1996 Forum Elections: Candidates in North Belfast

The following list of candidates is arranged in order of votes by party. The names in bold are those of the candidates elected in the constituency of North Belfast. (spreadsheet) 

Democratic Unionist Party: 7,778 (19.2%): Nigel Dodds, William Snoddy, David Smylie, William Henry De Courcy

Sinn Fein: 7,681 (19.0%): Gerry Kelly, Joseph Austin, Christine Beattie, Robert Lavery, Eoghan McCormain

Social Democratic and Labour Party: 7,493 (18.5%): Alban Maginness, Martin Morgan, Geraldine Leonard, Shelagh McGlade, Peter Coll

Ulster Unionist Party: 6,938 (17.2%): David Browne, Fred Cobain, Nelson McCauland. Dennis Robinson

Progressive Unionist Party: 3,777 (9.3%): William Hutchinson, Michael Acheson, Robert Gourley

Ulster Democratic Party: 1,874 (4.6%): John White, Thomas English, Thomasena Livingstone, Patrick Bird, John English

Alliance Party: 1,670 (4.1%): Nicholas Whyte, Tommy Frazer, Lindsay Whitcroft

United Kingdom Unionist Party: 1,329 (3.3%): Derek Peters, Amy Corry

Labour: 571 (1.4%): Mark Langhammer, Marion Morrison, Kevin Lawrence, Martin Stroud, John Simpson

Northern Ireland Women's Coalition: 486 (1.2%): Brenda Callaghan, Lynda Walker, Eileen Calder, Roisin O'Hagan, Freda Brown

Workers Party: 274 (0.7%): Margaret Smith, Paul Treanor

Green Party: 265 (0.7%): Peter Emerson, Rosemary Warren

Democratic Left: 123 (0.4%): Seamus Lynch, John McLaughlin

Ulster's Independent Voice: 63 (0.2%): Andrew Thompson, Sarah Thompson

Ulster Independence Movement: 41 (0.1%): Norman McClelland, David Kerr

Independent McMullan: 25 (0.06%): Wesley Holmes, Helen Craig, Stanley Simons

Independent Chambers: 21 (0.05%): Joe Coggle, Sally Irvine

Electorate: 65,411; votes cast: 40,528; spoilt votes: 105 (0.2%); valid votes: 40,423 (99.8%)

Full list of 1996 candidates: East Belfast | North Belfast | South Belfast | West Belfast | East Antrim | North Antrim | South Antrim | North Down | South Down | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | East Londonderry | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | Strangford | West Tyrone | Upper Bann | Regional List

Other sites based at ARK: ORB (Online Research Bank) | CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) | Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey

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Tineke Vaes, 15 May 2003.