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Belfast East Assembly constituency

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2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election results

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Belfast East results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2022

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Belfast East results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2017

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Belfast East results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2016

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Joanne Bunting	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	5,538	14.9%	1
Naomi Long	Alliance Party AP	5,482	14.7%	1
Sammy Douglas	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	4,230	11.4%	12
Robin Newton	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	3,875	10.4%	13
Andy Allen	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	3,047	8.2%	12
Chris Lyttle	Alliance Party AP	2,805	7.5%	13
Tim Morrow	Alliance Party AP	2,372	6.4%
Ross Brown	Green Party Gre	2,183	5.9%
John Kyle	Progressive Unionist Party PUP	1,772	4.8%
Maggie Hutton	Independent IndA	1,099	3.0%
Chris McGimpsey	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	1,095	2.9%
Niall Donnghaile	Sinn Féin SF	946	2.5%
Andrew Girvin	Traditional Unionist Voice TUV	887	2.4%
Jonny Lavery	UK Independence Party UKIP	631	1.7%
Courtney Robinson	Independent IndB	517	1.4%
Neil Wilson	Conservative Con	477	1.3%
Amy Doherty	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	141	0.4%
Erskine Holmes	NI Labour NIL	78	0.2%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	13,643	36.7%	-7.4	3
Alliance Party AP	10,659	28.7%	+2.4	2
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	4,142	11.1%	+1.4	1
Green Party Gre	2,183	5.9%	+4.1	0
Progressive Unionist Party PUP	1,772	4.8%	+0.2	0
Independent IndA	1,099	3.0%		0
Sinn Féin SF	946	2.5%	-0.6	0
Traditional Unionist Voice TUV	887	2.4%	+0.2	0
UK Independence Party UKIP	631	1.7%		0
Independent IndB	517	1.4%		0
Conservative Con	477	1.3%		0
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	141	0.4%	-0.4	0
NI Labour NIL	78	0.2%		0

Belfast East results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Peter Robinson	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	9,149	28.3%	1
Judith Cochrane	Alliance Party AP	4,329	13.4%	7
Chris Lyttle	Alliance Party AP	4,183	12.9%	9
Sammy Douglas	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	2,668	8.2%	11
Robin Newton	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	2,436	7.5%	2
Michael Copeland	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	2,194	6.8%	11
Dawn Purvis	Independent IndB	1,702	5.3%
Brian Ervine	Progressive Unionist Party PUP	1,493	4.6%
Niall O Donnghaile	Sinn Féin SF	1,030	3.2%
Philip Robinson	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	943	2.9%
Harry Toan	Traditional Unionist Voice TUV	712	2.2%
Martin Gregg	Green Party Gre	572	1.8%
Ann Cooper	British National Party BNP	337	1.0%
Magdalena Wolska	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	250	0.8%
Tommy Black	Socialist Party SP	201	0.6%
Kevin McNally	Workers Party WP	102	0.3%
Stephen Stewart	Independent IndA	46	0.1%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats	Swing
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	14,253	44.1%	+6.4	3
Alliance Party AP	8,512	26.3%	+7.5	2	+1
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	3,137	9.7%	-12.3	1
Independent IndB	1,702	5.3%		0
Progressive Unionist Party PUP	1,493	4.6%	-5.7	0	-1
Sinn Féin SF	1,030	3.2%	-0.4	0
Traditional Unionist Voice TUV	712	2.2%		0
Green Party Gre	572	1.8%	-0.4	0
British National Party BNP	337	1.0%		0
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	250	0.8%	-2.0	0
Socialist Party SP	201	0.6%		0
Workers Party WP	102	0.3%		0
Independent IndA	46	0.1%		0

Belfast East results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Peter Robinson	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	5,635	19.0%	1
Naomi Long	Alliance Party AP	5,583	18.8%	1
Reg Empey	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	4,139	14.0%	3
Wallace Browne	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	3,185	10.7%	10
Dawn Purvis	Progressive Unionist Party PUP	3,045	10.3%	10
Robin Newton	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	2,335	7.9%	10
Michael Copeland	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	1,557	5.3%
Niall 'Donnghaile	Sinn Féin SF	1,055	3.6%
Jim Rodgers	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	820	2.8%
Mary Muldoon	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	816	2.8%
Steven Agnew	Green Party Gre	653	2.2%
Glyn Chambers	Conservative Con	427	1.4%
Thomas Black Socialist Party	Socialist Party SP	225	0.8%
Joseph Bell Workers Party	Workers Party WP	107	0.4%
Rainbow George	Make Politicians History MPH	47	0.2%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats	Swing
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	11,155	37.6%	-1.5	3	+1
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	6,516	22.0%	-11.1	1	+1
Alliance Party AP	5,583	18.8%	+9.9	1
Progressive Unionist Party PUP	3,045	10.3%	+0.6	1
Sinn Féin SF	1,055	3.6%	-0.3	0
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	816	2.8%	-0.4	0
Green Party Gre	653	2.2%		0
Conservative Con	427	1.4%		0
Socialist Party SP	225	0.8%		0
Workers Party WP	107	0.4%		0
Make Politicians History MPH	47	0.2%		0

Belfast East results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Peter Robinson	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	9,254	29.9%	1
Reg Empey	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	6,459	20.9%	1
David Ervine	Progressive Unionist Party PUP	2,990	9.7%	6
Naomi Long	Alliance Party AP	2,774	9.0%	6
Michael Copeland	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	2,291	7.4%	6
Jim Rodgers	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	1,502	4.9%
Robin Newton	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	1,475	4.8%	3
Harry Toan	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	1,403	4.5%
Joseph O'Donnell	Sinn Féin SF	1,180	3.8%
Leo Van Es	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	967	3.1%
Terence Dick	Conservative Con	232	0.7%
Thomas Black	Socialist Party SP	176	0.6%
Joseph Bell	Workers Party WP	125	0.4%
John McBlain	Independent IndA	72	0.2%
George Weiss	Vote For Yourself Party VFYP	65	0.2%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats	Swing
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	12,132	39.2%	+8.3	2
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	10,252	33.1%	+8.8	0	-2
Progressive Unionist Party PUP	2,990	9.7%	-3.9	1
Alliance Party AP	2,774	9.0%	-9.1	1
Sinn Féin SF	1,180	3.8%	+1.5	0
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	967	3.1%	+0.5	0
Conservative Con	232	0.7%		0
Socialist Party SP	176	0.6%		0
Workers Party WP	125	0.4%		0
Independent IndA	72	0.2%		0
Vote For Yourself Party VFYP	65	0.2%		0

Belfast East results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Peter Robinson	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	11,219	28.3%	1
Lord Alderdice	Alliance Party AP	6,144	15.5%	1
Reg Empey	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	5,158	13.0%	12
David Ervine	Progressive Unionist Party PUP	5,114	12.9%	7
Ian Adaon	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	3,447	8.7%	15
Denny Vitty	United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	1,362	3.4%
Peter Jones	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	1,025	2.6%
Jim Rogers	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	1,015	2.6%
Richard Good	Alliance Party AP	1,000	2.5%
Joe Donnell	Sinn Féin SF	917	2.3%
Pearl Sager	Women's Coalition WC	711	1.8%
Sammy Wilson	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	633	1.6%	12
Robert Girvan	Ulster Democratic Party UDP	516	1.3%
John Norris	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	373	0.9%
David Bleakley	Labour Lab	369	0.9%
Dawn Purvis	Progressive Unionist Party PUP	271	0.7%
Lesley Donaldson	Conservative Con	203	0.5%
Joe Bell	Workers Party WP	79	0.2%
David Collins	Natural Law Party NLP	22	0.1%
John Lawrence	Energy 106 Party Energy	15	0.0%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Seats
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	12,225	30.9%	2
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	9,620	24.3%	2
Alliance Party AP	7,144	18.0%	1
Progressive Unionist Party PUP	5,385	13.6%	1
United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	1,362	3.4%	0
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	1,025	2.6%	0
Sinn Féin SF	917	2.3%	0
Women's Coalition WC	711	1.8%	0
Ulster Democratic Party UDP	516	1.3%	0
Labour Lab	369	0.9%	0
Conservative Con	203	0.5%	0
Workers Party WP	79	0.2%	0
Natural Law Party NLP	22	0.1%	0
Energy 106 Party Energy	15	0.0%	0

Belfast East parliamentary constituency

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2019 General election results

	Winner
	MP
	Turnout	64.1% (Total electorate: 66217)
	Region	Northern Ireland

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Belfast East results for General election, 2019

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share	Swing
Robinson, Gavin	DUP	20,874	49.2%	-6.6
Long, Naomi	AP	19,055	44.9%	+8.2
McClean, Carl	UUP	2,516	5.9%	+2.6

Belfast East results for General election, 2017

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share	Swing
Gavin Robinson	DUP	23,917	55.8%	+6.4
Naomi Long	AP	15,443	36.0%	-6.8
Hazel Legge	UUP	1,408	3.3%
Mairead O'Donnell	SF	894	2.1%
Georgina Milne	Gre	561	1.3%	-1.4
Sheila Bodel	Con	446	1.0%	-1.8
Seamus de Faoite	SDLP	167	0.4%	+0.1
Oth	Oth	54	0.1%

Belfast East results for General election, 2015

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share
Gavin Robinson	DUP	19,575	49.3%
Naomi Long	AP	16,978	42.8%
Neil Wilson	Con	1,121	2.8%
Ross Brown	Gre	1,058	2.7%
Niall Donnghaile	SF	823	2.1%
Mary Muldoon	SDLP	127	0.3%

Belfast East results for General election, 2010

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share
Long, N.	AP	12,839	37.2%
Robinson, P.	DUP	11,306	32.8%
Ringland, T.	UUP	7,305	21.2%
Vance, D.	TUV	1,856	5.4%
O'Donnghaile, N.	SF	817	2.4%
Muldoon, M.	SDLP	365	1.1%

Last four MPs

2017

S_amas de Faoite

Democratic Unionist Party

2015

Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party

2010

Long, N.

Alliance Party