Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1993 Down District Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Party
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SDLP
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UUP
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DUP
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| Seats won
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13
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7
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3
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| Seat change
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 1
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 1
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1
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Fourth party
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| Party
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Alliance
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| Seats won
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0
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| Seat change
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1
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Elections to Down District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.
Election results
Down District Council Election Result 1993[1]
| Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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SDLP
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13
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1
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0
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1
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56.5
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51.2
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13,102
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2.0
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UUP
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7
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0
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1
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1
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30.4
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28.5
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7,300
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2.6
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DUP
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3
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1
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0
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1
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13.0
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9.9
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2,545
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1.4
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Alliance
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0.0
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3.8
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971
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1.6
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Sinn Féin
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0
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0
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0
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 0
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0.0
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3.2
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815
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1.6
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Independent
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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2.7
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694
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2.7
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Workers' Party
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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0.6
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151
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1.0
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Down District Council election, 1993
by district[1]
| Ward
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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Total
Cllrs
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| SDLP
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UUP
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DUP
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Others
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| Ballynahinch
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49.4
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2
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30.8
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2
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19.8
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1
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0.0
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0
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5
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| Downpatrick
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65.3
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6
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13.4
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1
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0.0
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0
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21.3
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0
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7
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| Newcastle
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56.4
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4
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20.9
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1
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6.7
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1
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16.0
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0
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6
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| Rowallane
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29.0
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1
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54.4
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3
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16.6
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1
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0.0
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0
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5
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| Total
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51.2
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13
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28.5
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7
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9.9
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3
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10.4
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0
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23
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District results
Ballynahinch
1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
Ballynahinch - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3
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SDLP
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Patrick Toman*
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25.41%
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1,480
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SDLP
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Anne Marie McAleenan
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23.97%
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1,396
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DUP
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William Alexander
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19.81%
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1,154
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UUP
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James Cochrane*
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16.12%
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939
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1,025
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UUP
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Walter Lyons*
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8.38%
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488
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648
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867
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UUP
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Janet Crothers
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6.32%
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368
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450
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583
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| Electorate: 8,953 Valid: 5,825 (65.06%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 971 Turnout: 5,957 (66.54%)
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Downpatrick
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Downpatrick - 7 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11
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SDLP
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Dermot Curran*
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14.30%
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1,075
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SDLP
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John Doris*
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13.79%
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1,037
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SDLP
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John Ritchie*
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13.71%
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1,031
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UUP
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Jack McIlheron
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13.37%
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1,005
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SDLP
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Malachi Curran*
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9.63%
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724
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800.18
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829.28
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858.26
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859.69
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874.21
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912.37
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957.37
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SDLP
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Francis McCann
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7.57%
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569
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582
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625.4
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643.4
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643.62
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657.8
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662.06
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694.44
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729.72
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781.35
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787.83
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SDLP
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Owen Adams
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6.33%
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476
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489.52
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506.72
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539.39
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540.27
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543.56
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552.95
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585.08
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634.5
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714.13
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724.39
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Alliance
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Michael Healy*
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5.89%
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443
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447.55
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449.75
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452.09
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488.94
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516.91
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534.34
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544.6
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592.25
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720.56
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721.1
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Independent
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Keith Bradford
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3.87%
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291
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293.47
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295.87
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298.39
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312.69
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340.4
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351.17
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383.5
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409.54
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Independent
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Patrick O'Connor
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3.14%
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236
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244.45
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244.55
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245.18
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249.14
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258.32
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340.86
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365.35
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Sinn Féin
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Patrick McGreevy
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4.18%
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314
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316.6
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317.6
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318.32
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318.54
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324.82
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328.21
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Independent
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James Masson
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2.22%
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167
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175.84
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176.14
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176.23
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178.87
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180.87
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Workers' Party
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Desmond O'Hagan
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2.01%
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151
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151.65
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152.65
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154
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155.87
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| Electorate: 12,290 Valid: 7,519 (61.18%) Spoilt: 150 Quota: 940 Turnout: 7,669 (62.40%)
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Newcastle
1989: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Newcastle - 6 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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SDLP
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Michael Boyd*
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21.83%
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1,405
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SDLP
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Eamon O'Neill*
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17.87%
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1,150
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UUP
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Gerald Douglas*
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14.73%
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948
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SDLP
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Peter Fitzpatrick*
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10.36%
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667
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723
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724.98
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870.98
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SDLP
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Frances Flynn
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6.39%
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411
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631.68
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706.86
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753.66
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760.66
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920.9
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DUP
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John Finlay
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6.68%
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430
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432.16
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432.79
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432.79
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682.79
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684.42
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700.95
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Alliance
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Anne Carr
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8.20%
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528
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571.92
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580.53
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582.13
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637.68
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676.05
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681.93
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Sinn Féin
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Sean Fitzpatrick
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7.78%
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501
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521.52
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544.62
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547.72
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547.72
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UUP
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William Brown*
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6.15%
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396
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401.04
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401.67
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401.77
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| Electorate: 10,170 Valid: 6,436 (63.28%) Spoilt: 182 Quota: 920 Turnout: 6,618 (65.07%)
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Rowallane
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2
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UUP
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Samuel Osborne*
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22.80%
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1,322
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SDLP
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Margaret Ritchie*
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20.20%
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1,171
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UUP
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Albert Colmer*
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15.21%
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882
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1,067.36
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UUP
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William Biggerstaff*
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16.42%
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952
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1,058.12
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DUP
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William Dick*
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16.57%
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961
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1,017.56
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SDLP
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Hugh Flynn
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8.80%
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510
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514.76
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| Electorate: 9,320 Valid: 5,798 (62.21%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 967 Turnout: 5,908 (63.39%)
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