First elected to the Assembly in 2011, Steven Agnew is the leader of the Green Party in NI. He retained is North Down seat in 2016 and recently sat on the Business Committee, Committee for Communities and Committee on Procedures. He joined the Green Party in 2003 and has stood in European and Westminster elections. Mr Agnew grew up in the Ballybeen Estate in Dundonald and at secondary school was taught economics by DUP MP Sammy Wilson and history by DUP candidate Michelle McIlveen. Before becoming an MLA he worked as a researcher for his predecessor Brian Wilson.
Constituency: North Down
| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64,461 | 5 | 38,174 | 59.22% | 37,739 | 435 | 6,290 |
Vote Distribution
Left Right
Count Results
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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8034 | ||||||
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7151 | ||||||
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7014 | ||||||
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6118 | 7678.68 | |||||
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5178 | 5220.24 | 5320.78 | 5388.22 | 5782.32 | 5979.96 | 6160.5 |
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1246 | 1285.82 | 1371.62 | 1389.86 | 1429.86 | 1503.96 | 1596.88 |
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964 | 1029.12 | 1881.62 | 2585.3 | 2690.5 | 2726.22 | 3058.06 |
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679 | 681.86 | 686.26 | 707.14 | 800.54 | 1178 | 1202.88 |
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641 | 654.2 | 740.66 | 756.14 | 777.24 | 801.88 | |
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591 | 591.22 | 591.88 | 592.6 | 604.5 | ||
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92 | 94.2 | 115.98 | 119.1 | 126.7 | ||
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31 | 32.54 | 37.38 | 38.34 | 40.44 |
On the Ballot
Chris Carter
Independent
After 25 years as an independent North Down councillor, Alan Chambers joined the UUP in 2015 and was elected to the Assembly in 2016. The businessman ran a grocery store in Groomsport for 40 years and was a part time constable in the RUC Reserve in the 70s and 80s. Mr Chambers was chairman of the Down Area Football League and served on IFA and Co Antrim FA committees.
The former TUV candidate joined the UUP last year. William Cudworth works for Bombardier Aerospace in Belfast.
Gordon Dunne was elected to Stormont in 2011 and was re-elected in May 2016. He has recently been a member of the Economy Committee. He was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List last year. He was a North Down Borough Councillor for 32 years and served as mayor and deputy mayor.
Bangor resident Alex Easton entered the Assembly in 2003. He recently sat on the Committee for Infrastructure and the Public Accounts Committee. He previously served as deputy chair of the Health Committee and was Assembly Private Secretary to the Health Minister. Mr Easton sat on North Down Borough Council for 13 years. Prior to entering the Assembly, he worked for the health service.
Former Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry was first elected to the Assembly in 2007. He was previously a North Down Borough Councillor and mayor. Mr Farry is the former general secretary of Alliance and a talks negotiator. He has also been a consultant trainer for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Croatia and Bosnia. He has a PhD in International Relations.
Cancer campaigner Melanie Kennedy was told she had just five years to live in 2014. She discovered she had breast cancer six months after her second son was born. She became publicly active and launched her Facebook page NI Cancer Advocacy Movement when she realised specialist drugs, which are widely available in England, weren't available in Northern Ireland.
Kieran Maxwell is a native of Larne in Co Antrim and has lived in Bangor, North Down, since 1990. He qualified as a social worker in 2000 and has worked in the field of Adults with Learning Disabilities for the past 22 years. He is married with three children who attend local schools in the Bangor area.
A former Queen's University Students' Union president, Caoimhe McNeill chairs SDLP Women.
Gavan Reynolds
Independent
Businessman Frank Shivers is a board member of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of Ards and North Down Council’s regeneration committee and the Assembly Business Trust. He previously sat on the Friends of Bangor Hospital committee and was a founder member of the Friends of the Irish Guards Charity. He is a sailor and a member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club and Ballyholme Yacht Club.
