| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75,415 | 5 | 49,934 | 66.21% | 49,399 | 535 | 8,234 |
Vote Distribution
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| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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8827 | ||||||
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7786 | 8088 | 8091.36 | 8091.64 | 10821.64 | ||
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7323 | 7487 | 8906.12 | ||||
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5110 | 5202 | 5512.8 | 6043.68 | 6632.42 | 7228.42 | 7613.62 |
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4535 | 4883 | 5101.64 | 5194.88 | 6007.82 | 6730.82 | 6874.66 |
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4172 | 4509 | 4522.44 | 4527.76 | |||
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630 | 630 | |||||
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483 | 483 | |||||
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192 | 192 | |||||
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85 | 85 |
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sinead Bradley was elected to the Assembly to represent South Down in May 2016. She is the SDLP Spokesperson for the Economy. She has a background in teaching and community volunteering, and is the daughter of former Assembly member PJ Bradley.
Alliance Party
Social entrepreneur Patrick Brown is a councillor on Newry Mourne and Down District Council. He was elected in 2014 while still a student at Sheffield University. Born and raised in Downpatrick, he runs a non-profit community interest company, Enterprise Aid, which supports social enterprise initiatives.
Independent
Former councillor Patrick Clarke was elected to the Down District council in 2011 and the new Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in 2014. He was disqualified from local office by the NI Local Government Ombudsman last year. He is a former Alliance politician.
Sinn Fein
Sinead Ennis is from Derryleckagh. She is a playing member of Burren GAC and has represented Down at Senior level. She is a Councillor on the Newry, Mourne and Down Council. She sits on the local Policing & Community Safety Partnership and is an accredited mediator / restorative practitioner.
Green Party
Hannah George began working for MLA Steven Agnew as a constituency officer before joining the Green Party. She is campaigning to improve equality for the LGBT community, women and ethnic minority communities.
Sinn Fein
Minister for Infrastructure Chris Hazzard was co-opted to the Assembly at the age of 27 to replace Willie Clarke in 2012. He retained his seat in 2016 and joined the Northern Ireland Executive. Mr Hazzard, from Drumaness, is completing a PhD at Queen’s on Irish political dynamics in the post-war era.
Conservatives
Working in the key accounts department of a leading manufacturer, Gary Hynds has involved himself in a number of campaigns in his spare time. He is campaigning to end school segregation and supports small and medium businesses in South Down to attract investment and jobs.
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Colin McGrath was elected to the Assembly to represent South Down in May 2016. He is the SDLP Education Spokesperson. He was first elected to Down District Council in 2005 and was its youngest ever chair. He was born and raised in Downpatrick, where he now lives. He has a degree in community youth work from Ulster University.
Ulster Unionist Party
Harold McKee from Kilkeel was elected to the Assembly in May 2016 and sat on the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. The former councillor stood unsuccessfully for election to Westminster in 2015. A former quarry manager and farmer, he opposed the introduction of a National Park for the Mournes.
Traditional Unionist Voice
Democratic Unionist Party
Former Health Minister Jim Wells was first elected to the Assembly in 1998. He served as chair and deputy chair of the Health Committee. He resigned as a health minister in April 2015 to care for his seriously ill wife, following controversy over his views on gay marriage. Mr Wells is a former councillor and worked for the National Trust. He was re-elected for a fifth time as South Down MLA in May 2016 and recently sat on the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission and Finance committee.
