Northern Ireland elections 2022: Every candidate runs for membership in the Stormont Assembly

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The full list of candidates for the Northern Ireland Assembly elections was announced on 5 May.

There are 90 seats available, with five elected representatives in 18 electoral districts.

A total of 239 candidates are running for the elections, 11 more than the last House of Representatives elections of 2017.

Sinn Féin has the most seats with 34, followed by DUP with 30. UUP has 27, Alliance has 24 and SDLP has 22.

TUV fielded 19 candidates, the Greens had 18 and the people before they won 12.

West Belfast has the most candidates for the round at 17, while East Antrim has the lowest in 10 constituencies.

Here is the full list of candidates from each constituency:

East Belfast

Andy Allen (University of California)
Carl Bennett (puppy)
David Brooks (DUP)
Joan Banting (DUP)
Charlotte Carson (SDLP)
Hannah Kane (People Before You Win)
Lauren Kerry (UUP)
Naomi Long (The Alliance)
Owen McNeill (Labour).
Peter McReynolds (Alliance)
Mayor of Odone (Sinn Féin)
John Ross (TUV)
Brian Smith (Green Party)

North Belfast

Philip Brett (DUP)
Julie Ann Core Johnston (UUP)
Fiona Ferguson (People Before You Win)
Billy Hutchinson (puppy)
Gary Kelly (Sinn Fein)
Lily Kerry (Pt)
Brian Kingston (DUP)
Sean McNewaly (Onto)
Nicola Malone (SDLP)
Noala McAllister (The Alliance)
Ron McDowell (TUV)
Karal Ni Chulin (Sinn Feen)
Mal O’Hara (Green Party)
Stafford Ward (independent)

South Belfast

Claire Bailey (Green Party)
Paula Bradshaw (The Alliance)
Andrew Jeroen (TUV)
Deirdre Harji (Sinn Fein)
Paddy Lane (PT).
Luke McCann (Onto)
Stephen McCarthy (UUP)
Neil Moore (Socialist Party)
Elie Odiambo (Independent)
Matthew O’Toole (SDLP)
Edwin Potts (DUP)
Kate Nicholl (The Alliance)
Sifu Sibanda (People Before Winning)
Elsie Trainer (SDLP)

West Belfast

Danny Baker (Sinn Fein)
Gerard Burns (Independent)
Gary Carroll (People Before You Win)
Patrick Crosan (PT)
Paul Doherty (SDLP)
Jordan Doran (TUV)
Arlathee Flynn (Sinn Feen)
Linky Gibson (UUP)
Gerard Herdmann (ONTO)
Donamar Higgins (The Alliance)
Declan Hill (Independent)
Stevie Magen (Green Party)
Tony Malone (Independent)
Frank McCubry (DUP)
Dan Murphy (IRSP)
Ice rink (Sinn Féin)
Pat Sheehan (Sun Feen)

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Eastern Antrim

Mark Bailey (Green Party)
Roy Bags (University of California)
Norman Boyd (TUV)
Stuart Dixon (The Alliance)
Danny Donnelly (The Alliance)
David Helditch (DUP)
Gordon Lyon (DUP)
Siobhan McAllister (SDLP)
Oliver McMullan (Sinn Feen)
Jon Stewart (UUP)

East London

Jordan Armstrong (TUV)
Maurice Bradley (DUP)
Gemma Brolly (Onto)
Mark Coulson (Green Party)
Gauim Archibald (Sin Fen)
Dear Hunter (SDLP)
Chris Mako (The Alliance)
Kathleen McGurk (Sinn Fein)
Amy Meron (People Before You Win)
Niall Murphy (Independent)
Stephanie Quigley (Freelance)
Alan Robinson (DUP)
Billy Stewart (independent)
Claire Sugden (Freelance)
Russell Watton (puppy)
Daryl Wilson (UUP)

Fermanagh and South Tyrol

Derek Beckhaus (Freelance)
Rosemary Burton (UUP)
Matthew Beaumont (The Alliance)
Paul Bell (DUP)
Emma D’Souza (Independent)
Gemma Dolan (Sinn Feen)
Alex Elliott (TUV)
Tom Elliott (UUP)
Deborah Erskine (DUP)
Adam Johnnon (SDLP)
Colm Gildern (Sinn Fein)
Emmett Kilpatrick (People Before You Win)
Dennis Mullen (ONTO)
Ein Murphy (Sin Fein)
Donald Okobay (alternative to joint action)
Kelly Skull (The Greens Festival)

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Padregue DeLarge (Sinn Fein)
Emmett Doyle (ONTO)
Mark H. Durkan (SDLP)
Kiara Ferguson (Sinn Fein)
Rachel Ferguson (The Alliance)
Gillian Hamilton (Green Party)
Sean Harkin (People Before You Win)
Anne McCluskey (Freelance)
Ryan McCread (Abha University)
Cole McLaughlin (IRSP)
Sinead McLoglin (SDLP)
Gary Middleton (DUP)
Elizabeth Neal (TUV)
Brian Turn (SDLP)

Lagan Valley

Ruby Butler (UUP)
Cat’s Pet (SDLP)
Amanda Doherty (People Before You Win)
Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP)
Surcha Eastwood (The Alliance)
Paulo Dato (DUP)
David Hanniford (Alliance)
Gary Heads (Independent)
Simon Lee (Green Party)
Gary McLife (Sinn Fein)
Lorna Smith (TUV)
Laura Turner (UUP)

Ulster center

Buchanan Group (DUP)
Linda Dillon (Sinn Fein)
Meta Graham (UUP)
Claire Hackett (The Alliance)
Alexandra Hallyday (Onto)
Patrick Hey (Freelance)
Sophia McFaul (People Before You Win)
Betsy McGlone (SDLP)
Glenn Moore (TUV)
Michelle O’Neill (Sinn Fein)
Conor Rafferty (NI recap)
Hugh Sculion (Labour)
Emma Sherine (Sinn Feen)
Stephen Taylor (Green Party)

Garlic and Aroma

Catal Boylan (Sinn Fein)
Jackie Quad (Alliance)
Daniel Connolly (ONTO)
Nicola Grant (Labour)
Chiara Henry (Green Party)
William Irwin (DUP)
Liz Kimmins (Sinn Fein)
Gavin Malone (Freelance)
Justin McNult (SDLP)
Conor Murphy (Sinn Feen)
Kate Ratcliffe (TUV)
David Taylor (UUP)

North Antrim

Jim Alistair (TUV)
Matthew Armstrong (TUV)
Bethany Ferris (UUP)
Paulo Libero (DUP)
Philip McGuigan (Sinn Fein)
Patricia O’Leary (The Alliance)
Eugenio Reed (SDLP)
Lerdy Shengleton (Independent)
Merwin Plan (DUP)
Robin Swann (UUP)
Paul Veronica (Green Party)

north below

Chris Carter (Freelance)
Alan Chambers (UUP)
Stephen Dunn (DUP)
Alex Easton (Freelance)
Connie Egan (The Alliance)
Jennifer Gilmore (DUP)
John Gordon (TUV)
Naomi McBurn (UUP)
Teresa McCartney (Sinn Fein)
Ray McKim (Independent)
Andrew Moore (The Alliance)
Matthew Robinson (Conservative Party and Unionist Party).
Deird Won (SDLP)
Rachel Woods (Green Party)

South Antrim

Steve Aiken (UUP)
Royce Bennett (ONTO)
John Blair (The Alliance)
Pam Cameron (DUP)
Trevor Clark (DUP)
Declan Kern (Sinn Feen)
Mel Lucas (TUV)
Roisin Lynch (SDLP)
Jerry Maguire (People Before You Win)
Paul Michael (UUP)
Andrew Moran (Freelance)
Leslie Veronica (Green Party)

South at the bottom

Patrick Brown (The Alliance)
Patrick Clark (Freelance)
Sinéad Ennis (Sinn Fein)
Diane Forsyth (DUP)
Nolin Lynch (Green Party)
Jill Macaulay (UUP)
Katie Mason (Sinn Fein)
Paul McCorm (People Before You Win)
Rosemary McGlone (ONTO)
Colin McGrath (SDLP)
Harold Mackie (TUV)
Karen McKevitt (SDLP)

Strangford

Kelly Armstrong (The Alliance)
Stefano Cooper (TUV)
Harry Harvey (DUP)
Connor Houston (SDLP)
Ben King (independent)
Maurice McCartney (Green Party)
Nick Matheson (The Alliance)
Roy McGovern (Sinn Fein)
Michelle McLevin (DUP)
Mike Nesbitt (UUP)
Philip Smith (UUP)
Peter Weir (DUP)

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Glen Barr Airport (UUP)
Doge Bit (Abha University)
Glenn Petty (Heritage Festival)
Jonathan Buckley (DUP)
Diane Dodds (DUP)
Darren Foster (TUV)
Aidan Gribbin (Onto)
Dolores Kelly (SDLP)
Lauren Kendall (Green Party)
Liam MacLean (Sinn Feen)
John O’Dowd (Sinn Fein)
Ion Tennyson (The Alliance)

Western Tyrone

Nicola Brogan (Sinn Fein)
Barry Brown (Independent)
Tom Buchanan (DUP)
Trevor Clark (TUV)
Stephen Donnelly (The Alliance)
Amy Ferguson (Socialist Party).
Carol Gallagher (People Before You Win)
Paul Gallagher (Freelance)
Susan Glass (The Greens Festival)
James Hope (onto)
Ian Marshall (UUP)
Declan McCuller (Sinn Fein)
Daniel McCrosan (SDLP)
Muliosa McHugh (Sinn Feen)

Source: Belfastlive

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