Member for East Londonderry since 2001. Committees: Member, Northern Ireland Select Committee. Political career: MLA, East Londonderry 1998; Councillor, Londonderry Council 1998. Special political interests: security, equality, cultural issues. Education: Londonderry Technical College; Magee College, Londonderry, Extra Mural Certificate in Political Studies. Hobbies: Soccer, music, reading.
b. 15 February 1953, Londonderry. Married with four children.

2005				2001
DUP HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
DUP	15,225	42.9	10.7	12,813	32.1
UUP	7,498	21.1	-6.3	10,912	27.4
SDLP	6,077	17.1	-3.7	8,298	20.8
Sinn Fein	5,709	16.1	0.5	6,221	15.6
Alliance Party NI	924	2.6	-1.5	1,625	4.1
Independent	71	0.2	-	-	-
Majority	7,727	21.8		1,901	4.8
Turnout	35,504	60.3	-5.8	39,869	66.1