Lagan Valley (Assembly Constituency)

Lagan Valley (Assembly Constituency)

Coordinates: 54°30′22″N 6°02′38″W / 54.506°N 6.044°W / 54.506; -6.044

Lagan Valley
Northern Ireland Assembly
County constituency
Lagan Valley shown within Northern Ireland
First Used: 1996
Assembly Members: Jonathan Craig
Paul Givan
Brenda Hale
Trevor Lunn
Basil McCrea
Edwin Poots
Districts: Lisburn, Banbridge

Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.

For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the South Antrim and North Down constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Lagan Valley UK Parliament constituency.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency).

Read more about Lagan Valley (Assembly Constituency):  Members

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