NI Elections 2022: Swann tops poll

Robin Swann
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 6th May 2022

Ulster Unionist Robin Swann has been returned to the Northern Ireland Assembly after he topped the poll in the North Antrim constituency.

Sinn Fein's Philip McGuigan was also elected on the first count.

Mr Swann was Northern Ireland's health minister during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He polled 9,530 first preference votes, narrowly ahead of Mr McGuigan on 9,348.

TUV leader Jim Allister was just below the quota with 8,282 first-preference votes