Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8419
Fax: 020 7219 2347
doddsn@parliament.uk
Constituency
39 Shore Road, Belfast, BT15 3PG
Tel: 028 9077 4774
Fax: 028 9077 7685
ndodds@dup-belfast.co.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested East Antrim 1992 general election. Member for Belfast North 2001-10, for Belfast North (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
DUP Chief Whip 2001-08;
DUP Spokesperson for:
Treasury 2005-07,
Work and Pensions 2005-07,
Business of the House 2005-10,
Justice 2007-10,
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-10;
DUP Parliamentary Group Leader 2010-;
Spokesperson for:
Reform and Constitutional Agenda/Constitutional Issues 2010-,
Foreign Affairs 2010-,
Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport 2012-
Party groups
DUP:
Secretary 1992-2008,
Deputy Leader 2008-
Select committees
Member: Members' Allowances 2009-10,
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Commons Committee on Statutory Instruments 2009-10
Councils, public bodies
Belfast City Council:
Councillor 1985-2010,
Lord Mayor of Belfast 1988-89, 1991-92,
Vice-President, Association of Local Authorities of Northern Ireland 1989-90
International bodies
Member, Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group
Political interests
European affairs, constitution, social policy
Countries of interest
The Commonwealth, USA
General Election 2010 - Belfast North
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Dodds, Nigel |
DUP |
14812 |
39.79% |
| Kelly, Gerry |
Sinn Féin |
12588 |
33.81% |
| Maginness, Alban |
SDLP |
4544 |
12.21% |
| Cobain, Fred |
UCUNF |
2837 |
7.62% |
| Webb, Billy |
All |
1809 |
4.86% |
| McAuley, Martin |
Ind |
403 |
1.09% |
| Result |
DUP Hold (5.02% from DUP to Sinn Féin) |