Sammy Wilson

Sammy Wilson

Constituency

East Antrim

Party

Democratic Unionist Party

Address as

Mr Wilson

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8523
Fax: 020 7219 3671
barronj@parliament.uk

Constituency

East Antrim DUP, 116 Main Street, Larne, BT40 1RG
Tel: 028 2826 7722
Fax: 028 2826 9922

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Strangford 1992 and East Antrim 2001 general elections. Member for East Antrim 2005-10, for East Antrim (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

DUP Spokesperson for: Education and Skills 2003-07, Housing 2005-07, Communities and Local Government 2007-09, Children, Schools and Families 2007-10, Innovation, Universities and Skills 2007-09, Treasury 2009-, Education 2010-12

Party groups

DUP press officer 1982-96

Select committees

Member: Northern Ireland Affairs 2005-09, Transport 2009

Councils, public bodies

East Belfast City Council: Councillor 1981-2010, Lord Mayor 1986-87, 2000-01; Member, Northern Ireland Policing Board 2001-06

Political interests

Social issues, policing, education

General Election 2010 - East Antrim

Name Party Votes %
Wilson, Sammy DUP 13993 45.67%
McCune, Rodney UCUNF 7223 23.58%
Lynch, Gerry All 3377 11.03%
McMullan, Oliver Sinn Féin 2064 6.74%
McCamphill, Justin SDLP 2019 6.59%
Morrison, Samuel TUV 1826 5.96%
Result DUP Hold (0.16% from UCUNF to DUP)