Your candidates' views

 

Check your candidates’ views

Throughout the election campaign candidates in the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections have been asked to pledge their support for an end to hunting with dogs. 

Find out where your candidate stands on this. 

Search below to see which candidates standing in your constituency have taken the pledge. 

Constituency or Region Candidate Party Will you pledge to support legislation that ends hunting wild mammals with dogs in Northern Ireland? Further comments
North Down Jennifer Gilmour DUP Yes  
South Antrim Pam Cameron DUP Yes  
East Londonderry Stephanie Quigley Independent Yes  
Belfast South Elly Odhiambo Independent Yes  Becuase I hate animal cruelty 
South Antrim Jerry Maguire People Before Profit (PBP) Yes  
South Belfast Claire Bailey Green Party Yes   
Foyle Gillian Hamilton Green Party Yes   
North Belfast Mal O'Hara Green Party Yes   
         
Newry and Armagh Ciara Henry Green Party Yes   
West Belfast Stevie Maginn Green Party Yes   
South Down Noeleen Lynch Green Party Yes   
West Tyrone Susan Glass Green Party Yes   
South Antrim Lesley Veronica Green Party Yes   
Strangford Maurice Macartney Green Party Yes   
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Kellie Turtle Green Party Yes   
East Antrim Mark Bailey Green Party Yes   
North Antrim Paul Veronica Green Party Yes   
Mid Ulster Stefan Taylor Green Party Yes   
Lagan Valley Simon Lee Green Party Yes   
Upper Bann Eóin Tennyson Alliance Yes  
West Tyrone Daniel McCrossan SDLP Yes Daniel McCrossanThe SDLP and I supported legislation in the last mandate, and will so again
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Adam Gannon SDLP Yes Cruel sports like this should not be a part of modern society.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Donal O'Cofaigh

CCLA

Yes It's cruel and inhumane. Time to end such barbaric practices
Belfast South Paula Bradshaw Alliance Yes I think hunting wild mammals with dogs is cruel and totally gratuitous
Strangford Kellie Armstrong Alliance Yes I’ve taken the pledge because I believe NI needs updated legislation to protect animals and our environment
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Matthew Beaumont Alliance Yes It is the right thing to do
North Belfast Julie-Ann Corr-Johnston UUP Yes Hunting/killing for sport is both despicable and barbaric.
South Belfast Stephen McCarthy UUP No Info  
Lagan Valley Robbie Butler UUP No Info  
Lagan Valley Laura Turner UUP No Info  
South Antrim Steve Aitken UUP No Info  
South Antrim Paul Michael UUP No Info  
West Belfast Linsey Gibson UUP No Info  
Mid Ulster Meta Graham UUP No Info  
West Tyrone Ian Marshall UUP No Info  
North Down Naomi McBurney UUP No Info  
North Belfast Ron McDowell TUV No Info  
Strangford Stephen Cooper TUV No Info  
East Belfast John Ross TUV No Info  
South Belfast Deirdre Hargey Sinn Féin No Info  
Foyle Sinead McLaughlin SDLP No Info  
Foyle Mark H Durkan SDLP No Info  
Foyle Brian Tierney SDLP Yes  
North Down Déirdre Vaughan SDLP Yes The practice of hunting mammals is abhorrent.
Lagan Valley Pat Catney SDLP No Info  
East Belfast Charlotte Carson SDLP Yes Because this is a cruel 'sport' which has no place in a modern society.
Strangford Conor Houston SDLP Yes  
South Belfast Elsie Trainor SDLP Yes It is an outrage that this was voted down in the last mandate and this needs to be urgently addressed. I deplore hunting for sport.
Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty SDLP No Info  
South Belfast Matthew O'Toole SDLP Yes  
Lagan Valley Sorcha Eastwood Alliance Yes  
Lagan Valley David Honeyford Alliance No Info  
South Belfast Kate Nicholl Alliance No Info  
South Belfast Paula Bradshaw Alliance No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Matt Beaumont Alliance No Info  
West Tyrone Stephen Donnelly Alliance No Info  
North Belfast Nuala McAllister Alliance Yes I want to see an end to this barbaric sport.
Foyle Rachael Ferguson Alliance Yes Because I believe this is an inhumane practice that is outdated and needs to be addressed sooner rather than later in the Assembly. I’ve seen the impact this has on mammals and the dogs that is used for this cruel practice.
Upper Bann Eoin Tennyson Alliance No Info  
North Down Connie Egan Alliance No Info  
Mid Ulster Claire Hackett Alliance Yes I think it is cruel and barbaric and absolutely unacceptable. I was completely appalled when my party Colleague, John Blair's, Private Members Bill on this issue failed.
Newry and Armagh Jackie Coade Alliance No Info  
East Belfast Peter McReynolds Alliance Yes  
Upper Bann Darrin Foster TUV No Info  
South Antrim Mel Lucas TUV No Info  
Lagan Valley Lorna Smyth TUV No Info  
North Belfast Malachi O'Hara Green Party No Info  
West Belfast Danny Baker Sinn Féin No Info  
Newry and Armagh Cathal Boylan Sinn Féin No Info  
Newry and Armagh Liz Kimmins Sinn Féin No Info  
Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy Sinn Fein No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Jemma Dolan Sinn Féin No Info  
South Down Cathy Mason Sinn Féin No Info  
South Down Sinéad Ennis Sinn Féin No Info  
Upper Bann John O'Dowd Sinn Féin No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Áine Murhpy Sinn Féin No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Colm Gildernew Sinn Féin No Info  
East Londonderry Caoimhe Archibald Sinn Féin No Info  
East Londonderry Kathleen McGurk Sinn Féin No Info  
Foyle Ciara Ferguson Sinn Féin No Info  
Foyle Pádraig Delargy Sinn Féin No Info  
Upper Bann Liam Mackle Sinn Féin No Info  
North Antrim Philip McGuigan Sinn Féin No Info  
Lagan Valley Gary McCleave Sinn Féin No Info  
East Belfast Mairéad O'Donnell Sinn Féin No Info  
East Antrim Oliver McMullan Sinn Féin No Info  
Mid Ulster Emma Sheerin Sinn Féin No Info  
Mid Ulster Linda Dillon Sinn Féin No Info  
Mid Ulster Michelle O'Neill Sinn Féin No Info  
West Tyrone Maolíosa McHugh Sinn Féin No Info  
West Tyrone Declan McAleer Sinn Féin No Info  
West Tyrone Nicola Brogan Sinn Féin No Info  
South Antrim Declan Kearney Sinn Féin No Info  
North Belfast Carál Ní Chuilín Sinn Féin No Info  
North Belfast Gerry Kelly Sinn Féin No Info  
West Belfast Pat Sheehan Sinn Féin No Info  
West Belfast Órlaithí Flynn Sinn Féin No Info  
West Belfast Daniel Baker Sinn Féin No Info  
West Belfast Aisling Reilly Sinn Féin No Info  
Upper Bann Lauren Kendall Green Party Yes Because hunting is cruel and I have campaigned against hunting in various forms.
South Belfast Clare Bailey Green Party No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Kellie Turtle Green Party No Info  
East Belfast Brian Smyth Green Party No Info  
North Belfast Mal O'Hara Green Party No Info  
West Belfast Stevie Maginn Green Party No Info  
South Antrim Lesley Veronica Green Party No Info  
North Antrim Paul Veronica Green Party No Info  
West Tyrone Susan Glass Green Party No Info  
Newry and Armagh Ciara Henry Green Party No Info  
Mid Ulster Walter Holt Green Party No Info  
Lagan Valley Simon Lee Green Party No Info  
North Down Rachel Woods Green Party Yes  
Strangford Maurice Macartney Green Party No Info  
East Belfast Joanne Bunting DUP No Info  
North Belfast Paula Bradley DUP No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Paul Bell DUP No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Deborah Erskine DUP No Info  
Lagan Valley Paul Givan DUP No Info  
South Down Diana Forsythe DUP No Info  
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson DUP No Info  
North Belfast Nichola Mallon SDLP No Info  
West Belfast Paul Doherty SDLP No Info  
East Londonderry Cara Hunter SDLP No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Adam Gannon SDLP No Info  
Mid Ulster Patsy McClone SDLP No Info  
North Antrim Eugene Reid SDLP Yes  
South Down Colin McGrath SDLP No Info  
South Down Karen McKevitt SDLP No Info  
Upper Bann Dolores Kelly SDLP No Info  
West Tyrone Daniel McCrossan SDLP No Info  
East Londonderry Darryl Wilson UUP No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Rosemary Barton UUP No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliot UUP No Info  
Foyle Ryan McCready UUP No Info  
South Down Jill Macauley UUP No Info  
Newry and Armagh David Taylor UUP No Info  
North Antrim Robin Swann UUP No Info  
North Down Alan Chambers UUP No Info  
Strangford Michael Nesbitt UUP No Info  
Strangford Philip Smith UUP No Info  
West Tyrone Ian Marshall UUP No Info  
East Belfast Naomi Long Alliance Yes I believe that hunting wild mammals with dogs is barbaric and a practice which needs to be consigned to history.
East Antrim Stewart Dickson Alliance Yes Its barbaric and wrong
East Antrim Danny Donnelly Alliance Yes Hunting with dogs is cruel and causes unnecessary suffering.
East Londonderry Chris McCaw Alliance No Info  
North Antrim Patricia O'Lynn Alliance Yes  
North Down Andrew Muir Alliance Yes  
South Antrim John Blair Alliance No Info  
South Down Patrick Brown Alliance Yes As Alliance Party Animal Welfare Spokesperson, I believe this legislation is long overdue!
Strangford Kellie Armstrong Alliance No Info  
Strangford Nick Mathison Alliance Yes  
South Belfast Andrew Girvin TUV No Info  
West Belfast Jordan Doran TUV No Info  
East Antrim Norman Boyd TUV No Info  
East Londonderry Jordan Armstrong TUV No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Alex Elliott TUV No Info  
Foyle Elizabeth Neely TUV No Info  
Newry and Armagh Keith Ratcliffe TUV No Info  
North Antrim Jim Allister TUV No Info  
North Antrim Matthew Armstrong TUV No Info  
North Down John Gordon TUV No Info  
South Down Harold McKee TUV No Info  
West Tyrone Trevor Clarke TUV No Info  
West Belfast Gerry Carroll PBP No Info  
Foyle Shaun Harkin PBP No Info  
West Belfast Gerard Herdman Aontú No Info  
West Belfast Tony Mallon Independent No Info  
West Belfast Dan Murphy IRSP No Info  
East Londonderry Gemma Brolly Aontú No Info  
East Londonderry Claire Sugden Independent Unionist No Info This current practice is barbaric
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Denise Mullen Aontú No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Donal O'Cofaigh CCLA No Info  
Foyle Emmet Doyle Aontú No Info  
North Down Alexander Easton Independent Unionist Yes  
Strangford James Menagh Independent Unionist No Info  
West Tyrone Paul Gallagher Independent No Info  
North Antrim Bethany Ferris UUP No Info  
South Belfast Edwin Poots DUP No Info  
West Tyrone Carol Gallagher PBP Yes I too care deeply for the welfare of animals. As a loving dog owner, it is heartbreaking to see that animals are often treated with cruelty and that NI is the only place in the UK where it is still (unbelievably) legal to hunt wild mammals with dogs. A full audit of animal welfare is required across the island of Ireland and I support increasing the financial support to animal welfare charities; the promotion of responsible pet ownership in our education system; and I fully support a complete ban on hunting wild animals with hounds.
East Belfast Lauren Kerr UUP No Info  
South Belfast Sipho Sibanda PBP No Info  
North Belfast Fiona Ferguson PBP No Info  
East Belfast Hannah Kenny PBP No Info  
East Antrim Siobhán McAlister SDLP No Info  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Emma De Souza Independent No Info  
Strangford Peter Weir DUP Yes I have been consistently opposed to hunting with dogs, have voted in the past to ban it, and will continue to do so.
Strangford Amy Merron PBP Yes  
East Londonderry Mark Coulson Green Party Yes I deeply care about the tights of nature