1996 Northern Ireland Forum Election
DUP 11,270 (29%) Peter Robinson, Sammy Wilson
UUP 8,608 (22%) Reg Empey, Jim Rodgers
Alliance 7,130 (19%) John Alderdice
PUP 3,802 (10%)
UKU 2,496 (7%)
SDLP 1,299 (3%)
UDP 1,156 (3%)
Sinn Féin 862 (2%)
NIWC 405 (1%)
Con 291 (1%)
Labour 199 (1%)
Dem Ptship 197 (1%)
Green Party 161 (0.42%)
WP 149 (0.39%)
UIM 114 (0.30%)
Others 200 (0.52%)
Turnout 38,339 (61.68%)
 
1993 Local Government election Castlereagh Central
Peter Robinson (DUP) 2,775
Patrick Mitchell (Alliance) 782
Allan Carson (UUP) 655
Grant Dillon (UKUP) 340
Ann Smith (Alliance) 185
L. J. Stitt (Con) 126
Cecil Moore (DUP) 113
Ellen Gray (UUP) 103
M. A. Fairfield (DUP) 55
John Norris (DUP) 47
J.Ferris (UUP) 28
Electorate: 11,351; Seats: 6; Valid Vote: 5,411; Quota: 745 (First count)
 
9 April 1992 Westminster Election East Belfast
Peter Robinson (DUP) 18,437 (51.5%)
John Alderdice (Alliance) 10,650 (29.8%)
David Greene (Con) 3,314 (9.3%)
Dorothy Dunlop (Ind UU) 2,256 (6.3%)
Joe O'Donnell (Sinn Féin) 679 (1.9%)
Joe Bell (WP) 327 (0.9%)
Guy Redden (NLP) 128 (0.4%)
Electorate: 52,869; DUP majority: 7,787; Turnout: 35,791 (67.7%)
 
1989 Local Government Election Castlereagh Central
Peter Robinson (DUP) 3,461
Grant Dillon (UKUP) 914
Patrick Mitchell (Alliance) 909
Ellen Gray (UUP) 453
Ann Smith (Alliance) 446
Allan Carson (DUP) 277
Joyce Boyd (DUP) 184
Cecil Moore (DUP) 150
Paul McNaughten (DUP) 26
Electorate: 14,462; Seats: 7; Valid Vote: 6,820; Quota: 853 (First count)
 
11 June 1987 Westminster Election East Belfast
Peter Robinson (DUP) 20,372 (61.9%)
John Alderdice (Alliance) 10,574 (32.1%)
Francis Cullen (WP) 1314 (4.0%)
Joe O'Donnell (Sinn Féin) 649 (2.0%)
DUP majority: 9,798; Electorate: 54,666; Turnout: 60.6%
 
23 January 1986 Westminster By-Election East Belfast
Peter Robinson (DUP) 27,607 (81.0%)
Sir Oliver Napier (Alliance) 5,917 (17.4%)
Francis Cullen (WP) 578 (1.7%)
DUP majority 21,690; Electorate 55,319; Turnout 61.9%