Gavin Robinson elected July 5 2024

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The DUP leader Gavin Robinson wins East Belfast and gives a victory speech on Friday July 5 2024. Video by Ben Lowry

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00:00Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, 19,894

00:211-9-8-9-4

00:24John Ross, TUV, No Sea Border, 1918, 1-9-1-8

00:32Brian Smith, Green Party, Northern Ireland, 1077, 1-0-7-7

00:40Ryan Warren, Ulster Unionist Party, 1818, 1-8-1-8

00:47Gavin Robinson, East Bangorese, 1918, 1-9-1-8

01:17Brian Smith, East Bangorese, 1918, 1-9-1-8

01:47Sammy Douglas, Election Agents, 1918, 1-9-1-8

02:18I thank him and my mum, and to Lindsay, to Ruben, the youngest member of our campaign team,

02:28to Marilyn Tugud, the oldest member of the campaign team.

02:37For weeks and weeks and weeks people have put themselves out

02:42to make sure East Belfast has the representation that we've achieved this evening.

02:47So I thank you.

02:49But in saying that, this campaign has been an enjoyable one,

02:52not just because of how we have engaged ourselves,

02:55but as to how we've all engaged ourselves during that process.

02:59And so to John Ross, and to Ryan Warren, and to Ryan North,

03:04and to Brian Smith, and to Seamus de Fuita,

03:08I want to thank you all for campaigning as well as you have.

03:13To Naomi, fourth time in a row I want to say we have to stop meeting like this.

03:21We have to stop meeting like this.

03:23But genuinely everybody who puts themselves forward for election

03:28does so because they believe in their constituency and their community.

03:32They want to stand up for their neighbours, their loved ones and their friends.

03:36And I believe, though I stand here this evening,

03:39each and every one of us who stood in this election

03:41believes in the very best for East Belfast.

03:44So thank you to all of you as well.

03:47There will be much to say about this election in the hours and the days to come.

03:55None of us, neither me nor my colleagues,

03:59chose the circumstances in which we stood in this election.

04:05But none of us have lost hope in what it is we stand for.

04:09And that is to confidently and to proudly stand up for Northern Ireland

04:13within our United Kingdom.

04:15To never lose sight,

04:17even though there are those who would rather keep unionism on their knees,

04:21that we should stand up proudly and confidently

04:25for this place within our country.

04:30And today the news will be one dominated by the costs of divisions within unionism.

04:36It's not a news story.

04:39We saw it in the Assembly election.

04:41We saw the cost and consequence of divisions within unionism two years ago.

04:46And yet again we see it today.

04:49But we should never do so.

04:51If Northern Ireland is but one example of how unionists cooperating and working together

04:57can return victory, then I think it is something we should look to positively.

05:03In Lagan Valley, and I congratulate Saoirse without question,

05:07there is still hope.

05:10And there is work to be built upon.

05:13And something I know our colleagues will do with great lust.

05:16So I'm very proud of Johnny Buckley.

05:19And I'm very proud of all of our colleagues.

05:22Thank you.

05:29Irrespective of what the headlines say in a few small hours,

05:33we will go forward today and tomorrow and in the weeks and months to come

05:38to highlight and champion the positives about Northern Ireland,

05:41to build our place within the United Kingdom,

05:44to never shy away from the challenges,

05:46but to work night and day for the solutions that we know our people,

05:51all of our people, every community in Northern Ireland will benefit from.

05:55But in the meantime, thank you so much for your support.

05:58I recognise and I know that within East Belfast there is support built up,

06:02not just from traditional DUP voters,

06:05but from people right across the constituency who recognise the sense and the worth

06:09and the representation we provide,

06:12the hope that we offer for the future of Northern Ireland for the United Kingdom

06:16and our determination for the future.

06:19Thank you.

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