East Antrim election results 1885-2010

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Sammy Wilson	13,993	45.9	-1.0
	Conservatives and Unionists	Rodney McCune^[3]	7,223	23.7	-1.4
	Alliance	Gerry Lynch ^[4]	3,377	11.1	-3.6
	Sinn Féin	Oliver McMullan	2,064	6.8	+1.4
	SDLP	Justin McCamphill	2,019	6.6	-0.8
	Traditional Unionist Voice	Sammy Morrison^[5]	1,826	6.0	+6.0
Majority			6,770	22.2
Turnout			30,502	50.7
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing	0.2%

[] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Sammy Wilson	15,766	49.6	+13.6
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs	8,462	26.6	-9.8
	Alliance	Séan Neeson	4,869	15.3	+2.8
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	1,695	5.3	-2.0
	Sinn Féin	James McKeown	828	2.6	+0.1
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	David Kerr	147	0.5	+0.5
Majority			7,304	23.0
Turnout			31,767	54.5
	Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist		Swing	11.7%

General Election 2001: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs	13,101	36.4	-2.4
	Democratic Unionist	Sammy Wilson	12,973	36.0	+16.6
	Alliance	John Mathews	4,483	12.5	-7.7
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	2,641	7.3	+2.7
	Independent	Robert Mason	1,092	3.0	-0.3
	Sinn Féin	Janette Graffan	903	2.5	+0.9
	Conservative	Alan Greer	807	2.2	-4.6
Majority			128	0.4
Turnout			36,000	59.1	+0.9
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

[] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs	13,318	38.8
	Alliance	Sean Neeson	6,929	20.2
	Democratic Unionist	Jack McKee	6,682	19.5
	Conservative	Terence Dick	2,334	6.8
	Progressive Unionist	Billy Donaldson	1,757	5.1
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	1,576	4.6
	Independent	Robert Mason	1,145	3.3
	Sinn Féin	Chrissie McAuley	543	1.6
	Natural Law	Maura McCann	69	0.2
Majority			6,389	18.6
Turnout				58.3
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 1992: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs	16,966	43.2
	Democratic Unionist	Nigel Dodds	9,544	24.3
	Alliance	Sean Neeson	9,132	23.3
	Conservative	Myrtle Boal	3,359	8.6
	Natural Law	Andrea Palmer	250	0.6
Majority			7,422	18.9
Turnout				62.4
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

[] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs	23,942	71.6
	Alliance	Sean Neeson	8,582	25.6
	Workers' Party	Austin Kelly	936	2.8
Majority			15,360	46.0
Turnout				55.2
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

East Antrim by-election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs	30,386	84.9
	Alliance	Sean Neeson	5,405	15.1
Majority			24,981
Turnout				59.2
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1983: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs	14,293	37.4	N/A
	Democratic Unionist	Jim Allister	13,926	36.5	N/A
	Alliance	Sean Neeson	7,620	20.0	N/A
	SDLP	Michael O'Cleary	1,047	2.7	N/A
	Independent	William Cunning	741	1.9	N/A
	Workers' Party	Austin Kelly	581	1.5	N/A
Majority			367	0.9	N/A
Turnout				65.1	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1910s

East Antrim by-election, 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Unionist	George Boyle Hanna	8,714	48.30	+48.30
	Irish Unionist	William Agnew Moore	7,549	41.84	-52.80
	Independent	Charles McFerran Legg	1,778	9.86	+9.86
Majority			1,165	6.46	N/A
Turnout			24,798	72.75	N/A
	Independent Unionist gain from Irish Unionist		Swing	N/A

General Election 1918: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Robert McCalmont	15,206	94.64	N/A
	Sinn Féin	Daniel Dumigan	861	5.36	N/A
Majority			14,345	89.28	N/A
Turnout			24,798	64.79	N/A
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

East Antrim by-election, 1913: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Robert McCalmont	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election Dec 1910: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	James McCalmont	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	James McCalmont	4,496	67.70	+10.25
	Russellite Unionist	Henry Rosere Beddoes	2,145	32.30	+32.30
Majority			2,351	35.40	+20.50
Turnout			8,606	77.17	+7.00
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1900: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	James McCalmont	3,582	57.45	N/A
	Independent Unionist	James King-Kerr	2,653	42.55	N/A
Majority			929	14.90	N/A
Turnout			8,886	70.17	N/A
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1895: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	James McCalmont	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1892: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	James McCalmont	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	James McCalmont	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 4 December 1885: East Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James McCalmont	4,180	66.51	N/A
	Liberal	Marriott Robert Dalway	2,105	33.49	N/A
Majority			2,075	33.02	N/A
Turnout			8,773	71.64	N/A
	Conservative gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

[]

04 April 2011

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