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Mid Ulster elections results 1950-2010

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 21,239 52.0 +2.4
Democratic Unionist Ian McCrea[2] 5,876 14.4 -9.1
SDLP Tony Quinn[3] 5,826 14.3 -3.1
Conservatives and Unionists Sandra Overend[4] 4,509 11.0 +0.3
Traditional Unionist Voice Walter Millar[5] 2,995 7.3 +7.3
Alliance Ian Butler[6] 397 1.0 +1.0
Majority 15,363 37.6 +13.4
Turnout 40,842 63.2 -10.0
Sinn Féin hold Swing +5.8

[] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 21,641 47.6 -3.5
Democratic Unionist Ian McCrea 10,665 23.5 -7.6
SDLP Patsy McGlone 7,922 17.4 +0.6
Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong 4,853 10.7 +10.7
Workers' Party Francis Donnelly 345 0.8 -0.2
Majority 10,976 24.2
Turnout 45,426 72.5 -8.8
Sinn Féin hold Swing +2.1
General Election 2001: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 25,502 51.1 +11.0
Democratic Unionist Ian McCrea 15,549 31.1 -5.2
SDLP Eilish Haughey 8,376 16.8 -5.3
Workers' Party Francie Donnelly 509 1.0 +0.5
Majority 9,953 20.0
Turnout 49,936 81.3 -4.8
Sinn Féin hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness 20,294 40.1
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 18,411 36.3
SDLP Denis Haughey 11,205 22.1
Alliance Ephrem Bogues 460 0.9
Workers' Party Marian Donnelly 238 0.5
Natural Law Maureen Murray 61 0.1
Majority 1,883
Turnout 86.1
Sinn Féin gain from Democratic Unionist Swing
1992 Notional Results: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 19,274 41.0
SDLP Denis Haughey 14,360 30.6
Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 11,340 24.4
Alliance Ann Gormley 1,229 2.6
Others 779 1.7
Majority 4,914 10.5
Turnout 7
Democratic Unionist hold Swing

Between 1992 and 1996 there were significant boundary changes, creating the new seat of West Tyrone. This had a huge knock on effect on Mid Ulster, which lost all its areas in Omagh and Strabane district councils, and gained the Torrent LGD in Dungannon from Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and the parts of Magherafelt District Council previously in East Londonderry. Therefore the implied 1992 election results are very different from the actual ones and are displayed above.

General Election 1992: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 23,181 42.3
SDLP Denis Haughey 16,994 31.0
Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 10,248 18.7
Alliance Ann Gormley 1,506 2.8
Labour and Trade Union Harry Hutchinson 389 0.7
Workers' Party Tommy Owens 285 0.5
Natural Law James Anderson 164 0.3
Majority 6,187 11.3
Turnout 79.3
Democratic Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 23,004 44.2
SDLP Denis Haughey 13,644 26.2
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 12,449 23.9
Alliance Paddy Bogan 1,846 3.5
Workers' Party Paddy Joe McLean 1,133 2.2
Majority 9,360 18.0
Turnout 77.4
Democratic Unionist hold Swing
Mid Ulster by-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 23,695
Sinn Féin Danny Morrisson 13,998
SDLP Adrian Colton 13,021
Workers' Party Tommy Owens 691
Majority 6,967
Turnout
Democratic Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1983: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 16,174 30.0
Sinn Féin Danny Morrison 16,096 29.9
SDLP Denis Haughey 12,044 22.4
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 7,066 13.1
Alliance Aidan Logan 1,735 3.2
Workers' Party Tommy Owens 766 1.4
Majority 78 0.1
Turnout 84.3
Democratic Unionist gain from United Ulster Unionist Swing

[] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Ulster Unionist John Dunlop 29,249 44.7
SDLP Paddy Duffy 19,266 29.4
Irish Independence Patrick Fahy 12,055 19.9
Alliance Aidan Lagan 3,481 5.3
Republican Clubs Francie Donnelly 1,414 2.2
Majority 9,983 15.3
Turnout 80.4
United Ulster Unionist gain from Vanguard Swing
General Election October 1974: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Vanguard John Dunlop 30,552 47.4
SDLP Ivan Cooper 25,885 40.1
Republican Clubs Francie Donnelly 8,091 12.5
Majority 4,667 7.2
Turnout 79.0
Vanguard hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Vanguard John Dunlop 26,004 39.0
SDLP Ivan Cooper 19,372 29.1
Independent Socialist Bernadette McAliskey 16,672 25.0
Pro-Assembly Unionist Neville Thornton 4,633 7.0
Majority 6,632 10.0
Turnout 79.3
Vanguard gain from Unity Swing
General Election 1970: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unity Bernadette Devlin 37,739 53.5
Ulster Unionist Neville Thornton 31,810 45.1
Independent Michael Cunningham 771 1.1
National Socialist Phelim O'Neill 198 0.3
Majority 5,929 8.4
Turnout 90.9
Unity gain from Ulster Unionist Swing

[] Elections in the 1960s

Mid Ulster by-election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unity Bernadette Devlin 33,648 53.3 N/A
Ulster Unionist Anna Forrest 29,437 46.7 - 5.6
Majority 4,211 6.7 + 2.2
Turnout 63,085 91.5 + 7.6
Unity gain from Ulster Unionist Swing
General Election 1966: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Forrest 29,728 52.3
Independent Republican Tom Mitchell 27,168 47.8
Majority 2,560 4.5
Turnout 83.9
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1964: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Forrest 29,715 51.6
Independent Republican Tom Mitchell 22,810 39.6
Labour (NI) Patrick McGarvey 5,053 8.8
Majority 6,905 12.0
Turnout 85.1
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Forrest 33,093 70.0
Sinn Féin Tom Mitchell 14,170 30.0
Majority 18,923 40.0
Turnout 71.0
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
Mid Ulster by-election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Unionist George Forrest 28,605 48.36
Sinn Féin Tom Mitchell 24,124 40.78
Anti-Partition Michael O'Neill 6,421 10.86
Majority 4,481 7.58
Turnout 59,150 88.43
Independent Unionist gain from Sinn Féin Swing
Mid Ulster by-election, 1955
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Tom Mitchell 30,392
Ulster Unionist Charles Beattie 29,586
Majority 806
Turnout
Sinn Féin hold Swing

The seat was awarded to Beattie on petition on the grounds that Mitchell's conviction as a felon made him ineligible to sit in Parliament. However, Beattie in turn was also found ineligible to sit due to holding an office of profit under the crown, triggering a further by-election.

General Election 1955: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Tom Mitchell 29,737 50.2
Ulster Unionist Charles Beattie 29,477 49.8
Majority 260 0.4
Turnout 88.6
Sinn Féin gain from Independent Republican Swing

Mitchell was subsequently unseated upon petition, on the grounds that his terrorist convictions made him ineligible to sit in Parliament.

General Election 1951: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Republican Michael O'Neill 33,097 52.7
Ulster Unionist John Shearer 29,701 47.3
Majority 3,396 5.4
Turnout 91.8
Independent Republican hold Swing
General Election 1950: Mid Ulster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Republican Anthony Mulvey 33,023 52.6
Ulster Unionist John Shearer 29,721 47.4
Majority 3,302 5.2
Turnout 91.6
Independent Republican hold Swing

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