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North Antrim election results 1885-2010

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: North Antrim^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	�%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley Jr	19,672	46.4	-10.4
	Traditional Unionist Voice	Jim Allister	7,114	16.8	N/A
	Sinn F�in	Daith� McKay	5,265	12.4	-1.8
	Conservatives and Unionists	Irwin Armstrong	4,634	10.9	-4.1
	SDLP	Declan O'Loan	3,738	8.8	-2.2
	Alliance	Jayne Dunlop	1,368	3.2	+0.2
	Independent	Lyle Cubitt	606	1.4	N/A
Majority			12,558	29.6
Turnout			42,397	57.8	-7.3
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing	0.0

[] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	25,156	54.8	+4.9
	Sinn F�in	Philip McGuigan	7,191	15.7	+5.9
	Ulster Unionist	Rodney McCune	6,637	14.5	-6.5
	SDLP	Sean Farren	5,585	12.2	-4.6
	Alliance	Jayne Dunlop	1,357	3.0	+0.4
Majority			17,965	39.1
Turnout			45,926	61.7	-4.4
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 2001: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	24,539	49.9	+3.3
	Ulster Unionist	Lexie Scott	10,315	21.0	-2.7
	SDLP	Sean Farren	8,283	16.8	+1.0
	Sinn F�in	John Kelly	4,822	9.8	+3.5
	Alliance	Jayne Dunlop	1,258	2.6	-3.6
Majority			14,224	28.9
Turnout			49,217	66.1	+2.3
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

[] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	21,495	46.5	-4.4
	Ulster Unionist	James Leslie	10,921	23.6	+5.5
	SDLP	Sean Farren	7,333	15.9	+1.6
	Sinn F�in	James McGarry	2,896	6.3	+2.1
	Alliance	David Alderdice	2,845	6.2	-1.4
	NI Women's Coalition	Bronagh Hinds	580	1.3	N/A
	Natural Law	J. Wright	116	0.3	N/A
Majority			10,574
Turnout				63.8	-2.0
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 1992: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	23,152	50.9	-17.8
	Ulster Unionist	Joe Gaston	8,216	18.1	N/A
	SDLP	Sean Farren	6,512	14.3	-1.8
	Alliance	Gareth Williams	3,442	7.6	-4.8
	Conservative	Richard Sowler	2,263	5.0	N/A
	Sinn F�in	James McGarry	1,916	4.2	-2.2
Majority			14,936
Turnout				65.8	+9.5
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

[] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	28,283	68.7
	SDLP	Sean Farren	5,149	12.5
	Alliance	Gareth Williams	5,140	12.4
	Sinn F�in	S. Reagan	2,633	6.4
Majority			23,234	56.3
Turnout				62.8
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

North Antrim by-election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	33,937	97.4	+43.2
	"For the Anglo-Irish Agreement"	"Peter Barry"	515	2.6	N/A
Majority			33,024	94.8
Turnout				53.5
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1983: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	23,922	54.2
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Coulter	10,749	24.3
	SDLP	Sean Farren	6,193	14.0
	Sinn F�in	P. McMahon	2,860	6.5
Majority			13,173	29.8
Turnout				69.8
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

[] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	33,941	51.7	- 20.9
	Ulster Unionist	Jeremy Burchill	15,398	23.4	N/A
	Alliance	Hugh Wilson	7,797	11.9	N/A
	SDLP	Sean Farren	4,867	7.4	- 5.4
	Irish Independence	John Turnly	3,689	5.6	N/A
Majority			18,543	28.2	- 29.1
Turnout				64.3	+ 7.0
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	43,186	72.6	+ 9.1
	Alliance	Hugh Wilson	8,689	14.6	N/A
	SDLP	Mary McAlister	7,616	12.8	- 2.7
Majority			34,497	58.0	+ 15.5
Turnout			59,491	57.3	- 5.8
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Unionist	Ian Paisley	41,282	63.5	+ 22.2
	Pro-Assembly Unionist	Thomas Utley	13,651	21.0	N/A
	SDLP	Mary McAlister	10,056	15.5	N/A
Majority			27,631	42.5	+ 37.9
Turnout			64,989	63.1	- 10.2
	Democratic Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 1970: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant Unionist	Ian Paisley	24,130	41.2	N/A
	Ulster Unionist	Henry Maitland Clark	21,451	36.6	- 41.5
	Labour (NI)	Patrick McHugh	6,476	11.0	N/A
	National Democrats	Alasdair McDonnell	4,312	7.4	N/A
	Liberal	Richard Moore	2,269	3.9	- 18.0
Majority			2,679	4.6	- 51.6
Turnout			58,638	73.4	+ 16.7
	Protestant Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist		Swing

[] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Henry Maitland Clark	31,927	78.1	- 12.0
	Liberal	Richard Moore	8,941	21.9	N/A
Majority			22,986	56.2	- 24.1
Turnout			40,868	56.7	- 6.4
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 1964: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Henry Maitland Clark	40,372	90.1	- 4.8
	Independent Republican	John Caughey	4,424	9.9	N/A
Majority			35,948	80.3	- 9.6
Turnout			44,796	63.3	- 1.6
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

[] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Henry Maitland Clark	42,807	94.9	+ 8.9
	Sinn F�in	John Dougan	2,280	5.1	- 8.9
Majority			40,527	89.9	+ 17.9
Turnout			45,087	64.5	- 7.7
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

General Election 1955: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill	41,763	86.0	N/A
	Sinn F�in	John Dougan	6,809	14.0	N/A
Majority			34,954	72.0	N/A
Turnout			48,572	72.2	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

North Antrim by-election, 1953: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1951: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Sir Hugh O'Neill	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1950: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Sir Hugh O'Neill	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Peter Kerr-Smiley	9,621	78.3	+23.8
	Sinn F�in	Patrick McCarty	2,673	21.7	N/A
Majority			6,948	56.5	+47.6
Turnout			19,110	64.3	-22.6
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election December 1910: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Peter Kerr-Smiley	3,557	54.5	+1.6
	Liberal	William Macafee	2,974	45.5	-1.6
Majority			583	8.9	+3.2
Turnout			7,516	86.9	-1.6
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election January 1910: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Peter Kerr-Smiley	3,519	52.9	-8.8
	Liberal	William James Baxter	3,135	47.1	N/A
Majority			384	5.77	N/A
Turnout			7,516	88.5	+2.6
	Irish Unionist gain from Russellite Unionist		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Russellite Unionist	Robert Glendinning	3,757	55.9	N/A
	Irish Unionist	William Moore	2,969	44.1	N/A
Majority			788	11.7	N/A
Turnout			7,829	85.9	N/A
	Russellite Unionist gain from Irish Unionist		Swing	N/A

General Election 1900: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	William Moore	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1890s

North Antrim by-election, 1899: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	William Moore	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1895: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Hugh McCalmont	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1892: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Charles Cunningham Connor	4,666	69.7	+13.0
	Liberal	William Huston Dodd	2,027	30.3	-6.8
Majority			2,639	39.4	+19.9
Turnout			9,035	74.08	+2.5
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

[] Elections in the 1880s

North Antrim by-election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Charles Edward Lewis	3,858	56.7	-13.2
	Liberal	Samuel Craig McElroy	2,526	37.1	+7.00
	Independent Unionist	William Acheson Traill	424	6.2	N/A
Majority			1,332	19.6	-20.2
Turnout			9,505	71.6	+0.8
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1886: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Edward MacNaghten	4,429	69.9	N/A
	Liberal	Samuel Craig McElroy	1,910	30.1	+0.7
Majority			2,519	39.7	N/A
Turnout			8,948	70.8	-10.7
	Irish Unionist gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

General Election 1885: North Antrim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward MacNaghten	3,233	44.3	N/A
	Liberal	William Pirrie Sinclair	2,149	29.5	N/A
	Independent	John Pinkerton	1,915	26.2	N/A
Majority			1,084	14.9	N/A
Turnout			8,948	81.6	N/A
	Conservative gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

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