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North Down election results 1885-2010

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

Candidates for United Kingdom general election, 2010: North Down[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sylvia Hermon 21,181 63.3 +12.4
Conservatives and Unionists Ian Parsley 6,817 20.4 -30.0
Alliance Stephen Farry 1,876 5.6 -2.0
Traditional Unionist Voice Kaye Kilpatrick 1,634 4.9 N/A
Green (NI) Steven Agnew 1,043 3.1 N/A
SDLP Liam Logan 680 2.0 -1.1
Sinn Féin Vincent Parker 250 0.7 +0.1
Majority 14.364 42.9
Turnout 33.481 55.2 -1.1
Independent gain from Ulster Unionist Swing

[] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Sylvia Hermon 16,268 50.4 -5.6
Democratic Unionist Peter Weir 11,324 35.1 N/A
Alliance David Alderdice 2,451 7.6 N/A
SDLP Liam Logan 1,009 3.1 -0.3
Conservative Julian Robertson 822 2.5 +0.3
Independent Chris Carter 211 0.7 -0.5
Sinn Féin Janet McCrory 205 0.6 -0.2
Majority 4,944 15.3
Turnout 32,290 54.0 -4.8
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 2001: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Sylvia Hermon 20,833 56.0 +24.9
UK Unionist Bob McCartney 13,509 36.3 +1.3
SDLP Marietta Farrell 1,275 3.4 -1.0
Conservative Julian Robertson 815 2.2 -2.8
Independent Chris Carter 444 1.2 N/A
Sinn Féin Eamonn McConvey 313 0.8 N/A
Majority 7,324 19.7
Turnout 37,189 58.8 +0.8
Ulster Unionist gain from UK Unionist Swing

[] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UK Unionist Bob McCartney 12,817 35.1 N/A
Ulster Unionist Alan McFarland 11,368 31.1 N/A
Alliance Oliver Napier 7,554 20.7 + 6.0
Conservative Leonard Fee 1,810 5.0 - 27.0
SDLP Marietta Farrell 1,602 4.4 N/A
NI Women's Coalition Jane Morrice 1,240 3.4 N/A
Natural Law Tom Mullins 108 0.3 - 0.3
Independent Robert Mooney 57 0.2 N/A
Majority 1,449 4.0
Turnout 36,556 57.9
UK Unionist gain from Ulster Popular Unionist Swing

As is standard the figures and result are compared to the 1992 general election, not the 1995 by-election.

North Down by-election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UK Unionist Bob McCartney 10,124 37.0 N/A
Ulster Unionist Alan McFarland 7,232 26.4 N/A
Alliance Oliver Napier 6,970 25.4 +10.7
Independent Unionist Alan Chambers 2,170 7.9 N/A
Conservative Stuart Sexton 583 2.1 -29.9
Free Para Lee Clegg Now Michael Brooks 108 0.4 N/A
Independent Voice Christopher Carter 101 0.4 N/A
Natural Law James Anderson 100 0.4 -0.2
Majority 2,892
Turnout 38.6
UK Unionist gain from Ulster Popular Unionist Swing
General Election 1992: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Popular Unionist James Kilfedder 19,305 42.9 - 2.2
Conservative Laurence Kennedy 14,371 32.0 N/A
Alliance Addie Morrow 6,611 14.7 - 4.7
Democratic Unionist Denny Vitty 4,414 9.8 N/A
Natural Law Andrew Wilmot 255 0.6 N/A
Majority 4,934
Turnout 65.5
Ulster Popular Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Popular Unionist James Kilfedder 18,420 45.1 - 11.0
Real Unionist Bob McCartney 14,467 35.4 N/A
Alliance John Cushnahan 7,932 19.4 - 2.6
Majority 3,953 9.7
Turnout 62.8
Ulster Popular Unionist hold Swing
North Down by-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Popular Unionist James Kilfedder 30,793
Alliance John Cushnahan 8,066
Majority 22,727
Turnout 62.8
Ulster Popular Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1983: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Popular Unionist James Kilfedder 22,861 56.1 - 3.5
Alliance John Cushnahan 9,015 22.1 + 0.5
Ulster Unionist Bob McCartney 8,261 20.3 + 1.4
SDLP Cathal O'Baioll 645 1.6 N/A
Majority 13,846 34.0
Turnout 66.2
Ulster Popular Unionist hold Swing

In 1980 Kilfedder formed the small Ulster Popular Unionist Party and contested all subsequent elections under this label.

[] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ulster Unionist James Kilfedder 36,989 59.6 N/A
Alliance Keith Jones 13,364 21.6 + 3.1
Ulster Unionist Clifford Smyth 11,728 18.9 - 53.1
Majority 23,625 38.1
Turnout 62.2
Independent gain from Ulster Unionist Swing

Kilfedder left the Ulster Unionists in 1977, in opposition to Enoch Powell's proposals for integration instead of devolution for Northern Ireland, and defended his seat as an Independent Ulster Unionist. The new Ulster Unionist candidate was Clifford Smyth, who had previously been a Democratic Unionist Party assembly member in North Antrim.

General Election October 1974: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Kilfedder 40,996 72.0 + 11.9
Alliance Keith Jones 9,973 17.5 N/A
Unionist Party NI William Brownlow 6,037 10.6 N/A
Majority 31,023 54.4
Turnout 60.9
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election February 1974: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Kilfedder 38,169 61.1 - 7.9
Pro-Assembly Unionist Roy Bradford 21,943 35.1 N/A
SDLP Dermot Curran 2,376 3.8 N/A
Majority 16,226 26.0
Turnout 66.4
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election February 1970: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist James Kilfedder 55,679 69.0 - 9.5
Labour (NI) Kenneth Young 14,246 17.7 N/A
Independent Unionist Robert Samuel Nixon 6,408 7.9 N/A
Independent Ritchie McGladdery 3,321 4.1 N/A
Liberal H. Simmons-Gooding 1,076 1.3 - 20.2
Majority 41,433 51.3 - 5.8
Turnout 66.8 + 11.9
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1960s

General Election February 1966: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Currie 38,706 78.5 + 5.0
Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 10,582 21.5 + 15.3
Majority 28,124 57.1 + 2.4
Turnout 48.9 - 14.2
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election February 1964: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Currie 45,091 73.5 - 24.5
Labour (NI) Edward Bell 11,571 18.9 N/A
Liberal Albert McElroy 3,797 6.2 N/A
Independent Republican Paddy McGrattan 855 1.4 N/A
Majority 33,520 54.7 - 41.4
Turnout 63.1 + 4.2
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1950s

General Election February 1959: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Currie 51,773 98.0 + 1.1
Sinn Féin Joseph Campbell 1,039 2.0 - 1.2
Majority 50,734 96.1 + 2.4
Turnout 58.9 - 2.2
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election February 1955: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist George Currie 50,315 96.9 + 15.5
Sinn Féin Joseph Campbell 1,637 3.2 N/A
Majority 48,678 93.7 + 31.0
Turnout 61.1 - 4.6
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
North Down by-election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Patricia Ford Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election February 1951: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Walter Smiles 43,285 81.4 + 2.0
Labour (NI) Albert McElroy 9,914 18.6 - 2.0
Majority 33,371 62.7 + 3.9
Turnout 65.7 - 2.4
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election February 1950: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Walter Smiles 41,810 79.4 N/A
Labour (NI) Albert McElroy 10,836 20.6 N/A
Majority 30,974 58.8 N/A
Turnout 68.1 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1920s

North Down by-election, July 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist John Morrow Simms Unopposed N/A N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
North Down by-election, February 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Henry Hughes Wilson Unopposed N/A N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
North Down by-election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Thomas Watters Brown Unopposed N/A N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1910s

General Election 14 December 1918: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Thomas Watters Brown 9,200 N/A
Independent Unionist John Alexander Davidson 2,153 N/A
Majority N/A
Turnout 18,399 N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election January 1910: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Thomas Corbett Unopposed N/A N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Thomas Corbett 4,878
Independent Unionist A. A. Adams 2,603
Majority
Turnout
Irish Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1890s

North Down by-election, 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist John Blakiston-Houston 3,381
Irish Unionist Thomas Corbett 3,107
Majority
Turnout
Irish Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1892: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Thomas Waring Unopposed N/A N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Waring 4,959 83.7 +23.4
Irish Parliamentary R. M. McNabb 964 16.3 N/A
Majority 3,995 67.4 +46.8
Turnout 5,923 63.8 -13.3
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1885: North Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Waring 4,315 60.3 N/A
Liberal J. S. Brown 2,841 39.7 N/A
Majority 1,474 20.6 N/A
Turnout 7,156 77.1 N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A

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