1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

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Main article: 1987 United Kingdom general election

1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
← 1983 11 June 1987 1992 →
17 seats in Northern Ireland of the 650 seats in the House of Commons
Turnout67.4% (Decrease)
  First party Second party
 
Leader James Molyneaux John Hume
Party Ulster Unionist Social Democratic and Labour Party
Leader since 1979 6 May 1979
Leader's seat Lagan Valley Foyle
Seats won 9 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 276,230 154,087
Percentage 37.8% 21.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Ian Paisley Gerry Adams
Party Democratic Unionist Sinn Féin
Leader since 1971 1983
Leader's seat Antrim North Belfast West
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 85,642 83,389
Percentage 11.7% 10.0%

The 1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 11 June with 17 MPs elected in single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post as part of the wider general election in the United Kingdom. 1,090,389 people were eligible to vote, up 40,253 from the 1983 general election. 67.41% of eligible voters turned out, down 5.9 percentage points from the last general election.[1]

Results

The Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher as prime minister won another term in government.

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Results[2][3][4]
Party MPs Votes
No. Change No. % Change
Ulster Unionist 9 Decrease 2 276,230 37.8% Increase 3.8
Social Democratic and Labour 3 Increase 2 154,087 21.1% Increase 3.2
Democratic Unionist 3 Steady 85,642 11.7% Decrease 8.3
Sinn Féin 1 Steady 83,389 13.4% Decrease 2.0
UPUP 1 Steady 18,420 2.5% Decrease 0.5
Alliance 0 Steady 72,761 10.0% Increase 2.0
Workers' Party of Ireland 0 Steady 19,294 2.6% Increase 0.7
Real Unionist 0 New 14,467 2.0% Increase 2.0
Protestant Unionist 0 New 2,147 0.2% Increase 0.2
Ecology 0 New 281 0.04% Increase 0.04
Total 17 Steady 726,718 100 Steady

MPs elected

Constituency Party MP
Antrim North

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Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs
Antrim North

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Democratic Unionist Ian Paisley
Antrim South

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Ulster Unionist Clifford Forsythe
Belfast East

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Democratic Unionist Peter Robinson
Belfast North

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Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker
Belfast South

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Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth
Belfast West

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Sinn Féin Gerry Adams
Down North

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UPUP Jim Kilfedder
Down South

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Social Democratic and Labour Eddie McGrady
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

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Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis
Foyle

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Social Democratic and Labour John Hume
Lagan Valley

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Ulster Unionist James Molyneaux
Londonderry East

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Ulster Unionist William Ross
Mid Ulster

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Democratic Unionist William McCrea
Newry and Armagh

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Social Democratic and Labour Seamus Mallon
Strangford

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Ulster Unionist John Taylor
Upper Bann

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Ulster Unionist Harold McCusker

By-elections

Constituency Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Upper Bann 17 May 1990 Harold McCusker

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Ulster Unionist David Trimble

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Ulster Unionist Death

References

  1. ^ "UK Parliamentary Election 1987 - Turnout". EONI. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ Walker, Brian Mercer (1992). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1918–1992 (New History of Ireland). Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 37–39. ISBN 0901714968.
  3. ^ "Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 11 June 1987". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Westminster election, 11 June 1987". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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