UK political party election results
This article lists Sinn Féin's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average votes per candidate | % UK vote | % NI vote | Change (percentage points) | Saved deposits[1] | Number of MPs[1] |
1918 | 102 | 497,211 | 6,457[n 1] | 4.6 | 19.0 | N/A | 93 | [2] |
1924 | 5 | 34,181 | 6,836 | 0.2 | 0.5 | N/A | 2 | |
1950 | 2 | 23,362 | 11,681 | 0.1 | 0.3 | N/A | 1 | |
1955 | 12 | 152,310 | 12,693 | 0.6 | 23.5 | N/A | 7 | |
1959 | 12 | 63,415 | 5,285 | 0.2 | 11.0 | −0.4 | 5 | |
1983 | 14 | 102,701 | 7,336 | 0.3 | 13.6 | N/A | 7 | |
1987 | 14 | 83,389 | 5,956 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 10 | |
1992 | 14 | 78,291 | 5,592 | 0.2 | 10.0 | −0.1 | 9 | |
1997 | 17 | 126,921 | 7,466 | 0.4 | 16.0 | +0.2 | 13 | |
2001 | 18 | 175,933 | 9,774 | 0.7 | 21.7 | +0.3 | 14 | |
2005 | 18 | 174,530 | 9,696 | 0.6 | 24.3 | −0.1 | 14 | |
2010 | 17 | 171,942 | 10,114 | 0.6 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 13 | |
2015 | 18 | 176,232 | 9,791 | 0.6 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 14 | |
2017 | 18 | 238,915 | 13,273 | 0.7 | 29.4 | +0.1 | 14 | |
2019 | 15 | 181,853 | 12,124 | 0.6 | 22.8 | -0.1 | 13 | |
Notes
^ For the 1918 election, MPs are given out of the Ireland total. For subsequent elections, MP totals are for Northern Ireland.
^ Four Sinn Féin candidates were elected in two constituencies each, so Sinn Féin actually had 69 out of 101 Irish MPs. In what was to become Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin won 3 seats out of a possible 30.
Election results
By-elections, 1906–10
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
1908 North Leitrim by-election | Charles Dolan | 1,157 | 27.2 | 2 |
By-elections, 1910–18
1918 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast Cromac | Archibald Savage | 997 | 6.7 | 3 |
Belfast Duncairn | Russell McNabb | 271 | 1.9 | 3 |
Belfast Falls | Éamon de Valera | 3,245 | 27.7 | 2 |
Belfast Ormeau | James Joseph Dobbyn | 338 | 2.7 | 3 |
Belfast Pottinger | Bernard Campbell | 393 | 3.2 | 4 |
Belfast St Anne's | Dermot Barnes | 1,341 | 11.0 | 3 |
Belfast Shankill | Michael Carolan | 534 | 3.3 | 3 |
Belfast Victoria | Winifred Carney | 539 | 4.1 | 3 |
Belfast Woodvale | Robert Haskin | 1,247 | 9.3 | 2 |
County Carlow | James Lennon | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
Cork City | J. J. Walsh | 20,801 | 34.3 | 1 |
Liam de Róiste | 20,506 | 33.8 | 2[n 3] |
County Louth | John J. O'Kelly | 10,770 | 50.6 | 1 |
County Waterford | Cathal Brugha | 12,890 | 75.4 | 1 |
Dublin Clontarf | Richard Mulcahy | 5,974 | 64.9 | 1 |
Dublin College Green | Seán T. O'Kelly | 9,662 | 77.2 | 1 |
Dublin Harbour | Philip Shanahan | 7,708 | 58.9 | 1 |
Dublin Pembroke | Desmond FitzGerald | 6,114 | 47.5 | 1 |
Dublin Rathmines | Patrick Little | 5,566 | 37.7 | 2 |
Dublin St James's | Joseph McGrath | 6,356 | 80.1 | 1 |
Dublin St Michan's | Michael Staines | 7,553 | 65.4 | 1 |
Dublin St Patrick's | Constance Markievicz | 7,835 | 65.9 | 1 |
Dublin St Stephen's Green | Thomas Kelly | 8,461 | 59.9 | 1 |
East Antrim | Daniel Dumigan | 861 | 5.4 | 2 |
East Cavan | Arthur Griffith | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
East Clare | Éamon de Valera | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
East Cork | David Kent | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
East Donegal | Samuel O'Flaherty | 46 | 0.4 | 2 |
East Down | Russell McNabb | 3,876 | 27.3 | 3 |
East Galway | Liam Mellows | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
East Kerry | Piaras Béaslaí | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
East Limerick | Richard Hayes | 12,750 | 77.9 | 1 |
East Mayo | Éamon de Valera | 8,975 | 66.5 | 1 |
East Tipperary | Pierce McCan | 7,487 | 61.0 | 1 |
East Wicklow | Seán Etchingham | 5,916 | 53.9 | 1 |
Galway Connemara | Pádraic Ó Máille | 11,754 | 77.1 | 1 |
King's County | Patrick McCartan | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
Leitrim | James Dolan | 17,711 | 85.2 | 1 |
Limerick City | Michael Colivet | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
Londonderry City | Eoin MacNeill | 7,335 | 50.7 | 1 |
Longford | Joseph McGuinness | 11,122 | 72.7 | 1 |
Mid Antrim | Joseph Connolly | 2,791 | 20.7 | 2 |
Mid Armagh | Liam Ó Briain | 5,688 | 40.3 | 2 |
Mid Cork | Terence MacSwiney | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
Mid Down | Joseph Robinson | 707 | 6.2 | 1 |
Mid Tipperary | Séamus Burke | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
National University of Ireland | Eoin MacNeill | 1,644 | 66.9 | 1 |
North Antrim | Patrick McCarry | 2,673 | 21.7 | 2 |
North Armagh | Ernest Blythe | 2,860 | 21.8 | 2 |
North Cork | Patrick O'Keeffe | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
North Dublin | Frank Lawless | 9,138 | 67.4 | 1 |
North Donegal | Joseph O'Doherty | 7,003 | 69.5 | 1 |
North East Cork | Thomas Hunter | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
North East Tyrone | Seán Milroy | 56 | 0.3 | 3 |
North Fermanagh | Kevin O'Shiel | 6,236 | 47.9 | 2 |
North Galway | Bryan Cusack | 8,896 | 69.0 | 1 |
North Kerry | James Crowley | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
North Kildare | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | 5,979 | 68.7 | 1 |
North Kilkenny | W. T. Cosgrave | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
North Londonderry | Patrick McGilligan | 3,951 | 27.3 | 2 |
North Mayo | John Crowley | 7,429 | 80.8 | 1 |
North Meath | Liam Mellows | 6,982 | 65.0 | 1 |
North Monaghan | Ernest Blythe | 6,842 | 48.7 | 1 |
North Roscommon | George Noble Plunkett | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
North Sligo | J. J. Clancy | 9,030 | 68.0 | 1 |
North Tipperary | Joseph MacDonagh | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
North West Tyrone | Arthur Griffith | 10,442 | 57.6 | 1 |
North Wexford | Roger Sweetman | 10,162 | 58.6 | 1 |
Queen's County | Kevin Christopher O'Higgins | 13,452 | 67.5 | 1 |
Queen's University Belfast | Seán B. Dolan | 118 | 7.4 | 2 |
South Antrim | Kevin O'Shiel | 2,318 | 14.9 | 2 |
South Armagh | James Thomas McKee | 79 | 1.8 | 2 |
South Cork | Michael Collins | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
South Dublin | George Gavan Duffy | 5,133 | 38.6 | 1 |
South Donegal | Peter J. Ward | 5,787 | 54.9 | 1 |
South Down | Éamon de Valera | 33 | 0.2 | 4 |
South East Cork | Diarmuid Lynch | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
South Fermanagh | Seán O'Mahony | 6,673 | 58.9 | 1 |
South Galway | Frank Fahy | 10,621 | 85.9 | 1 |
South Kerry | Fionán Lynch | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
South Kildare | Art O'Connor | 7,104 | 82.1 | 1 |
South Kilkenny | James O'Mara | 8,685 | 82.4 | 1 |
South Londonderry | Louis Joseph Walsh | 3,425 | 20.9 | 3 |
South Mayo | William Sears | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
South Meath | Eamonn Duggan | 6,371 | 70.4 | 1 |
South Monaghan | Seán MacEntee | 7,524 | 63.0 | 1 |
South Roscommon | Harry Boland | 10,685 | 71.6 | 1 |
South Sligo | Alexander McCabe | 9,113 | 82.1 | 1 |
South Tipperary | P. J. Moloney | 8,744 | 76.4 | 1 |
South Tyrone | Denis McCullough | 5,437 | 29.1 | 2 |
South Wexford | James Ryan | 8,729 | 51.5 | 1 |
Waterford City | Vincent White | 4,431 | 47.4 | 2 |
Westmeath | Laurence Ginnell | 12,435 | 75.4 | 1 |
West Cavan | Paul Galligan | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
West Clare | Brian O'Higgins | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
West Cork | Seán Hayes | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
West Donegal | Joseph Sweeney | 6,712 | 62.0 | 1 |
West Down | Bernard Campbell | 1,725 | 14.0 | 2 |
West Kerry | Austin Stack | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
West Limerick | Cornelius Collins | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
West Mayo | Joseph MacBride | 10,195 | 86.7 | 1 |
West Wicklow | Robert Barton | 6,239 | 82.0 | 1 |
Cork City was a two-seat constituency, and both Sinn Féin candidate were elected.
By-elections, 1918–22
1924 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Antrim | William McCormick | 2,514 | 2.0 | 3 |
Armagh | James McKee | 11,756 | 28.8 | 2 |
Belfast North | Hugh Corvin | 1,192 | 3.4 | 2 |
Belfast West | Patrick Nash | 2,688 | 5.1 | 3 |
Down | Michael Murney | 8,941 | 7.1 | 3 |
Fermanagh and Tyrone | Michael McCartan | 6,812 | 6.6 | 3[n 4] |
Thomas Corrigan | 6,685 | 6.5 | 4[n 4] |
Londonderry | Charles MacWhinney | 5,869 | 15.8 | 2 |
1950 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast West | Jimmy Steele | 1,482 | 2.2 | 3 |
Londonderry | Hugh McAteer | 21,880 | 37.4 | 2 |
McAteer stood as an independent republican candidate.
1955 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Armagh | Tomás Óg Mac Curtain | 21,363 | 35.6 | 2 |
Belfast East | Liam Mulcahy | 3,156 | 7.3 | 3 |
Belfast North | Francis McGlade | 4,534 | 8.5 | 3 |
Belfast South | Patrick Kearney | 1,679 | 3.9 | 3 |
Belfast West | Eamonn Boyce | 8,447 | 14.4 | 3 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Philip Clarke | 30,529 | 50.2 | 1 |
Londonderry | Manus Canning | 19,640 | 35.5 | 2 |
Mid Ulster | Tom Mitchell | 29,737 | 50.2 | 1 |
North Antrim | John Dougan | 6,809 | 14.0 | 2 |
North Down | Joseph Campbell | 1,637 | 3.2 | 2 |
South Antrim | Michael Traynor | 5,155 | 9.3 | 2 |
South Down | Kevin O'Rourke | 19,624 | 34.1 | 2 |
By-elections, 1955–59
1959 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Armagh | John Lynch | 6,823 | 14.5 | 2 |
Belfast East | Barney Boswell | 1,204 | 2.7 | 3 |
Belfast North | Francis McGlade | 2,156 | 4.1 | 3 |
Belfast South | Brendan O'Reilly | 434 | 1.0 | 4 |
Belfast West | Thomas Heenan | 4,416 | 8.3 | 3 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | James Martin | 7,348 | 18.6 | 2 |
Londonderry | Manus Canning | 13,872 | 27.0 | 2 |
Mid Ulster | Tom Mitchell | 14,170 | 30.0 | 2 |
North Antrim | John Dougan | 2,280 | 5.1 | 2 |
North Down | Joseph Campbell | 1,039 | 2.0 | 2 |
South Antrim | Michael Traynor | 2,745 | 4.9 | 2 |
South Down | Kevin O'Rourke | 6,298 | 14.6 | 2 |
1964 general election
These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Armagh | John Lynch | 12,432 | 23.0 | 2 |
Belfast East | David McConnell | 1,827 | 4.3 | 3 |
Belfast North | Francis McGlade | 2,743 | 5.5 | 3 |
Belfast South | Robert McKnight | 1,159 | 3.0 | 3 |
Belfast West | Billy McMillen | 3,256 | 6.3 | 4 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Aloysius Molloy | 14,645 | 26.9 | 2 |
Londonderry | Hugh McAteer | 21,123 | 35.9 | 2 |
Mid Ulster | Tom Mitchell | 22,180 | 39.6 | 2 |
North Antrim | Seán Caughey | 4,424 | 9.9 | 2 |
North Down | Paddy McGrattan | 855 | 1.4 | 4 |
South Antrim | Leo Wilson | 3,830 | 5.7 | 3 |
South Down | George Mussen | 11,031 | 19.8 | 3 |
1966 general election
These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Armagh | Charles McGleenan | 13,467 | 28.0 | 2 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ruairí Ó Brádaigh | 10,370 | 19.1 | 3 |
Londonderry | Neil Gillespie | 2,860 | 4.8 | 3 |
Mid Ulster | Tom Mitchell | 27,168 | 47.8 | 2 |
South Down | George Mussen | 8,917 | 17.4 | 3 |
By-elections, 1979–83
These Sinn Féin members stood as Anti H-Block candidates.
1983 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Denis Donaldson | 682 | 1.8 | 4 |
Belfast North | Joe Austin | 5,451 | 12.9 | 4 |
Belfast South | Sean McKnight | 1,107 | 3.0 | 5 |
Belfast West | Gerry Adams | 16,379 | 36.9 | 1 |
East Londonderry | John Davey | 7,073 | 13.8 | 4 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Owen Carron | 20,954 | 34.8 | 2 |
Foyle | Martin McGuinness | 10,607 | 20.3 | 3 |
Lagan Valley | Richard McAuley | 1,751 | 4.3 | 5 |
Mid Ulster | Danny Morrison | 16,096 | 29.9 | 2 |
Newry and Armagh | Jim McAllister | 9,928 | 20.9 | 3 |
North Antrim | Pearse McMahon | 2,860 | 6.5 | 4 |
South Antrim | Sean Laverty | 1,629 | 4.2 | 5 |
South Down | Patrick Fitzsimmons | 4,074 | 7.9 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Brendan Curran | 4,110 | 9.4 | 4 |
By-elections, 1983–87
1987 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Joe O'Donnell | 649 | 2.0 | 4 |
Belfast North | Paddy McManus | 5,062 | 13.8 | 4 |
Belfast South | Sean McKnight | 1,030 | 3.2 | 5 |
Belfast West | Gerry Adams | 16,862 | 41.1 | 1 |
East Londonderry | John Davey | 5,464 | 11.2 | 3 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Paul Corrigan | 14,623 | 26.4 | 2 |
Foyle | Martin McGuinness | 8,707 | 17.9 | 3 |
Lagan Valley | Patrick Rice | 2,656 | 6.4 | 4 |
Mid Ulster | Sean Begley | 12,449 | 23.9 | 3 |
Newry and Armagh | Jim McAllister | 6,173 | 11.8 | 3 |
North Antrim | Sean Regan | 2,633 | 6.4 | 4 |
South Antrim | Henry Cushinan | 1,592 | 4.4 | 4 |
South Down | Geraldine Ritchie | 2,363 | 4.2 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Brendan Curran | 3,126 | 7.4 | 3 |
By-elections, 1987–92
1992 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Joe O'Donnell | 679 | 1.9 | 5 |
Belfast North | Paddy McManus | 4,693 | 13.1 | 3 |
Belfast South | Sean Hayes | 1,123 | 2.3 | 5 |
Belfast West | Gerry Adams | 16,826 | 42.1 | 2 |
East Londonderry | Pauline Davey-Kennedy | 5,320 | 10.1 | 3 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Francie Molloy | 12,604 | 22.9 | 3 |
Foyle | Martin McGuinness | 9,149 | 17.6 | 3 |
Lagan Valley | Patrick Rice | 3,346 | 6.8 | 5 |
Mid Ulster | Barry McElduff | 10,248 | 18.7 | 3 |
Newry and Armagh | Brendan Curran | 6,547 | 12.5 | 3 |
North Antrim | James McGarry | 1,916 | 4.2 | 6 |
South Antrim | Henry Cushinan | 1,220 | 2.9 | 4 |
South Down | Sean Fitzpatrick | 1,843 | 3.0 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Brendan Curran | 2,777 | 6.1 | 3 |
1997 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Dominic Corr | 810 | 2.1 | 5 |
Belfast North | Gerry Kelly | 8,375 | 20.2 | 3 |
Belfast South | Sean Hayes | 2,019 | 5.1 | 5 |
Belfast West | Gerry Adams | 25,662 | 55.9 | 1 |
East Antrim | Chrissie McAuley | 543 | 1.6 | 8 |
East Londonderry | Malachy O'Kane | 3,463 | 9.0 | 4 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Gerry McHugh | 11,174 | 23.1 | 2 |
Foyle | Mitchel McLaughlin | 11,445 | 23.9 | 2 |
Lagan Valley | Sue Ramsey | 1,110 | 2.5 | 6 |
Mid Ulster | Martin McGuinness | 20,294 | 40.1 | 1 |
Newry and Armagh | Patrick McNamee | 11,218 | 21.1 | 3 |
North Antrim | James McGarry | 2,896 | 6.3 | 4 |
South Antrim | Henry Cushinan | 2,229 | 5.5 | 5 |
South Down | Mick Murphy | 5,127 | 10.4 | 3 |
Strangford | Garret O'Fachtna | 503 | 1.2 | 6 |
Upper Bann | Bernadette O'Hagan | 5,773 | 12.1 | 3 |
West Tyrone | Pat Doherty | 14,280 | 30.9 | 3 |
By-elections, 1997–2001
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
South Antrim | Martin Meehan | 2,611 | 8.5 | 4 |
2001 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Joe O'Donnell | 1,237 | 3.4 | 5 |
Belfast North | Gerry Kelly | 10,331 | 25.2 | 2 |
Belfast South | Alex Maskey | 2,894 | 7.6 | 4 |
Belfast West | Gerry Adams | 27,096 | 66.1 | 1 |
East Antrim | Janette Graffan | 903 | 2.5 | 6 |
East Londonderry | Francie Brolly | 6,221 | 15.6 | 4 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | 17,739 | 34.1 | 1 |
Foyle | Mitchel McLaughlin | 12,988 | 26.6 | 2 |
Lagan Valley | Paul Butler | 2,725 | 5.9 | 5 |
Mid Ulster | Martin McGuinness | 25,502 | 51.1 | 1 |
Newry and Armagh | Conor Murphy | 17,209 | 30.9 | 2 |
North Antrim | John Kelly | 4,822 | 9.8 | 4 |
North Down | Eamonn McConvey | 313 | 0.8 | 6 |
South Antrim | Martin Meehan | 4,160 | 9.4 | 4 |
South Down | Mick Murphy | 10,278 | 19.7 | 2 |
Strangford | Liam Johnston | 930 | 2.2 | 5 |
Upper Bann | Dara O'Hagan | 10,771 | 21.1 | 3 |
West Tyrone | Pat Doherty | 19,814 | 40.8 | 1 |
2005 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Deborah Devenny | 1,029 | 3.3 | 4 |
Belfast North | Gerry Kelly | 8,747 | 28.6 | 2 |
Belfast South | Alex Maskey | 2,882 | 9.0 | 4 |
Belfast West | Gerry Adams | 24,348 | 70.5 | 1 |
East Antrim | James McKeown | 828 | 2.6 | 5 |
East Londonderry | Billy Leonard | 5,709 | 16.1 | 4 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | 18,638 | 38.2 | 1 |
Foyle | Mitchel McLaughlin | 15,162 | 33.2 | 2 |
Lagan Valley | Paul Butler | 3,197 | 7.5 | 4 |
Mid Ulster | Martin McGuinness | 21,641 | 47.6 | 1 |
Newry and Armagh | Conor Murphy | 20,965 | 41.4 | 1 |
North Antrim | Philip McGuigan | 7,191 | 15.7 | 2 |
North Down | Janet McCrory | 205 | 0.6 | 7 |
South Antrim | Henry Cushinan | 4,407 | 11.6 | 4 |
South Down | Caitríona Ruane | 12,417 | 25.8 | 2 |
Strangford | Dermot Kennedy | 949 | 2.6 | 6 |
Upper Bann | John O'Dowd | 9,305 | 21.0 | 3 |
West Tyrone | Pat Doherty | 16,910 | 38.9 | 1 |
2010 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Niall Ó Donnghaile | 817 | 2.4 | 5 |
Belfast North | Gerry Kelly | 12,588 | 34.0 | 2 |
Belfast West | Gerry Adams | 22,840 | 71.1 | 1 |
East Antrim | Oliver McMullan | 2,064 | 6.8 | 4 |
East Londonderry | Cathal Ó hOisín | 6,742 | 19.3 | 2 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | 21,304 | 45.5 | 1 |
Foyle | Martina Anderson | 12,098 | 31.9 | 2 |
Lagan Valley | Paul Butler | 1,465 | 4.0 | 6 |
Mid Ulster | Martin McGuinness | 21,239 | 52.0 | 1 |
Newry and Armagh | Conor Murphy | 18,857 | 42.0 | 1 |
North Antrim | Daithí McKay | 5,265 | 12.4 | 3 |
North Down | Vincent Parker | 250 | 0.7 | 7 |
South Antrim | Mitchel McLaughlin | 4,729 | 13.9 | 3 |
South Down | Caitríona Ruane | 12,236 | 28.7 | 2 |
Strangford | Michael Coogan | 1,161 | 3.6 | 6 |
Upper Bann | John O'Dowd | 10,237 | 24.7 | 3 |
West Tyrone | Pat Doherty | 18,050 | 48.4 | 1 |
By-elections, 2010–15
2015 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Niall Ó Donnghaile | 823 | 2.1 | 5 |
Belfast North | Gerry Kelly | 13,770 | 33.9 | 2 |
Belfast South | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir | 5,402 | 13.9 | 4 |
Belfast West | Paul Maskey | 19,163 | 54.2 | 1 |
East Antrim | Oliver McMullan | 2,314 | 6.9 | 5 |
East Londonderry | Caoimhe Archibald | 6,859 | 19.8 | 2 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | 23,078 | 45.4 | 2 |
Foyle | Gearóid Ó hEára | 11,679 | 31.6 | 2 |
Lagan Valley | Jacqui McGeough | 1,144 | 2.9 | 7 |
Mid Ulster | Francie Molloy | 19,935 | 48.7 | 1 |
Newry and Armagh | Mickey Brady | 20,488 | 41.1 | 1 |
North Antrim | Daithí McKay | 5,143 | 12.3 | 3 |
North Down | Therese McCartney | 273 | 0.8 | 10 |
South Antrim | Declan Kearney | 4,699 | 12.9 | 3 |
South Down | Chris Hazzard | 12,186 | 28.5 | 2 |
Strangford | Sheila Bailie | 876 | 2.6 | 8 |
Upper Bann | Catherine Seeley | 11,593 | 24.6 | 3 |
West Tyrone | Pat Doherty | 16,805 | 43.5 | 1 |
2017 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Mairead O'Donnell | 894 | 2.1 | 4 |
Belfast North | John Finucane | 19,159 | 41.7 | 2 |
Belfast South | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir | 7,143 | 16.3 | 4 |
Belfast West | Paul Maskey | 27,107 | 66.7 | 1 |
East Antrim | Oliver McMullan | 3,555 | 9.3 | 4 |
East Londonderry | Dermot Nicholl | 10,881 | 26.5 | 2 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | 25,230 | 47.2 | 1 |
Foyle | Elisha McCallion | 18,256 | 39.7 | 1 |
Lagan Valley | Jacqui Russell | 1,567 | 3.5 | 5 |
Mid Ulster | Francie Molloy | 25,455 | 54.5 | 1 |
Newry and Armagh | Mickey Brady | 25,666 | 47.9 | 1 |
North Antrim | Cara McShane | 7,878 | 16.3 | 2 |
North Down | Thérèse McCartney | 531 | 1.4 | 6 |
South Antrim | Declan Kearney | 7,797 | 18.1 | 3 |
South Down | Chris Hazzard | 20,328 | 39.9 | 1 |
Strangford | Carole Murphy | 1,083 | 2.8 | 5 |
Upper Bann | John O'Dowd | 14,325 | 27.9 | 2 |
West Tyrone | Barry McElduff | 22,060 | 50.7 | 1 |
By-elections, 2017–19
2019 general election
Sinn Féin did not stand candidates in Belfast East, Belfast South or North Down in order to aid anti-Brexit and anti-Democratic Unionist Party candidates in those constituencies.[3]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast North | John Finucane | 23,078 | 47.1 | 1 |
Belfast West | Paul Maskey | 20,866 | 53.8 | 1 |
East Antrim | Oliver McMullan | 2,120 | 5.7 | 4 |
East Londonderry | Dermot Nicholl | 6,128 | 15.6 | 3 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | 21,986 | 43.3 | 1 |
Foyle | Elisha McCallion | 9,771 | 20.7 | 2 |
Lagan Valley | Gary McCleave | 1,098 | 2.4 | 5 |
Mid Ulster | Francie Molloy | 20,473 | 45.9 | 1 |
Newry and Armagh | Mickey Brady | 20,287 | 40.0 | 1 |
North Antrim | Cara McShane | 5,632 | 12.8 | 4 |
South Antrim | Declan Kearney | 4,887 | 11.4 | 4 |
South Down | Chris Hazzard | 16,137 | 32.4 | 1 |
Strangford | Ryan Carlin | 555 | 1.5 | 5 |
Upper Bann | John O'Dowd | 12,291 | 24.6 | 2 |
West Tyrone | Órfhlaith Begley | 16,544 | 40.2 | 1 |
- ^ Average for the 77 contested seats; i.e. excluding the 25 uncontested seats.
- ^ Griffith's Sinn Féin party was one of several groups to endorse Plunkett's candidacy. Plunkett used the Sinn Féin slogan but was not a member of the same party as Griffith until the October 1917 reconstitution of Sinn Féin under Éamon de Valera.[2]
- ^ Cork City was a 2-seat constituency, with Sinn Féin taking both seats.
- ^ a b Fermanagh and Tyrone was a 2-seat constituency, with Sinn Féin taking neither seat.
References
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 46. ISBN 0900178000.
- ^ Laffan, Michael (March 1971). "The Unification of Sinn Fein in 1917". Irish Historical Studies. 17 (67). Cambridge University Press: 353–379. doi:10.1017/S0021121400113495. JSTOR 30005764. S2CID 191810580.
- ^ Rory Carroll (4 November 2019). "Sinn Féin to stand aside for remain candidates in three constituencies". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
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