Alliance Party of Northern Ireland election results

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This article lists the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

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Summary of general election performance

YearNumber of CandidatesTotal votesAverage votes per candidate % UK vote % NI voteChange (percentage points)Saved depositsNumber of MPs
(out of NI total)
1974 Feb 322,6607,5530.13.2N/A1
0 / 12
1974 Oct 544,6448,9290.26.4+0.14
0 / 12
1979 1282,8926,9080.311.9+0.14
0 / 12
1983 1261,2755,1060.28.0−0.15
0 / 17
1987 1672,6714,5420.210.00.011
0 / 17
1992 1668,6654,2920.28.70.011
0 / 17
1997 1762,9723,7040.28.00.011
0 / 18
2001 1028,9992,9000.13.6−0.15
0 / 18
2005 1228,2912,3580.13.90.07
0 / 18
2010 1842,7622,3760.26.3+0.18
1 / 18
2015 1861,5563,4200.28.60.010
0 / 18
2017 1864,5533,5860.27.90.010
0 / 18
2019 18134,1157,4510.416.8+0.216
1 / 18

February 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Armagh Robin Glendinning 4,9838.13
Belfast South David Cook 5,1189.93
South Antrim Charles Kinahan 12,55917.62

October 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast North John Ferguson 3,8078.13
Belfast South John Glass11,71523.02
North Antrim Hugh Wilson 8,68914.62
North Down Keith Jones9,97317.52
South Antrim Charles Kinahan 10,46015.32

1979 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Armagh William Ramsay2,0713.25
Belfast East Oliver Napier 15,06629.63
Belfast North John Cushnahan 4,1209.75
Belfast South Basil Glass 11,74525.12
Belfast West John Cousins2,0216.15
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Peter Acheson1,0701.75
Londonderry Arthur Barr5,8309.23
Mid Ulster Aidan Lagan3,4815.34
North Antrim Hugh Wilson 7,79711.93
North Down Keith Jones13,36421.62
South Antrim Charles Kinahan 11,91416.22
South Down Patrick Forde4,4076.83

By-elections, 1979–83

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Seamus Close 1,9303.03
1982 Belfast South by-election David Cook 11,72626.92

1983 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Oliver Napier 9,37324.13
Belfast North Paul Maguire 3,8799.15
Belfast South David Cook 8,94523.92
East Antrim Seán Neeson 7,62020.03
East Londonderry Martha McGrath2,4014.75
Foyle Gerard O'Grady1,1082.14
Lagan Valley Seamus Close 4,59311.33
Mid Ulster Aidan Lagan1,7353.25
North Down John Cushnahan 9,01522.12
South Antrim Gordon Mawhinney 4,61211.93
South Down Patrick Forde1,8233.65
Strangford Addie Morrow 6,17115.83

By-elections, 1983–87

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
1986 Belfast East by-election Oliver Napier 5,91717.42
1986 Belfast North by-election Paul Maguire 5,07216.72
1986 Belfast South by-election David Cook 7,63525.02
1986 East Antrim by-election Seán Neeson 5,40515.12
1986 North Down by-election John Cushnahan 8,06620.82

1987 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East John Alderdice 10,57432.12
Belfast North Tom Campbell2,8717.86
Belfast South David Cook 6,96321.32
East Antrim Seán Neeson 8,58225.62
East Londonderry Paddy McGowan3,2376.64
Fermanagh and South Tyrone John Haslett9501.75
Foyle Elizabeth Zammitt1,2762.64
Lagan Valley Seamus Close 5,72813.82
Mid Ulster Paddy Bogan1,8463.54
Newry and Armagh William H. Jeffrey6641.34
North Antrim John Gareth Williams5,14012.43
North Down John Cushnahan 7,93219.43
South Antrim Gordon Mawhinney 5,80816.02
South Down Siobhan Laird1,0691.94
Strangford Addie Morrow 7,55320.32
Upper Bann Fionnuala Cook2,4875.94

By-elections, 1987–92

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
1990 Upper Bann by-election William Ramsay9482.77

1992 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East John Alderdice 10,65029.82
Belfast North Tom Campbell2,2466.34
Belfast South John Montgomery5,05415.03
East Antrim Seán Neeson 9,13223.33
East Londonderry Paddy McGowan3,6136.84
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Eric Bullick9501.75
Foyle Lara McIlroy1,3902.74
Lagan Valley Seamus Close 6,20712.72
Mid Ulster Ann Gormley1,5062.84
Newry and Armagh Eileen Bell 9721.84
North Antrim John Gareth Williams3,4427.64
North Down Addie Morrow 6,61114.73
South Antrim John K. Blair5,24412.43
South Down Michael Healey1,5422.54
Strangford Kieran McCarthy 7,58516.93
Upper Bann William Ramsay2,5415.64

By-elections, 1992–97

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
1995 North Down by-election Oliver Napier 6,97025.43

1997 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Jim Hendron 9,28823.83
Belfast North Tom Campbell2,2215.44
Belfast South Steve McBride 5,11212.94
East Antrim Seán Neeson 6,92920.22
East Londonderry Yvonne Boyle2,4276.05
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Stephen Farry 9772.04
Foyle Helen-Marie Bell8171.74
Lagan Valley Seamus Close 7,63517.22
Mid Ulster Ephrem Bogues4600.94
Newry and Armagh Pete Whitcroft1,0151.94
North Antrim David Alderdice 2,8456.25
North Down Oliver Napier 7,55420.73
South Antrim David Ford 4,66811.63
South Down Julian Crozier1,7113.54
Strangford Kieran McCarthy 5,46713.13
Upper Bann William Ramsay3,0176.35
West Tyrone Ann Gormley8291.84

By-elections, 1997–2001

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
2000 South Antrim by-election David Ford 2,0316.65

2001 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East David Alderdice 5,83215.83
Belfast South Geraldine Rice2,0425.45
East Antrim John Matthews4,48312.53
East Londonderry Yvonne Boyle1,6254.15
Foyle Colm Kavanagh5791.25
Lagan Valley Seamus Close 7,62416.62
North Antrim Jayne Dunlop1,2582.65
South Antrim David Ford 1,9694.55
South Down Betty Campbell6851.35
Strangford Kieran McCarthy 2,9026.73

2005 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Naomi Long 3,74612.23
Belfast North Marjorie Hawkins4381.45
Belfast South Geraldine Rice2,0126.35
East Antrim Seán Neeson 4,86915.33
East Londonderry Yvonne Boyle9242.65
Lagan Valley Seamus Close 4,31610.13
North Antrim Jayne Dunlop1,3573.05
North Down David Alderdice 2,4517.63
South Antrim David Ford 3,2788.65
South Down Julian Crozier6131.35
Strangford Kieran McCarthy 3,3329.03
Upper Bann Alan Castle9552.25

2010 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Naomi Long 12,83937.21
Belfast North Billy Webb1,8094.95
Belfast South Anna Lo 5,11415.04
Belfast West Máire Hendron 5961.95
East Antrim Gerry Lynch3,37711.13
East Londonderry Barney Fitzpatrick1,9225.56
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Vasundhara Kamble4370.94
Foyle Keith McGrellis2230.66
Lagan Valley Trevor Lunn 4,17411.43
Mid Ulster Ian Butler3971.06
Newry and Armagh Andrew Muir5451.26
North Antrim Jayne Dunlop1,3683.26
North Down Stephen Farry 1,8765.63
South Antrim Alan Lawther2,6077.75
South Down David Griffin5601.37
Strangford Deborah Girvan2,8288.73
Upper Bann Brendan Heading1,2313.05
West Tyrone Michael Bower8592.35

By-elections, 2010–15

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
2011 Belfast West by-election Aaron McIntyre1220.56
2013 Mid Ulster by-election Eric Bullick4871.34

2015 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Naomi Long 16,97842.82
Belfast North Jason O'Neill2,9417.34
Belfast South Paula Bradshaw 6,71117.23
Belfast West Gerard Catney6361.87
East Antrim Stewart Dickson 5,02115.03
East Londonderry Yvonne Boyle2,6427.65
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Hannah Su6581.35
Foyle David Hawthorne8352.35
Lagan Valley Trevor Lunn 5,54413.93
Mid Ulster Eric Bullick7781.97
Newry and Armagh Kate Nicholl8411.74
North Antrim Jayne Dunlop2,3515.66
North Down Andrew Muir3,0868.63
South Antrim Neil Kelly3,5769.84
South Down Martyn Todd1,6223.86
Strangford Kellie Armstrong 4,68713.83
Upper Bann Peter Lavery1,7803.85
West Tyrone Stephen Donnelly8692.25

2017 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Naomi Long 15,44336.02
Belfast North Sam Nelson2,4755.43
Belfast South Paula Bradshaw 7,94618.23
Belfast West Sorcha Eastwood7311.95
East Antrim Stewart Dickson 5,95015.62
East Londonderry Chris McCaw2,5386.25
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Noreen Campbell8861.74
Foyle John Doherty8471.85
Lagan Valley Aaron McIntyre4,99611.13
Mid Ulster Fay Watson1,0942.35
Newry and Armagh Jackie Coade1,2562.35
North Antrim Patricia O'Lynn 2,7235.65
North Down Andrew Muir 3,6399.33
South Antrim Neil Kelly3,2037.44
South Down Andrew McMurray1,8143.65
Strangford Kellie Armstrong 5,69314.72
Upper Bann Tara Doyle2,3194.55
West Tyrone Stephen Donnelly1,0002.35

By-elections, 2017–2019

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
2018 West Tyrone by-election Stephen Donnelly1,1303.25

2019 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Naomi Long 19,05544.92
Belfast North Nuala McAllister4,8249.83
Belfast South Paula Bradshaw 6,78614.33
Belfast West Donnamarie Higgins1,8824.95
East Antrim Danny Donnelly 10,16527.32
East Londonderry Chris McCaw5,92115.14
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Matthew Beaumont2,6505.24
Foyle Rachael Ferguson1,2672.76
Lagan Valley Sorcha Eastwood13,08728.82
Mid Ulster Mel Boyle3,5267.94
Newry and Armagh Jackie Coade4,2118.34
North Antrim Patricia O'Lynn6,23114.13
North Down Stephen Farry 18,35845.21
South Antrim John Blair 8,19019.13
South Down Patrick Brown 6,91613.94
Strangford Kellie Armstrong 10,63428.42
Upper Bann Eóin Tennyson 6,43312.93
West Tyrone Stephen Donnelly3,9799.74

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