Democratic Unionist Party general election results

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This article lists the Democratic Unionist Party'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 258,65629,3280.28.2N/A2
1 / 12
1974 Oct 259,45129,7660.38.5+0.12
1 / 12
1979 570,79514,1590.510.2+0.23
3 / 12
1983 14152,74910,9110.520.00.010
3 / 17
1987 485,64221,4110.311.7−0.24
3 / 17
1992 7103,03914,7200.313.10.07
3 / 17
1997 9107,34811,9280.313.60.09
2 / 18
2001 14181,99913,0000.722.5+0.414
5 / 18
2005 18241,85617,2750.933.7+0.218
9 / 18
2010 16168,21610,5140.625.0−0.316
8 / 18
2015 16184,26011,5160.625.70.016
8 / 18
2017 17292,31617,1950.936.0+0.317
10 / 18
2019 17244,12814,3600.830.6-0.117
8 / 18

Election results

1970 general election

The 1970 general election was contested by the DUP's forerunner, the Protestant Unionist Party.

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast North William Beattie 11,17318.83
North Antrim Ian Paisley 24,13041.21

February 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast West John McQuade 17,37436.52
North Antrim Ian Paisley 41,28263.51

October 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast West John McQuade 16,26536.52
North Antrim Ian Paisley 43,18672.61

1979 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 15,99431.41
Belfast North John McQuade 11,69027.61
Belfast West Billy Dickson 3,71611.23
Londonderry Davy Calvert 5,6348.63
North Antrim Ian Paisley 33,94151.71

By-elections, 1979–83

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
1982 Belfast South by-election William McCrea 9,81822.63

1983 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 17,63145.31
Belfast North George Seawright 8,26019.52
Belfast South Raymond McCrea 4,56512.23
Belfast West George Albert Haffey2,3995.45
East Antrim Jim Allister 13,92636.52
East Londonderry James McClure 12,20723.82
Foyle Gregory Campbell 15,92330.52
Lagan Valley William Beattie 6,80116.82
Mid Ulster William McCrea 16,17430.01
North Antrim Ian Paisley 23,92254.21
South Antrim Roy Thompson 10,93528.22
South Down Cecil Harvey 3,7437.34
Strangford Simpson Gibson 11,71630.02
Upper Bann Jim Wells 4,54710.43

By-elections, 1983–86

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
1986 Belfast East by-election Peter Robinson 27,60781.01
1986 Mid Ulster by-election William McCrea 23,69546.11
1986 North Antrim by-election Ian Paisley 33,93797.41

1987 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 16,64042.61
Foyle Gregory Campbell 13,88328.62
Mid Ulster William McCrea 23,00444.21
North Antrim Ian Paisley 28,28368.71

1992 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 18,43751.51
East Antrim Nigel Dodds 9,54424.32
Foyle Gregory Campbell 13,70526.42
Mid Ulster William McCrea 23,18142.31
North Antrim Ian Paisley 23,15250.91
North Down Denny Vitty 4,4149.84
Strangford Sammy Wilson 10,60623.72

1997 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 16,64042.61
East Antrim Jack McKee 6,68219.53
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 9,76726.02
Foyle William Hay 10,29021.53
Lagan Valley Edwin Poots 6,00513.63
Mid Ulster William McCrea 18,41136.32
North Antrim Ian Paisley 21,49546.51
Strangford Iris Robinson 12,57930.22
Upper Bann Mervyn Carrick 5,48211.54

By-elections, 1997–2001

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
2000 South Antrim by-election William McCrea 11,60138.01

2001 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 15,66742.51
Belfast North Nigel Dodds 16,71840.81
Belfast West Eric Smyth 2,6416.43
East Antrim Sammy Wilson 12,97336.02
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 12,81332.11
Foyle William Hay 7,41415.23
Lagan Valley Edwin Poots 6,16413.43
Mid Ulster Ian McCrea 15,54931.12
Newry and Armagh Paul Berry 10,79519.43
North Antrim Ian Paisley 24,53949.91
South Antrim William McCrea 15,35534.82
South Down Jim Wells 7,80215.04
Strangford Iris Robinson 18,53242.81
Upper Bann David Simpson 15,03729.52

2005 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 15,15249.11
Belfast North Nigel Dodds 13,93545.61
Belfast South Jimmy Spratt 9,10428.42
Belfast West Diane Dodds 3,65210.63
East Antrim Sammy Wilson 15,76649.61
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 15,22542.91
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Arlene Foster 14,05628.82
Foyle William Hay 6,55714.13
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson 23,28954.71
Mid Ulster Ian McCrea 10,66523.52
Newry and Armagh Paul Berry 9,31118.43
North Antrim Ian Paisley 25,15654.81
North Down Peter Weir 11,32435.12
South Antrim William McCrea 14,50738.21
South Down Jim Wells 8,81518.33
Strangford Iris Robinson 20,92156.51
Upper Bann David Simpson 16,67937.61
West Tyrone Thomas Buchanan 7,74217.83

2010 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 11,30632.82
Belfast North Nigel Dodds 14,81240.01
Belfast South Jimmy Spratt 8,10023.72
Belfast West William Humphrey 2,4367.63
East Antrim Sammy Wilson 13,99345.91
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 12,09734.61
Foyle Maurice Devenney 4,48911.83
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson 18,19949.81
Mid Ulster Ian McCrea 5,87614.42
Newry and Armagh William Irwin 5,76412.84
North Antrim Ian Paisley Jr 19,67246.41
South Antrim William McCrea 11,53633.91
South Down Jim Wells 3,6458.63
Strangford Jim Shannon 14,92645.91
Upper Bann David Simpson 14,00033.81
West Tyrone Thomas Buchanan 7,36519.82

By-elections, 2010–15

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position
2011 Belfast West by-election Brian Kingston 1,3936.14

2015 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Gavin Robinson 19,57549.31
Belfast North Nigel Dodds 19,09647.01
Belfast South Jonathan Bell 8,65422.22
Belfast West Frank McCoubrey 2,7737.84
East Antrim Sammy Wilson 12,10336.11
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 14,66342.21
Foyle Gary Middleton 4,57312.43
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson 19,05547.91
Mid Ulster Ian McCrea 5,46513.43
North Antrim Ian Paisley Jr 18,10743.21
North Down Alex Easton 8,48723.62
South Antrim William McCrea 10,99330.12
South Down Jim Wells 3,4868.24
Strangford Jim Shannon 15,05344.41
Upper Bann David Simpson 15,43032.71
West Tyrone Thomas Buchanan 6,74717.52

2017 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Gavin Robinson 23,91755.81
Belfast North Nigel Dodds 21,24046.21
Belfast South Emma Little-Pengelly 13,29930.41
Belfast West Frank McCoubrey 5,45513.42
East Antrim Sammy Wilson 21,87357.31
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 19,27348.11
Foyle Gary Middleton 7,39816.13
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson 26,76259.61
Mid Ulster Keith Buchanan 12,56526.92
Newry and Armagh William Irwin 13,17724.62
North Antrim Ian Paisley Jr 28,52158.91
North Down Alex Easton 14,94038.02
South Antrim Paul Girvan 16,50838.21
South Down Diane Forsythe8,86717.43
Strangford Jim Shannon 24,03662.01
Upper Bann David Simpson 22,31743.51
West Tyrone Thomas Buchanan 11,71826.92

By-elections, 2017–2019

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
2018 West Tyrone by-election Thomas Buchanan 8,39023.92

2019 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Belfast East Gavin Robinson 20,87449.21
Belfast North Nigel Dodds 21,13543.12
Belfast South Emma Little-Pengelly 11,67824.72
Belfast West Frank McCoubrey 5,22013.53
East Antrim Sammy Wilson 16,78145.31
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 15,76540.11
Foyle Gary Middleton 4,77310.13
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson 19,58643.11
Mid Ulster Keith Buchanan 10,93624.52
Newry and Armagh William Irwin 11,00021.72
North Antrim Ian Paisley Jr 20,86047.41
North Down Alex Easton 15,39037.92
South Antrim Paul Girvan 15,14935.31
South Down Glyn Hanna7,61915.33
Strangford Jim Shannon 17,70547.21
Upper Bann Carla Lockhart 20,50141.01
West Tyrone Thomas Buchanan 9,06622.02

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