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94:Second party
93:
90:
87:
86:
82:
72:
68:
65:
59:
52: →
51:
48:
46:
43:
41:
38:←
37:
36:
32:
20:
1905:2010–present
1739:
1641:
1632:By-elections
1623:
1570:2010–present
1489:None to date
1488:
1461:Belfast West
1444:South Antrim
1420:
1379:Lagan Valley
1349:Belfast East
1344:Antrim South
1334:Antrim North
1311:April 1981:
1297:
1261:Belfast East
1225:North Antrim
1213:Belfast West
1179:Belfast West
1167:Belfast East
1035:By-elections
976:. Retrieved
972:the original
958:
946:. Retrieved
942:
932:
906:
827:
775:Bríd Rodgers
760:
755:
750:
743:
736:
684:
628:
605:
580:
571:Peter Doran
557:
511:
465:
411:Bríd Rodgers
396:
391:
386:
379:
372:
328:
309:
298:
280:
278:
276:
259:
255:
244:
240:
189:
173:
141:Bríd Rodgers
133:
121:
97:Third party
91:First party
44:
1744:September:
1473:West Tyrone
1339:Antrim East
1219:Londonderry
1121:Londonderry
186:Percentage
45:17 May 1990
1930:Categories
1824:Langbaurgh
1812:November:
1756:November:
1752:Eastbourne
1740:Upper Bann
1690:Pontypridd
1688:February:
1671:December:
1665:November:
1661:Kensington
1467:Mid Ulster
1427:North Down
1421:Upper Bann
1404:Upper Bann
1394:Strangford
1389:Mid Ulster
1369:Down South
1364:Down North
1284:Mid Ulster
1255:Mid Ulster
1249:Mid Ulster
1237:North Down
1115:North Down
1103:North Down
1069:North Down
1059:Mid Armagh
978:18 October
924:References
842:Tom French
818:Mary Cook
718:Candidate
480:Tom French
354:Candidate
283:Upper Bann
130:Candidate
64:Upper Bann
1900:1979–2010
1895:1950–1979
1890:1931–1950
1885:1918–1931
1880:1900–1918
1875:1885–1900
1870:1868–1885
1865:1857–1868
1860:1847–1857
1855:1832–1847
1850:1818–1832
1845:1806–1818
1840:1801–1806
1814:Hemsworth
1750:October:
1565:1979–2010
1560:1950–1979
1555:1931–1950
1550:1918–1931
1545:1900–1918
1540:1885–1900
1535:1868–1885
1530:1857–1868
1525:1847–1857
1520:1832–1847
1515:1818–1832
1510:1806–1818
1505:1801–1806
1098:West Down
1080:West Down
948:1 October
857:Majority
793:Sinn Féin
635:Majority
455:Hugh Ross
429:Sinn Féin
301:Sinn Féin
164:Sinn Féin
1802:Monmouth
1712:Vauxhall
1695:Richmond
1075:Mid Down
814:Alliance
521:Alliance
318:and the
1794:April:
1788:March:
1727:March:
1640:»
1634:to the
1622:«
1041:to the
892:64,540
876:41,430
872:Turnout
860:17,361
751:25,137
670:66,377
654:35,446
650:Turnout
638:13,849
387:20,547
341:Results
333:in the
102:
88:
73:53.4% (
70:Turnout
1806:July:
1758:Bootle
1735:Bootle
1705:June:
1659:July:
1646:»
1628:«
1243:Armagh
1196:Armagh
1184:Antrim
866:−20.4
846:2,004
821:2,487
800:3,126
779:8,676
721:Votes
715:Party
660:−12.6
505:1,038
484:1,083
459:1,534
436:2,033
415:6,698
357:Votes
351:Party
202:Swing
194:18.9%
181:2,033
178:6,698
174:20,547
150:Party
79:12.6%)
1800:May:
1796:Neath
1733:May:
1699:May:
1482:2020s
1453:2010s
1436:2000s
1413:1990s
1305:1980s
1293:1970s
1270:1960s
1205:1950s
1159:1920s
1130:1930s
1051:1920s
912:Swing
882:−6.0
879:66.0
863:41.0
852:−0.8
806:−2.0
785:+3.7
782:20.5
761:+4.6
756:61.5
690:Swing
657:53.4
644:−1.9
641:39.1
567:Green
534:−3.2
490:−1.6
442:−1.7
421:−1.6
418:18.9
397:−3.5
392:58.0
226:1.7%
218:1.6%
210:3.5%
197:5.7%
190:58.0%
1782:1991
1721:1990
1682:1989
1653:1988
1298:None
1190:Down
1150:Down
980:2015
950:2015
907:hold
849:4.7
824:5.9
803:7.4
770:SDLP
685:hold
625:0.4
622:154
602:0.6
599:235
577:1.6
574:576
554:1.7
551:600
531:2.7
528:948
508:3.0
487:3.1
462:4.3
439:5.7
406:SDLP
279:The
159:SDLP
50:1992
40:1987
1037:in
904:UUP
828:N/A
738:UUP
682:UUP
629:N/A
615:SDP
606:N/A
581:N/A
558:N/A
512:N/A
466:N/A
374:UUP
305:UVF
265:UUP
250:UUP
154:UUP
1932::
1332::
966:.
941:.
728:±%
724:%
364:±%
360:%
337:.
122:SF
1614:e
1607:t
1600:v
1026:e
1019:t
1012:v
982:.
952:.
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