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279:
277:
274:members, one
273:
269:
264:
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228:
227:
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220:
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185:
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175:
174:
170:
168:
165:
162:
161:
157:
155:
152:
149:
148:
145:
142:
140:
137:
134:
133:
130:Anna Forrest
129:
127:
126:
122:
119:
118:
113:
108:
105:
101:
98:
97:
94:Second party
93:
90:
87:
86:
82:
72:
68:
65:
59:
52: →
51:
48:
46:
45:17 April 1969
43:
41:
38:←
37:
36:
32:
20:
1822:2010–present
1669:
1523:Rhondda West
1476:
1467:By-elections
1458:
1405:2010–present
1324:None to date
1323:
1296:Belfast West
1279:South Antrim
1214:Lagan Valley
1184:Belfast East
1179:Antrim South
1169:Antrim North
1146:April 1981:
1132:
1118:
1096:Belfast East
1060:North Antrim
1048:Belfast West
1014:Belfast West
1002:Belfast East
870:By-elections
796:. Retrieved
792:the original
782:
774:
744:
738:
719:
713:
687:
623:Tom Mitchell
608:
603:
598:
591:
584:
533:
491:
453:
452:
447:
442:
435:
428:
381:
370:
361:
330:
324:seat at the
306:The Troubles
302:civil rights
295:
287:Tom Mitchell
280:
265:
247:
230:
223:
212:
205:
180:
166:
153:
123:
111:
91:First party
44:
1609:Oldham West
1538:September:
1308:West Tyrone
1174:Antrim East
1054:Londonderry
956:Londonderry
163:Percentage
1847:Categories
1736:Bridgwater
1712:December:
1676:Chichester
1670:Mid Ulster
1637:New Forest
1635:November:
1625:Caerphilly
1549:November:
1496:Carmarthen
1302:Mid Ulster
1262:North Down
1256:Upper Bann
1239:Upper Bann
1229:Strangford
1224:Mid Ulster
1204:Down South
1199:Down North
1119:Mid Ulster
1090:Mid Ulster
1084:Mid Ulster
1072:North Down
950:North Down
938:North Down
904:North Down
894:Mid Armagh
754:0233961968
729:0233961968
705:References
566:Candidate
410:Candidate
261:Mid Ulster
120:Candidate
64:Mid Ulster
1817:1979–2010
1812:1950–1979
1807:1931–1950
1802:1918–1931
1797:1900–1918
1792:1885–1900
1787:1868–1885
1782:1857–1868
1777:1847–1857
1772:1832–1847
1767:1818–1832
1762:1806–1818
1757:1801–1806
1686:October:
1631:Bassetlaw
1629:October:
1540:Cambridge
1400:1979–2010
1395:1950–1979
1390:1931–1950
1385:1918–1931
1380:1900–1918
1375:1885–1900
1370:1868–1885
1365:1857–1868
1360:1847–1857
1355:1832–1847
1350:1818–1832
1345:1806–1818
1340:1801–1806
933:West Down
915:West Down
798:26 August
638:Majority
482:Majority
276:Sinn Féin
1551:Hamilton
1518:Nuneaton
910:Mid Down
320:for the
224:Elected
1734:March:
1708:Swindon
1668:April:
1652:March:
1598:Meriden
1581:March:
1532:April:
1528:Honiton
1511:March:
1475:»
1469:to the
1457:«
876:to the
777:, p.686
673:67,796
657:56,896
653:Turnout
627:27,168
599:29,728
519:68,973
503:63,085
499:Turnout
471:29,437
443:33,648
367:Results
281:At the
158:29,437
99:
88:
73:91.5% (
70:Turnout
1680:June:
1623:July:
1607:June:
1593:Dudley
1494:July:
1481:»
1463:«
1078:Armagh
1031:Armagh
1019:Antrim
751:
726:
641:2,560
569:Votes
563:Party
509:+ 7.6
485:4,211
477:– 5.6
413:Votes
407:Party
252:, the
176:Swing
171:46.7%
154:33,648
135:Party
1714:Louth
1674:May:
1588:Acton
1317:2020s
1288:2010s
1271:2000s
1248:1990s
1140:1980s
1128:1970s
1105:1960s
1040:1950s
994:1920s
965:1930s
886:1920s
693:Swing
663:−1.2
660:83.9
647:−7.5
633:+8.2
630:47.8
609:+0.7
604:52.3
543:Swing
536:from
531:Unity
506:91.5
474:46.7
448:53.3
430:Unity
390:, in
236:Unity
191:5.6%
167:53.3%
139:Unity
79:7.6%)
1728:1970
1646:1969
1575:1968
1505:1967
1488:1966
1133:None
1025:Down
985:Down
800:2015
749:ISBN
724:ISBN
688:hold
644:4.5
534:gain
488:6.6
259:for
50:1970
40:1966
872:in
826:",
685:UUP
586:UUP
538:UUP
492:N/A
464:UUP
454:New
218:UUP
181:New
144:UUP
112:UUP
1849::
1167::
773:,
763:^
576:±%
572:%
420:±%
416:%
398:.
226:MP
207:MP
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