Alliance Party of Northern Ireland election results
This article lists the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland'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 | Number of MPs |
1974 Feb | 3 | 22,660 | 7,553 | 0.1 | ? | N/A | 1 | 0 |
1974 Oct | 5 | 44,644 | 8,929 | 0.2 | ? | +0.1 | 4 | 0 |
1979 | 12 | 82,892 | 6,908 | 0.3 | ? | +0.1 | 4 | 0 |
1983 | 12 | 61,275 | 5,106 | 0.2 | ? | −0.1 | 5 | 0 |
1987 | 16 | 72,671 | 4,542 | 0.2 | ? | 0.0 | 11 | 0 |
1992 | 16 | 68,665 | 4,292 | 0.2 | ? | 0.0 | 11 | 0 |
1997 | 17 | 62,972 | 3,704 | 0.2 | ? | 0.0 | 11 | 0 |
2001 | 10 | 28,999 | 2,900 | 0.1 | ? | −0.1 | 5 | 0 |
2005 | 12 | 28,291 | 2,358 | 0.1 | ? | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
2010 | 18 | 42,762 | 2,376 | 0.2 | ? | +0.1 | 8 | 1 |
2015 | 18 | 61,556 | 3,420 | 0.2 | ? | +0.1 | 10 | 0 |
February 1974 general election
October 1974 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast North | Ferguson, JohnJohn Ferguson | 3,807 | 8.1 | 3 |
Belfast South | Glass, JohnJohn Glass | 11,715 | 23.0 | 2 |
North Antrim | Wilson, HughHugh Wilson | 8,689 | 14.6 | 2 |
North Down | Jones, KeithKeith Jones | 9,973 | 17.5 | 2 |
South Antrim | Kinahan, CharlesCharles Kinahan | 10,460 | 15.3 | 2 |
1979 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Armagh | Ramsay, WilliamWilliam Ramsay | 2,071 | 3.2 | 5 |
Belfast East | Napier, OliverOliver Napier | 15,066 | 29.6 | 3 |
Belfast North | Cushnahan, JohnJohn Cushnahan | 4,120 | 9.7 | 5 |
Belfast South | Glass, BasilBasil Glass | 11,745 | 25.1 | 2 |
Belfast West | Cousins, JohnJohn Cousins | 2,021 | 6.1 | 5 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Acheson, PeterPeter Acheson | 1,070 | 1.7 | 5 |
Londonderry | Barr, ArthurArthur Barr | 5,830 | 9.2 | 3 |
Mid Ulster | Lagan, AidanAidan Lagan | 3,481 | 5.3 | 4 |
North Antrim | Wilson, HughHugh Wilson | 7,797 | 11.9 | 3 |
North Down | Jones, KeithKeith Jones | 13,364 | 21.6 | 2 |
South Antrim | Kinahan, CharlesCharles Kinahan | 11,914 | 16.2 | 2 |
South Down | Forde, PatrickPatrick Forde | 4,407 | 6.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1979–83
1983 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Napier, OliverOliver Napier | 9,373 | 24.1 | 3 |
Belfast North | Maguire, PaulPaul Maguire | 3,879 | 9.1 | 5 |
Belfast South | Cook, DavidDavid Cook | 8,945 | 23.9 | 2 |
East Antrim | Neeson, SeánSeán Neeson | 7,620 | 20.0 | 3 |
East Londonderry | McGrath, MarthaMartha McGrath | 2,401 | 4.7 | 5 |
Foyle | O'Grady, GerardGerard O'Grady | 1,108 | 2.1 | 4 |
Lagan Valley | Close, SeamusSeamus Close | 4,593 | 11.3 | 3 |
Mid Ulster | Lagan, AidanAidan Lagan | 1,735 | 3.2 | 5 |
North Down | Cushnahan, JohnJohn Cushnahan | 9,015 | 22.1 | 2 |
South Antrim | Mawhinney, GordonGordon Mawhinney | 4,612 | 11.9 | 3 |
South Down | Forde, PatrickPatrick Forde | 1,823 | 3.6 | 5 |
Strangford | Morrow, AddieAddie Morrow | 6,171 | 15.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1983–87
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East by-election, 1986 | Napier, OliverOliver Napier | 5,917 | 17.4 | 2 |
Belfast North by-election, 1986 | Maguire, PaulPaul Maguire | 5,072 | 16.7 | 2 |
Belfast South by-election, 1986 | Cook, DavidDavid Cook | 7,635 | 25.0 | 2 |
East Antrim by-election, 1986 | Neeson, SeánSeán Neeson | 5,405 | 15.1 | 2 |
North Down by-election, 1986 | Cushnahan, JohnJohn Cushnahan | 8,066 | 20.8 | 2 |
1987 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Alderdice, JohnJohn Alderdice | 10,574 | 32.1 | 2 |
Belfast North | Campbell, TomTom Campbell | 2,871 | 7.8 | 6 |
Belfast South | Cook, DavidDavid Cook | 6,963 | 21.3 | 2 |
East Antrim | Neeson, SeánSeán Neeson | 8,582 | 25.6 | 2 |
East Londonderry | McGowan, PaddyPaddy McGowan | 3,237 | 6.6 | 4 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Haslett, JohnJohn Haslett | 950 | 1.7 | 5 |
Foyle | Zammitt, ElizabethElizabeth Zammitt | 1,276 | 2.6 | 4 |
Lagan Valley | Close, SeamusSeamus Close | 5,728 | 13.8 | 2 |
Mid Ulster | Bogan, PaddyPaddy Bogan | 1,846 | 3.5 | 4 |
Newry and Armagh | Jeffrey, William H.William H. Jeffrey | 664 | 1.3 | 4 |
North Antrim | Williams, John GarethJohn Gareth Williams | 5,140 | 12.4 | 3 |
North Down | Cushnahan, JohnJohn Cushnahan | 7,932 | 19.4 | 3 |
South Antrim | Mawhinney, GordonGordon Mawhinney | 5,808 | 16.0 | 2 |
South Down | Laird, SiobhanSiobhan Laird | 1,069 | 1.9 | 4 |
Strangford | Morrow, AddieAddie Morrow | 7,553 | 20.3 | 2 |
Upper Bann | Cook, FionnualaFionnuala Cook | 2,487 | 5.9 | 4 |
By-elections, 1987–92
1992 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Alderdice, JohnJohn Alderdice | 10,650 | 29.8 | 2 |
Belfast North | Campbell, TomTom Campbell | 2,246 | 6.3 | 4 |
Belfast South | Montgomery, JohnJohn Montgomery | 5,054 | 15.0 | 3 |
East Antrim | Neeson, SeánSeán Neeson | 9,132 | 23.3 | 3 |
East Londonderry | McGowan, PaddyPaddy McGowan | 3,613 | 6.8 | 4 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Bullick, EricEric Bullick | 950 | 1.7 | 5 |
Foyle | McIlroy, LaraLara McIlroy | 1,390 | 2.7 | 4 |
Lagan Valley | Close, SeamusSeamus Close | 6,207 | 12.7 | 2 |
Mid Ulster | Gormley, AnnAnn Gormley | 1,506 | 2.8 | 4 |
Newry and Armagh | Bell, EileenEileen Bell | 972 | 1.8 | 4 |
North Antrim | Williams, John GarethJohn Gareth Williams | 3,442 | 7.6 | 4 |
North Down | Morrow, AddieAddie Morrow | 6,611 | 14.7 | 3 |
South Antrim | K. Blair, JohnJohn K. Blair | 5,244 | 12.4 | 3 |
South Down | Healey, MichaelMichael Healey | 1,542 | 2.5 | 4 |
Strangford | McCarthy, KieranKieran McCarthy | 7,585 | 16.9 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Ramsay, WilliamWilliam Ramsay | 2,541 | 5.6 | 4 |
By-elections, 1992–97
1997 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Hendron, JimJim Hendron | 9,288 | 23.8 | 3 |
Belfast North | Campbell, TomTom Campbell | 2,221 | 5.4 | 4 |
Belfast South | McBride, SteveSteve McBride | 5,112 | 12.9 | 4 |
East Antrim | Neeson, SeánSeán Neeson | 6,929 | 20.2 | 2 |
East Londonderry | Boyle, YvonneYvonne Boyle | 2,427 | 6.0 | 5 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Farry, StephenStephen Farry | 977 | 2.0 | 4 |
Foyle | Bell, Helen-MarieHelen-Marie Bell | 817 | 1.7 | 4 |
Lagan Valley | Close, SeamusSeamus Close | 7,635 | 17.2 | 2 |
Mid Ulster | Bogues, EphremEphrem Bogues | 460 | 0.9 | 4 |
Newry and Armagh | Whitcroft, PetePete Whitcroft | 1,015 | 1.9 | 4 |
North Antrim | Alderdice, DavidDavid Alderdice | 2,845 | 6.2 | 5 |
North Down | Napier, OliverOliver Napier | 7,554 | 20.7 | 3 |
South Antrim | Ford, DavidDavid Ford | 4,668 | 11.6 | 3 |
South Down | Crozier, JulianJulian Crozier | 1,711 | 3.5 | 4 |
Strangford | McCarthy, KieranKieran McCarthy | 5,467 | 13.1 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Ramsay, WilliamWilliam Ramsay | 3,017 | 6.3 | 5 |
West Tyrone | Gormley, AnnAnn Gormley | 829 | 1.8 | 4 |
By-elections, 1997–2001
2001 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Alderdice, DavidDavid Alderdice | 5,832 | 15.8 | 3 |
Belfast South | Rice, GeraldineGeraldine Rice | 2,042 | 5.4 | 5 |
East Antrim | Matthews, JohnJohn Matthews | 4,483 | 12.5 | 3 |
East Londonderry | Boyle, YvonneYvonne Boyle | 1,625 | 4.1 | 5 |
Foyle | Kavanagh, ColmColm Kavanagh | 579 | 1.2 | 5 |
Lagan Valley | Close, SeamusSeamus Close | 7,624 | 16.6 | 2 |
North Antrim | Dunlop, JayneJayne Dunlop | 1,258 | 2.6 | 5 |
South Antrim | Ford, DavidDavid Ford | 1,969 | 4.5 | 5 |
South Down | Campbell, BettyBetty Campbell | 685 | 1.3 | 5 |
Strangford | McCarthy, KieranKieran McCarthy | 2,902 | 6.7 | 3 |
2005 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Long, NaomiNaomi Long | 3,746 | 12.2 | 3 |
Belfast North | Hawkins, MarjorieMarjorie Hawkins | 438 | 1.4 | 5 |
Belfast South | Rice, GeraldineGeraldine Rice | 2,012 | 6.3 | 5 |
East Antrim | Neeson, SeánSeán Neeson | 4,869 | 15.3 | 3 |
East Londonderry | Boyle, YvonneYvonne Boyle | 924 | 2.6 | 5 |
Lagan Valley | Close, SeamusSeamus Close | 4,316 | 10.1 | 3 |
North Antrim | Dunlop, JayneJayne Dunlop | 1,357 | 3.0 | 5 |
North Down | Alderdice, DavidDavid Alderdice | 2,451 | 7.6 | 3 |
South Antrim | Ford, DavidDavid Ford | 3,278 | 8.6 | 5 |
South Down | Crozier, JulianJulian Crozier | 613 | 1.3 | 5 |
Strangford | McCarthy, KieranKieran McCarthy | 3,332 | 9.0 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Castle, AlanAlan Castle | 955 | 2.2 | 5 |
2010 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Long, NaomiNaomi Long | 12,839 | 37.2 | 1 |
Belfast North | Webb, BillyBilly Webb | 1,809 | 4.9 | 5 |
Belfast South | Lo, AnnaAnna Lo | 5,114 | 15.0 | 4 |
Belfast West | Hendron, MaíreMaíre Hendron | 596 | 1.9 | 5 |
East Antrim | Lynch, GerryGerry Lynch | 3,377 | 11.1 | 3 |
East Londonderry | Fitzpatrick, BarneyBarney Fitzpatrick | 1,922 | 5.5 | 6 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Kamble, VasundharaVasundhara Kamble | 437 | 0.9 | 4 |
Foyle | McGrellis, KeithKeith McGrellis | 223 | 0.6 | 6 |
Lagan Valley | Lunn, TrevorTrevor Lunn | 4,174 | 11.4 | 3 |
Mid Ulster | Butler, IanIan Butler | 397 | 1.0 | 6 |
Newry and Armagh | Muir, AndrewAndrew Muir | 545 | 1.2 | 6 |
North Antrim | Dunlop, JayneJayne Dunlop | 1,368 | 3.2 | 6 |
North Down | Farry, StephenStephen Farry | 1,876 | 5.6 | 3 |
South Antrim | Lawther, AlanAlan Lawther | 2,607 | 7.7 | 5 |
South Down | Griffin, DavidDavid Griffin | 560 | 1.3 | 7 |
Strangford | Girvan, DeborahDeborah Girvan | 2,828 | 8.7 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Heading, BrendanBrendan Heading | 1,231 | 3.0 | 5 |
West Tyrone | Bower, MichaelMichael Bower | 859 | 2.3 | 5 |
By-elections, 2010–15
2015 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Long, NaomiNaomi Long | 16,978 | 42.8 | 2 |
Belfast North | O'Neill, JasonJason O'Neill | 2,941 | 7.3 | 4 |
Belfast South | Bradshaw, PaulaPaula Bradshaw | 6,711 | 17.2 | 3 |
Belfast West | Catney, GerardGerard Catney | 636 | 1.8 | 7 |
East Antrim | Dickson, StewartStewart Dickson | 5,021 | 15.0 | 3 |
East Londonderry | Boyle, YvonneYvonne Boyle | 2,642 | 7.6 | 5 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Su, HannahHannah Su | 658 | 1.3 | 5 |
Foyle | Hawthorne, DavidDavid Hawthorne | 835 | 2.3 | 5 |
Lagan Valley | Lunn, TrevorTrevor Lunn | 5,544 | 13.9 | 3 |
Mid Ulster | Bullick, EricEric Bullick | 778 | 1.9 | 7 |
Newry and Armagh | Nicholl, KateKate Nicholl | 841 | 1.7 | 4 |
North Antrim | Dunlop, JayneJayne Dunlop | 2,351 | 5.6 | 6 |
North Down | Muir, AndrewAndrew Muir | 3,086 | 8.6 | 3 |
South Antrim | Kelly, NeilNeil Kelly | 3,576 | 9.8 | 4 |
South Down | Todd, MartynMartyn Todd | 1,622 | 3.8 | 6 |
Strangford | Armstrong, KellieKellie Armstrong | 4,687 | 13.8 | 3 |
Upper Bann | Lavery, PeterPeter Lavery | 1,780 | 3.8 | 5 |
West Tyrone | Donnelly, StephenStephen Donnelly | 869 | 2.2 | 5 |
2017 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Belfast East | Long, NaomiNaomi Long | 15,443 | 36.0 | 2 |
Belfast North | Nelson, SamSam Nelson | 2,475 | 5.4 | 3 |
Belfast South | Bradshaw, PaulaPaula Bradshaw | 7,946 | 18.2 | 3 |
Belfast West | Eastwood, SorchaSorcha Eastwood | 731 | 1.9 | 5 |
East Antrim | Dickson, StewartStewart Dickson | 5,950 | 15.6 | 2 |
East Londonderry | McCaw, ChrisChris McCaw | 2,538 | 6.2 | 5 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Campbell, NoreenNoreen Campbell | 886 | 1.7 | 4 |
Foyle | Doherty, JohnJohn Doherty | 847 | 1.8 | 5 |
Lagan Valley | McIntyre, AaronAaron McIntyre | 4,996 | 11.1 | 3 |
Mid Ulster | Watson, FayFay Watson | 1,094 | 2.3 | 5 |
Newry and Armagh | Coade, JackieJackie Coade | 1,256 | 2.3 | 5 |
North Antrim | O'Lynn, PatriciaPatricia O'Lynn | 2,723 | 5.6 | 5 |
North Down | Muir, AndrewAndrew Muir | 3,639 | 9.3 | 3 |
South Antrim | Kelly, NeilNeil Kelly | 3,203 | 7.4 | 4 |
South Down | McMurray, AndrewAndrew McMurray | 1,814 | 3.6 | 5 |
Strangford | Armstrong, KellieKellie Armstrong | 5,693 | 14.7 | 2 |
Upper Bann | Doyle, TaraTara Doyle | 2,319 | 4.5 | 5 |
West Tyrone | Donnelly, StephenStephen Donnelly | 1,000 | 2.3 | 5 |
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