1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|
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Turnout | 67.4% () |
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The 1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 11 June with 17 MPs elected in single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post as part of the wider general election in the United Kingdom. 1,090,389 people were eligible to vote, up 40,253 from the 1983 general election. 67.41% of eligible voters turned out, down 5.9 percentage points from the last general election.[1]
Results
The Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher as prime minister won another term in government.
Results[2][3][4]
Party
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MPs
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Votes
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No.
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Change
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No.
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%
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Change
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Ulster Unionist
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9
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2
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276,230
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38.0%
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4.0
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SDLP
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3
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2
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154,087
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21.2%
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3.3
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DUP
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3
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85,642
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11.8%
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8.2
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Sinn Féin
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1
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83,389
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11.5%
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3.9
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UPUP
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1
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18,420
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2.5%
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0.5
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Alliance
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0
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72,761
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10.0%
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2.0
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Workers' Party
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0
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19,294
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2.6%
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0.7
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Real Unionist
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0
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New
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14,467
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2.0%
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2.0
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Protestant Unionist
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0
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New
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2,147
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0.3%
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0.3
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Ecology
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0
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New
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281
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0.04%
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0.04
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Total
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17
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726,718
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100
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