Sinn Féin Westminster election results explained

This article lists Sinn Féin's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

Summary of general election performance

Year Number of Candidates Total votes Average votes per candidate % UK vote % NI vote Change (percentage points) Saved deposits[1] Number of MPs
102 497,211 6,457 4.6 19.0 N/A 93
5 34,181 6,836 0.2 0.5 N/A 2
2 23,362 11,681 0.1 0.3 N/A 1
12 152,310 12,693 0.6 23.5 N/A 7
12 63,415 5,285 0.2 11.0 −0.4 5
14 102,701 7,336 0.3 13.6 N/A 7
14 83,389 5,956 0.3 11.4 0.0 10
14 78,291 5,592 0.2 10.0 −0.1 9
17 126,921 7,466 0.4 16.0 +0.2 13
18 175,933 9,774 0.7 21.7 +0.3 14
18 174,530 9,696 0.6 24.3 −0.1 14
17 171,942 10,114 0.6 25.5 0.0 13
18 176,232 9,791 0.6 24.5 0.0 14
18 238,915 13,273 0.7 29.4 +0.1 14
15 181,853 12,124 0.6 22.8 -0.1 13

Notes

For the 1918 election, MPs are given out of the Ireland total. For subsequent elections, MP totals are for Northern Ireland.

Four Sinn Féin candidates were elected in two constituencies each, so Sinn Féin actually had 69 out of 101 Irish MPs. In what was to become Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin won 3 seats out of a possible 30.

Election results

By-elections, 1910–18

Election Candidate Votes % Position
3,022 55.9 1
1,498 50.6 1
5,010 71.1 1
772 66.3 1
1,305 35.6 2
764 38.1 2
745 29.3 2
unopposed N/A 1
3,785 59.5 1

1918 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
997 6.7 3
271 1.9 3
3,245 27.7 2
338 2.7 3
393 3.2 4
1,341 11.0 3
534 3.3 3
539 4.1 3
1,247 9.3 2
unopposed N/A 1
20,801 34.3 1
20,506 33.8 2
10,770 50.6 1
12,890 75.4 1
5,974 64.9 1
9,662 77.2 1
7,708 58.9 1
6,114 47.5 1
5,566 37.7 2
6,356 80.1 1
7,553 65.4 1
7,835 65.9 1
8,461 59.9 1
861 5.4 2
unopposed N/A 1
unopposed N/A 1
unopposed N/A 1
46 0.4 2
3,876 27.3 3
unopposed N/A 1
unopposed N/A 1
12,750 77.9 1
8,975 66.5 1
7,487 61.0 1
5,916 53.9 1
11,754 77.1 1
unopposed N/A 1
17,711 85.2 1
unopposed N/A 1
7,335 50.7 1
11,122 72.7 1
2,791 20.7 2
5,688 40.3 2
unopposed N/A 1
707 6.2 1
unopposed N/A 1
1,644 66.9 1
2,673 21.7 2
2,860 21.8 2
unopposed N/A 1
9,138 67.4 1
7,003 69.5 1
unopposed N/A 1
56 0.3 3
6,236 47.9 2
8,896 69.0 1
unopposed N/A 1
5,979 68.7 1
unopposed N/A 1
3,951 27.3 2
7,429 80.8 1
6,982 65.0 1
6,842 48.7 1
unopposed N/A 1
9,030 68.0 1
unopposed N/A 1
10,442 57.6 1
10,162 58.6 1
13,452 67.5 1
118 7.4 2
2,318 14.9 2
79 1.8 2
unopposed N/A 1
5,133 38.6 1
5,787 54.9 1
33 0.2 4
unopposed N/A 1
6,673 58.9 1
10,621 85.9 1
unopposed N/A 1
7,104 82.1 1
8,685 82.4 1
3,425 20.9 3
unopposed N/A 1
6,371 70.4 1
7,524 63.0 1
10,685 71.6 1
9,113 82.1 1
8,744 76.4 1
5,437 29.1 2
8,729 51.5 1
4,431 47.4 2
12,435 75.4 1
unopposed N/A 1
unopposed N/A 1
unopposed N/A 1
6,712 62.0 1
1,725 14.0 2
unopposed N/A 1
unopposed N/A 1
10,195 86.7 1
6,239 82.0 1

Cork City was a two-seat constituency, and both Sinn Féin candidate were elected.

1924 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
2,514 2.0 3
11,756 28.8 2
1,192 3.4 2
2,688 5.1 3
8,941 7.1 3
6,812 6.6 3
6,685 6.5 4
5,869 15.8 2

1950 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
1,482 2.2 3
21,880 37.4 2

McAteer stood as an independent republican candidate.

1955 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
21,363 35.6 2
3,156 7.3 3
4,534 8.5 3
1,679 3.9 3
8,447 14.4 3
30,529 50.2 1
19,640 35.5 2
29,737 50.2 1
6,809 14.0 2
1,637 3.2 2
5,155 9.3 2
19,624 34.1 2

By-elections, 1955–59

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
30,392 50.7 1
24,124 40.8 2

1959 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
6,823 14.5 2
1,204 2.7 3
2,156 4.1 3
434 1.0 4
4,416 8.3 3
7,348 18.6 2
13,872 27.0 2
14,170 30.0 2
2,280 5.1 2
1,039 2.0 2
2,745 4.9 2
6,298 14.6 2

1964 general election

These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
12,432 23.0 2
1,827 4.3 3
2,743 5.5 3
1,159 3.0 3
3,256 6.3 4
14,645 26.9 2
21,123 35.9 2
22,180 39.6 2
4,424 9.9 2
855 1.4 4
3,830 5.7 3
11,031 19.8 3

1966 general election

These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
13,467 28.0 2
10,370 19.1 3
2,860 4.8 3
27,168 47.8 2
8,917 17.4 3

By-elections, 1979–83

These Sinn Féin members stood as Anti H-Block candidates.

Election Candidate Votes % Position
30,493 51.2 1
31,278 49.1 1

1983 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
682 1.8 4
5,451 12.9 4
1,107 3.0 5
16,379 36.9 1
7,073 13.8 4
20,954 34.8 2
10,607 20.3 3
1,751 4.3 5
16,096 29.9 2
9,928 20.9 3
2,860 6.5 4
1,629 4.2 5
4,074 7.9 3
4,110 9.4 4

By-elections, 1983–87

Election Candidate Votes % Position
15,278 27.2 2
13,998 27.1 2
6,609 13.2 3
2,963 5.7 3

1987 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
649 2.0 4
5,062 13.8 4
1,030 3.2 5
16,862 41.1 1
5,464 11.2 3
14,623 26.4 2
8,707 17.9 3
2,656 6.4 4
12,449 23.9 3
6,173 11.8 3
2,633 6.4 4
1,592 4.4 4
2,363 4.2 3
3,126 7.4 3

1992 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
679 1.9 5
4,693 13.1 3
1,123 2.3 5
16,826 42.1 2
5,320 10.1 3
12,604 22.9 3
9,149 17.6 3
3,346 6.8 5
10,248 18.7 3
6,547 12.5 3
1,916 4.2 6
1,220 2.9 4
1,843 3.0 3
2,777 6.1 3

1997 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
810 2.1 5
8,375 20.2 3
2,019 5.1 5
25,662 55.9 1
543 1.6 8
3,463 9.0 4
11,174 23.1 2
11,445 23.9 2
1,110 2.5 6
20,294 40.1 1
11,218 21.1 3
2,896 6.3 4
2,229 5.5 5
5,127 10.4 3
503 1.2 6
5,773 12.1 3
14,280 30.9 3

2001 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
1,237 3.4 5
10,331 25.2 2
2,894 7.6 4
27,096 66.1 1
903 2.5 6
6,221 15.6 4
17,739 34.1 1
12,988 26.6 2
2,725 5.9 5
25,502 51.1 1
17,209 30.9 2
4,822 9.8 4
313 0.8 6
4,160 9.4 4
10,278 19.7 2
930 2.2 5
10,771 21.1 3
19,814 40.8 1

2005 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
1,029 3.3 4
8,747 28.6 2
2,882 9.0 4
24,348 70.5 1
828 2.6 5
5,709 16.1 4
18,638 38.2 1
15,162 33.2 2
3,197 7.5 4
21,641 47.6 1
20,965 41.4 1
7,191 15.7 2
205 0.6 7
4,407 11.6 4
12,417 25.8 2
949 2.6 6
9,305 21.0 3
16,910 38.9 1

2010 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
817 2.4 5
12,588 34.0 2
22,840 71.1 1
2,064 6.8 4
6,742 19.3 2
21,304 45.5 1
12,098 31.9 2
1,465 4.0 6
21,239 52.0 1
18,857 42.0 1
5,265 12.4 3
250 0.7 7
4,729 13.9 3
12,236 28.7 2
1,161 3.6 6
10,237 24.7 3
18,050 48.4 1

By-elections, 2010–15

Election Candidate Votes % Position
16,211 70.6 1
17,462 46.9 1

2015 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
823 2.1 5
13,770 33.9 2
5,402 13.9 4
19,163 54.2 1
2,314 6.9 5
6,859 19.8 2
23,078 45.4 2
11,679 31.6 2
1,144 2.9 7
19,935 48.7 1
20,488 41.1 1
5,143 12.3 3
273 0.8 10
4,699 12.9 3
12,186 28.5 2
876 2.6 8
11,593 24.6 3
16,805 43.5 1

2017 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
894 2.1 4
19,159 41.7 2
7,143 16.3 4
27,107 66.7 1
3,555 9.3 4
10,881 26.5 2
25,230 47.2 1
18,256 39.7 1
1,567 3.5 5
25,455 54.5 1
25,666 47.9 1
7,878 16.3 2
531 1.4 6
7,797 18.1 3
20,328 39.9 1
1,083 2.8 5
14,325 27.9 2
22,060 50.7 1

2019 general election

Sinn Féin did not stand candidates in Belfast East, Belfast South or North Down in order to aid anti-Brexit and anti-Democratic Unionist Party candidates in those constituencies.[2]

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
23,078 47.1 1
20,866 53.8 1
2,120 5.7 4
6,128 15.6 3
21,986 43.3 1
9,771 20.7 2
1,0982.4 5
20,473 45.9 1
20,287 40.0 1
5,632 12.8 4
4,887 11.44
16,137 32.4 1
555 1.5 5
12,291 24.6 2
16,544 40.2 1

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. 1968. Political Reference Publications. Glasgow. 0900178000. 46.
  2. Web site: Sinn Féin to stand aside for remain candidates in three constituencies . Rory Carroll. The Guardian. 4 November 2019. 8 November 2019.

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