This article lists the Democratic Unionist Party'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 (out of NI total)
|
1974 Feb |
2 |
58,656 |
29,328 |
0.2 |
8.2 |
N/A |
2 |
|
1974 Oct |
2 |
59,451 |
29,766 |
0.3 |
8.5 |
+0.1 |
2 |
|
1979 |
5 |
70,795 |
14,159 |
0.5 |
10.2 |
+0.2 |
3 |
|
1983 |
14 |
152,749 |
10,911 |
0.5 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
10 |
|
1987 |
4 |
85,642 |
21,411 |
0.3 |
11.7 |
−0.2 |
4 |
|
1992 |
7 |
103,039 |
14,720 |
0.3 |
13.1 |
0.0 |
7 |
|
1997 |
9 |
107,348 |
11,928 |
0.3 |
13.6 |
0.0 |
9 |
|
2001 |
14 |
181,999 |
13,000 |
0.7 |
22.5 |
+0.4 |
14 |
|
2005 |
18 |
241,856 |
17,275 |
0.9 |
33.7 |
+0.2 |
18 |
|
2010 |
16 |
168,216 |
10,514 |
0.6 |
25.0 |
−0.3 |
16 |
|
2015 |
16 |
184,260 |
11,516 |
0.6 |
25.7 |
0.0 |
16 |
|
2017 |
17 |
292,316 |
17,195 |
0.9 |
36.0 |
+0.3 |
17 |
|
2019 |
17 |
244,128 |
14,360 |
0.8 |
30.6 |
-0.1 |
17 |
|
Election results
1970 general election
The 1970 general election was contested by the DUP's forerunner, the Protestant Unionist Party.
February 1974 general election
October 1974 general election
1979 general election
By-elections, 1979–83
1983 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Peter Robinson |
17,631 |
45.3 |
1
|
Belfast North |
George Seawright |
8,260 |
19.5 |
2
|
Belfast South |
Raymond McCrea |
4,565 |
12.2 |
3
|
Belfast West |
George Albert Haffey |
2,399 |
5.4 |
5
|
East Antrim |
Jim Allister |
13,926 |
36.5 |
2
|
East Londonderry |
James McClure |
12,207 |
23.8 |
2
|
Foyle |
Gregory Campbell |
15,923 |
30.5 |
2
|
Lagan Valley |
William Beattie |
6,801 |
16.8 |
2
|
Mid Ulster |
William McCrea |
16,174 |
30.0 |
1
|
North Antrim |
Ian Paisley |
23,922 |
54.2 |
1
|
South Antrim |
Roy Thompson |
10,935 |
28.2 |
2
|
South Down |
Cecil Harvey |
3,743 |
7.3 |
4
|
Strangford |
Simpson Gibson |
11,716 |
30.0 |
2
|
Upper Bann |
Jim Wells |
4,547 |
10.4 |
3
|
By-elections, 1983–86
1987 general election
1992 general election
1997 general election
By-elections, 1997–2001
2001 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Peter Robinson |
15,667 |
42.5 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Nigel Dodds |
16,718 |
40.8 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Eric Smyth |
2,641 |
6.4 |
3
|
East Antrim |
Sammy Wilson |
12,973 |
36.0 |
2
|
East Londonderry |
Gregory Campbell |
12,813 |
32.1 |
1
|
Foyle |
William Hay |
7,414 |
15.2 |
3
|
Lagan Valley |
Edwin Poots |
6,164 |
13.4 |
3
|
Mid Ulster |
Ian McCrea |
15,549 |
31.1 |
2
|
Newry and Armagh |
Paul Berry |
10,795 |
19.4 |
3
|
North Antrim |
Ian Paisley |
24,539 |
49.9 |
1
|
South Antrim |
William McCrea |
15,355 |
34.8 |
2
|
South Down |
Jim Wells |
7,802 |
15.0 |
4
|
Strangford |
Iris Robinson |
18,532 |
42.8 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
David Simpson |
15,037 |
29.5 |
2
|
2005 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Peter Robinson |
15,152 |
49.1 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Nigel Dodds |
13,935 |
45.6 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Jimmy Spratt |
9,104 |
28.4 |
2
|
Belfast West |
Diane Dodds |
3,652 |
10.6 |
3
|
East Antrim |
Sammy Wilson |
15,766 |
49.6 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
Gregory Campbell |
15,225 |
42.9 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Arlene Foster |
14,056 |
28.8 |
2
|
Foyle |
William Hay |
6,557 |
14.1 |
3
|
Lagan Valley |
Jeffrey Donaldson |
23,289 |
54.7 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
Ian McCrea |
10,665 |
23.5 |
2
|
Newry and Armagh |
Paul Berry |
9,311 |
18.4 |
3
|
North Antrim |
Ian Paisley |
25,156 |
54.8 |
1
|
North Down |
Peter Weir |
11,324 |
35.1 |
2
|
South Antrim |
William McCrea |
14,507 |
38.2 |
1
|
South Down |
Jim Wells |
8,815 |
18.3 |
3
|
Strangford |
Iris Robinson |
20,921 |
56.5 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
David Simpson |
16,679 |
37.6 |
1
|
West Tyrone |
Thomas Buchanan |
7,742 |
17.8 |
3
|
2010 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Peter Robinson |
11,306 |
32.8 |
2
|
Belfast North |
Nigel Dodds |
14,812 |
40.0 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Jimmy Spratt |
8,100 |
23.7 |
2
|
Belfast West |
William Humphrey |
2,436 |
7.6 |
3
|
East Antrim |
Sammy Wilson |
13,993 |
45.9 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
Gregory Campbell |
12,097 |
34.6 |
1
|
Foyle |
Maurice Devenney |
4,489 |
11.8 |
3
|
Lagan Valley |
Jeffrey Donaldson |
18,199 |
49.8 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
Ian McCrea |
5,876 |
14.4 |
2
|
Newry and Armagh |
William Irwin |
5,764 |
12.8 |
4
|
North Antrim |
Ian Paisley Jr |
19,672 |
46.4 |
1
|
South Antrim |
William McCrea |
11,536 |
33.9 |
1
|
South Down |
Jim Wells |
3,645 |
8.6 |
3
|
Strangford |
Jim Shannon |
14,926 |
45.9 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
David Simpson |
14,000 |
33.8 |
1
|
West Tyrone |
Thomas Buchanan |
7,365 |
19.8 |
2
|
By-elections, 2010–15
2015 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Gavin Robinson |
19,575 |
49.3 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Nigel Dodds |
19,096 |
47.0 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Jonathan Bell |
8,654 |
22.2 |
2
|
Belfast West |
Frank McCoubrey |
2,773 |
7.8 |
4
|
East Antrim |
Sammy Wilson |
12,103 |
36.1 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
Gregory Campbell |
14,663 |
42.2 |
1
|
Foyle |
Gary Middleton |
4,573 |
12.4 |
3
|
Lagan Valley |
Jeffrey Donaldson |
19,055 |
47.9 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
Ian McCrea |
5,465 |
13.4 |
3
|
North Antrim |
Ian Paisley Jr |
18,107 |
43.2 |
1
|
North Down |
Alex Easton |
8,487 |
23.6 |
2
|
South Antrim |
William McCrea |
10,993 |
30.1 |
2
|
South Down |
Jim Wells |
3,486 |
8.2 |
4
|
Strangford |
Jim Shannon |
15,053 |
44.4 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
David Simpson |
15,430 |
32.7 |
1
|
West Tyrone |
Thomas Buchanan |
6,747 |
17.5 |
2
|
2017 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Gavin Robinson |
23,917 |
55.8 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Nigel Dodds |
21,240 |
46.2 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Emma Little-Pengelly |
13,299 |
30.4 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Frank McCoubrey |
5,455 |
13.4 |
2
|
East Antrim |
Sammy Wilson |
21,873 |
57.3 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
Gregory Campbell |
19,273 |
48.1 |
1
|
Foyle |
Gary Middleton |
7,398 |
16.1 |
3
|
Lagan Valley |
Jeffrey Donaldson |
26,762 |
59.6 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
Keith Buchanan |
12,565 |
26.9 |
2
|
Newry and Armagh |
William Irwin |
13,177 |
24.6 |
2
|
North Antrim |
Ian Paisley Jr |
28,521 |
58.9 |
1
|
North Down |
Alex Easton |
14,940 |
38.0 |
2
|
South Antrim |
Paul Girvan |
16,508 |
38.2 |
1
|
South Down |
Diane Forsythe |
8,867 |
17.4 |
3
|
Strangford |
Jim Shannon |
24,036 |
62.0 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
David Simpson |
22,317 |
43.5 |
1
|
West Tyrone |
Thomas Buchanan |
11,718 |
26.9 |
2
|
By-elections, 2017–2019
2019 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Gavin Robinson |
20,874 |
49.2 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Nigel Dodds |
21,135 |
43.1 |
2
|
Belfast South |
Emma Little-Pengelly |
11,678 |
24.7 |
2
|
Belfast West |
Frank McCoubrey |
5,220 |
13.5 |
3
|
East Antrim |
Sammy Wilson |
16,781 |
45.3 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
Gregory Campbell |
15,765 |
40.1 |
1
|
Foyle |
Gary Middleton |
4,773 |
10.1 |
3
|
Lagan Valley |
Jeffrey Donaldson |
19,586 |
43.1 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
Keith Buchanan |
10,936 |
24.5 |
2
|
Newry and Armagh |
William Irwin |
11,000 |
21.7 |
2
|
North Antrim |
Ian Paisley Jr |
20,860 |
47.4 |
1
|
North Down |
Alex Easton |
15,390 |
37.9 |
2
|
South Antrim |
Paul Girvan |
15,149 |
35.3 |
1
|
South Down |
Glyn Hanna |
7,619 |
15.3 |
3
|
Strangford |
Jim Shannon |
17,705 |
47.2 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
Carla Lockhart |
20,501 |
41.0 |
1
|
West Tyrone |
Thomas Buchanan |
9,066 |
22.0 |
2
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