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This article lists the Democratic Unionist Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

Summary of general election performance

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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
1 / 12
1974 Oct 2 59,451 29,766 0.3 8.5 0.1 2
1 / 12
1979 5 70,795 14,159 0.5 10.2 0.2 3
3 / 12
1983 14 152,749 10,911 0.5 20.0 0.0 10
3 / 17
1987 4 85,642 21,411 0.3 11.7 −0.2 4
3 / 17
1992 7 103,039 14,720 0.3 13.1 0.0 7
3 / 17
1997 9 107,348 11,928 0.3 13.6 0.0 9
2 / 18
2001 14 181,999 13,000 0.7 22.5 0.4 14
5 / 18
2005 18 241,856 17,275 0.9 33.7 0.2 18
9 / 18
2010 16 168,216 10,514 0.6 25.0 −0.3 16
8 / 18
2015 16 184,260 11,516 0.6 25.7 0.0 16
8 / 18
2017 17 292,316 17,195 0.9 36.0 0.3 17
10 / 18
2019 17 244,128 14,360 0.8 30.6 -0.1 17
8 / 18

Election results

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1970 general election

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The 1970 general election was contested by the DUP's forerunner, the Protestant Unionist Party.

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast North William Beattie 11,173 18.8 3
North Antrim Ian Paisley 24,130 41.2 1

February 1974 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West John McQuade 17,374 36.5 2
North Antrim Ian Paisley 41,282 63.5 1

October 1974 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West John McQuade 16,265 36.5 2
North Antrim Ian Paisley 43,186 72.6 1

1979 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 15,994 31.4 1
Belfast North John McQuade 11,690 27.6 1
Belfast West Billy Dickson 3,716 11.2 3
Londonderry Davy Calvert 5,634 8.6 3
North Antrim Ian Paisley 33,941 51.7 1

By-elections, 1979–83

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
1982 Belfast South by-election William McCrea 9,818 22.6 3

1983 general election

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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

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
1986 Belfast East by-election Peter Robinson 27,607 81.0 1
1986 Mid Ulster by-election William McCrea 23,695 46.1 1
1986 North Antrim by-election Ian Paisley 33,937 97.4 1

1987 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 16,640 42.6 1
Foyle Gregory Campbell 13,883 28.6 2
Mid Ulster William McCrea 23,004 44.2 1
North Antrim Ian Paisley 28,283 68.7 1

1992 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 18,437 51.5 1
East Antrim Nigel Dodds 9,544 24.3 2
Foyle Gregory Campbell 13,705 26.4 2
Mid Ulster William McCrea 23,181 42.3 1
North Antrim Ian Paisley 23,152 50.9 1
North Down Denny Vitty 4,414 9.8 4
Strangford Sammy Wilson 10,606 23.7 2

1997 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Peter Robinson 16,640 42.6 1
East Antrim Jack McKee 6,682 19.5 3
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell 9,767 26.0 2
Foyle William Hay 10,290 21.5 3
Lagan Valley Edwin Poots 6,005 13.6 3
Mid Ulster William McCrea 18,411 36.3 2
North Antrim Ian Paisley 21,495 46.5 1
Strangford Iris Robinson 12,579 30.2 2
Upper Bann Mervyn Carrick 5,482 11.5 4

By-elections, 1997–2001

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
2000 South Antrim by-election William McCrea 11,601 38.0 1

2001 general election

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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

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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

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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

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Election Candidate Votes % Position
2011 Belfast West by-election Brian Kingston 1,393 6.1 4

2015 general election

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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

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
2018 West Tyrone by-election Thomas Buchanan 8,390 23.9 2

2019 general election

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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

References

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