1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
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{{Main|1987 United Kingdom general election}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
| previous_year = 1983
| election_date = 11 June 1987
| next_election = 1992 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
| next_year = 1992
| seats_for_election = 17 seats in Northern Ireland of the 650 seats in the House of Commons
| turnout = 67.4% ({{decrease}})
| image1 =
| leader1 = James Molyneaux
| party1 = Ulster Unionist Party
| leader_since1 = 1979
| leaders_seat1 = Lagan Valley
| seats1 = 9
| popular_vote1 = 276,230
| percentage1 = 37.8%
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 2
| image2 = 120px
| leader2 = John Hume
| leader_since2 = 6 May 1979
| party2 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| leaders_seat2 = Foyle
| seats2 = 3
| popular_vote2 = 154,087
| percentage2 = 21.1%
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 2
| image4 = 120px
| leader4 = Ian Paisley
| party4 = Democratic Unionist Party
| leader_since4 = 1971
| leaders_seat4 = Antrim North
| seats4 = 3
| popular_vote4 = 85,642
| percentage4 = 11.7%
| seat_change4 = {{steady}}
| image5 = 120px
| leader5 = Gerry Adams
| leader_since5 = 1983
| party5 = Sinn Féin
| leaders_seat5 = Belfast West
| seats5 = 1
| popular_vote5 = 83,389
| percentage5 = 11.4%
| seat_change5 = {{steady}}
}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/0731035c-d37c-4750-aa9c-0aea8cc8f9a2/parliamentary_election_results_1987 |title=UK Parliamentary Election 1987 - Turnout |work=EONI |access-date=15 December 2019 |archive-date=15 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215231246/http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/0731035c-d37c-4750-aa9c-0aea8cc8f9a2/parliamentary_election_results_1987 |url-status=live }}
Results
The Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher as prime minister won another term in government.
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|+Results{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Brian Mercer |title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1918–1992 (New History of Ireland) |location=Dublin |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |pages=37–39 |isbn=0901714968 |year=1992}}{{cite web|url=https://electionsireland.org/results/general/ni/1987.cfm|title=Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 11 June 1987|website=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=4 May 2019|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222061206/https://electionsireland.org/results/general/ni/1987.cfm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw87.htm|title=Westminster election, 11 June 1987|website=ARK: Northern Ireland Elections|access-date=4 May 2019|archive-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220195009/http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw87.htm|url-status=live}} | |||||||
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party
! colspan="5" |Seats ! colspan="3" |Aggregate Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Gains | Losses
!Net +/- ! Of all (%) !Total ! of all (%) !Difference | |||||
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|9 | 0 | 2 | {{decrease}}2 | 52.9 | 276,230 | 38.0 | {{increase}}4.0 |
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | {{increase}} 2 | 13.1 | 154,087 | 21.2 | {{increase}}3.3 |
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 13.1 | 85,642 | 11.8 | {{decrease}}8.2 |
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|1 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 5.9 | 83,389 | 11.5 | {{decrease}}3.9 |
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}
|1 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 5.9 | 18,420 | 2.5 | {{decrease}}0.5 |
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 0.0 | 72,761 | 10.0 | {{increase}}2.0 |
| {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 0.0 | 19,294 | 2.6 | {{increase}}0.7 |
| |Real Unionist
|0 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 0.0 | 14,467 | 2.0 | {{increase}}2.0 |
| |Protestant Unionist
|0 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 0.0 | 2,147 | 0.3 | {{increase}}0.3 |
| {{Party name with colour|Ecology Party}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | {{steady}} | 0.0 | 281 | 0.04 | {{increase}}0.04 |
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f2f2f2" | Total |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | 17 |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | 726,718 |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | 67.4 |style="background:#f2f2f2;" | |
MPs elected
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| Constituency
! colspan=2| Party ! MP |
|---|
| Antrim East
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Antrim North
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Antrim South
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Belfast East
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Belfast North
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Belfast South
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Belfast West
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |
| Down North
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}} |
| Down South
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Foyle
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Lagan Valley
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Londonderry East
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Mid Ulster
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Newry and Armagh
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Strangford
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Upper Bann
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
=By-elections=
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| Constituency | Date | Incumbent | colspan=2 | Party | Winner | colspan=2 | Party | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bann
|17 May 1990 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1987 United Kingdom general election|state=collapsed}}
{{Northern Ireland elections}}
Category:1987 elections in Northern Ireland
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