1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

none 1987 United Kingdom general election May 2019 May 2019 1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland United Kingdom parliamentary no 1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1983 11 June 1987 1992 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1992 All 17 Northern Ireland seats in the House of Commons 67.0% (5.9 pp) Ulster Unionist Party UUP James Molyneaux Ulster Unionist Party 1979 Lagan Valley 9 276,230 37.8% 4.0 pp 2 John Hume, 1984 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Hume 6 May 1979 Social Democratic and Labour Party Foyle 3 154,087 21.1% 3.3 pp 2 Ian Paisley, 1983 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 1971 Antrim North 3 85,642 11.7% 8.2 pp Gerry Adams, 1997.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gerry Adams 1983 Sinn Féin Belfast West 1 83,389 11.4% 1.9 pp On 11 June 1987, the 1987 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, including the 17 Northern Ireland seats. 1,090,389 people were eligible to vote, up 40,253 from the 1983 general election. Nevertheless, the turnout was down 5.9 percentage points from the last general election.http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/0731035c-d37c-4750-aa9c-0aea8cc8f9a2/parliamentary_election_results_1987 UK Parliamentary Election 1987 - Turnout Electoral Office for Northern Ireland 15 December 2019 15 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191215231246/http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/0731035c-d37c-4750-aa9c-0aea8cc8f9a2/parliamentary_election_results_1987 live The Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher as prime minister won another term in government. Results +PartyWalker Brian Mercer Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1918–1992 (New History of Ireland) Dublin Royal Irish Academy 37–39 0901714968 1992https://electionsireland.org/results/general/ni/1987.cfm Elections to the United Kingdom Parliament held in Northern Ireland: General Election 11 June 1987 ElectionsIreland.org 4 May 2019 22 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171222061206/https://electionsireland.org/results/general/ni/1987.cfm livehttps://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw87.htm Westminster election, 11 June 1987 ARK: Northern Ireland Elections 4 May 2019 20 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181220195009/http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw87.htm liveSeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet +/- Of all (%)Total of all (%)Difference Ulster Unionist Party9 0 2 2 52.9 276,230 38.0 4.0 Social Democratic and Labour Party3 2 0 2 13.1 154,087 21.2 3.3 Democratic Unionist Party3 0 0 13.1 85,642 11.8 8.2 Sinn Féin1 0 0 5.9 83,389 11.5 1.9 Ulster Popular Unionist Party1 0 0 5.9 18,420 2.5 0.5 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland0 0 0 — 72,761 10.0 2.0 Workers' Party (Ireland)0 0 0 — 19,294 2.6 0.7  Real Unionist0 0 0 — 14,467 2.0 2.0  Protestant Unionist 0 0 0 — 2,147 0.3 0.3 Ecology Party 0 0 0 — 281 0.04 0.04 Total 17 730,100 67.0https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 4 August 2026 5.9 MPs elected Constituency Party MPAntrim East Ulster Unionist PartyRoy BeggsAntrim North Democratic Unionist PartyIan PaisleyAntrim South Ulster Unionist PartyClifford ForsytheBelfast East Democratic Unionist PartyPeter RobinsonBelfast North Ulster Unionist PartyCecil WalkerBelfast South Ulster Unionist PartyMartin SmythBelfast West Sinn FéinGerry AdamsDown North Ulster Popular Unionist PartyJim KilfedderDown South Social Democratic and Labour PartyEddie McGradyFermanagh and South Tyrone Ulster Unionist PartyKen MaginnisFoyle Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn HumeLagan Valley Ulster Unionist PartyJames MolyneauxLondonderry East Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam RossMid Ulster Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McCreaNewry and Armagh Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus MallonStrangford Ulster Unionist PartyJohn TaylorUpper Bann Ulster Unionist PartyHarold McCusker By-elections Constituency Date Incumbent Party Winner Party CauseUpper Bann17 May 1990Harold McCusker Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Trimble Ulster Unionist PartyDeath See also 1987 United Kingdom general election in England 1987 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales References collapsed #Northern Ireland 1983 Category:1987 elections in Northern Ireland