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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 [1]
1918 102 497,211 6,457 [n 1] 4.6 19.0 N/A 93
73 / 105
[2]
1924 5 34,181 6,836 0.2 0.5 N/A 2
0 / 13
1950 2 23,362 11,681 0.1 0.3 N/A 1
0 / 12
1955 12 152,310 12,693 0.6 23.5 N/A 7
2 / 12
1959 12 63,415 5,285 0.2 11.0 −0.4 5
0 / 12
1983 14 102,701 7,336 0.3 13.6 N/A 7
1 / 17
1987 14 83,389 5,956 0.3 11.4 0.0 10
1 / 17
1992 14 78,291 5,592 0.2 10.0 −0.1 9
0 / 17
1997 17 126,921 7,466 0.4 16.0 +0.2 13
2 / 18
2001 18 175,933 9,774 0.7 21.7 +0.3 14
4 / 18
2005 18 174,530 9,696 0.6 24.3 −0.1 14
5 / 18
2010 17 171,942 10,114 0.6 25.5 0.0 13
5 / 18
2015 18 176,232 9,791 0.6 24.5 0.0 14
4 / 18
2017 18 238,915 13,273 0.7 29.4 +0.1 14
7 / 18
2019 15 181,853 12,124 0.6 22.8 -0.1 13
7 / 18

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 1906–1910

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1908 North Leitrim by-election Charles Dolan 1,157 27.2 2

By-elections, 1910–1918

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1917 North Roscommon by-election George Noble Plunkett [n 2] 3,022 55.9 1
1917 South Longford by-election Joseph McGuinness 1,498 50.6 1
1917 East Clare by-election Éamon de Valera 5,010 71.1 1
1917 Kilkenny City by-election W. T. Cosgrave 772 66.3 1
1918 South Armagh by-election Patrick McCartan 1,305 35.6 2
1918 Waterford City by-election Vincent White 764 38.1 2
1918 East Tyrone by-election Vincent White 745 29.3 2
1918 Tullamore by-election Patrick McCartan unopposed N/A 1
1918 East Cavan by-election Arthur Griffith 3,785 59.5 1

1918 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast Cromac Archibald Savage 997 6.7 3
Belfast Duncairn Russell McNabb 271 1.9 3
Belfast Falls Éamon de Valera 3,245 27.7 2
Belfast Ormeau James Joseph Dobbyn 338 2.7 3
Belfast Pottinger Bernard Campbell 393 3.2 4
Belfast St Anne's Dermot Barnes 1,341 11.0 3
Belfast Shankill Michael Carolan 534 3.3 3
Belfast Victoria Winifred Carney 539 4.1 3
Belfast Woodvale Robert Haskin 1,247 9.3 2
County Carlow James Lennon unopposed N/A 1
Cork City J. J. Walsh 20,801 34.3 1
Liam de Róiste 20,506 33.8 2 [n 3]
County Louth John J. O'Kelly 10,770 50.6 1
County Waterford Cathal Brugha 12,890 75.4 1
Dublin Clontarf Richard Mulcahy 5,974 64.9 1
Dublin College Green Seán T. O'Kelly 9,662 77.2 1
Dublin Harbour Philip Shanahan 7,708 58.9 1
Dublin Pembroke Desmond FitzGerald 6,114 47.5 1
Dublin Rathmines Patrick Little 5,566 37.7 2
Dublin St James's Joseph McGrath 6,356 80.1 1
Dublin St Michan's Michael Staines 7,553 65.4 1
Dublin St Patrick's Constance Markievicz 7,835 65.9 1
Dublin St Stephen's Green Thomas Kelly 8,461 59.9 1
East Antrim Daniel Dumigan 861 5.4 2
East Cavan Arthur Griffith unopposed N/A 1
East Clare Éamon de Valera unopposed N/A 1
East Cork David Kent unopposed N/A 1
East Donegal Samuel O'Flaherty 46 0.4 2
East Down Russell McNabb 3,876 27.3 3
East Galway Liam Mellows unopposed N/A 1
East Kerry Piaras Béaslaí unopposed N/A 1
East Limerick Richard Hayes 12,750 77.9 1
East Mayo Éamon de Valera 8,975 66.5 1
East Tipperary Pierce McCan 7,487 61.0 1
East Wicklow Seán Etchingham 5,916 53.9 1
Galway Connemara Pádraic Ó Máille 11,754 77.1 1
King's County Patrick McCartan unopposed N/A 1
Leitrim James Dolan 17,711 85.2 1
Limerick City Michael Colivet unopposed N/A 1
Londonderry City Eoin MacNeill 7,335 50.7 1
Longford Joseph McGuinness 11,122 72.7 1
Mid Antrim Joseph Connolly 2,791 20.7 2
Mid Armagh Liam Ó Briain 5,688 40.3 2
Mid Cork Terence MacSwiney unopposed N/A 1
Mid Down Joseph Robinson 707 6.2 1
Mid Tipperary Séamus Burke unopposed N/A 1
National University of Ireland Eoin MacNeill 1,644 66.9 1
North Antrim Patrick McCarry 2,673 21.7 2
North Armagh Ernest Blythe 2,860 21.8 2
North Cork Patrick O'Keeffe unopposed N/A 1
North Dublin Frank Lawless 9,138 67.4 1
North Donegal Joseph O'Doherty 7,003 69.5 1
North East Cork Thomas Hunter unopposed N/A 1
North East Tyrone Seán Milroy 56 0.3 3
North Fermanagh Kevin O'Shiel 6,236 47.9 2
North Galway Bryan Cusack 8,896 69.0 1
North Kerry James Crowley unopposed N/A 1
North Kildare Domhnall Ua Buachalla 5,979 68.7 1
North Kilkenny W. T. Cosgrave unopposed N/A 1
North Londonderry Patrick McGilligan 3,951 27.3 2
North Mayo John Crowley 7,429 80.8 1
North Meath Liam Mellows 6,982 65.0 1
North Monaghan Ernest Blythe 6,842 48.7 1
North Roscommon George Noble Plunkett unopposed N/A 1
North Sligo J. J. Clancy 9,030 68.0 1
North Tipperary Joseph MacDonagh unopposed N/A 1
North West Tyrone Arthur Griffith 10,442 57.6 1
North Wexford Roger Sweetman 10,162 58.6 1
Queen's County Kevin Christopher O'Higgins 13,452 67.5 1
Queen's University Belfast Seán B. Dolan 118 7.4 2
South Antrim Kevin O'Shiel 2,318 14.9 2
South Armagh James Thomas McKee 79 1.8 2
South Cork Michael Collins unopposed N/A 1
South Dublin George Gavan Duffy 5,133 38.6 1
South Donegal Peter J. Ward 5,787 54.9 1
South Down Éamon de Valera 33 0.2 4
South East Cork Diarmuid Lynch unopposed N/A 1
South Fermanagh Seán O'Mahony 6,673 58.9 1
South Galway Frank Fahy 10,621 85.9 1
South Kerry Fionán Lynch unopposed N/A 1
South Kildare Art O'Connor 7,104 82.1 1
South Kilkenny James O'Mara 8,685 82.4 1
South Londonderry Louis Joseph Walsh 3,425 20.9 3
South Mayo William Sears unopposed N/A 1
South Meath Eamonn Duggan 6,371 70.4 1
South Monaghan Seán MacEntee 7,524 63.0 1
South Roscommon Harry Boland 10,685 71.6 1
South Sligo Alexander McCabe 9,113 82.1 1
South Tipperary P. J. Moloney 8,744 76.4 1
South Tyrone Denis McCullough 5,437 29.1 2
South Wexford James Ryan 8,729 51.5 1
Waterford City Vincent White 4,431 47.4 2
Westmeath Laurence Ginnell 12,435 75.4 1
West Cavan Paul Galligan unopposed N/A 1
West Clare Brian O'Higgins unopposed N/A 1
West Cork Seán Hayes unopposed N/A 1
West Donegal Joseph Sweeney 6,712 62.0 1
West Down Bernard Campbell 1,725 14.0 2
West Kerry Austin Stack unopposed N/A 1
West Limerick Cornelius Collins unopposed N/A 1
West Mayo Joseph MacBride 10,195 86.7 1
West Wicklow Robert Barton 6,239 82.0 1

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

By-elections, 1918–22

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1919 North Londonderry by-election Patrick McGilligan 4,333 30.4 2

1924 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim William McCormick 2,514 2.0 3
Armagh James McKee 11,756 28.8 2
Belfast North Hugh Corvin 1,192 3.4 2
Belfast West Patrick Nash 2,688 5.1 3
Down Michael Murney 8,941 7.1 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Michael McCartan 6,812 6.6 3 [n 4]
Thomas Corrigan 6,685 6.5 4 [n 4]
Londonderry Charles MacWhinney 5,869 15.8 2

1950 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West Jimmy Steele 1,482 2.2 3
Londonderry Hugh McAteer 21,880 37.4 2

McAteer stood as an independent republican candidate.

1955 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Tomás Óg Mac Curtain 21,363 35.6 2
Belfast East Liam Mulcahy 3,156 7.3 3
Belfast North Francis McGlade 4,534 8.5 3
Belfast South Patrick Kearney 1,679 3.9 3
Belfast West Eamonn Boyce 8,447 14.4 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Philip Clarke 30,529 50.2 1
Londonderry Manus Canning 19,640 35.5 2
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 29,737 50.2 1
North Antrim John Dougan 6,809 14.0 2
North Down Joseph Campbell 1,637 3.2 2
South Antrim Michael Traynor 5,155 9.3 2
South Down Kevin O'Rourke 19,624 34.1 2

By-elections, 1955–59

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
1955 Mid Ulster by-election Tom Mitchell 30,392 50.7 1
1956 Mid Ulster by-election Tom Mitchell 24,124 40.8 2

1959 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh John Lynch 6,823 14.5 2
Belfast East Barney Boswell 1,204 2.7 3
Belfast North Francis McGlade 2,156 4.1 3
Belfast South Brendan O'Reilly 434 1.0 4
Belfast West Thomas Heenan 4,416 8.3 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone James Martin 7,348 18.6 2
Londonderry Manus Canning 13,872 27.0 2
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 14,170 30.0 2
North Antrim John Dougan 2,280 5.1 2
North Down Joseph Campbell 1,039 2.0 2
South Antrim Michael Traynor 2,745 4.9 2
South Down Kevin O'Rourke 6,298 14.6 2

1964 general election

These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh John Lynch 12,432 23.0 2
Belfast East David McConnell 1,827 4.3 3
Belfast North Francis McGlade 2,743 5.5 3
Belfast South Robert McKnight 1,159 3.0 3
Belfast West Billy McMillen 3,256 6.3 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Aloysius Molloy 14,645 26.9 2
Londonderry Hugh McAteer 21,123 35.9 2
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 22,180 39.6 2
North Antrim Seán Caughey 4,424 9.9 2
North Down Paddy McGrattan 855 1.4 4
South Antrim Leo Wilson 3,830 5.7 3
South Down George Mussen 11,031 19.8 3

1966 general election

These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Charles McGleenan 13,467 28.0 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 10,370 19.1 3
Londonderry Neil Gillespie 2,860 4.8 3
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 27,168 47.8 2
South Down George Mussen 8,917 17.4 3

By-elections, 1979–83

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

Election Candidate Votes % Position
April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Bobby Sands 30,493 51.2 1
August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Owen Carron 31,278 49.1 1

1983 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Denis Donaldson 682 1.8 4
Belfast North Joe Austin 5,451 12.9 4
Belfast South Sean McKnight 1,107 3.0 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 16,379 36.9 1
East Londonderry John Davey 7,073 13.8 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Owen Carron 20,954 34.8 2
Foyle Martin McGuinness 10,607 20.3 3
Lagan Valley Richard McAuley 1,751 4.3 5
Mid Ulster Danny Morrison 16,096 29.9 2
Newry and Armagh Jim McAllister 9,928 20.9 3
North Antrim Pearse McMahon 2,860 6.5 4
South Antrim Sean Laverty 1,629 4.2 5
South Down Patrick Fitzsimmons 4,074 7.9 3
Upper Bann Brendan Curran 4,110 9.4 4

By-elections, 1983–87

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Owen Carron 15,278 27.2 2
1986 Mid Ulster by-election Danny Morrison 13,998 27.1 2
1986 Newry and Armagh by-election Jim McAllister 6,609 13.2 3
1986 South Down by-election Hugh McDowell 2,963 5.7 3

1987 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Joe O'Donnell 649 2.0 4
Belfast North Paddy McManus 5,062 13.8 4
Belfast South Sean McKnight 1,030 3.2 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 16,862 41.1 1
East Londonderry John Davey 5,464 11.2 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Paul Corrigan 14,623 26.4 2
Foyle Martin McGuinness 8,707 17.9 3
Lagan Valley Patrick Rice 2,656 6.4 4
Mid Ulster Sean Begley 12,449 23.9 3
Newry and Armagh Jim McAllister 6,173 11.8 3
North Antrim Sean Regan 2,633 6.4 4
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 1,592 4.4 4
South Down Geraldine Ritchie 2,363 4.2 3
Upper Bann Brendan Curran 3,126 7.4 3

By-elections, 1987–92

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
1990 Upper Bann by-election Sheena Campbell 2,033 5.7 3

1992 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Joe O'Donnell 679 1.9 5
Belfast North Paddy McManus 4,693 13.1 3
Belfast South Sean Hayes 1,123 2.3 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 16,826 42.1 2
East Londonderry Pauline Davey-Kennedy 5,320 10.1 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Francie Molloy 12,604 22.9 3
Foyle Martin McGuinness 9,149 17.6 3
Lagan Valley Patrick Rice 3,346 6.8 5
Mid Ulster Barry McElduff 10,248 18.7 3
Newry and Armagh Brendan Curran 6,547 12.5 3
North Antrim James McGarry 1,916 4.2 6
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 1,220 2.9 4
South Down Sean Fitzpatrick 1,843 3.0 3
Upper Bann Brendan Curran 2,777 6.1 3

1997 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Dominic Corr 810 2.1 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 8,375 20.2 3
Belfast South Sean Hayes 2,019 5.1 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 25,662 55.9 1
East Antrim Chrissie McAuley 543 1.6 8
East Londonderry Malachy O'Kane 3,463 9.0 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Gerry McHugh 11,174 23.1 2
Foyle Mitchel McLaughlin 11,445 23.9 2
Lagan Valley Sue Ramsey 1,110 2.5 6
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 20,294 40.1 1
Newry and Armagh Patrick McNamee 11,218 21.1 3
North Antrim James McGarry 2,896 6.3 4
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 2,229 5.5 5
South Down Mick Murphy 5,127 10.4 3
Strangford Garret O'Fachtna 503 1.2 6
Upper Bann Bernadette O'Hagan 5,773 12.1 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 14,280 30.9 3

By-elections, 1997–2001

Election Candidate Votes % Position
South Antrim Martin Meehan 2,611 8.5 4

2001 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Joe O'Donnell 1,237 3.4 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 10,331 25.2 2
Belfast South Alex Maskey 2,894 7.6 4
Belfast West Gerry Adams 27,096 66.1 1
East Antrim Janette Graffan 903 2.5 6
East Londonderry Francie Brolly 6,221 15.6 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 17,739 34.1 1
Foyle Mitchel McLaughlin 12,988 26.6 2
Lagan Valley Paul Butler 2,725 5.9 5
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 25,502 51.1 1
Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy 17,209 30.9 2
North Antrim John Kelly 4,822 9.8 4
North Down Eamonn McConvey 313 0.8 6
South Antrim Martin Meehan 4,160 9.4 4
South Down Mick Murphy 10,278 19.7 2
Strangford Liam Johnston 930 2.2 5
Upper Bann Dara O'Hagan 10,771 21.1 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 19,814 40.8 1

2005 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Deborah Devenny 1,029 3.3 4
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 8,747 28.6 2
Belfast South Alex Maskey 2,882 9.0 4
Belfast West Gerry Adams 24,348 70.5 1
East Antrim James McKeown 828 2.6 5
East Londonderry Billy Leonard 5,709 16.1 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 18,638 38.2 1
Foyle Mitchel McLaughlin 15,162 33.2 2
Lagan Valley Paul Butler 3,197 7.5 4
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 21,641 47.6 1
Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy 20,965 41.4 1
North Antrim Philip McGuigan 7,191 15.7 2
North Down Janet McCrory 205 0.6 7
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 4,407 11.6 4
South Down Caitríona Ruane 12,417 25.8 2
Strangford Dermot Kennedy 949 2.6 6
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 9,305 21.0 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 16,910 38.9 1

2010 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Niall Ó Donnghaile 817 2.4 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 12,588 34.0 2
Belfast West Gerry Adams 22,840 71.1 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 2,064 6.8 4
East Londonderry Cathal Ó hOisín 6,742 19.3 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 21,304 45.5 1
Foyle Martina Anderson 12,098 31.9 2
Lagan Valley Paul Butler 1,465 4.0 6
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 21,239 52.0 1
Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy 18,857 42.0 1
North Antrim Daithí McKay 5,265 12.4 3
North Down Vincent Parker 250 0.7 7
South Antrim Mitchel McLaughlin 4,729 13.9 3
South Down Caitríona Ruane 12,236 28.7 2
Strangford Michael Coogan 1,161 3.6 6
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 10,237 24.7 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 18,050 48.4 1

By-elections, 2010–15

Election Candidate Votes % Position
2011 Belfast West by-election Paul Maskey 16,211 70.6 1
2013 Mid Ulster by-election Francie Molloy 17,462 46.9 1

2015 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Niall Ó Donnghaile 823 2.1 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 13,770 33.9 2
Belfast South Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 5,402 13.9 4
Belfast West Paul Maskey 19,163 54.2 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 2,314 6.9 5
East Londonderry Caoimhe Archibald 6,859 19.8 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 23,078 45.4 2
Foyle Gearóid Ó hEára 11,679 31.6 2
Lagan Valley Jacqui McGeough 1,144 2.9 7
Mid Ulster Francie Molloy 19,935 48.7 1
Newry and Armagh Mickey Brady 20,488 41.1 1
North Antrim Daithí McKay 5,143 12.3 3
North Down Therese McCartney 273 0.8 10
South Antrim Declan Kearney 4,699 12.9 3
South Down Chris Hazzard 12,186 28.5 2
Strangford Sheila Bailie 876 2.6 8
Upper Bann Catherine Seeley 11,593 24.6 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 16,805 43.5 1

2017 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Mairead O'Donnell 894 2.1 4
Belfast North John Finucane 19,159 41.7 2
Belfast South Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 7,143 16.3 4
Belfast West Paul Maskey 27,107 66.7 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 3,555 9.3 4
East Londonderry Dermot Nicholl 10,881 26.5 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 25,230 47.2 1
Foyle Elisha McCallion 18,256 39.7 1
Lagan Valley Jacqui Russell 1,567 3.5 5
Mid Ulster Francie Molloy 25,455 54.5 1
Newry and Armagh Mickey Brady 25,666 47.9 1
North Antrim Cara McShane 7,878 16.3 2
North Down Thérèse McCartney 531 1.4 6
South Antrim Declan Kearney 7,797 18.1 3
South Down Chris Hazzard 20,328 39.9 1
Strangford Carole Murphy 1,083 2.8 5
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 14,325 27.9 2
West Tyrone Barry McElduff 22,060 50.7 1

By-elections, 2017–2019

By-election Candidate Votes % Position
2018 West Tyrone by-election Órfhlaith Begley 16,346 46.7 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. [3]

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast North John Finucane 23,078 47.1 1
Belfast West Paul Maskey 20,866 53.8 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 2,120 5.7 4
East Londonderry Dermot Nicholl 6,128 15.6 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 21,986 43.3 1
Foyle Elisha McCallion 9,771 20.7 2
Lagan Valley Gary McCleave 1,098 2.4 5
Mid Ulster Francie Molloy 20,473 45.9 1
Newry and Armagh Mickey Brady 20,287 40.0 1
North Antrim Cara McShane 5,632 12.8 4
South Antrim Declan Kearney 4,887 11.4 4
South Down Chris Hazzard 16,137 32.4 1
Strangford Ryan Carlin 555 1.5 5
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 12,291 24.6 2
West Tyrone Órfhlaith Begley 16,544 40.2 1

Footnotes

  1. ^ Average for the 77 contested seats; i.e. excluding the 25 uncontested seats.
  2. ^ Griffith's Sinn Féin party was one of several groups to endorse Plunkett's candidacy. Plunkett used the Sinn Féin slogan but was not a member of the same party as Griffith until the October 1917 reconstitution of Sinn Féin under Éamon de Valera. [2]
  3. ^ Cork City was a 2-seat constituency, with Sinn Féin taking both seats.
  4. ^ a b Fermanagh and Tyrone was a 2-seat constituency, with Sinn Féin taking neither seat.

References

  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p.  46. ISBN  0900178000.
  2. ^ Laffan, Michael (March 1971). "The Unification of Sinn Fein in 1917". Irish Historical Studies. 17 (67). Cambridge University Press: 353–379. doi: 10.1017/S0021121400113495. JSTOR  30005764. S2CID  191810580.
  3. ^ Rory Carroll (4 November 2019). "Sinn Féin to stand aside for remain candidates in three constituencies". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  • F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
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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 [1]
1918 102 497,211 6,457 [n 1] 4.6 19.0 N/A 93
73 / 105
[2]
1924 5 34,181 6,836 0.2 0.5 N/A 2
0 / 13
1950 2 23,362 11,681 0.1 0.3 N/A 1
0 / 12
1955 12 152,310 12,693 0.6 23.5 N/A 7
2 / 12
1959 12 63,415 5,285 0.2 11.0 −0.4 5
0 / 12
1983 14 102,701 7,336 0.3 13.6 N/A 7
1 / 17
1987 14 83,389 5,956 0.3 11.4 0.0 10
1 / 17
1992 14 78,291 5,592 0.2 10.0 −0.1 9
0 / 17
1997 17 126,921 7,466 0.4 16.0 +0.2 13
2 / 18
2001 18 175,933 9,774 0.7 21.7 +0.3 14
4 / 18
2005 18 174,530 9,696 0.6 24.3 −0.1 14
5 / 18
2010 17 171,942 10,114 0.6 25.5 0.0 13
5 / 18
2015 18 176,232 9,791 0.6 24.5 0.0 14
4 / 18
2017 18 238,915 13,273 0.7 29.4 +0.1 14
7 / 18
2019 15 181,853 12,124 0.6 22.8 -0.1 13
7 / 18

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 1906–1910

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1908 North Leitrim by-election Charles Dolan 1,157 27.2 2

By-elections, 1910–1918

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1917 North Roscommon by-election George Noble Plunkett [n 2] 3,022 55.9 1
1917 South Longford by-election Joseph McGuinness 1,498 50.6 1
1917 East Clare by-election Éamon de Valera 5,010 71.1 1
1917 Kilkenny City by-election W. T. Cosgrave 772 66.3 1
1918 South Armagh by-election Patrick McCartan 1,305 35.6 2
1918 Waterford City by-election Vincent White 764 38.1 2
1918 East Tyrone by-election Vincent White 745 29.3 2
1918 Tullamore by-election Patrick McCartan unopposed N/A 1
1918 East Cavan by-election Arthur Griffith 3,785 59.5 1

1918 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast Cromac Archibald Savage 997 6.7 3
Belfast Duncairn Russell McNabb 271 1.9 3
Belfast Falls Éamon de Valera 3,245 27.7 2
Belfast Ormeau James Joseph Dobbyn 338 2.7 3
Belfast Pottinger Bernard Campbell 393 3.2 4
Belfast St Anne's Dermot Barnes 1,341 11.0 3
Belfast Shankill Michael Carolan 534 3.3 3
Belfast Victoria Winifred Carney 539 4.1 3
Belfast Woodvale Robert Haskin 1,247 9.3 2
County Carlow James Lennon unopposed N/A 1
Cork City J. J. Walsh 20,801 34.3 1
Liam de Róiste 20,506 33.8 2 [n 3]
County Louth John J. O'Kelly 10,770 50.6 1
County Waterford Cathal Brugha 12,890 75.4 1
Dublin Clontarf Richard Mulcahy 5,974 64.9 1
Dublin College Green Seán T. O'Kelly 9,662 77.2 1
Dublin Harbour Philip Shanahan 7,708 58.9 1
Dublin Pembroke Desmond FitzGerald 6,114 47.5 1
Dublin Rathmines Patrick Little 5,566 37.7 2
Dublin St James's Joseph McGrath 6,356 80.1 1
Dublin St Michan's Michael Staines 7,553 65.4 1
Dublin St Patrick's Constance Markievicz 7,835 65.9 1
Dublin St Stephen's Green Thomas Kelly 8,461 59.9 1
East Antrim Daniel Dumigan 861 5.4 2
East Cavan Arthur Griffith unopposed N/A 1
East Clare Éamon de Valera unopposed N/A 1
East Cork David Kent unopposed N/A 1
East Donegal Samuel O'Flaherty 46 0.4 2
East Down Russell McNabb 3,876 27.3 3
East Galway Liam Mellows unopposed N/A 1
East Kerry Piaras Béaslaí unopposed N/A 1
East Limerick Richard Hayes 12,750 77.9 1
East Mayo Éamon de Valera 8,975 66.5 1
East Tipperary Pierce McCan 7,487 61.0 1
East Wicklow Seán Etchingham 5,916 53.9 1
Galway Connemara Pádraic Ó Máille 11,754 77.1 1
King's County Patrick McCartan unopposed N/A 1
Leitrim James Dolan 17,711 85.2 1
Limerick City Michael Colivet unopposed N/A 1
Londonderry City Eoin MacNeill 7,335 50.7 1
Longford Joseph McGuinness 11,122 72.7 1
Mid Antrim Joseph Connolly 2,791 20.7 2
Mid Armagh Liam Ó Briain 5,688 40.3 2
Mid Cork Terence MacSwiney unopposed N/A 1
Mid Down Joseph Robinson 707 6.2 1
Mid Tipperary Séamus Burke unopposed N/A 1
National University of Ireland Eoin MacNeill 1,644 66.9 1
North Antrim Patrick McCarry 2,673 21.7 2
North Armagh Ernest Blythe 2,860 21.8 2
North Cork Patrick O'Keeffe unopposed N/A 1
North Dublin Frank Lawless 9,138 67.4 1
North Donegal Joseph O'Doherty 7,003 69.5 1
North East Cork Thomas Hunter unopposed N/A 1
North East Tyrone Seán Milroy 56 0.3 3
North Fermanagh Kevin O'Shiel 6,236 47.9 2
North Galway Bryan Cusack 8,896 69.0 1
North Kerry James Crowley unopposed N/A 1
North Kildare Domhnall Ua Buachalla 5,979 68.7 1
North Kilkenny W. T. Cosgrave unopposed N/A 1
North Londonderry Patrick McGilligan 3,951 27.3 2
North Mayo John Crowley 7,429 80.8 1
North Meath Liam Mellows 6,982 65.0 1
North Monaghan Ernest Blythe 6,842 48.7 1
North Roscommon George Noble Plunkett unopposed N/A 1
North Sligo J. J. Clancy 9,030 68.0 1
North Tipperary Joseph MacDonagh unopposed N/A 1
North West Tyrone Arthur Griffith 10,442 57.6 1
North Wexford Roger Sweetman 10,162 58.6 1
Queen's County Kevin Christopher O'Higgins 13,452 67.5 1
Queen's University Belfast Seán B. Dolan 118 7.4 2
South Antrim Kevin O'Shiel 2,318 14.9 2
South Armagh James Thomas McKee 79 1.8 2
South Cork Michael Collins unopposed N/A 1
South Dublin George Gavan Duffy 5,133 38.6 1
South Donegal Peter J. Ward 5,787 54.9 1
South Down Éamon de Valera 33 0.2 4
South East Cork Diarmuid Lynch unopposed N/A 1
South Fermanagh Seán O'Mahony 6,673 58.9 1
South Galway Frank Fahy 10,621 85.9 1
South Kerry Fionán Lynch unopposed N/A 1
South Kildare Art O'Connor 7,104 82.1 1
South Kilkenny James O'Mara 8,685 82.4 1
South Londonderry Louis Joseph Walsh 3,425 20.9 3
South Mayo William Sears unopposed N/A 1
South Meath Eamonn Duggan 6,371 70.4 1
South Monaghan Seán MacEntee 7,524 63.0 1
South Roscommon Harry Boland 10,685 71.6 1
South Sligo Alexander McCabe 9,113 82.1 1
South Tipperary P. J. Moloney 8,744 76.4 1
South Tyrone Denis McCullough 5,437 29.1 2
South Wexford James Ryan 8,729 51.5 1
Waterford City Vincent White 4,431 47.4 2
Westmeath Laurence Ginnell 12,435 75.4 1
West Cavan Paul Galligan unopposed N/A 1
West Clare Brian O'Higgins unopposed N/A 1
West Cork Seán Hayes unopposed N/A 1
West Donegal Joseph Sweeney 6,712 62.0 1
West Down Bernard Campbell 1,725 14.0 2
West Kerry Austin Stack unopposed N/A 1
West Limerick Cornelius Collins unopposed N/A 1
West Mayo Joseph MacBride 10,195 86.7 1
West Wicklow Robert Barton 6,239 82.0 1

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

By-elections, 1918–22

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1919 North Londonderry by-election Patrick McGilligan 4,333 30.4 2

1924 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim William McCormick 2,514 2.0 3
Armagh James McKee 11,756 28.8 2
Belfast North Hugh Corvin 1,192 3.4 2
Belfast West Patrick Nash 2,688 5.1 3
Down Michael Murney 8,941 7.1 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Michael McCartan 6,812 6.6 3 [n 4]
Thomas Corrigan 6,685 6.5 4 [n 4]
Londonderry Charles MacWhinney 5,869 15.8 2

1950 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West Jimmy Steele 1,482 2.2 3
Londonderry Hugh McAteer 21,880 37.4 2

McAteer stood as an independent republican candidate.

1955 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Tomás Óg Mac Curtain 21,363 35.6 2
Belfast East Liam Mulcahy 3,156 7.3 3
Belfast North Francis McGlade 4,534 8.5 3
Belfast South Patrick Kearney 1,679 3.9 3
Belfast West Eamonn Boyce 8,447 14.4 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Philip Clarke 30,529 50.2 1
Londonderry Manus Canning 19,640 35.5 2
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 29,737 50.2 1
North Antrim John Dougan 6,809 14.0 2
North Down Joseph Campbell 1,637 3.2 2
South Antrim Michael Traynor 5,155 9.3 2
South Down Kevin O'Rourke 19,624 34.1 2

By-elections, 1955–59

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
1955 Mid Ulster by-election Tom Mitchell 30,392 50.7 1
1956 Mid Ulster by-election Tom Mitchell 24,124 40.8 2

1959 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh John Lynch 6,823 14.5 2
Belfast East Barney Boswell 1,204 2.7 3
Belfast North Francis McGlade 2,156 4.1 3
Belfast South Brendan O'Reilly 434 1.0 4
Belfast West Thomas Heenan 4,416 8.3 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone James Martin 7,348 18.6 2
Londonderry Manus Canning 13,872 27.0 2
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 14,170 30.0 2
North Antrim John Dougan 2,280 5.1 2
North Down Joseph Campbell 1,039 2.0 2
South Antrim Michael Traynor 2,745 4.9 2
South Down Kevin O'Rourke 6,298 14.6 2

1964 general election

These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh John Lynch 12,432 23.0 2
Belfast East David McConnell 1,827 4.3 3
Belfast North Francis McGlade 2,743 5.5 3
Belfast South Robert McKnight 1,159 3.0 3
Belfast West Billy McMillen 3,256 6.3 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Aloysius Molloy 14,645 26.9 2
Londonderry Hugh McAteer 21,123 35.9 2
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 22,180 39.6 2
North Antrim Seán Caughey 4,424 9.9 2
North Down Paddy McGrattan 855 1.4 4
South Antrim Leo Wilson 3,830 5.7 3
South Down George Mussen 11,031 19.8 3

1966 general election

These Sinn Féin members stood as Independent Republican candidates.

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Charles McGleenan 13,467 28.0 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 10,370 19.1 3
Londonderry Neil Gillespie 2,860 4.8 3
Mid Ulster Tom Mitchell 27,168 47.8 2
South Down George Mussen 8,917 17.4 3

By-elections, 1979–83

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

Election Candidate Votes % Position
April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Bobby Sands 30,493 51.2 1
August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Owen Carron 31,278 49.1 1

1983 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Denis Donaldson 682 1.8 4
Belfast North Joe Austin 5,451 12.9 4
Belfast South Sean McKnight 1,107 3.0 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 16,379 36.9 1
East Londonderry John Davey 7,073 13.8 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Owen Carron 20,954 34.8 2
Foyle Martin McGuinness 10,607 20.3 3
Lagan Valley Richard McAuley 1,751 4.3 5
Mid Ulster Danny Morrison 16,096 29.9 2
Newry and Armagh Jim McAllister 9,928 20.9 3
North Antrim Pearse McMahon 2,860 6.5 4
South Antrim Sean Laverty 1,629 4.2 5
South Down Patrick Fitzsimmons 4,074 7.9 3
Upper Bann Brendan Curran 4,110 9.4 4

By-elections, 1983–87

Election Candidate Votes % Position
1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Owen Carron 15,278 27.2 2
1986 Mid Ulster by-election Danny Morrison 13,998 27.1 2
1986 Newry and Armagh by-election Jim McAllister 6,609 13.2 3
1986 South Down by-election Hugh McDowell 2,963 5.7 3

1987 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Joe O'Donnell 649 2.0 4
Belfast North Paddy McManus 5,062 13.8 4
Belfast South Sean McKnight 1,030 3.2 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 16,862 41.1 1
East Londonderry John Davey 5,464 11.2 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Paul Corrigan 14,623 26.4 2
Foyle Martin McGuinness 8,707 17.9 3
Lagan Valley Patrick Rice 2,656 6.4 4
Mid Ulster Sean Begley 12,449 23.9 3
Newry and Armagh Jim McAllister 6,173 11.8 3
North Antrim Sean Regan 2,633 6.4 4
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 1,592 4.4 4
South Down Geraldine Ritchie 2,363 4.2 3
Upper Bann Brendan Curran 3,126 7.4 3

By-elections, 1987–92

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
1990 Upper Bann by-election Sheena Campbell 2,033 5.7 3

1992 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Joe O'Donnell 679 1.9 5
Belfast North Paddy McManus 4,693 13.1 3
Belfast South Sean Hayes 1,123 2.3 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 16,826 42.1 2
East Londonderry Pauline Davey-Kennedy 5,320 10.1 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Francie Molloy 12,604 22.9 3
Foyle Martin McGuinness 9,149 17.6 3
Lagan Valley Patrick Rice 3,346 6.8 5
Mid Ulster Barry McElduff 10,248 18.7 3
Newry and Armagh Brendan Curran 6,547 12.5 3
North Antrim James McGarry 1,916 4.2 6
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 1,220 2.9 4
South Down Sean Fitzpatrick 1,843 3.0 3
Upper Bann Brendan Curran 2,777 6.1 3

1997 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Dominic Corr 810 2.1 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 8,375 20.2 3
Belfast South Sean Hayes 2,019 5.1 5
Belfast West Gerry Adams 25,662 55.9 1
East Antrim Chrissie McAuley 543 1.6 8
East Londonderry Malachy O'Kane 3,463 9.0 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Gerry McHugh 11,174 23.1 2
Foyle Mitchel McLaughlin 11,445 23.9 2
Lagan Valley Sue Ramsey 1,110 2.5 6
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 20,294 40.1 1
Newry and Armagh Patrick McNamee 11,218 21.1 3
North Antrim James McGarry 2,896 6.3 4
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 2,229 5.5 5
South Down Mick Murphy 5,127 10.4 3
Strangford Garret O'Fachtna 503 1.2 6
Upper Bann Bernadette O'Hagan 5,773 12.1 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 14,280 30.9 3

By-elections, 1997–2001

Election Candidate Votes % Position
South Antrim Martin Meehan 2,611 8.5 4

2001 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Joe O'Donnell 1,237 3.4 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 10,331 25.2 2
Belfast South Alex Maskey 2,894 7.6 4
Belfast West Gerry Adams 27,096 66.1 1
East Antrim Janette Graffan 903 2.5 6
East Londonderry Francie Brolly 6,221 15.6 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 17,739 34.1 1
Foyle Mitchel McLaughlin 12,988 26.6 2
Lagan Valley Paul Butler 2,725 5.9 5
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 25,502 51.1 1
Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy 17,209 30.9 2
North Antrim John Kelly 4,822 9.8 4
North Down Eamonn McConvey 313 0.8 6
South Antrim Martin Meehan 4,160 9.4 4
South Down Mick Murphy 10,278 19.7 2
Strangford Liam Johnston 930 2.2 5
Upper Bann Dara O'Hagan 10,771 21.1 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 19,814 40.8 1

2005 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Deborah Devenny 1,029 3.3 4
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 8,747 28.6 2
Belfast South Alex Maskey 2,882 9.0 4
Belfast West Gerry Adams 24,348 70.5 1
East Antrim James McKeown 828 2.6 5
East Londonderry Billy Leonard 5,709 16.1 4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 18,638 38.2 1
Foyle Mitchel McLaughlin 15,162 33.2 2
Lagan Valley Paul Butler 3,197 7.5 4
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 21,641 47.6 1
Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy 20,965 41.4 1
North Antrim Philip McGuigan 7,191 15.7 2
North Down Janet McCrory 205 0.6 7
South Antrim Henry Cushinan 4,407 11.6 4
South Down Caitríona Ruane 12,417 25.8 2
Strangford Dermot Kennedy 949 2.6 6
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 9,305 21.0 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 16,910 38.9 1

2010 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Niall Ó Donnghaile 817 2.4 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 12,588 34.0 2
Belfast West Gerry Adams 22,840 71.1 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 2,064 6.8 4
East Londonderry Cathal Ó hOisín 6,742 19.3 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 21,304 45.5 1
Foyle Martina Anderson 12,098 31.9 2
Lagan Valley Paul Butler 1,465 4.0 6
Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness 21,239 52.0 1
Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy 18,857 42.0 1
North Antrim Daithí McKay 5,265 12.4 3
North Down Vincent Parker 250 0.7 7
South Antrim Mitchel McLaughlin 4,729 13.9 3
South Down Caitríona Ruane 12,236 28.7 2
Strangford Michael Coogan 1,161 3.6 6
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 10,237 24.7 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 18,050 48.4 1

By-elections, 2010–15

Election Candidate Votes % Position
2011 Belfast West by-election Paul Maskey 16,211 70.6 1
2013 Mid Ulster by-election Francie Molloy 17,462 46.9 1

2015 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Niall Ó Donnghaile 823 2.1 5
Belfast North Gerry Kelly 13,770 33.9 2
Belfast South Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 5,402 13.9 4
Belfast West Paul Maskey 19,163 54.2 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 2,314 6.9 5
East Londonderry Caoimhe Archibald 6,859 19.8 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 23,078 45.4 2
Foyle Gearóid Ó hEára 11,679 31.6 2
Lagan Valley Jacqui McGeough 1,144 2.9 7
Mid Ulster Francie Molloy 19,935 48.7 1
Newry and Armagh Mickey Brady 20,488 41.1 1
North Antrim Daithí McKay 5,143 12.3 3
North Down Therese McCartney 273 0.8 10
South Antrim Declan Kearney 4,699 12.9 3
South Down Chris Hazzard 12,186 28.5 2
Strangford Sheila Bailie 876 2.6 8
Upper Bann Catherine Seeley 11,593 24.6 3
West Tyrone Pat Doherty 16,805 43.5 1

2017 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Mairead O'Donnell 894 2.1 4
Belfast North John Finucane 19,159 41.7 2
Belfast South Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 7,143 16.3 4
Belfast West Paul Maskey 27,107 66.7 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 3,555 9.3 4
East Londonderry Dermot Nicholl 10,881 26.5 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 25,230 47.2 1
Foyle Elisha McCallion 18,256 39.7 1
Lagan Valley Jacqui Russell 1,567 3.5 5
Mid Ulster Francie Molloy 25,455 54.5 1
Newry and Armagh Mickey Brady 25,666 47.9 1
North Antrim Cara McShane 7,878 16.3 2
North Down Thérèse McCartney 531 1.4 6
South Antrim Declan Kearney 7,797 18.1 3
South Down Chris Hazzard 20,328 39.9 1
Strangford Carole Murphy 1,083 2.8 5
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 14,325 27.9 2
West Tyrone Barry McElduff 22,060 50.7 1

By-elections, 2017–2019

By-election Candidate Votes % Position
2018 West Tyrone by-election Órfhlaith Begley 16,346 46.7 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. [3]

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast North John Finucane 23,078 47.1 1
Belfast West Paul Maskey 20,866 53.8 1
East Antrim Oliver McMullan 2,120 5.7 4
East Londonderry Dermot Nicholl 6,128 15.6 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew 21,986 43.3 1
Foyle Elisha McCallion 9,771 20.7 2
Lagan Valley Gary McCleave 1,098 2.4 5
Mid Ulster Francie Molloy 20,473 45.9 1
Newry and Armagh Mickey Brady 20,287 40.0 1
North Antrim Cara McShane 5,632 12.8 4
South Antrim Declan Kearney 4,887 11.4 4
South Down Chris Hazzard 16,137 32.4 1
Strangford Ryan Carlin 555 1.5 5
Upper Bann John O'Dowd 12,291 24.6 2
West Tyrone Órfhlaith Begley 16,544 40.2 1

Footnotes

  1. ^ Average for the 77 contested seats; i.e. excluding the 25 uncontested seats.
  2. ^ Griffith's Sinn Féin party was one of several groups to endorse Plunkett's candidacy. Plunkett used the Sinn Féin slogan but was not a member of the same party as Griffith until the October 1917 reconstitution of Sinn Féin under Éamon de Valera. [2]
  3. ^ Cork City was a 2-seat constituency, with Sinn Féin taking both seats.
  4. ^ a b Fermanagh and Tyrone was a 2-seat constituency, with Sinn Féin taking neither seat.

References

  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p.  46. ISBN  0900178000.
  2. ^ Laffan, Michael (March 1971). "The Unification of Sinn Fein in 1917". Irish Historical Studies. 17 (67). Cambridge University Press: 353–379. doi: 10.1017/S0021121400113495. JSTOR  30005764. S2CID  191810580.
  3. ^ Rory Carroll (4 November 2019). "Sinn Féin to stand aside for remain candidates in three constituencies". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  • F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
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