This article lists the Democratic Unionist Party'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 |
Number of MPs |
1974 Feb |
2 |
58,656 |
29,328 |
0.2 |
? |
N/A |
2 |
1 |
1974 Oct |
2 |
59,451 |
29,726 |
0.3 |
? |
+0.1 |
2 |
1 |
1979 |
5 |
70,795 |
14,159 |
0.5 |
? |
+0.2 |
3 |
3 |
1983 |
14 |
152,749 |
10,911 |
0.5 |
? |
0.0 |
10 |
3 |
1987 |
4 |
85,642 |
21,411 |
0.3 |
? |
-0.2 |
4 |
3 |
1992 |
7 |
103,039 |
14,720 |
0.3 |
? |
0.0 |
7 |
3 |
1997 |
9 |
107,348 |
11,928 |
0.3 |
? |
0.0 |
9 |
2 |
2001 |
14 |
181,999 |
13,000 |
0.7 |
? |
+0.4 |
14 |
5 |
2005 |
18 |
241,856 |
17,275 |
0.9 |
? |
+0.2 |
18 |
9 |
2010 |
16 |
168,216 |
10,514 |
0.6 |
? |
-0.3 |
16 |
8 |
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, 1979-1983
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, 1983-1986
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, 2010-2015
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 |
References