Sinn Féin election results

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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 Number of MPs
1918 102 476,458 4,671 4.6 19.0 N/A  ? 73
1924 5 34,181 6,836 0.2 0.5 N/A  ? 0
1950 2 23,362 11,681 0.1 0.3 N/A  ? 0
1955 12 152,310 12,693 0.6 23.5 N/A  ? 2
1959 12 63,415 5,285 0.2 11.0 -0.4  ? 0
1983 14 102,701 7,336 0.3 13.6 N/A  ? 1
1987 14 83,389 5,956 0.3 11.4 0.0  ? 1
1992 14 78,291 5,592 0.2 10.0 -0.1  ? 0
1997 17 126,921 7,466 0.4 16.0 +0.2  ? 2
2001 18 175,933 9,774 0.7 21.7 +0.3  ? 4
2005 18 174,530 9,696 0.6 24.3 -0.1  ? 5
2010 17 171,942 10,114 0.6 25.5 0.0  ? 5

Election results

By-elections, 1910-1918

Election Candidate Votes  % Position
North Roscommon by-election, 1917 George Noble Plunkett 1
South Longford by-election, 1917 Joseph McGuinness 1,498 50.6 1
East Clare by-election, 1917 Éamon de Valera 5,010 71.1 1
Kilkenny City by-election, 1917 W. T. Cosgrave 1
South Armagh by-election, 1918 Patrick McCartan 1,305 35.6 2
Waterford City by-election, 1918 Vincent White 764 38.1 2
East Tyrone by-election, 1918 Vincent White 745 29.3 2
Tullamore by-election, 1918 Patrick McCartan 1
East Cavan by-election, 1918 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
Carlow County James Lennon unopposed N/A 1
Cork City James Walsh 20,801 34.3 1
Cork City Liam de Róiste 20,506 33.8 2
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 County 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 County 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 Sean 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 Aloysius 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, 1918-1922

Election Candidate Votes  % Position
North Londonderry by-election, 1919 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
Fermanagh and Tyrone Thomas Corrigan 6,685 6.5 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 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, 1955-1959

Constituency Candidate Votes  % Position
Mid Ulster by-election, 1955 Tom Mitchell 30,392 50.7 1
Mid Ulster by-election, 1956 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 Sean 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, 1979-1983

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

Election Candidate Votes  % Position
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1981 Bobby Sands 30,493 51.2 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, August 1981 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, 1983-1987

Election Candidate Votes  % Position
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, 1986 Owen Carron 15,278 27.2 2
Mid Ulster by-election, 1986 Danny Morrison 13,998 27.1 2
Newry and Armagh by-election, 1986 Jim McAllister 6,609 13.2 3
South Down by-election, 1986 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, 1987-1992

Constituency Candidate Votes  % Position
Upper Bann by-election, 1990 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 Catriona 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 Catriona 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, 2010-2015

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

References

  • F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833-1987