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==Elections to the United Kingdom House of Commons== ; Legend: U: [[Unionism in Ireland|unionist]]; N: [[Irish nationalism|nationalist]]; O: other. {| class="wikitable" |+{{Image frame|content={{Graph:Chart | width=450 | height=230 | float= Middle | xAxisTitle= | yAxisTitle= Seats | xAxisAngle = -40 | legend=Party | interpolate = no | showSymbols = 2 | xType = date | y1Title=DUP | y2Title=Sinn Fein | y3Title=UUP | y4Title=SDLP | y5Title=APNI | y6Title=UKUP | y7Title=UPUP | y8Title=UUUP | y9Title=VUPP | y10Title=RLP | y11Title=PUP | y12Title=Unity | y13Title=NP | y14Title=Lab | y15Title=Ind U | y16Title=Ind N | y17Title=Ind Lab | yAxisMax = 13 | yAxisMin = 1 | linewidths = 3,3,3,3,3,3 | type=line | xGrid =yes | yGrid =yes | x=1922 ,1923 ,1924 ,1929 ,1931 ,1935 ,1945 ,1950 ,1951 ,1955 ,1959 ,1964 ,1966 ,1970 ,1974 ,1975 ,1979 ,1983 ,1987 ,1992 ,1997 ,2001 ,2005 ,2010 ,2015 ,2017 ,2019 , | y1= ,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,1 ,3 ,3 ,3 ,3 ,2 ,5 ,9 ,8 ,8 ,10 ,8 , | y2= ,,,,,,,,0 ,2 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,1 ,1 ,0 ,2 ,4 ,5 ,5 ,4 ,7 ,7 , | y3= 11 ,11 ,13 ,11 ,11 ,11 ,9 ,10 ,9 ,10 ,12 ,12 ,11 ,8 ,7 ,6 ,5 ,11 ,9 ,9 ,10 ,6 ,1 ,0 ,2 ,0 ,, | y4=,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,3 ,4 ,3 ,3 ,3 ,3 ,3 ,0 ,2 , | y5=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,0 ,1 , | y6=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,, | y7=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,, | y8=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,, | y9=,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,3 ,3 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,,, | y10=,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, | y11=,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, | y12=,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,2 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, | y13=2 ,2 ,0 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, | y14=,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, | y15=,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,0 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,0 , | y16=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ,1 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,, | y17=,,,,,0 ,1 ,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, | colors = #d46a4c, #326760, #48a5ee, #2aa82c, #f6cb2f, #660066, #ffdead, #ff8c00, #ff8c00, #85de59, #d46a4c, #808000, #32cd32, #cc0000, #aadfff, #cdffab, #ffbbbb }}|align=center|caption=Results over time(Northern Irish seats for parliament)|max-width=}} |- !rowspan=2|Election ! [[Sinn Féin|SF]] (N)!! [[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]] (U) !! [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]] (U) !! [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]] (N) !! [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|APNI]] (O) !! [[Traditional Unionist Voice|TUV]] (U) !! [[UK Unionist Party|UKUP]] (U) !! [[Ulster Popular Unionist Party|UPUP]] (U) !! [[United Ulster Unionist Party|UUUP]] (U) !! [[Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party|VUPP]] (U) !! [[Republican Labour Party|RLP]] (N) !! [[Protestant Unionist Party|PUP]] (U) !! [[Unity (Northern Ireland)|Unity]] (N) !! [[Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)|NP]] (N) !! [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]] (O) !! [[Independent Unionist|Ind U]] !! [[Independent Nationalist|Ind N]] !! [[Independent Labour|Ind Lab]] !! Total !! [[Unionism in Ireland|Total U]] !! [[Irish nationalism|Total N]] !!Total O |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}"| !! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|UK Unionist Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|United Ulster Unionist Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Republican Labour Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Protestant Unionist Party}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Unity (Northern Ireland)}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Nationalist}}" | !! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Labour}}" | !! style="background-color: black" | !! style="background-color: red" | !! style="background-color: green" | !! style="background-color: yellow" | |- |[[1922 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1922]] || || ||11 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 || || || || ||13 ||11 ||2 || |- |[[1923 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1923]] || || ||11 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 || || || || ||13 ||11 ||2 || |- |[[1924 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1924]] || || ||13 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||13 ||13 || || |- |[[1929 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1929]] || || ||11 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 || || || || ||13 ||11 ||2 || |- |[[1931 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1931]] || || ||11 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 || || || || ||13 ||11 ||2 || |- |[[1935 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1935]] || || ||11 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 || || || || ||13 ||11 ||2 || |- |[[1945 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1945]] || || ||9 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 || ||1 || ||1 ||13 ||10 ||2 ||1 |- |[[1950 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1950]] || || ||10 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 || || || || ||12 ||10 ||2 || |- |[[1951 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1951]] || || ||9 || || || || || || || || || || ||2 ||1 || || || ||12 ||9 ||2 ||1 |- |[[1955 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1955]] ||2 || ||10 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||12 ||10 ||2 || |- |[[1959 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1959]] || || ||12 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||12 ||12 || || |- |[[1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1964]] || || ||12 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||12 ||12 || || |- |[[1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1966]] | | |11 | | | | | | | |1 | | | | | | | |12 |11 |1 | |- |[[1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1970]] | | |8 | | | | | | | |1 |1 |2 | | | | | |12 |9 |3 | |- |{{nowrap|[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|Feb. 1974]]}} | |1 |7 |1 | | | | | |3 | | | | | | | | |12 |11 |1 | |- |{{nowrap|[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|Oct. 1974]]}} | |1 |6 |1 | | | | | |3 | | | | | | |1 | |12 |10 |2 | |- |[[1979 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1979]] | |3 |5 |1 | | | | |1 | | | | | | |1 |1 | |12 |10 |2 | |- |[[1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1983]] |1 |3 |11 |1 | | | |1 | | | | | | | | | | |17 |15 |2 | |- |[[1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1987]] |1 |3 |9 |3 | | | |1 | | | | | | | | | | |17 |13 |4 | |- |[[1992 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1992]] | |3 |9 |4 | | | |1 | | | | | | | | | | |17 |13 |4 | |- |[[1997 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|1997]] |2 |2 |10 |3 | | |1 | | | | | | | | | | | |18 |13 |5 | |- |[[2001 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|2001]] |4 |5 |6 |3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |18 |11 |7 | |- |[[2005 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|2005]] |5 |9 |1 |3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |18 |10 |8 | |- |[[2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|2010]] |5 |8 | |3 |1 | | | | | | | | | | |1 | | |18 |9 |8 |1 |- |[[2015 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|2015]] |4 |8 |2 |3 | | | | | | | | | | | |1 | | |18 |11 |7 | |- |[[2017 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|2017]] |7 |10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1 | | |18 |11 |7 | |- |[[2019 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|2019]] |7 |8 | |2 |1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |18 |8 |9 |1 |- |[[2024 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland|2024]] |7 |5 |1 |2 |1 |1 | | | | | | | | | |1 | | |18 |8 |9 |1 |} * [[Sinn Féin]] have never taken their seats in the [[United Kingdom House of Commons]] due to their policy of [[abstentionism]]. * [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]] MPs sat as members of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] until 1972. {{anchor|Westminster by-elections}} ===By-elections=== Gains are marked with a grey background. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Constituency !! Date !! Incumbent !! colspan=2 | Party !! Winner !! colspan=2 | Party !! Cause |- |[[1921 Mid Armagh by-election|Mid Armagh]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1921-06-23}} |[[James Lonsdale (Irish politician)|James Lonsdale]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Henry Armstrong (Northern Ireland politician)|Henry Armstrong]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- |[[1921 Belfast Duncairn by-election|Belfast Duncairn]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1921-06-23}} |[[Edward Carson]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Thomas McConnell]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointed [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]] |- |[[1921 North Down by-election|North Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1921-06-23}} |[[Thomas Watters Brown]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Thomas Watters Brown]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointed [[Solicitor-General for Ireland]] |- |[[1921 Mid Down by-election|Mid Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1921-07-02}} |[[James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon|James Craig]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Robert Sharman-Crawford]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Elected [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] |- |[[1921 West Down by-election|West Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1921-07-05}} |[[Daniel Martin Wilson]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Thomas Browne Wallace]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointed [[Recorder of Belfast]] |- |[[1921 South Londonderry by-election|South Londonderry]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1921-08-29}} |[[Denis Henry]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Robert Chichester (politician)|Robert Chichester]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointed [[Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland]] |- |[[1922 South Londonderry by-election|South Londonderry]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1922-01-18}} |[[Robert Chichester (politician)|Robert Chichester]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[William Pain]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- |[[1922 West Down by-election|West Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1922-02-17}} |[[Thomas Browne Wallace]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Hugh Hayes]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointed Chief Clerk to the [[High Court of Northern Ireland]] |- |[[February 1922 North Down by-election|North Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1922-02-21}} |[[Thomas Watters Brown]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet|Sir Henry Wilson, Bt]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointed to the [[High Court of Northern Ireland]] |- |[[1922 North Londonderry by-election|North Londonderry]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1922-06-04}} |[[Hugh T. Barrie]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Malcolm Macnaghten]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- |[[July 1922 North Down by-election|North Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1922-07-21}} |[[Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet|Sir Henry Wilson, Bt]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[John Simms (clergyman)|John Simms]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Killed by the [[Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)|IRA]] |- |[[1929 Londonderry by-election|Londonderry]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1929-01-29}} |[[Malcolm Macnaghten]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Sir Ronald Ross, 2nd Baronet|Ronald Ross]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointment to [[High Court of Justice]] of England and Wales |- |[[1931 Fermanagh and Tyrone by-election|Fermanagh and Tyrone]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1931-03-07}} |[[Thomas Harbison]] | {{Party name with colour|Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)}} |[[Cahir Healy]] | {{Party name with colour|Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)}} |Death |- |[[1934 Fermanagh and Tyrone by-election|Fermanagh and Tyrone]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1934-06-27}} |[[Joseph Devlin]] | {{Party name with colour|Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)}} |[[Joe Stewart (politician)|Joe Stewart]] | {{Party name with colour|Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)}} |Death |- |[[1939 Down by-election|Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1939-05-10}} |[[Sir David Reid, 1st Baronet|David Reid]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[James Little (British politician)|James Little]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- |[[1940 Belfast East by-election|Belfast East]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1940-02-08}} |[[Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran|Herbert Dixon]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Henry Harland (politician)|Henry Harland]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Elevation to the Peerage |- |[[1940 Queen's University of Belfast by-election|Queen's University of Belfast]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1940-11-02}} |[[Thomas Sinclair (politician, 1857–1940)|Thomas Sinclair]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Douglas Savory]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[1943 Belfast West by-election|Belfast West]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1943-02-09}} |[[Alexander Browne]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Jack Beattie]] | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Labour Party}} |Death |- |[[1943 Antrim by-election|Antrim]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1943-02-11}} |[[Sir Joseph McConnell, 2nd Baronet|Sir Joseph McConnell, Bt]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[John Dermot Campbell]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[1946 Down by-election|Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1946-06-02}} |[[James Little (Unionist politician)|James Little]] | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |[[C. H. Mullan]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- |[[1948 Armagh by-election|Armagh]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1948-03-05}} |[[William Allen (unionist politician)|Sir William Allen]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[James Harden (politician)|James Harden]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death by road accident |- |[[1950 Belfast West by-election|Belfast West]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1950-11-29}} |[[J. G. MacManaway]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Thomas Teevan (Unionist politician)|Thomas Teevan]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Disqualified under the [[House of Commons (Clergy Disqualification) Act 1801]] |- |[[1951 Londonderry by-election|Londonderry]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1951-05-19}} |[[Sir Ronald Ross, 2nd Baronet|Ronald Ross]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[William Wellwood]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Appointment as Northern Ireland Government Agent in London |- |[[1952 North Antrim by-election|North Antrim]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1952-10-27}} |[[Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan|Sir Hugh O'Neill]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan|Phelim O'Neill]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation |- |[[1952 Belfast South by-election|Belfast South]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1952-11-04}} |[[Conolly Gage]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[David Campbell (MP)|David Campbell]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation |- |[[1953 North Down by-election|North Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1953-04-15}} |[[Walter Smiles]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Patricia Ford (politician)|Patricia Ford]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Died in [[MV Princess Victoria|MV ''Princess Victoria'' ferry disaster]] |- |[[1954 Armagh by-election|Armagh]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1954-11-20}} |[[James Harden (politician)|James Harden]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[C. W. Armstrong]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation |- |[[1955 Mid Ulster by-election|Mid Ulster]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1955-08-11}} |[[Tom Mitchell (Irish politician)|Tom Mitchell]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |[[Tom Mitchell (Irish politician)|Tom Mitchell]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |Disqualification |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[1956 Mid Ulster by-election|Mid Ulster]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1956-05-08}} |[[Charles Beattie]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)|George Forrest]] | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Disqualification |- |[[1959 Belfast East by-election|Belfast East]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1959-03-19}} |[[Alan McKibbin]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Stanley McMaster]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- |[[1963 Belfast South by-election|Belfast South]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1963-10-22}} |[[David Campbell (MP)|Sir David Campbell]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Rafton Pounder]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[1969 Mid Ulster by-election|Mid Ulster]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1969-04-17}} |[[George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)|George Forrest]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Bernadette Devlin]] | {{Party name with colour|Unity (Northern Ireland)}} |Death |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1981-04-09}} |[[Frank Maguire (politician)|Frank Maguire]] | {{Party name with colour|Independent Nationalist|shortname=Ind. Nationalist}} |[[Bobby Sands]] | {{Party name with colour|Anti H-Block}} |Death |- |[[August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1981-08-20}} |[[Bobby Sands]] | {{Party name with colour|Anti H-Block}} |[[Owen Carron]] | {{Party name with colour|Anti H-Block}} |Death from hunger strike |- |[[1982 Belfast South by-election|Belfast South]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1982-03-04}} |[[Robert Bradford (Northern Irish politician)|Robert Bradford]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Martin Smyth]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Killed by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] |- |[[1986 North Antrim by-election|Antrim North]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Ian Paisley]] | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |[[Ian Paisley]] | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at [[Anglo-Irish Agreement]] |- |[[1986 East Antrim by-election|Antrim East]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Roy Beggs]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Roy Beggs]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 South Antrim by-election|Antrim South]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Clifford Forsythe]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Clifford Forsythe]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Belfast East by-election|Belfast East]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)|Peter Robinson]] | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |[[Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)|Peter Robinson]] | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Belfast North by-election|Belfast North]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Cecil Walker]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Cecil Walker]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Belfast South by-election|Belfast South]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Martin Smyth]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Martin Smyth]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 North Down by-election|Down North]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[James Kilfedder]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}} |[[James Kilfedder]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 South Down by-election|Down South]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Enoch Powell]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Enoch Powell]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Ken Maginnis]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Ken Maginnis]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Lagan Valley by-election|Lagan Valley]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[James Molyneaux]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[James Molyneaux]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 East Londonderry by-election|East Londonderry]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[William Ross (Northern Irish politician)|William Ross]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[William Ross (Northern Irish politician)|William Ross]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Mid Ulster by-election|Mid Ulster]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown|William McCrea]] | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |[[William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown|William McCrea]] | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Strangford by-election|Strangford]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney|John Taylor]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney|John Taylor]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[1986 Newry and Armagh by-election|Newry and Armagh]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician)|James Nicholson]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Seamus Mallon]] | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1986 Upper Bann by-election|Upper Bann]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1986-01-23}} |[[Harold McCusker]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[Harold McCusker]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Resignation in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement |- |[[1990 Upper Bann by-election|Upper Bann]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1990-05-17}} |[[Harold McCusker]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[David Trimble]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Death |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[1995 North Down by-election|North Down]] |{{dts|format=dmy|1995-06-15}} |[[James Kilfedder|Sir James Kilfedder]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}} |[[Robert McCartney (Northern Irish politician)|Robert McCartney]] | {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}} |Death |- bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |[[2000 South Antrim by-election|South Antrim]] |{{dts|format=dmy|2000-09-21}} |[[Clifford Forsythe]] | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |[[William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown|William McCrea]] | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |Death |- |[[2011 Belfast West by-election|Belfast West]] |{{dts|format=dmy|2011-06-09}} |[[Gerry Adams]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |[[Paul Maskey]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |Resignation to contest the [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth constituency]] in the [[2011 Irish general election|Irish general election]] |- |[[2013 Mid Ulster by-election|Mid Ulster]] |{{dts|format=dmy|2013-03-07}} |[[Martin McGuinness]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |[[Francie Molloy]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |Resignation to end dual mandate as Member of Parliament and Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly |- |[[2018 West Tyrone by-election|West Tyrone]] |{{dts|format=dmy|2018-05-03}} |[[Barry McElduff]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |[[Órfhlaith Begley]] | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |Resignation |} ===Recall petition=== *[[2018 North Antrim recall petition]]
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