North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

For other constituencies of the same name, see North Antrim.

North Antrim

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of North Antrim in Northern Ireland

Major settlements| Ballymena, Ballymoney and Ballycastle
Current constituency
Created| 1950
Member of Parliament| Jim Allister (TUV)
Created from| Antrim
1885–1922
Created from| Antrim
Replaced by| Antrim

North Antrim is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Jim Allister (TUV).

## Boundaries

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Map of previous boundaries

Giant's Causeway

1950–1974: The Boroughs of Ballymena and Larne, the Urban Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymoney, and Portrush, the Rural Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymena, and Ballymoney, and in the Rural District of Larne the electoral divisions of Ardclinis, Ballycor, Carncastle, Glenarm North, Glenarm South, Glencloy, and Kilwaughter.

1974–1983: The Boroughs of Ballymena, Carrickfergus, and Larne, the Urban Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Portrush, and Whitehead, the Rural Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymena, and Ballymoney, and in the Rural District of Larne the electoral divisions of Ardclinis, Ballycor, Carncastle, Eden, Glenarm North, Glenarm South, Glencloy, Glynn, Islandmagee North, Islandmagee South, Kilwaughter, Middle Division, Raloo, and Templecorran.

1983–2010: The District of Ballymena, the District of Ballymoney, and the District of Moyle.

2010–present: The District of Ballymena, the District of Ballymoney, and the District of Moyle wards of Armoy, Ballylough, Bushmills, Bonamargy and Rathlin, Carnmoon, Dalriada, Dunseverick, Glenshesk, Glentaisie, Kinbane, Knocklayd, Moss Side, and Moyarget.

North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland. It has the sea to the north and east and parts of the border with County Londonderry to the west – the County Antrim town of Portrush is included in the East Londonderry constituency (although it was in this seat until 1983).

North Antrim constituency, 1885 – 1922

From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions carved out of the former constituency of Antrim. It comprised the baronies of Cary, Dunluce Lower, Dunluce Upper and Kilconway and returned one Member of Parliament from 1885 until 1922, when it was merged into a new Antrim constituency.

North Antrim was re-created in 1950 when the old Antrim two MP constituency was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats.

The constituency is largely rural. Amongst the features within its boundaries are Rathlin Island and Giant's Causeway.

Rathlin Island

The Boundary Commission initially proposed alterations for the boundaries of North Antrim prior to the 2010 general election. It was proposed to transfer Ballycastle and the Glens, including Rathlin Island, in Moyle to East Antrim and rename that seat Antrim Coast & Glens. However that proposal raised many questions, with some arguing that the Glens have no natural ties to Jordanstown. Following consultation and revision, the constituency alterations were passed through the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Constituencies Order.

## History

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North Antrim is an overwhelmingly unionist seat. It first existed from 1885 to 1922. From 1886 to 1974 the Conservative and Unionist members of the United Kingdom House of Commons formed a single Parliamentary party.

Unusually for Ireland, the Liberal Party retained significant strength in this constituency after the split over Home Rule in 1886. The Irish Parliamentary Party never contested the seat.

In 1906 the constituency was won by a Russellite Unionist, at least somewhat linked to the Liberal Party. Although the Unionists regained the seat when the sitting MP retired, the constituency was one of very few Unionist/Liberal marginals in Ireland at both 1910 elections.

A victory for the Unionist candidate in 1918 by 9,621 votes to Sinn Féin's 2,673 votes demonstrated the strength of the unionist support in the area.

In 1922, the constituency reverted to being part of the two member Antrim seat (as it had been before 1885). North Antrim was re-created in 1950 as a larger seat than it had been in its first incarnation. County Antrim, excluding the parts in the Belfast constituencies, was split into two divisions instead of four as previously. The 1950 North Antrim was comparable to the North and Mid Antrim divisions which had existed from 1885 to 1922.

Since 1950 the Westminster elections have been relatively uncompetitive. In 1951, it was one of the last four seats to be uncontested in a UK general election. More recently, one man repeatedly won by a large majority: Ian Paisley was first elected as a Protestant Unionist Party candidate in the 1970 general election after narrowly defeating sitting member Henry Clark. The following year that party changed to the Democratic Unionist Party and Paisley easily held the seat for 40 years until his retirement in 2010. This is the longest continuous period for which the current holding party has held any Northern Irish seat. In elections at all levels, the DUP have frequently had their highest share of the vote in North Antrim and have rarely been seriously challenged.

In March 2010 Ian Paisley announced that he would step down at the 2010 general election. His son Ian Paisley Jr was selected by the DUP to replace him as candidate.[1] Former DUP MEP Jim Allister announced that he would contest the constituency for the Traditional Unionist Voice.[2] Paisley Jr was elected with a significantly reduced majority.

In July 2018 North Antrim was the site of the first recall petition UK held in the under the provisions of the Recall of MPs Act 2015. This petition was launched following a critical report into Paisley Jr's conduct in respect to an undeclared trip to Sri Lanka, and Paisley Jr subsequently being suspended from the Commons for 30 days. The petition was signed by 9.4% of the electorate, short of the 10% required to unseat Paisley Jr and trigger a by-election.

## Members of Parliament

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The Member of Parliament since the 2024 general election is Jim Allister of the TUV, after the DUP lost the seat for the first time since gaining it in 1970 as the Protestant Unionist Party. It had also been the first time in 50 years that the seat was not held by a member of the Paisley family.[3]

North Antrim has had comparatively few MPs in its lifetime compared to other parliamentary constituencies. Sir Hugh O'Neill had sat for one of the predecessor seats of Mid Antrim between 1915 and 1922 and Antrim between 1922 until 1950, making this one of the few seats where four individuals between them represented the seat continuously over a period of ninety years.

Election | Member | Party

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| 1885 | Edward Macnaghten | Conservative
| 1887 by-election | Sir Charles Lewis Bt
| 1891 | Irish Unionist
| 1892 | Charles Connor
| 1895 | Colonel Hugh McCalmont
| 1899 by-election | William Moore
| 1906 | Robert Glendinning | Russellite Unionist
| 1910 (Jan) | Peter Kerr-Smiley | Irish Unionist
1922 | Constituency abolished. See Antrim
1950 | Constituency recreated
| 1950 | Sir Hugh O'Neill | Ulster Unionist
| 1952 by-election | Phelim O'Neill
| 1959 | Henry Clark
| 1970 | Ian Paisley | Protestant Unionist
| 1971 | Democratic Unionist
| 2010 | Ian Paisley Jr
| 2018 | Independent
| 2018 | Democratic Unionist
| 2024 | Jim Allister | Traditional Unionist Voice

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: North Antrim[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TUV | Jim Allister | 11,642  | 28.3  | New
| DUP | Ian Paisley Jr | 11,192  | 27.2  | −23.6
| Sinn Féin | Philip McGuigan | 7,714  | 18.7  | +7.4
| Alliance | Sian Mulholland | 4,488  | 10.9  | −3.4
| UUP | Jackson Minford  | 3,901  | 9.5  | −7.4
| SDLP | Helen Maher  | 1,661  | 4.0  | −1.9
| Aontú | Ráichéal Mhic Niocaill  | 451  | 1.1  | New
| Independent | Tristan Morrow  | 136  | 0.3  | N/A
Majority | 450  | 1.1  | N/A
Turnout | 41,185  | 55.1  | −2.0
Registered electors | 74,697  |  |
| TUV gain from DUP | Swing | +26.0  |

This was the first time the TUV gained a UK Parliament seat, as well as the first time in over 50 years the DUP lost the seat, since Ian Paisley gained it in 1970 as the Protestant Unionist Party candidate.

### Elections in the 2010s

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2019 general election: North Antrim[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley Jr | 20,860  | 47.4  | −11.5
| UUP | Robin Swann | 8,139  | 18.5  | +11.3
| Alliance | Patricia O'Lynn | 6,231  | 14.1  | +8.5
| Sinn Féin | Cara McShane  | 5,632  | 12.8  | −3.5
| SDLP | Margaret Anne McKillop  | 2,943  | 6.7  | +1.4
| Independent | Stephen Palmer  | 246  | 0.6  | New
Majority | 12,721  | 28.9  | −13.7
Turnout | 44,051  | 57.1  | −7.0
Registered electors | 77,147  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing | −11.4  |
2017 general election: North Antrim[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley Jr | 28,521  | 58.9  | +15.7
| Sinn Féin | Cara McShane  | 7,878  | 16.3  | +4.0
| UUP | Jackson Minford  | 3,482  | 7.2  | −4.9
| TUV | Timothy Gaston | 3,282  | 6.8  | −8.9
| Alliance | Patricia O'Lynn | 2,723  | 5.6  | 0.0
| SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 2,574  | 5.3  | −1.7
Majority | 20,643  | 42.6  | +15.1
Turnout | 48,460  | 64.1  | +8.9
Registered electors | 75,657  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing | +5.8  |
2015 general election: North Antrim[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley Jr | 18,107  | 43.2  | −3.2
| TUV | Timothy Gaston[9] | 6,561  | 15.7  | −1.2
| Sinn Féin | Daithí McKay | 5,143  | 12.3  | −0.1
| UUP | Robin Swann | 5,054  | 12.1  | +1.1
| SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 2,925  | 7.0  | −1.8
| Alliance | Jayne Dunlop  | 2,351  | 5.6  | +2.4
| UKIP | Robert Hill  | 1,341  | 3.2  | New
| NI Conservatives | Carol Freeman  | 368  | 0.9  | New
| Independent | Thomas Palmer  | 57  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority | 11,546  | 27.5  | −2.1
Turnout | 41,907  | 55.2  | −2.6
Registered electors | 75,876  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing | −1.0  |
2010 general election: North Antrim[10][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley Jr | 19,672  | 46.4  | −10.4
| TUV | Jim Allister | 7,114  | 16.8  | New
| Sinn Féin | Daithí McKay | 5,265  | 12.4  | −1.8
| UCU-NF | Irwin Armstrong  | 4,634  | 10.9  | −4.1
| SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 3,738  | 8.8  | −2.2
| Alliance | Jayne Dunlop  | 1,368  | 3.2  | +0.2
| Independent | Lyle Cubitt  | 606  | 1.4  | New
Majority | 12,558  | 29.6  | −9.5
Turnout | 42,397  | 57.8  | −7.3
Registered electors | 73,338  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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2005 general election: North Antrim[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 25,156  | 54.8  | +4.9
| Sinn Féin | Philip McGuigan | 7,191  | 15.7  | +5.9
| UUP | Rodney McCune  | 6,637  | 14.5  | −6.5
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 5,585  | 12.2  | −4.6
| Alliance | Jayne Dunlop  | 1,357  | 3.0  | +0.4
Majority | 17,965  | 39.1  | −10.2
Turnout | 45,926  | 61.7  | −4.4
Registered electors | 73,938  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing | −0.5  |
2001 general election: North Antrim[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 24,539  | 49.9  | +3.4
| UUP | Lexie Scott  | 10,315  | 21.0  | −2.6
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 8,283  | 16.8  | +0.9
| Sinn Féin | John Kelly | 4,822  | 9.8  | +3.5
| Alliance | Jayne Dunlop  | 1,258  | 2.6  | −3.6
Majority | 14,224  | 28.9  | +6.0
Turnout | 49,217  | 66.1  | +2.3
Registered electors | 74,451  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing | +3.0  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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1997 general election: North Antrim[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 21,495  | 46.5  | −4.4
| UUP | James Leslie | 10,921  | 23.6  | +5.5
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 7,333  | 15.9  | +1.6
| Sinn Féin | James McGarry  | 2,896  | 6.3  | +2.1
| Alliance | David Alderdice | 2,845  | 6.2  | −1.4
| NI Women's Coalition | Bronagh Hinds | 580  | 1.3  | New
| Natural Law | John Wright  | 116  | 0.3  | New
Majority | 10,574  | 22.9  | −9.9
Turnout | 46,186  | 63.8  | −2.0
Registered electors | 72,491  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing | −5.0  |
1992 general election: North Antrim[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 23,152  | 50.9  | −17.8
| UUP | Joe Gaston | 8,216  | 18.1  | New
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 6,512  | 14.3  | −1.8
| Alliance | John Williams  | 3,442  | 7.6  | −4.8
| NI Conservatives | Thomas Sowler  | 2,263  | 5.0  | New
| Sinn Féin | James McGarry  | 1,916  | 4.2  | −2.2
Majority | 14,936  | 32.8  | −23.4
Turnout | 45,501  | 65.8  | +3.0
Registered electors | 69,114  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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1987 general election: North Antrim[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 28,283  | 68.7  | +14.5
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 5,149  | 12.5  | −1.5
| Alliance | John Williams  | 5,140  | 12.4  | New
| Sinn Féin | Sean Reagan  | 2,633  | 6.4  | −0.1
Majority | 23,234  | 56.2  | +26.3
Turnout | 41,205  | 62.8  | −7.0
Registered electors | 65,733  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |
By-election 1986: North Antrim[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 33,937  | 97.4  | +43.2
| "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement"  | "Peter Barry" (Wesley Williamson)[18] | 515  | 2.6  | New
Majority | 33,024  | 94.8  | +64.9
Turnout | 34,452  | 53.5  | −16.3
Registered electors | 65,157  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |
1983 general election: North Antrim[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 23,922  | 54.2  | +2.5
| UUP | Robert Coulter | 10,749  | 24.3  | +0.9
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 6,193  | 14.0  | +6.6
| Sinn Féin | Pearse McMahon  | 2,860  | 6.5  | New
| Ecology | Malcolm Samuel  | 451  | 1.0  | New
Majority | 13,173  | 29.9  | +1.6
Turnout | 44,175  | 69.8  | +5.5
Registered electors | 63,228  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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1979 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 33,941  | 51.7  | −20.9
| UUP | Jeremy Burchill | 15,398  | 23.4  | New
| Alliance | Hugh Wilson | 7,797  | 11.9  | −2.7
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 4,867  | 7.4  | −5.4
| Irish Independence | John Turnley | 3,689  | 5.6  | New
Majority | 18,543  | 28.3  | −29.7
Turnout | 65,692  | 64.3  | +7.0
Registered electors | 102,202  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |
October 1974 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 43,186  | 72.6  | +9.1
| Alliance | Hugh Wilson | 8,689  | 14.6  | New
| SDLP | Mary McAlister  | 7,616  | 12.8  | −2.7
Majority | 34,497  | 58.0  | +15.5
Turnout | 59,491  | 57.3  | −5.8
Registered electors | 103,737  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |
February 1974 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | Ian Paisley | 41,282  | 63.5  | +22.1
| Pro-Assembly Unionist | T. E. Utley | 13,651  | 21.0  | New
| SDLP | Mary McAlister  | 10,056  | 15.5  | New
Majority | 27,631  | 42.5  | +37.9
Turnout | 64,989  | 63.1  | −10.3
Registered electors | 104,168  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |
1970 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Protestant Unionist | Ian Paisley | 24,130  | 41.2  | New
| UUP | Henry Clark | 21,451  | 36.6  | −41.5
| NI Labour | Patrick McHugh  | 6,476  | 11.0  | New
| National Democratic | Alasdair McDonnell | 4,312  | 7.4  | New
| Ulster Liberal | Richard Moore | 2,269  | 3.9  | −18.0
Majority | 2,679  | 4.6  | N/A
Turnout | 58,638  | 73.4  | +16.7
Registered electors | 79,930  |  |
| Protestant Unionist gain from UUP | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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1966 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Henry Clark | 31,927  | 78.1  | −12.0
| Ulster Liberal | Richard Moore | 8,941  | 21.9  | New
Majority | 22,986  | 56.2  | −24.0
Turnout | 40,868  | 56.7  | −6.4
Registered electors | 72,039  |  |
| UUP hold | Swing |  |
1964 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Henry Clark | 40,372  | 90.1  | −4.8
| Ind. Republican | Seán Caughey | 4,424  | 9.9  | New
Majority | 35,948  | 80.2  | −9.6
Turnout | 44,796  | 63.3  | −1.2
Registered electors | 70,762  |  |
| UUP hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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1959 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Henry Clark | 42,807  | 94.9  | +8.9
| Sinn Féin | John Dougan  | 2,280  | 5.1  | −8.9
Majority | 40,527  | 89.8  | +17.8
Turnout | 45,087  | 64.5  | −7.7
Registered electors | 69,880  |  |
| UUP hold | Swing |  |
1955 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Phelim O'Neill | 41,763  | 86.0  | N/A
| Sinn Féin | John Dougan  | 6,809  | 14.0  | N/A
Majority | 34,954  | 72.0  | N/A
Turnout | 48,572  | 72.2  | N/A
Registered electors | 67,315  |  |
| UUP hold | Swing | N/A |
1952 North Antrim by-election[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Phelim O'Neill | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| UUP hold
1951 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Hugh O'Neill | Unopposed
Registered electors | 68,448  |  |
| UUP hold
1950 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UUP | Hugh O'Neill | Unopposed
Registered electors | 68,759  |  |
| UUP win (new seat)

### Elections in the 1910s

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1918 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Unionist | Peter Kerr-Smiley | 9,621  | 78.3  | +23.8
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McCarry | 2,673  | 21.7  | New
Majority | 6,948  | 56.6  | +47.6
Turnout | 12,294  | 64.3  | −22.6
Registered electors |  |  |
| Irish Unionist hold | Swing |  |
December 1910 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Unionist | Peter Kerr-Smiley | 3,557  | 54.5  | +1.6
| Liberal | William Macafee  | 2,974  | 45.5  | −1.6
Majority | 583  | 9.0  | +3.2
Turnout | 6,531  | 86.9  | −1.6
Registered electors | 7,516  |  |
| Irish Unionist hold | Swing | +1.6  |
January 1910 general election: North Antrim  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Unionist | Peter Kerr-Smiley | 3,519  | 52.9  | −8.8
| Liberal | William James Baxter  | 3,135  | 47.1  | New
Majority | 384  | 5.8  | N/A
Turnout | 6,654  | 88.5  | +2.6
Registered electors | 7,516  |  |
| Irish Unionist gain from Russellite Unionist | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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1906 general election: North Antrim[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Russellite Unionist | Robert Glendinning | 3,757  | 55.9  | N/A
| Irish Unionist | William Moore | 2,969  | 44.1  | N/A
Majority | 788  | 11.8  | N/A
Turnout | 6,726  | 85.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 7,829  |  |
| Russellite Unionist gain from Irish Unionist | Swing | N/A |
1900 general election: North Antrim[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Unionist | William Moore | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Irish Unionist hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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1899 North Antrim by-election[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Unionist | William Moore | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Irish Unionist hold
1895 general election: North Antrim[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Unionist | Hugh McCalmont | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Irish Unionist hold
1892 general election: North Antrim[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Unionist | Charles Connor | 4,666  | 69.7  | −0.2
| Liberal | William Huston Dodd | 2,027  | 30.3  | +0.2
Majority | 2,639  | 39.4  | −0.4
Turnout | 6,693  | 74.1  | +3.3
Registered electors | 9,035  |  |
| Irish Unionist hold | Swing | −0.2  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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1887 North Antrim by-election[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Charles Lewis | 3,858  | 56.7  | −13.2
| Liberal | Samuel Craig McElroy  | 2,526  | 37.1  | +7.0
| Ind. Unionist | William Atcheson Traill | 424  | 6.2  | New
Majority | 1,332  | 19.6  | −20.2
Turnout | 6,808  | 71.6  | +0.8
Registered electors | 9,505  |  |
| Irish Conservative hold | Swing | −10.1  |

* Caused by MacNaghten being appointed Lord of Appeal.

1886 general election: North Antrim[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Edward MacNaghten | 4,429  | 69.9  | +25.6
| Liberal | Samuel Craig McElroy  | 1,910  | 30.1  | +0.6
Majority | 2,519  | 39.8  | +25.0
Turnout | 6,339  | 70.8  | −10.7
Registered electors | 8,948  |  |
| Irish Conservative hold | Swing | +12.4  |
1885 general election: North Antrim[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Conservative | Edward MacNaghten | 3,233  | 44.3  |
| Liberal | William Pirrie Sinclair | 2,149  | 29.5  |
| Independent | John Pinkerton | 1,915  | 26.2  |
Majority | 1,084  | 14.8  |
Turnout | 7,297  | 81.5  |
Registered electors | 8,948  |  |
| Irish Conservative win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland

## References

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1. ^ "Ian Paisley jnr picked to fight father's seat". BBC News. 9 March 2010.
2. ^ "Allister calls for election power-sharing test". Belfast Telegraph. 5 July 2009.
3. ^ Crisp, James (6 July 2024). "How the Paisley family have had their chips". The Telegraph.
4. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
5. ^ "North Antrim Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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8. ^ "UK Parliamentary Election Result – Belfast East". The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland – EONI.
9. ^ "TUV announces Gaston as Westminster candidate". Northern Ireland World. 28 January 2015.
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11. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
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## Further reading

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* F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 – 1970

## External links

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* Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
* Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
* 2017 Election House of Commons Library 2017 Election report
* A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
* Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)
* Politicsresources.net – Official Web Site ✔ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2 )
* North Antrim UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
* North Antrim UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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