Leader of Sinn Féin
Electoral history
Note: Only includes elections contested by persons who were President of Sinn Féin at time of contesting election.

Leader of Sinn Féin

Section Title: Electoral history
Table Section Text: Note: Only includes elections contested by persons who were President of Sinn Féin at time of contesting election.

No.	Name	Constituency	Election	Body	First Preference (share)	Success	Defeated by	Party

4.	Éamon de Valera	Belfast Falls	1918	Dáil Éireann / House of Commons	3,245 (27.7%)	Defeated	Joseph Devlin	Irish Parliamentary Party

4.	Éamon de Valera	Clare East	1918	Dáil Éireann / House of Commons	Unopposed	Elected

4.	Éamon de Valera	Down South	1918	Dáil Éireann / House of Commons	33 (0.2%)	Defeated	Jeremiah McVeagh	Irish Parliamentary Party

4.	Éamon de Valera	Mayo East	1918	Dáil Éireann / House of Commons	8,975 (66.5%)	Elected

4.	Éamon de Valera	Clare	1921	Dáil Éireann	Unopposed	Elected

4.	Éamon de Valera	Clare	1922	Dáil Éireann	Unopposed	Elected

4.	Éamon de Valera	Clare	1923	Dáil Éireann	17,762 (45.0%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	1987	House of Commons	16,862 (41.1%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	1992	House of Commons	16,826 (42.1%)	Defeated	Joe Hendron	Social Democratic and Labour Party

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	1996	Forum	22,355 (53.4%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	1997	House of Commons	25,662 (55.9%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	1998	Assembly	9,078 (21.7%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	2001	House of Commons	27,096 (66.1%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	2003	Assembly	6,199 (18.9%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	2005	House of Commons	24,348 (70.5%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	2007	Assembly	6,029 (17.8%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Belfast West	2010	House of Commons	22,840 (71.0%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Louth	2011	Dáil Éireann	15,072 (21.7%)	Elected

14.	Gerry Adams	Louth	2016	Dáil Éireann	10,661 (15.8%)	Elected

Sentence(s)

In 2011, Gerry Adams won a seat in Dáil Éireann.

final_sentence: In 2011, Gerry Adams won a seat in Dáil Éireann.