# Alliance Party of Northern Ireland election results

This article lists the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland'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 (out of NI total) |
| 1974 Feb | 3 | 22,660 | 7,553 | 0.1 | 3.2 | N/A | 1 | 0 / 12 |
| 1974 Oct | 5 | 44,644 | 8,929 | 0.2 | 6.4 | +0.1 | 4 | 0 / 12 |
| 1979 | 12 | 82,892 | 6,908 | 0.3 | 11.9 | +0.1 | 4 | 0 / 12 |
| 1983 | 12 | 61,275 | 5,106 | 0.2 | 8.0 | −0.1 | 5 | 0 / 17 |
| 1987 | 16 | 72,671 | 4,542 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 / 17 |
| 1992 | 16 | 68,665 | 4,292 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 / 17 |
| 1997 | 17 | 62,972 | 3,704 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 / 18 |
| 2001 | 10 | 28,999 | 2,900 | 0.1 | 3.6 | −0.1 | 5 | 0 / 18 |
| 2005 | 12 | 28,291 | 2,358 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 / 18 |
| 2010 | 18 | 42,762 | 2,376 | 0.2 | 6.3 | +0.1 | 8 | 1 / 18 |
| 2015 | 18 | 61,556 | 3,420 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 / 18 |
| 2017 | 18 | 64,553 | 3,586 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 / 18 |
| 2019 | 18 | 134,115 | 7,451 | 0.4 | 16.8 | +0.2 | 16 | 1 / 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 117,191 | 6,511 | 0.2 | 15.0 | −1.8 | 14 | 1 / 18 |

## February 1974 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Armagh | Robin Glendinning | 4,983 | 8.1 | 3 |
| Belfast South | David Cook | 5,118 | 9.9 | 3 |
| South Antrim | Charles Kinahan | 12,559 | 17.6 | 2 |

## October 1974 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast North | John Ferguson | 3,807 | 8.1 | 3 |
| Belfast South | John Glass | 11,715 | 23.0 | 2 |
| North Antrim | Hugh Wilson | 8,689 | 14.6 | 2 |
| North Down | Keith Jones | 9,973 | 17.5 | 2 |
| South Antrim | Charles Kinahan | 10,460 | 15.3 | 2 |

## 1979 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Armagh | William Ramsay | 2,071 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Belfast East | Oliver Napier | 15,066 | 29.6 | 3 |
| Belfast North | John Cushnahan | 4,120 | 9.7 | 5 |
| Belfast South | Basil Glass | 11,745 | 25.1 | 2 |
| Belfast West | John Cousins | 2,021 | 6.1 | 5 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Peter Acheson | 1,070 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Londonderry | Arthur Barr | 5,830 | 9.2 | 3 |
| Mid Ulster | Aidan Lagan | 3,481 | 5.3 | 4 |
| North Antrim | Hugh Wilson | 7,797 | 11.9 | 3 |
| North Down | Keith Jones | 13,364 | 21.6 | 2 |
| South Antrim | Charles Kinahan | 11,914 | 16.2 | 2 |
| South Down | Patrick Forde | 4,407 | 6.8 | 3 |

## By-elections, 1979–83

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election | Seamus Close | 1,930 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 1982 Belfast South by-election | David Cook | 11,726 | 26.9 | 2 |

## 1983 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Oliver Napier | 9,373 | 24.1 | 3 |
| Belfast North | Paul Maguire | 3,879 | 9.1 | 5 |
| Belfast South | David Cook | 8,945 | 23.9 | 2 |
| East Antrim | Seán Neeson | 7,620 | 20.0 | 3 |
| East Londonderry | Martha McGrath | 2,401 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Foyle | Gerard O'Grady | 1,108 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Lagan Valley | Seamus Close | 4,593 | 11.3 | 3 |
| Mid Ulster | Aidan Lagan | 1,735 | 3.2 | 5 |
| North Down | John Cushnahan | 9,015 | 22.1 | 2 |
| South Antrim | Gordon Mawhinney | 4,612 | 11.9 | 3 |
| South Down | Patrick Forde | 1,823 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Strangford | Addie Morrow | 6,171 | 15.8 | 3 |

## By-elections, 1983–87

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1986 Belfast East by-election | Oliver Napier | 5,917 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 1986 Belfast North by-election | Paul Maguire | 5,072 | 16.7 | 2 |
| 1986 Belfast South by-election | David Cook | 7,635 | 25.0 | 2 |
| 1986 East Antrim by-election | Seán Neeson | 5,405 | 15.1 | 2 |
| 1986 North Down by-election | John Cushnahan | 8,066 | 20.8 | 2 |

## 1987 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | John Alderdice | 10,574 | 32.1 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Tom Campbell | 2,871 | 7.8 | 6 |
| Belfast South | David Cook | 6,963 | 21.3 | 2 |
| East Antrim | Seán Neeson | 8,582 | 25.6 | 2 |
| East Londonderry | Paddy McGowan | 3,237 | 6.6 | 4 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | John Haslett | 950 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Foyle | Elizabeth Zammitt | 1,276 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Lagan Valley | Seamus Close | 5,728 | 13.8 | 2 |
| Mid Ulster | Paddy Bogan | 1,846 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Newry and Armagh | William H. Jeffrey | 664 | 1.3 | 4 |
| North Antrim | John Gareth Williams | 5,140 | 12.4 | 3 |
| North Down | John Cushnahan | 7,932 | 19.4 | 3 |
| South Antrim | Gordon Mawhinney | 5,808 | 16.0 | 2 |
| South Down | Siobhan Laird | 1,069 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Strangford | Addie Morrow | 7,553 | 20.3 | 2 |
| Upper Bann | Fionnuala Cook | 2,487 | 5.9 | 4 |

## By-elections, 1987–92

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1990 Upper Bann by-election | William Ramsay | 948 | 2.7 | 7 |

## 1992 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | John Alderdice | 10,650 | 29.8 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Tom Campbell | 2,246 | 6.3 | 4 |
| Belfast South | John Montgomery | 5,054 | 15.0 | 3 |
| East Antrim | Seán Neeson | 9,132 | 23.3 | 3 |
| East Londonderry | Paddy McGowan | 3,613 | 6.8 | 4 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Eric Bullick | 950 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Foyle | Lara McIlroy | 1,390 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Lagan Valley | Seamus Close | 6,207 | 12.7 | 2 |
| Mid Ulster | Ann Gormley | 1,506 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Newry and Armagh | Eileen Bell | 972 | 1.8 | 4 |
| North Antrim | John Gareth Williams | 3,442 | 7.6 | 4 |
| North Down | Addie Morrow | 6,611 | 14.7 | 3 |
| South Antrim | John K. Blair | 5,244 | 12.4 | 3 |
| South Down | Michael Healey | 1,542 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Strangford | Kieran McCarthy | 7,585 | 16.9 | 3 |
| Upper Bann | William Ramsay | 2,541 | 5.6 | 4 |

## By-elections, 1992–97

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1995 North Down by-election | Oliver Napier | 6,970 | 25.4 | 3 |

## 1997 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Jim Hendron | 9,288 | 23.8 | 3 |
| Belfast North | Tom Campbell | 2,221 | 5.4 | 4 |
| Belfast South | Steve McBride | 5,112 | 12.9 | 4 |
| East Antrim | Seán Neeson | 6,929 | 20.2 | 2 |
| East Londonderry | Yvonne Boyle | 2,427 | 6.0 | 5 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Stephen Farry | 977 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Foyle | Helen-Marie Bell | 817 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Lagan Valley | Seamus Close | 7,635 | 17.2 | 2 |
| Mid Ulster | Ephrem Bogues | 460 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Newry and Armagh | Pete Whitcroft | 1,015 | 1.9 | 4 |
| North Antrim | David Alderdice | 2,845 | 6.2 | 5 |
| North Down | Oliver Napier | 7,554 | 20.7 | 3 |
| South Antrim | David Ford | 4,668 | 11.6 | 3 |
| South Down | Julian Crozier | 1,711 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Strangford | Kieran McCarthy | 5,467 | 13.1 | 3 |
| Upper Bann | William Ramsay | 3,017 | 6.3 | 5 |
| West Tyrone | Ann Gormley | 829 | 1.8 | 4 |

## By-elections, 1997–2001

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 2000 South Antrim by-election | David Ford | 2,031 | 6.6 | 5 |

## 2001 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | David Alderdice | 5,832 | 15.8 | 3 |
| Belfast South | Geraldine Rice | 2,042 | 5.4 | 5 |
| East Antrim | John Matthews | 4,483 | 12.5 | 3 |
| East Londonderry | Yvonne Boyle | 1,625 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Foyle | Colm Kavanagh | 579 | 1.2 | 5 |
| Lagan Valley | Seamus Close | 7,624 | 16.6 | 2 |
| North Antrim | Jayne Dunlop | 1,258 | 2.6 | 5 |
| South Antrim | David Ford | 1,969 | 4.5 | 5 |
| South Down | Betty Campbell | 685 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Strangford | Kieran McCarthy | 2,902 | 6.7 | 3 |

## 2005 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Naomi Long | 3,746 | 12.2 | 3 |
| Belfast North | Marjorie Hawkins | 438 | 1.4 | 5 |
| Belfast South | Geraldine Rice | 2,012 | 6.3 | 5 |
| East Antrim | Seán Neeson | 4,869 | 15.3 | 3 |
| East Londonderry | Yvonne Boyle | 924 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Lagan Valley | Seamus Close | 4,316 | 10.1 | 3 |
| North Antrim | Jayne Dunlop | 1,357 | 3.0 | 5 |
| North Down | David Alderdice | 2,451 | 7.6 | 3 |
| South Antrim | David Ford | 3,278 | 8.6 | 5 |
| South Down | Julian Crozier | 613 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Strangford | Kieran McCarthy | 3,332 | 9.0 | 3 |
| Upper Bann | Alan Castle | 955 | 2.2 | 5 |

## 2010 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Naomi Long | 12,839 | 37.2 | 1 |
| Belfast North | Billy Webb | 1,809 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Belfast South | Anna Lo | 5,114 | 15.0 | 4 |
| Belfast West | Máire Hendron | 596 | 1.9 | 5 |
| East Antrim | Gerry Lynch | 3,377 | 11.1 | 3 |
| East Londonderry | Barney Fitzpatrick | 1,922 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Vasundhara Kamble | 437 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Foyle | Keith McGrellis | 223 | 0.6 | 6 |
| Lagan Valley | Trevor Lunn | 4,174 | 11.4 | 3 |
| Mid Ulster | Ian Butler | 397 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Newry and Armagh | Andrew Muir | 545 | 1.2 | 6 |
| North Antrim | Jayne Dunlop | 1,368 | 3.2 | 6 |
| North Down | Stephen Farry | 1,876 | 5.6 | 3 |
| South Antrim | Alan Lawther | 2,607 | 7.7 | 5 |
| South Down | David Griffin | 560 | 1.3 | 7 |
| Strangford | Deborah Girvan | 2,828 | 8.7 | 3 |
| Upper Bann | Brendan Heading | 1,231 | 3.0 | 5 |
| West Tyrone | Michael Bower | 859 | 2.3 | 5 |

## By-elections, 2010–15

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 2011 Belfast West by-election | Aaron McIntyre | 122 | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2013 Mid Ulster by-election | Eric Bullick | 487 | 1.3 | 4 |

## 2015 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Naomi Long | 16,978 | 42.8 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Jason O'Neill | 2,941 | 7.3 | 4 |
| Belfast South | Paula Bradshaw | 6,711 | 17.2 | 3 |
| Belfast West | Gerard Catney | 636 | 1.8 | 7 |
| East Antrim | Stewart Dickson | 5,021 | 15.0 | 3 |
| East Londonderry | Yvonne Boyle | 2,642 | 7.6 | 5 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Hannah Su | 658 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Foyle | David Hawthorne | 835 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Lagan Valley | Trevor Lunn | 5,544 | 13.9 | 3 |
| Mid Ulster | Eric Bullick | 778 | 1.9 | 7 |
| Newry and Armagh | Kate Nicholl | 841 | 1.7 | 4 |
| North Antrim | Jayne Dunlop | 2,351 | 5.6 | 6 |
| North Down | Andrew Muir | 3,086 | 8.6 | 3 |
| South Antrim | Neil Kelly | 3,576 | 9.8 | 4 |
| South Down | Martyn Todd | 1,622 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Strangford | Kellie Armstrong | 4,687 | 13.8 | 3 |
| Upper Bann | Peter Lavery | 1,780 | 3.8 | 5 |
| West Tyrone | Stephen Donnelly | 869 | 2.2 | 5 |

## 2017 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Naomi Long | 15,443 | 36.0 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Sam Nelson | 2,475 | 5.4 | 3 |
| Belfast South | Paula Bradshaw | 7,946 | 18.2 | 3 |
| Belfast West | Sorcha Eastwood | 731 | 1.9 | 5 |
| East Antrim | Stewart Dickson | 5,950 | 15.6 | 2 |
| East Londonderry | Chris McCaw | 2,538 | 6.2 | 5 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Noreen Campbell | 886 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Foyle | John Doherty | 847 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Lagan Valley | Aaron McIntyre | 4,996 | 11.1 | 3 |
| Mid Ulster | Fay Watson | 1,094 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Newry and Armagh | Jackie Coade | 1,256 | 2.3 | 5 |
| North Antrim | Patricia O'Lynn | 2,723 | 5.6 | 5 |
| North Down | Andrew Muir | 3,639 | 9.3 | 3 |
| South Antrim | Neil Kelly | 3,203 | 7.4 | 4 |
| South Down | Andrew McMurray | 1,814 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Strangford | Kellie Armstrong | 5,693 | 14.7 | 2 |
| Upper Bann | Tara Doyle | 2,319 | 4.5 | 5 |
| West Tyrone | Stephen Donnelly | 1,000 | 2.3 | 5 |

## By-elections, 2017–2019

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 2018 West Tyrone by-election | Stephen Donnelly | 1,130 | 3.2 | 5 |

## 2019 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Naomi Long | 19,055 | 44.9 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Nuala McAllister | 4,824 | 9.8 | 3 |
| Belfast South | Paula Bradshaw | 6,786 | 14.3 | 3 |
| Belfast West | Donnamarie Higgins | 1,882 | 4.9 | 5 |
| East Antrim | Danny Donnelly | 10,165 | 27.3 | 2 |
| East Londonderry | Chris McCaw | 5,921 | 15.1 | 4 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Matthew Beaumont | 2,650 | 5.2 | 4 |
| Foyle | Rachael Ferguson | 1,267 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Lagan Valley | Sorcha Eastwood | 13,087 | 28.8 | 2 |
| Mid Ulster | Mel Boyle | 3,526 | 7.9 | 4 |
| Newry and Armagh | Jackie Coade | 4,211 | 8.3 | 4 |
| North Antrim | Patricia O'Lynn | 6,231 | 14.1 | 3 |
| North Down | Stephen Farry | 18,358 | 45.2 | 1 |
| South Antrim | John Blair | 8,190 | 19.1 | 3 |
| South Down | Patrick Brown | 6,916 | 13.9 | 4 |
| Strangford | Kellie Armstrong | 10,634 | 28.4 | 2 |
| Upper Bann | Eóin Tennyson | 6,433 | 12.9 | 3 |
| West Tyrone | Stephen Donnelly | 3,979 | 9.7 | 4 |

## 2024 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Naomi Long | 17,218 | 40.3 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Nuala McAllister | 4,274 | 10.6 | 3 |
| Belfast South and Mid Down | Kate Nicholl | 8,839 | 20.3 | 2 |
| Belfast West | Eóin Millar | 1,077 | 2.7 | 6 |
| East Antrim | Danny Donnelly | 10,156 | 25.6 | 2 |
| East Londonderry | Richard Stewart | 3,734 | 9.0 | 5 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Eddie Roofe | 2,420 | 4.7 | 3 |
| Foyle | Rachael Ferguson | 1,268 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Lagan Valley | Sorcha Eastwood | 18,618 | 37.9 | 1 |
| Mid Ulster | Padraic Farrell | 2,001 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Newry and Armagh | Helena Young | 2,692 | 5.9 | 6 |
| North Antrim | Sian Mulholland | 4,488 | 10.9 | 4 |
| North Down | Stephen Farry | 13,608 | 31.4 | 2 |
| South Antrim | John Blair | 4,574 | 10.7 | 4 |
| South Down | Andrew McMurray | 3,187 | 7.0 | 4 |
| Strangford | Michelle Guy | 10,428 | 26.8 | 2 |
| Upper Bann | Eóin Tennyson | 6,322 | 13.3 | 3 |
| West Tyrone | Stephen Donnelly | 2,287 | 5.2 | 6 |