2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
DUP
Democratic Unionist Party Hold
Majority
2,081
Electorate
68,249
Turnout
67.3%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Nigel Dodds
Democratic Unionist Party
|
21,240 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
|
|
John Finucane
Sinn Féin
|
19,159 | 41.7% | 7.8% |
|
|
Sam Nelson
Alliance
|
2,475 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
|
|
Martin McAuley
Social Democratic & Labour Party
|
2,058 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
|
|
Malachai O'Hara
Green Party Northern Ireland
|
644 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
|
|
Gemma Weir
The Workers' Party
|
360 | 0.8% | -1.5% |