On 11 June 1987, the 1987 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, including the 17 Northern Ireland seats. 1,090,389 people were eligible to vote, up 40,253 from the 1983 general election. Nevertheless, the turnout was down 5.9 percentage points from the last general election.
The Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher as prime minister won another term in government.
Results
+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet +/- Of all (%)Total of all (%)Difference 9 0 2 2 52.9 276,230 38.0 4.0 3 2 0 2 13.1 154,087 21.2 3.3 3 0 0 13.1 85,642 11.8 8.2 1 0 0 5.9 83,389 11.5 1.9 1 0 0 5.9 18,420 2.5 0.5 0 0 0 — 72,761 10.0 2.0 0 0 0 — 19,294 2.6 0.7 Real Unionist0 0 0 — 14,467 2.0 2.0 Protestant Unionist 0 0 0 — 2,147 0.3 0.3 0 0 0 — 281 0.04 0.04 Total 17 730,100 67.0 5.9
MPs elected Constituency Party MPAntrim East Roy BeggsAntrim North Ian PaisleyAntrim South Clifford ForsytheBelfast East Peter RobinsonBelfast North Cecil WalkerBelfast South Martin SmythBelfast West Gerry AdamsDown North Jim KilfedderDown South Eddie McGradyFermanagh and South Tyrone Ken MaginnisFoyle John HumeLagan Valley James MolyneauxLondonderry East William RossMid Ulster William McCreaNewry and Armagh Seamus MallonStrangford John TaylorUpper Bann Harold McCusker
By-elections Constituency Date Incumbent Party Winner Party CauseUpper Bann17 May 1990Harold McCusker David Trimble Death
See also 1987 United Kingdom general election in England 1987 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales
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