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North Antrim — 2015

Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) was elected with 18,107 votes43.2% of 41,907 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −6.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 41,907

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 18,10743.2%−6.8 ptsElected
2Timothy Gaston Traditional Unionist Voice 6,56115.7%
3Daithí­ McKay Sinn Féin 5,14312.3%
4Robin Swann Ulster Unionist Party 5,05412.1%
5Declan O'Loan Social Democratic & Labour Party 2,9257.0%
6Jayne Dunlop Alliance 2,3515.6%
7Robert Hill UK Independence Party 1,3413.2%
8Carol Freeman Conservative Party 3680.9%
9Thomas Palmer Independent 570.1%

Electorate 75,876 · Turnout 55.2% · Majority 11,546 · Back to 2015 overview

Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved 2026-05-19, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.