UK general elections › 2017 › Upper Bann
Upper Bann — 2017
David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) was elected with 22,317 votes— 43.5% of 51,258 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. 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −6.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 51,258
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Simpson | Democratic Unionist Party | 22,317 | −6.5 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | John O'Dowd | Sinn Féin | 14,325 | — | ||
| 3 | Doug Beattie | Ulster Unionist Party | 7,900 | — | ||
| 4 | Declan McAlinden | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 4,397 | — | ||
| 5 | Tara Doyle | Alliance | 2,319 | — |
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.