1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland information
Main article: 1983 United Kingdom general election
1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
← 1979
9 June 1983
1987 →
17 seats in Northern Ireland of the 650 seats in the House of Commons
First party
Second party
Leader
James Molyneaux
Ian Paisley
Party
Ulster Unionist
DUP
Leader since
1979
1971
Leader's seat
Lagan Valley
Antrim North
Last election
5 seats, 36.6%
3 seats, 10.2%
Seats won
11
3
Seat change
6
2
Popular vote
259,952
152,749
Percentage
34.0%
20.0%
Swing
2.6%
9.8%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
John Hume
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
Party
SDLP
Sinn Féin
Leader since
6 May 1979
1970
Leader's seat
Foyle
Did not stand
Last election
1 seat, 18.2%
Did not contest
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
137,012
102,701
Percentage
17.9%
13.4%
Swing
0.3%
13.4%
The 1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 9 June with 17 MPs elected in single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post as part of the wider general election in the United Kingdom. This was an increase of five seats, after the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1979 had come into effect to account for the reduced representation after direct rule had been imposed since 1972. New constituencies were drawn up in 1982.[1]
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (No. 1838)" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 22 December 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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