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2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election results

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South Down results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2022

Share of election votes

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South Down results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2017

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South Down results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2016

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Sinead Bradley	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	5,059	12.3%	6
Chris Hazzard	Sinn Féin SF	5,045	12.3%	6
Jim Wells	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	5,033	12.3%	3
Colin McGrath	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	4,288	10.4%	8
Caitrona Ruane	Sinn Féin SF	4,191	10.2%	7
Sen Rogers	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	3,564	8.7%
Michael Gray-Sloan	Sinn Féin SF	3,520	8.6%
Harold McKee	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	3,481	8.5%	5
Henry Reilly	Traditional Unionist Voice TUV	2,718	6.6%
Patrick Brown	Alliance Party AP	2,200	5.4%
John McCallister	Independent IndA	1,156	2.8%
John Hardy	Green Party Gre	820	2.0%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	12,911	31.4%	-4.3	2
Sinn Féin SF	12,756	31.1%	+0.2	2
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	5,033	12.3%	-0.2	1
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	3,481	8.5%	-2.1	1
Traditional Unionist Voice TUV	2,718	6.6%		0
Alliance Party AP	2,200	5.4%	+3.3	0
Independent IndA	1,156	2.8%		0
Green Party Gre	820	2.0%	-0.7	0

South Down results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Margaret Ritchie	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	8,506	20.4%	1
Caitriona Ruane	Sinn Féin SF	5,955	14.3%	2
Jim Wells	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	5,200	12.5%	5
John McCallister	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	4,409	10.6%	6
Willie Clarke	Sinn Féin SF	3,882	9.3%	7
Karen McKevitt	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	3,758	9.0%	8
Naomi Bailie	Sinn Féin SF	3,050	7.3%
Eamonn O'Neill	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	2,663	6.4%
Henry Reilly	UK Independence Party UKIP	2,332	5.6%
Cadogan Enright	Green Party Gre	1,107	2.7%
David Griffin	Alliance Party AP	864	2.1%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	14,927	35.8%	+4.4	2
Sinn Féin SF	12,887	30.9%	+0.2	2
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	5,200	12.5%	-5.2	1
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	4,409	10.6%	+0.9	1
UK Independence Party UKIP	2,332	5.6%		0
Green Party Gre	1,107	2.7%	-0.9	0
Alliance Party AP	864	2.1%	+0.6	0

South Down results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Caitriona Ruane	Sinn Féin SF	6,334	13.7%	7
Margaret Ritchie	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	5,838	12.7%	8
PJ Bradley	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	5,652	12.3%	9
Jim Wells	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	5,542	12.0%	10
William Clark	Sinn Féin SF	5,138	11.1%	8
John McCallister	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	4,447	9.6%	11
Michael Carr	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	2,972	6.4%
Eamonn McConvey	Sinn Féin SF	2,662	5.8%
William Burns	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	2,611	5.7%
Ciaran Mussen	Green Party Gre	1,622	3.5%
Henry Reilly	UK Independence Party UKIP	1,229	2.7%
David Griffin	Alliance Party AP	691	1.5%
Martin Cunningham	Independent IndB	434	0.9%
Frederick Wharton	United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	424	0.9%
Peter Bowles	Conservative Con	391	0.8%
Malachi Curran Labour	Labour Lab	123	0.3%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats	Swing
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	14,462	31.4%	-3.7	2
Sinn Féin SF	14,134	30.7%	+4.2	2
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	8,153	17.7%	+2.7	1
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	4,447	9.6%	-8.6	1	+1
Green Party Gre	1,622	3.5%	+1.8	0
UK Independence Party UKIP	1,229	2.7%		0
Alliance Party AP	691	1.5%	+0.4	0
Independent IndB	434	0.9%		0
United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	424	0.9%	+0.4	0
Conservative Con	391	0.8%		0
Labour Lab	123	0.3%		0

South Down results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Jim Wells	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	6,789	15.0%	1
Dermot Nesbitt	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	5,368	11.8%	8
PJ Bradley	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	5,337	11.8%	4
Caitriona Ruane	Sinn Féin SF	5,118	11.3%	9
Margaret Ritchie	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	4,261	9.4%	9
Willie Clark	Sinn Féin SF	4,083	9.0%	9
Eamonn O'Neill	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	3,942	8.7%
Jim Donaldson	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	2,885	6.4%
Eamonn McConvey	Sinn Féin SF	2,806	6.2%
Marian Fitzpatrick	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	2,382	5.3%
Raymond Blaney	Green Party Gre	799	1.8%
Neil Powell	Alliance Party AP	489	1.1%
Nelson Wharton	United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	245	0.5%
Malachi Curran	Independent IndB	162	0.4%
Desmond O'Hagan	Workers Party WP	115	0.3%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Swing	Seats	Swing
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	15,922	35.1%	-10.2	2	-1
Sinn Féin SF	12,007	26.5%	+11.3	2	+1
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	8,253	18.2%	+3.8	0	-1
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	6,789	15.0%	+5.6	1
Green Party Gre	799	1.8%		0
Women's Coalition WC	565	1.2%	-2.0	0
Alliance Party AP	489	1.1%	-1.8	0
United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	245	0.5%	-4.5	0
Independent IndB	162	0.4%		0
Workers Party WP	115	0.3%		0

South Down results for Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998

Share of first preference votes

	Party	First Preference Votes	First Preference Share	Elected on Count
Eddie McGrady	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	10,373	20.2%	1
Mick Murphy	Sinn Féin SF	6,251	12.2%	6
Patrick Bradley	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	5,571	10.8%	10
Dermot Nesbitt	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	5,480	10.7%	8
Jim Wells	Democratic Unionist Party DUP	4,826	9.4%	11
Hugh Carr	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	3,731	7.3%
Eamon O'Neill	Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	3,582	7.0%	11
Frederick Wharton	United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	2,576	5.0%
Norman Hanna	Ulster Unionist Party UUP	1,939	3.8%
Anne Carr	Women's Coalition WC	1,658	3.2%
George Graham	Independent (U) IndG	1,562	3.0%
Garret O'Fachtna	Sinn Féin SF	1,520	3.0%
Anne-Marie Cunningham	Alliance Party AP	1,502	2.9%
Malachi Curran	Labour Lab	498	1.0%
Desmond O'Hagan	Workers Party WP	130	0.3%
Patrick O'Connor	Independent (Unionist) IndD	121	0.2%
Thomas Mullins	Natural Law Party NLP	33	0.1%

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Share of party votes

	Votes	Share	Seats
Social Democratic & Labour Party SDLP	23,257	45.3%	3
Sinn Féin SF	7,771	15.1%	1
Ulster Unionist Party UUP	7,419	14.4%	1
Democratic Unionist Party DUP	4,826	9.4%	1
United Kingdom Unionist Party UKUP	2,576	5.0%	0
Women's Coalition WC	1,658	3.2%	0
Independent (U) IndG	1,562	3.0%	0
Alliance Party AP	1,502	2.9%	0
Labour Lab	498	1.0%	0
Workers Party WP	130	0.3%	0
Independent (Unionist) IndD	121	0.2%	0
Natural Law Party NLP	33	0.1%	0

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South Down parliamentary constituency

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2019 General election results

	Winner
	MP
	Turnout	62.9% (Total electorate: 79113)
	Region	Northern Ireland

South Down results for General election, 2019

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share	Swing
Hazzard, Chris	SF	16,137	32.4%	-7.5
Savage, Michael	SDLP	14,517	29.2%	-6.0
Hanna, Glyn	DUP	7,619	15.3%	-2.1
Brown, Patrick	AP	6,916	13.9%	+10.3
Macauley, Jill	UUP	3,307	6.6%	+2.7
Oth	Oth	1,266	2.5%

South Down results for General election, 2017

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share	Swing
Chris Hazzard	SF	20,328	39.9%	+11.4
Margaret Ritchie	SDLP	17,882	35.1%	-7.2
Diane Forsythe	DUP	8,867	17.4%	+9.3
Harold McKee	UUP	2,002	3.9%	-5.4
Andrew McMurray	AP	1,814	3.6%	-0.2

South Down results for General election, 2015

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share
Margaret Ritchie	SDLP	18,077	42.3%
Chris Hazzard	SF	12,186	28.5%
Harold McKee	UUP	3,964	9.3%
Jim Wells	DUP	3,486	8.2%
Henry Reilly	UKI	3,044	7.1%
Martyn Todd	AP	1,622	3.8%
Felicity Buchan	Con	318	0.7%

South Down results for General election, 2010

Share of election votes

	Party	Votes	Share
Ritchie, M.	SDLP	20,648	48.5%
Ruane, C.	SF	12,236	28.7%
Wells, J.	DUP	3,645	8.6%
McCallister, J.	UUP	3,093	7.3%
McConnell, I.	TUV	1,506	3.5%
Enright, C.	Gre	901	2.1%
Griffin, D.	AP	560	1.3%