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===Westminster elections=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan=2 | Election ! rowspan=2 | Leader ! colspan=5 | Northern Ireland ! rowspan=2 | Status |- ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/β ! Position |- ! [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] | rowspan="6" | [[James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon|Viscount Craigavon]] | 69,357 | 57.2 | {{Composition bar|11|13| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 11 | {{increase}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority{{efn|name=UUP|Ulster Unionist Party MPs took the whip of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] until 1973}}}} |- ! [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] | 79,453 | 49.4 | {{Composition bar|11|13| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{steady}} | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] | 286,895 | 83.8 | {{Composition bar|13|13| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{steady}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority{{efn|name=UUP}}}} |- ! [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] | 247,291 | 68.0 | {{Composition bar|11|13| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] | 149,566 | 56.1 | {{Composition bar|11|13| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{steady}} | {{steady}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority{{efn|name=UUP}}}} |- ! [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]] | 292,840 | 64.9 | {{Composition bar|11|13| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{steady}} | {{steady}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority{{efn|name=UUP}}}} |- ! [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] | rowspan="5" | [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Viscount Brookeborough]] | 394,373 | 61.0 | {{Composition bar|9|13| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]] | 352,334 | 62.8 | {{Composition bar|10|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951]] | 274,928 | 59.4 | {{Composition bar|9|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority{{efn|name=UUP}}}} |- ! [[1955 United Kingdom general election|1955]] | 442,647 | 68.5 | {{Composition bar|10|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority{{efn|name=UUP}}}} |- ! [[1959 United Kingdom general election|1959]] | 445,013 | 77.2 | {{Composition bar|12|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{steady}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority{{efn|name=UUP}}}} |- ! [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]] | rowspan="2" | [[Terence O'Neill]] | 401,897 | 63.2 | {{Composition bar|12|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{steady}} | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1966 United Kingdom general election|1966]] | 368,629 | 61.8 | {{Composition bar|11|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! rowspan="2" | [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] | rowspan="2" | [[James Chichester-Clark]] | rowspan="2" | 422,041 | rowspan="2" | 54.3 | rowspan="2" | {{Composition bar|8|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | rowspan="2" | {{decrease}} 3 | rowspan="2" | {{steady}} 1st | {{yes2|Majority <small>(1970β1973)</small>}}{{efn|name=UUP}} |- | {{no2|Opposition <small>(1973β1974)</small>}} |- ! [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|Feb 1974]] | rowspan="3" | [[Harry West]] | 232,103 | 32.3 | {{Composition bar|7|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|Oct 1974]] | 256,053 | 36.5 | {{Composition bar|6|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] | 254,578 | 36.6 | {{Composition bar|5|12| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] | rowspan="3" | [[James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead|James Molyneaux]] | 259,952 | 34.0 | {{Composition bar|11|17| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 6 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]] | 276,230 | 37.8 | {{Composition bar|9|17| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] | 271,049 | 34.5 | {{Composition bar|9|17| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{steady}} | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] | rowspan="3" | [[David Trimble]] | 258,439 | 32.7 | {{Composition bar|10|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]] | 216,839 | 26.7 | {{Composition bar|6|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 4 | {{steady}} 1st | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] | 127,414 | 17.7 | {{Composition bar|1|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 5 |3rd | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] | [[Reg Empey|Sir Reg Empey]] | 102,361 | 15.2 | {{Composition bar|0|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{decrease}} 15th | {{N/A|No seats}} |- ! [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] | [[Mike Nesbitt]] | 114,935 | 16.0 | {{Composition bar|2|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{increase}} 4th | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] | [[Robin Swann]] | 83,280 | 10.3 | {{Composition bar|0|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{decrease}} 12th | {{N/A|No seats}} |- ! [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] | [[Steve Aiken]] | 93,123 | 11.7 | {{Composition bar|0|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{steady}} | {{steady}} 12th | {{N/A|No seats}} |- ! [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] | [[Doug Beattie]] | 94,779 | 12.2 | {{Composition bar|1|18| {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{increase}} 4th | {{no2|Opposition}} |} <references group="lower-alpha" />
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