Northern Ireland · Constituency
Belfast West
Represented by Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin)
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Your member of parliament
Paul Maskey
Sinn FéinContact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Sinn Féin finished ahead of People Before Profit Alliance by 15,961 votes.
Majority
15,961
40.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
52.7%
39,743 of 75,346 on the register.
Candidates
10
39,743 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul MaskeyElected | Sinn Féin | 21,009 | 52.9% |
| Gerry Carrol | People Before Profit Alliance | 5,048 | 12.7% |
| Paul Doherty | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 4,318 | 10.9% |
| Frank McCoubrey | Democratic Unionist Party | 4,304 | 10.8% |
| Ann McClure | Traditional Unionist Voice | 2,010 | 5.1% |
| Eóin Millar | Alliance | 1,077 | 2.7% |
| Gerard Herdman | Aontú | 904 | 2.3% |
| Ben Sharkey | Ulster Unionist Party | 461 | 1.2% |
| Ash Jones | Green Party Northern Ireland | 451 | 1.1% |
| Tony Mallon | Independent | 161 | 0.4% |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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