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The 2016 Referendum on the European Union
The following are the results of the 2016 EU Referendum held in Northern Ireland and other regions of the UK, on Thursday 23 June 2016.
Introduction
On 23 June 2016 there was a referendum across the whole of the UK, on whether or not the UK should remain a member of the EU.
The question on the referendum ballot paper was:
Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union
or leave the European Union?
Remain a member of the European Union
Leave the European Union
Of the major political parties in Northern Ireland, only the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) supported a vote to leave the EU (two minor parties also supported leave: Traditional Unionist Voice, TUV, and People Before Profit Alliance, PBP). The other parties supported the campaign to remain in the EU. Northern Ireland was in the unique position of having a land border between the UK and the EU. There was some argument about whether or not border controls would have to be re-introduced if there was a vote to leave the EU.
Summary of Results in the UK
National Results | |||
Leave | Remain | Valid Votes | |
England | 15,188,406 | 13,266,996 | 28,455,402 |
| 53.38% | 46.62% | |
Northern Ireland | 349,442 | 440,707 | 790,149 |
| 44.22% | 55.78% | |
Scotland | 1,018,322 | 1,661,191 | 2,679,513 |
| 38.00% | 62.00% | |
Wales | 854,572 | 772,347 | 1,626,919 |
| 52.53% | 47.47% | |
Total | 17,410,742 | 16,141,241 | 33,551,983 |
| 51.89% | 48.11% |
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Results in Northern Ireland by Parliamentary Constituency
Northern Ireland Constituency | Leave | Remain | Valid Votes | Spoilt Votes | Votes Cast / Turnout | Turnout % | Electorate |
Belfast East | 21,918 | 20,728 | 42,646 | 19 | 42665 | 66.17 | 64474 |
Belfast North | 19,844 | 20,128 | 39,972 | 26 | 39998 | 57.39 | 69692 |
Belfast South | 13,596 | 30,960 | 44,556 | 27 | 44583 | 66.88 | 66664 |
Belfast West | 8,092 | 23,099 | 31,191 | 18 | 31209 | 48.85 | 63883 |
East Antrim | 22,929 | 18,616 | 41,545 | 19 | 41564 | 64.95 | 63997 |
East Londonderry | 19,455 | 21,098 | 40,553 | 10 | 40563 | 59.69 | 67953 |
Fermanagh & South Tyrone | 19,958 | 28,200 | 48,158 | 29 | 48187 | 67.82 | 71051 |
Foyle | 8,905 | 32,064 | 40,969 | 18 | 40987 | 57.18 | 71677 |
Lagan Valley | 25,704 | 22,710 | 48,414 | 11 | 48425 | 66.25 | 73089 |
Mid Ulster | 16,799 | 25,612 | 42,411 | 20 | 42431 | 61.56 | 68927 |
Newry & Armagh | 18,659 | 31,963 | 50,622 | 22 | 50644 | 63.94 | 79211 |
North Antrim | 30,938 | 18,782 | 49,720 | 20 | 49740 | 64.67 | 76913 |
North Down | 21,046 | 23,131 | 44,177 | 34 | 44211 | 67.33 | 65660 |
South Antrim | 22,055 | 21,498 | 43,553 | 10 | 43563 | 63.12 | 69015 |
South Down | 15,625 | 32,076 | 47,701 | 23 | 47724 | 62.22 | 76697 |
Strangford | 23,383 | 18,727 | 42,110 | 13 | 42123 | 64.17 | 65642 |
Upper Bann | 27,262 | 24,550 | 51,812 | 33 | 51845 | 63.64 | 81469 |
West Tyrone | 13,274 | 26,765 | 40,039 | 22 | 40061 | 61.69 | 64941 |
Total | 349,442 | 440,707 | 790,149 | 374 | 790,523 | 62.69 | 1,260,955 |
Sources
BBC EU Referendum Results: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results
The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.eoni.org.uk/
CAIN contains information and source material on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland.
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