East Antrim

Current MP

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Party

Efficiency 2.2/1021 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in East Antrim

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,073 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election3,624 local · 3,084,713 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,232 local · 720,772 total
• Call an immediate general election1,197 local · 1,059,229 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions924 local · 209,956 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act783 local · 550,136 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers730 local · 427,447 total
• Cancel the clinical trial into puberty blockers & safeguard vulnerable children568 local · 150,424 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data458 local · 260,974 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there364 local · 257,442 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison304 local · 191,591 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures287 local · 257,938 total
• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal270 local · 160,631 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!267 local · 229,772 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge254 local · 203,824 total
• Cut VAT for local hospitality – for Pubs, Cafes & Restaurants 254 local · 18,502 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza253 local · 198,966 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 246 local · 281,794 total
• Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms228 local · 154,005 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!227 local · 221,477 total

About East Antrim

East Antrim is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in Northern Ireland and has a registered electorate of 73,302 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.