| Year: | 1997 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency: | East Antrim |
| Turnout: | 58.3% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Beggs, Roy | UUP | 13318 |
| Neeson, Sean | Alliance | 6929 |
| McKee, Jack | DUP | 6682 |
| Dick, Terence | NI Conservatives | 2334 |
| Donaldson, Billy | PUP | 1757 |
| O'Connor, Danny | SDLP | 1576 |
| Mason, Lindsay | Independent | 1145 |
| McAuley, Chrissie | Sinn Féin | 543 |
| McCann, Maura | Natural Law | 69 |