1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election
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The 1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election was one of the fifteen 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections held on 23 January 1986, to fill vacancies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom caused by the resignation in December 1985 of all sitting Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs). The MPs, from the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Popular Unionist Party, did this to highlight their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Each of their parties agreed not to contest seats previously held by the others, and each outgoing MP stood for re-election.
The Ulster Unionist candidate Ken Maginnis was able to survive with less than 50% of the vote due to a split Nationalist vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UUP | Ken Maginnis | 27,857 | 49.7 | +2.1 | |
Sinn Féin | Owen Carron | 15,278 | 27.2 | −7.6 | |
SDLP | Austin Currie | 12,081 | 21.5 | +5.0 | |
Workers' Party | David Kettyles | 864 | 1.5 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 12,579 | 22.5 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 56,080 | 80.4 | −8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 69,767 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd
Other References
[edit]- British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-elections
- CAIN: Westminster By-Elections (NI) - Thursday 23 January 1986
- Northern Ireland Elections: Westminster by-elections 1986
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