1986 Mid Ulster by-election
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB The 1986 Mid Ulster 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 Unionist candidate was able to survive with less than 50% of the vote due to a split Nationalist vote and the seat was gained by Sinn Féin in later elections once Unionist pacts had broken down.
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Danny Morrison | 13,998 | 27.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Adrian Colton | 13,021 | 25.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tommy Owens | 691 | 1.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 9,697 | 19.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 51,405 | 77.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 66,757 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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References
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- ↑ Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd
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Other References
- 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
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
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