1986 Newry and Armagh 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:Use British English The 1986 by-election in Newry and Armagh was caused by the resignation of incumbent Member of Parliament Jim Nicholson.
Nicholson, along with all sitting Unionist MPs, resigned their Westminster seats in December 1985, to highlight their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement and to use the resultant by-elections to campaign on the issue.
The poll was held on 23 January 1986, and was unusual for a by-election in the turnout being higher than for the preceding general election, however Nicholson was not re-elected, (despite gaining an increase in his own vote) losing his seat to the nationalist SDLP candidate Seamus Mallon. Nicholson also failed to recapture the seat at the following general election.
Result
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim Nicholson | 20,111 | 40.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim McAllister | 6,609 | 13.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Patrick McCusker | 515 | 1.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,583 | 5.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 49,929 | 76.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +4.2 | |||
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References
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External links
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