1986 Strangford by-election
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| Turnout | 55.0% ( 9.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Strangford 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ulster Unionist | John David Taylor | 32,627 | 94.2 | +45.4 | |
| "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" | "Peter Barry" (Wesley Robert Williamson)[2] | 1,993 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,634 | 88.4 | +69.6 | ||
| Turnout | 34,620 | 55.0 | -9.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,854 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "By-election Result". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Nicholas Whyte (13 May 2003). "Westminster by-elections, 23 January 1986". Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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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