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The Bannside by-election of 1970 resulted was the first election won by Ian Paisley.

On 16 April 1970, in a by-election to the Northern Ireland Parliament, Paisley, standing on behalf of the Protestant Unionist Party, won the Bannside seat formerly held by Prime Minister Terence O'Neill.

This followed a close showing by Paisley where he had come 1,500 votes behind O'Neil in the 1969 general election.

1970 Bannside by-election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant Unionist	Ian Paisley	7,981	43.68	+5.04
	UUP	Bolton Minford	6,778	37.09	-10.18
	NI Labour	Patrick McHugh	3,514	19.23	New
Majority			1,203	6.59	N/A
Turnout			22,954	79.61	+0.20
	Protestant Unionist gain from UUP		Swing	N/A

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 On 16 April 1970, in a by-election to the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland Parliament]], Paisley, standing on behalf of the [[Protestant Unionist Party]], won the [[Bannside (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Bannside]] seat formerly held by [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland|Prime Minister]] [[Terence O'Neill]].
+This followed a close showing by Paisley where he had come 1,500 votes behind O'Neil in the [[1969 Northern Ireland general election|1969 general election]].
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