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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]]. |
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]]. |
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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]]. |
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]]. The seat that had not been contested since 1949, and the close result was seen as a bellweather for opposition to O'Neill. |
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Revision as of 11:28, 14 May 2024
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. The seat that had not been contested since 1949, and the close result was seen as a bellweather for opposition to O'Neill.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |