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1902 Belfast South by-election

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The 1902 Belfast South by-election was held on 18 August 1902 after the death of the Irish Unionist Party MP |William Johnston. It was won by the Independent Unionist candidate Thomas Henry Sloan.

Sloan Was a leading member of the working class Belfast Protestant Association and stood in protest after its founder Arthur Trew was imprisoned for inciting an anti-Catholic riot.[1]

Belfast South by-election, 1902[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist Thomas Henry Sloan 3,795 N/A
Conservative C. W. Dunbar Buller 2,969 N/A
Majority 826 N/A
Turnout 6,764 60.1 N/A
Ind. Unionist gain from Conservative Swing

Sloan later founded the Independent Orange Order and reached an agreement with the Irish Unionist Party to disassociate himself from the Belfast Protestant Association.[1] Sloan retained the seat in the 1906 General Election.

References

  1. ^ a b John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.223
  2. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 193 (217 in web page)