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1986 Belfast East by-election

1986 Belfast East by-election
← 1983 23 January 1986 1987 →
Constituency of Belfast East
Turnout61.7% (Decrease 8.3%)
  First party Second party
 
APNI
Candidate Peter Robinson Oliver Napier
Party DUP Alliance
Popular vote 27,607 5,917
Percentage 81.0% 17.4%
Swing Increase 35.7% Decrease 6.7%
MP before election

Peter Robinson
DUP

Subsequent MP

Peter Robinson
DUP

The 1986 Belfast East 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.

1986 Belfast East by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Peter Robinson 27,607 81.0 +35.7
Alliance Oliver Napier 5,917 17.4 −6.7
Workers' Party Frances Joseph Cullen 578 1.7 +0.6
Majority 21,690 63.6 +43.1
Turnout 34,102 61.7 −8.3
Registered electors 55,256
DUP hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd

Other References


Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Belfast_East_by-election