1986 South Antrim by-election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
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Constituency of South Antrim |
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Turnout | 53.5% ( 12.0%) |
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| First party | Second party | | | FTAIA | Candidate | Clifford Forsythe | "Peter Barry" | Party | UUP | "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" | Popular vote | 30,087 | 1,870 | Percentage | 94.1% | 5.9% | Swing | 48.4% | New | |
MP before election Clifford Forsythe UUP | Subsequent MP Clifford Forsythe UUP | |
UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1986 South Antrim 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 South Antrim by-election[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UUP | Clifford Forsythe | 30,087 | 94.1 | +48.4 |
| "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" | "Peter Barry" (Wesley Robert Williamson)[2] | 1,870 | 5.9 | N/A |
Majority | 28,217 | 88.2 | +70.8 |
Turnout | 31,957 | 53.5 | −12.0 |
Registered electors | 60,780 | | |
| UUP hold | Swing | | |
References
Other References
- 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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