1986 Mid Ulster by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

1986 Mid Ulster by-election

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Constituency of Mid Ulster
Turnout| 77.6% ( 6.7%)
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SDLP

Candidate  | William McCrea | Danny Morrison | Adrian Colton
Party  | DUP | Sinn Féin | SDLP
Popular vote  | 23,695 | 13,998  | 13,021
Percentage  | 46.4% | 27.1%  | 25.2%
Swing  |  16.4%  |  2.8%  |  2.8%

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| MP before election

William McCrea
DUP

| Elected MP

William McCrea
DUP

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The 1986 Mid Ulster 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.

The Unionist candidate was able to survive with less than 50% of the vote due to a split Nationalist vote and the seat was gained by Sinn Féin in later elections once Unionist pacts had broken down.

1986 Mid Ulster by-election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DUP | William McCrea | 23,695  | 46.4  | +16.4
| Sinn Féin | Danny Morrison | 13,998  | 27.1  | −2.8
| SDLP | Adrian Colton  | 13,021  | 25.2  | +2.8
| Workers' Party | Tommy Owens  | 691  | 1.4  | 0.0
Majority  | 9,697  | 19.3  | +19.2
Turnout | 51,405  | 77.6  | -6.7
Registered electors | 66,757  |  |
| DUP hold | Swing |  |

## References[edit]

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

## Other References[edit]

* 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
* A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)

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* October 1963: Belfast South
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* May 1990: Upper Bann
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2000s|

* September 2000: South Antrim

2010s|

* June 2011: Belfast West
* March 2013: Mid Ulster
* May 2018: West Tyrone

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