1986 South Down by-election
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A by-election was held in South Down in 1986, as part of a co-ordinated series of by-elections aimed to show opposition to the Anglo Irish agreement. It resulted in the narrow victory of the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party, Enoch Powell, who increased his majority by 1,294 votes despite rising support for Irish Nationalist candidates. His opponent Eddie McGrady would later take the seat in the 1987 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ulster Unionist | Enoch Powell | 24,963 | 48.4 | +8.1 | |
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 23,121 | 44.8 | +5.5 | |
Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell | 2,963 | 5.7 | -2.2 | |
Workers' Party | Sean Magee | 522 | 1.0 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 1,842 | 3.6 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 51,569 | 73.8 | -3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 69,843 | ||||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
Previous result[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ulster Unionist | Enoch Powell | 20,693 | 40.3 | -9.7 | |
SDLP | Eddie McGrady | 20,145 | 39.3 | +2.0 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick Fitzsimmons | 4,074 | 7.9 | New | |
DUP | Cecil Harvey | 3,743 | 7.3 | New | |
Alliance | Patrick Forde | 1,823 | 3.6 | -5.2 | |
Workers' Party | Margaret Magee | 851 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 548 | 1.0 | -11.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,329 | 77.7 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 66,923 | ||||
Ulster Unionist hold | Swing |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "By-election Result". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.