1939 Down by-election

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The 1939 Down by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Down in Northern Ireland.

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Previous MP

Previous Result

General election 1935: Down
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUP David Reid 66,324 46.4 N/A
UUP John Morrow Simms 58,777 43.5 N/A
Ind. Republican Patrick O'Hagan20,23613.3New
Majority 38,54130.2N/A
Turnout 145,33756.7N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A
UUP hold Swing N/A

Candidates

Result

James Little was elected unopposed as an Ulster Unionist.

Aftermath

Little subsequently left the party in the run-up to the 1945 general election in a dispute over re-selection, stood and was re-elected as an Independent Unionist.

General election 1945: Down
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Unionist James Little 46,732 40.4 N/A
UUP Walter Smiles 24,148 20.9 −22.6
UUP John Blakiston Houston22,73019.6−26.8
Ind. Unionist James Brown 22,16319.1New
Majority 24,00220.8N/A
Turnout 115,77339.8−16.9
Ind. Unionist gain from UUP Swing N/A
UUP hold Swing

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