1959 Belfast East by-election

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The Belfast East by-election of 19 March 1959 was held after the death of Ulster Unionist Party member of parliament Alan McKibbin.

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The seat was safe, having been won by Unionists at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 14,000 votes [1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Belfast East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUP Alan McKibbin 26,938 62.5 +0.8
NI Labour Tom Boyd 13,04130.2−8.1
Sinn Féin Liam Mulcahy3,1567.3New
Majority13,89732.3+8.8
Turnout 43,13570.4−4.1
Registered electors 61,258
UUP hold Swing

Result of the by-election

1959 Belfast East by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUP Stanley McMaster 19,524 57.8 −4.7
NI Labour James Gardner14,26442.2+10.0
Majority5,26015.6−16.7
Turnout 33,78857.9−12.5
Registered electors 58,388
UUP hold Swing

References

  1. Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.