1963 Belfast South by-election

The Belfast South by-election of 22 October 1963 was held after the death of Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir David Campbell on 12 June the same year. The seat was retained by the Ulster Unionists.

Results

1963 Belfast South by-election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Rafton Pounder	17,989	64.3	−5.6
	NI Labour	Norman Searight	7,209	25.8	+4.2
	Ulster Liberal	Albert Hamilton	2,774	9.9	+2.4
Majority			10,780	38.5	−9.8
Turnout			27,972	48.3	−23.8
Registered electors			57,864
	UUP hold		Swing

References

1. "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links

• A Vision Of Britain Through Time
• British Parliamentary by-elections, 1963: Belfast South
• Albert Hamilton's by-election literature ^{[ dead link ]}
• Result from previous election