1986 Strangford by-election

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1986 Strangford by-election
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  1983 23 Jan 1986 1987  

Constituency of Strangford
Turnout55.0% (Decrease2.svg 9.9%)
 First partySecond party
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FTAIA
Candidate John David Taylor "Peter Barry"
Party UUP "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement"
Popular vote32,6271,993
Percentage94.2%5.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 45.4%New

MP before election

John David Taylor
UUP

Subsequent MP

John David Taylor
UUP

The 1986 Strangford 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.

1986 Strangford by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUP John David Taylor 32,627 94.2 +45.4
"For the Anglo-Irish Agreement""Peter Barry" (Wesley Robert Williamson) [2] 1,9935.8N/A
Majority 30,63488.4+69.6
Turnout 34,62055.0−9.9
Registered electors 62,854
UUP hold Swing

References

  1. "By-election Result". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. Nicholas Whyte (13 May 2003). "Westminster by-elections, 23 January 1986". Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive . Retrieved 31 December 2016.