February 1922 North Down by-election

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The February 1922 North Down by-election was held on 21 February 1922. The by-election was held due to the appointment of the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party MP, Thomas Watters Brown, as a judge to the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland. It was won unopposed by the Ulster Unionist Party candidate Henry Hughes Wilson. [1] Wilson was assassinated four months later, leading to the July 1922 North Down by-election.

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Result

February 1922 North Down by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UUP Henry Wilson Unopposed
Registered electors
UUP hold

References

  1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
  2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   0901714127.