1986 East Antrim by-election

1986 East Antrim by-election

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Constituency of East Antrim
Turnout	59.2% ( 5.9%)
First party Second party   Candidate Roy Beggs Seán Neeson Party Ulster Unionist Alliance Popular vote 30,396 5,405 Percentage 84.9% 15.1% Swing 47.5% 4.9%
MP before election Roy Beggs Ulster Unionist Subsequent MP Roy Beggs Ulster Unionist

The 1986 East Antrim 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.

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Other References

• British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-elections
• CAIN: Westminster By-Elections (NI) - Thursday 23 January 1986
• Northern Ireland Elections: Westminster by-elections 1986

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