1986 Strangford by-election

1986 Strangford by-election

23 Jan 1986
Constituency of Strangford
Turnout	55.0% ( 9.9%)
First party Second party   FTAIA Candidate John David Taylor "Peter Barry" Party UUP "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" Popular vote 32,627 1,993 Percentage 94.2% 5.8% Swing 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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	John David Taylor	32,627	94.2	+45.4
	"For the Anglo-Irish Agreement"	"Peter Barry" (Wesley Robert Williamson)[2]	1,993	5.8	N/A
Majority			30,634	88.4	+69.6
Turnout			34,620	55.0	−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.

External links

• 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