1986 Belfast North by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election 1986 Belfast North by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Belfast North no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 23 Jan 1986 Cecil Walker Ulster Unionist Party 21,649 71.5% 35.3% Paul Maguire Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 5,072 16.7% 7.6% Seamus Lynch Workers' Party (Ireland) 3,563 11.8% 6.1% MP Subsequent MP Cecil Walker Ulster Unionist Party Cecil Walker Ulster Unionist Party 51.5% ( 17.9%) 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 August 2019 August 2019 The 1986 Belfast North 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 Belfast North by-electionResults of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd Ulster Unionist Party Cecil Walker 21,649 71.5 +35.3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Paul Richard Maguire 5,072 16.7 +7.6 Workers' Party (Ireland) Seamus Lynch 3,563 11.8 +6.1 16,577 54.8 +38.1 30,284 51.5 -17.9 59,791 Ulster Unionist Party References External links A Vision Of Britain Through Time 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 Belfast North by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Belfast Category:20th century in Belfast