1986 Lagan Valley by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election 1986 Lagan Valley by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Lagan Valley no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 23 Jan 1986 James Henry Molyneaux Ulster Unionist Party 32,514 90.7% 31.5% John Lowry WPI Workers' Party (Ireland) 3,328 9.3% 7.3% MP Subsequent MP James Henry Molyneaux Ulster Unionist Party James Henry Molyneaux Ulster Unionist Party 57.8% ( 9.8%) 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 August 2019 August 2019 The 1986 Lagan Valley 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 Lagan Valley by-electionhttp://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html By-election Result United Kingdom Election Results 30 July 2015 5 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405203844/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html dead Ulster Unionist Party James Henry Molyneaux 32,514 90.7 +31.5 Workers' Party (Ireland) John Lowry 3,328 9.3 +7.3 29,186 81.4 +39.0 35,842 57.8 -9.8 63,244 Ulster Unionist Party References 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 Lagan Valley by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Antrim constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Down constituencies Category:20th century in County Antrim Category:20th century in County Down