1986 Mid Ulster by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election 1986 Mid Ulster by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Mid Ulster no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1987 23 January 1986 William McCrea x160px Democratic Unionist Party 23,695 46.4% 16.4% Danny Morrison x160px Sinn Féin 13,998 27.1% 2.8% Adrian Colton SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party 13,021 25.2% 2.8% 200px MP William McCrea Democratic Unionist Party William McCrea Democratic Unionist Party 77.6% ( 6.7%)August 2019 August 2019 The 1986 Mid Ulster 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. The Unionist candidate was able to survive with less than 50% of the vote due to a split Nationalist vote and the seat was gained by Sinn Féin in later elections once Unionist pacts had broken down. 1986 Mid Ulster by-electionResults of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd Democratic Unionist Party William McCrea 23,695 46.4 +16.4 Sinn Féin Danny Morrison 13,998 27.1 −2.8 Social Democratic and Labour Party Adrian Colton 13,021 25.2 +2.8 Workers' Party (Ireland) Tommy Owens 691 1.4 0.0 9,697 19.3 +19.2 51,405 77.6 -6.7 66,757 Democratic 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 A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers) Mid Ulster by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Londonderry constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Tyrone constituencies Category:1980s in County Londonderry Category:20th century in County Tyrone