1986 Upper Bann by-election

Local government election in Northern Ireland May 2020 November 2013 1986 Upper Bann by-election parliamentary United Kingdom South Down constituency no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 23 January 1986 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 Harold McCusker Ulster Unionist Party 29,311 80.8% 23.9 Tom French 160x160px|Tom French (politician) Workers' Party (Ireland) 6,978 19.2% 13.7% UpperBannConstituency.svg 200px Location of South Down within Northern Ireland MP Harold McCusker Ulster Unionist Party Harold McCusker Ulster Unionist Party The 1986 Upper Bann 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 Upper Bann by-electionResults of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd Ulster Unionist Party Harold McCusker 29,311 80.8 +23.9 Workers' Party (Ireland) Tom French 6,978 19.2 +13.7 22,333 61.4 +20.4 36,861 57.2 −14.8 63,484 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 Upper Bann by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Armagh constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Down constituencies Category:20th century in County Armagh Category:20th century in County Down