1986 Belfast East by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1986 Belfast East by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Belfast East no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 23 January 1986 Peter Robinson x160px Democratic Unionist Party 27,607 81.0% 35.7% Oliver Napier APNI Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 5,917 17.4% 6.7% MP Subsequent MP Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party 61.7% ( 8.3%)The 1986 Belfast East 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 East by-electionResults of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd Democratic Unionist Party Peter Robinson 27,607 81.0 +35.7 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Oliver Napier 5,917 17.4 -6.7 Workers' Party (Ireland) Frances Joseph Cullen 578 1.7 +0.6 21,690 63.6 +43.1 34,102 61.7 -8.3 55,256 Democratic Unionist Party References External links A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers) 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 East by-election East Category:20th century in Belfast