1986 East Antrim by-election

1986 East Antrim by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of East Antrim no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 23 Jan 1986 Roy Beggs Ulster Unionist Party 30,396 84.9% 47.5% Seán Neeson Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 5,405 15.1% 4.9% MP Subsequent MP Roy Beggs Ulster Unionist Party Roy Beggs Ulster Unionist Party 59.2% ( 5.9%) 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1986 East Antrim 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 East Antrim by-electionResults of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd Ulster Unionist Party Roy Beggs 30,386 84.9 +47.5 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Seán Neeson 5,405 15.1 −4.9 24,981 69.8 +68.9 35,791 59.2 -5.9 60,780 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 East Antrim by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Antrim constituencies Category:20th century in County Antrim