1986 South Antrim by-election

1986 South Antrim by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of South Antrim no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 23 Jan 1986 Clifford Forsythe Ulster Unionist Party 30,087 94.1% 48.4% "Peter Barry" FTAIA "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" 1,870 5.9% New MP Subsequent MP Clifford Forsythe Ulster Unionist Party Clifford Forsythe Ulster Unionist Party 53.5% ( 12.0%) 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1986 South 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 South Antrim by-electionResults of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament https://web.archive.org/web/20180405203844/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html 5 April 2018 in the United Kingdom Election Results website https://web.archive.org/web/20090507114928/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/election.html 7 May 2009 maintained by David Boothroyd Ulster Unionist Party Clifford Forsythe 30,087 94.1 +48.4 "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" "Peter Barry" (Wesley Robert Williamson)http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw86.htm Westminster by-elections, 23 January 1986 Nicholas Whyte Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive 13 May 2003 2016-12-31 1,870 5.9 N/A 28,217 88.2 +70.8 31,957 53.5 -12.0 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 South Antrim by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Antrim constituencies Category:20th century in County Antrim