1986 North Down by-election

1986 North Down by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of North Down no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 23 Jan 1986 James Kilfedder Ulster Popular Unionist Party 30,793 79.2% 23.1% John Cushnahan Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 8,066 20.8% 1.3% MP Subsequent MP James Kilfedder Ulster Popular Unionist Party James Kilfedder Ulster Popular Unionist Party 62.8% ( 3.4%) 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1986 North Down 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 North Down by-electionResults of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament in the United Kingdom Election Results website maintained by David Boothroyd Ulster Popular Unionist Party James Kilfedder 30,793 79.2 +23.1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland John Cushnahan 8,066 20.8 -1.3 22,727 58.4 +24.4 38,859 62.8 -3.4 64,276 Ulster Popular 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 North Down by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Down constituencies Category:20th century in County Down