1959 Belfast East by-election
The Belfast East by-election of 19 March 1959 was held after the death of Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament Alan McKibbin.
The seat was safe, having been won by Unionists at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 14,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Alan McKibbin | 26,938 | 62.5 | +0.8 | |
| NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 13,041 | 30.2 | −8.1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Liam Mulcahy | 3,156 | 7.3 | New | |
| Majority | 13,897 | 32.3 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,135 | 70.4 | −4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,258 | ||||
| UUP hold | Swing | ||||
Result of the by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Stanley McMaster | 19,524 | 57.8 | −4.7 | |
| NI Labour | James Gardner | 14,264 | 42.2 | +10.0 | |
| Majority | 5,260 | 15.6 | −16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 33,788 | 57.9 | −12.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,388 | ||||
| UUP hold | Swing | ||||
External links
[edit]- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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