- Newry and Armagh by-election, 1986
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The 1986 by-election in Newry and Armagh was caused by the resignation of incumbent Member of Parliament Jim Nicholson.
Nicholson, along with all sitting Unionist MPs, resigned their Westminster seats in December 1985, to highlight their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement and to use the resultant by-elections to campaign on the issue.
The poll was held on January 23, 1986, however Nicholson was not re-elected, losing his seat to the nationalist SDLP candidate Seamus Mallon. Nicholson also failed to recapture the seat at the following general election.
Newry and Armagh by-election, 1986 Party Candidate Votes % ±% SDLP Seamus Mallon 22,694 Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson 20,111 Sinn Féin Jim McAllister 6,609 Workers' Party Patrick McCusker 515 Majority 2,583 SDLP gain from Ulster Unionist Swing External links
« 48th Parliament « By-elections to the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom » 50th Parliament » 1983 July: Penrith and the Border1984 March: Chesterfield • May: Cynon Valley • South West Surrey • Stafford • June: Portsmouth South • December: Enfield Southgate1985 July: Brecon and Radnor • December: Tyne Bridge1986 January: Belfast East • Belfast North • Belfast South • East Antrim • East Londonderry • Fermanagh & South Tyrone • Lagan Valley • Mid Ulster • Newry & Armagh • North Antrim • North Down • South Antrim • South Down • Strangford • Upper Bann • April: Fulham • May: Ryedale • West Derbyshire • July: Newcastle-under-Lyme • November: Knowsley North1987 Categories:- By-elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Northern Irish constituencies
- 1986 elections in the United Kingdom
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