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619:
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63:
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1324:
1307:
1290:
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931:
710:
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687:
527:
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335:
282:
171:
1301:
985:
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1279:
1176:
1062:
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566:
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1463:
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681:
1295:
676:
327:
The poll was held on 23 January 1986, and was unusual for a by-election in the turnout being higher than for the
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331:, however Nicholson was not re-elected, (despite gaining an increase in his own vote) losing his seat to the
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844:
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785:
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791:
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534:
414:
321:
267:
176:
511:
317:
125:
110:
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MPs, resigned their
Westminster seats in December 1985, to highlight their opposition to the
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442:
161:
1575:
495:
389:
339:
278:
150:
1587:
By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Armagh constituencies
1592:
By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Down constituencies
437:
181:
332:
298:
574:
372:
324:
and to use the resultant by-elections to campaign on the issue.
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608:
342:. Nicholson also failed to recapture the seat at the
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1339:
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1254:
1083:
1054:
1037:
1014:
906:
894:
871:
806:
760:
731:
652:
69:
60:
254:
1208:
620:
8:
16:
306:was caused by the resignation of incumbent
1215:
1201:
1193:
627:
613:
605:
353:
15:
600:Campaign literature from the by-election
558:
645:House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1238:49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
510:
494:
359:
7:
86:
1582:1986 Northern Ireland by-elections
355:1986 Newry and Armagh by-election
316:Nicholson, along with all sitting
14:
17:1986 Newry and Armagh by-election
456:
433:
410:
377:
240:
239:
232:
231:
224:
223:
124:
109:
75:
74:
23:
571:United Kingdom Election Results
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1602:20th century in County Armagh
775:Queen's University of Belfast
1373:Fermanagh & South Tyrone
1607:20th century in County Down
1623:
976:Fermanagh and South Tyrone
921:Fermanagh and South Tyrone
915:Fermanagh and South Tyrone
344:following general election
329:preceding general election
1478:
1099:
526:
478:
371:
368:
365:
362:
252:
83:
33:
21:
1482:Lists of UK by-elections
1103:Lists of UK by-elections
1263:Penrith and the Border
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322:Anglo-Irish Agreement
1441:Newcastle-under-Lyme
843:November 1954:
831:November 1952:
813:November 1950:
779:February 1943:
773:November 1940:
767:February 1940:
746:Fermanagh and Tyrone
740:Fermanagh and Tyrone
698:February 1922:
567:"By-election Result"
308:Member of Parliament
878:October 1963:
825:October 1952:
721:January 1929:
692:January 1922:
512:Registered electors
356:
18:
1388:Newry & Armagh
849:August 1955:
686:August 1921:
354:
259:MP before election
188:Popular vote
1597:Politics of Newry
1569:
1568:
1325:Brecon and Radnor
1308:Enfield Southgate
1291:South West Surrey
1190:
1189:
1067:March 2013:
932:January 1986
925:March 1982:
884:April 1969:
861:March 1959:
837:April 1953:
796:March 1948:
738:March 1931:
711:North Londonderry
694:South Londonderry
688:South Londonderry
550:
549:
465:Patrick McCusker
293:
292:
289:
288:
248:
247:
56:
55:
1614:
1561:Hereditary peers
1556:Northern Ireland
1368:East Londonderry
1302:Portsmouth South
1249:
1240:
1231:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1194:
1182:Hereditary peers
1177:Northern Ireland
1061:June 2011:
1027:June 1995:
1001:Newry and Armagh
986:East Londonderry
790:June 1946:
744:June 1934:
715:July 1922:
709:June 1922:
675:July 1921:
666:Belfast Duncairn
659:June 1921:
647:
641:Northern Ireland
629:
622:
615:
606:
587:
586:
584:
582:
573:. Archived from
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303:Newry and Armagh
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242:
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227:
226:
140:
128:
113:
85:
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78:
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64:Newry and Armagh
62:Constituency of
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1612:
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1572:
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1565:
1474:
1451:
1435:West Derbyshire
1335:
1312:
1267:
1250:
1245:50th Parliament
1241:
1232:
1227:48th Parliament
1223:
1221:
1191:
1186:
1095:
1079:
1073:May 2018:
1050:
1033:
1021:May 1990:
1010:
902:
890:
867:
855:May 1956:
819:May 1951:
802:
756:
750:May 1939:
727:
648:
635:
633:
596:
591:
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578:
577:on 5 April 2018
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564:
560:
555:
352:
281:
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266:
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136:
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45:23 January 1986
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944:
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1551:2010–present
1403:South Antrim
1393:North Antrim
1387:
1378:Lagan Valley
1348:Belfast East
1286:Cynon Valley
1280:Chesterfield
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1234:By-elections
1225:
1172:2010–present
1091:None to date
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1063:Belfast West
1046:South Antrim
1000:
981:Lagan Valley
951:Belfast East
946:Antrim South
936:Antrim North
913:April 1981:
899:
863:Belfast East
827:North Antrim
815:Belfast West
781:Belfast West
769:Belfast East
637:By-elections
579:. Retrieved
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97:Third party
91:First party
44:
1363:East Antrim
1331:Tyne Bridge
1075:West Tyrone
941:Antrim East
821:Londonderry
723:Londonderry
333:nationalist
299:by-election
204:Percentage
1576:Categories
1462:February:
1445:November:
1418:Upper Bann
1413:Strangford
1408:South Down
1398:North Down
1383:Mid Ulster
1329:December:
1306:December:
1069:Mid Ulster
1029:North Down
1023:Upper Bann
1006:Upper Bann
996:Strangford
991:Mid Ulster
971:Down South
966:Down North
886:Mid Ulster
857:Mid Ulster
851:Mid Ulster
839:North Down
717:North Down
705:North Down
671:North Down
661:Mid Armagh
553:References
363:Candidate
338:candidate
146:Candidate
1546:1979–2010
1541:1950–1979
1536:1931–1950
1531:1918–1931
1526:1900–1918
1521:1885–1900
1516:1868–1885
1511:1857–1868
1506:1847–1857
1501:1832–1847
1496:1818–1832
1491:1806–1818
1486:1801–1806
1464:Greenwich
1346:January:
1167:1979–2010
1162:1950–1979
1157:1931–1950
1152:1918–1931
1147:1900–1918
1142:1885–1900
1137:1868–1885
1132:1857–1868
1127:1847–1857
1122:1832–1847
1117:1818–1832
1112:1806–1818
1107:1801–1806
700:West Down
682:West Down
479:Majority
438:Sinn Féin
182:Sinn Féin
1296:Stafford
677:Mid Down
581:29 April
318:Unionist
1468:March:
1430:Ryedale
1422:April:
1278:March:
1242:»
1236:to the
1224:«
643:to the
516:65,142
500:49,929
496:Turnout
424:20,111
396:22,694
196:20,111
102:
88:
73:76.9% (
70:Turnout
1439:July:
1424:Fulham
1323:July:
1300:June:
1261:July:
1248:»
1230:«
845:Armagh
798:Armagh
786:Antrim
482:2,583
447:6,609
366:Votes
360:Party
350:Result
220:Swing
215:13.2%
212:40.3%
199:6,609
192:22,694
168:Party
1470:Truro
1428:May:
1284:May:
1084:2020s
1055:2010s
1038:2000s
1015:1990s
907:1980s
895:1970s
872:1960s
807:1950s
761:1920s
732:1930s
653:1920s
544:+4.2
540:Swing
533:from
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503:76.9
474:−1.3
453:−7.7
450:13.2
430:+0.3
427:40.3
406:+8.7
401:45.5
297:1986
244:7.7%
236:0.3%
228:8.7%
208:45.5%
79:0.9%)
1456:1987
1340:1986
1317:1985
1272:1984
1255:1983
900:None
792:Down
752:Down
583:2018
531:gain
528:SDLP
485:5.2
471:1.0
468:515
383:SDLP
336:SDLP
295:The
283:SDLP
172:SDLP
50:1987
40:1983
639:in
535:UUP
489:N/A
415:UUP
301:in
268:UUP
177:UUP
1578::
934::
569:.
373:±%
369:%
346:.
313:.
138:SF
1216:e
1209:t
1202:v
628:e
621:t
614:v
585:.
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